January 2009
Journos vs. bloggers and other straw men →
While I was doing my best to remain peaceful during the Christmas holidays, I couldn’t help but feel the blood rising after I read Paul Mulshine’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal about…
Stopping by on my way to festivity-fest '08. →
2008 was pretty eventful. I’m rooting for 2009 to be even eventfuller. In a good way. Merry New Year, everybody!
All right everyone. Have a good night, and don’t do anything too stupid. Unless you get it on camera.
December 2008
Search terms I wish had never led anyone to my blog: “fanfiction george michael maeby”.
Quo Vadimus? | Time Makes Fools of Us All →
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Of course, at the time I didn’t know that Santos was really based on Obama, who would relive Santos’s fictional journey to the White House.
As for Santos, the new Democratic…
It’s gonna be cold tonight. I may need to ring in 2009 with a slanket.
Feeling great frustration. Also not thrilled with the phrase “finish by Friday COB”. I need the world’s biggest stress ball RIGHT NOW.
http://tinyurl.com/86beg9 I saw this trainwreck live. two thumbs, way down.
Happy New Year, Everybody →
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On a fundamental level I cannot believe that a human being is capable of playing Guitar Hero like in the video embedded within this post.
As 2008 mercifully ends, I think we can…
The One Man Living Cartoon Factory →
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Oh my god. I saw this last summer (work event). It was ATROCIOUS.
This isn’t new, but a quick search finds no prior mentions of Ennio Marchetto on Boing Boing and I’m sure…
A Mac Tablet Mockup - For Your Consideration →
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Don’t count on it.
Image © 2008 John Ellenich
7″ Screen, 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM, 32 GB of flash storage, Wifi, bluetooth, modified iPhone OS (Snow Leopard)
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The Problem of the Unfinished Game →
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I’m pretty sure I know the answer. It’s funny how confident (and conflicting) the comments on this post are.
Today’s post is a simple question.
Let’s say, hypothetically…
Looks like I will be spending some of NYE at EL GATO NEGRO. Unless I just go home at 10:30 and play video games.
Hamster On a Piano (Eating Popcorn) http://tinyurl.com/3h8do4
I have been buffetted with Roomba propaganda for days now. It’s starting to take hold—I kind of want a cleaning robot now.
New years eve is really coming together. And I just rented a tux for the inauguration. Now all I need is a Roomba to play video games with.
PSA: Justice is actually pronounced “Justíce”. MGMT is actually pronounced “M.G.M.T.”. Bon Iver is pronounced “overrated”.
Calling things overrated is just as cool as it was in high school, FYI. Smug superiority never goes out of style.
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Now that’s advertising. Leather Creations Furniture.
Listicle: The 5 Types Of New Year's Eve... →
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I think I went to Party 2 about a thousand times in the early aughts. Now my NYE planning is aimed explicitly at avoiding that scene, even if it means I spend the night watching…
PS3 won't be the comeback kid, according to... →
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This is sad. I like my PS3 just fine.
The Playtation 3 continues to be dragged over hot coals by those far more influential than myself. Not only has Alley Insider and a…
YouTube - The Crim Law Examinatrix →
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This is kind of funny, but mostly it just reminds me that the Matrix was an awesome movie.
Tribond →
There is a single block of broadway (in somerville, you new york-centric dolts) that contains Woody’s Liquors, Pini’s Pizza, and Wang’s chinese. It is known to a few acquaintances as “the cock…
Journos vs. bloggers and other straw men →
While I was doing my best to remain peaceful during the Christmas holidays, I couldn’t help but feel the blood rising after I read Paul Mulshine’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal about…
Opinion: A Newspaper Wish - WSJ.com →
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Maybe it’s a good thing *and* the public will miss you when you’re gone. Nostalgia is not a good reason to keep using a failing business model.
Now, thanks to the Internet, a…
Opinion: A Newspaper Wish - WSJ.com →
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Also, this entire article is mind-bogglingly stupid. I’m not sure that calling everyone on the internet an idiot while laying out an elaborate straw man argument that only makes…
COWPIE! →
Well, I know what I’ll be watching on a constant loop for the next six decades.
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I found the GOB quotes page on IMDB and no longer need the rest of the internet: http://tinyurl.com/7sjr69
George "Gob" Bluth II (Character) -... →
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I could be occupied for a while.
George
I kinda don’t know what to do with myself when I get home from work before 10pm. Maybe I should work on my screenplay (goonies in space!)
And Now For The Part Where We Drink The Delicious... →
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I like the Patriots, but this is a pretty hilarious takedown of their fanbase. The truth is, most of the commenters on any sports story are equally stupid—check out the wisdom…
YouTube - David Letterman, HQ, Tracy Morgan,... →
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The scary thing is that this is Tracy Morgan at his least crazy.
Rich Tandler's Real Redskins: Zorn’s strategic... →
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I wondered about this, too, at the time. Not that it matters, in the big picture, except that the screw-up gave the Skins better draft picks…
Go back to the end of the…
NYT: Text Messaging "Virtually No Cost"... →
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This is a pretty naive complaint. Companies don’t charge based on a service/product’s cost to them—they charge based on what the market will bear. That said, the real question…
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold →
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Guys, Ebert is freaking out a little bit.
It’s all coming to pieces, isn’t it — the world we live in, the continuity we thought we could count on, the climate, the…
I’m tired and I have a headache. Can I just start today over, please?
I am now an active member of the California Bar. Seems like just yesterday I was playing video games all day. Oh wait, that *was* yesterday.
Fantasy Football Champ 2008 →
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It’s kind of weird that NFL players play fantasy football. Isn’t there a possible conflict of interest there? Not that they’d throw a real game to win a fantasy match or…
● My year in cities, 2008 →
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My year, as best I can recall: Boston, MA* Washington, DC* New York, NY* Claremont/Ontario, CA* San Francisco, CA Palo Alto, CA Oakland, CA* Seattle, WA Detroit, MI* London, UK …
This Baby Loves Butter →
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Yikes.
Kate really loves butter. From Cheeseslave. Anne Marie’s daughter Kate loves butter. Really, really loves butter. Like “eat it straight out of the…
'Arrested Development' Film Tracker: Will... →
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So the Arrested Development movie may well be directed by an Oscar-winner. That is funny.
Previously, on the Arrested Development Film Tracker: Jessica Walter and Tony…
I cancelled my Friendster account. About 4 years too late.
Rap: If It’s Not Scottish, It’s Crap →
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The Telegraph reports that white people also invented jazz, rock & roll, and reggae.
An American professor is claiming that rap — or more specifically, rap battles — has its…
The Cowboys choking yet again almost makes up for the Redskins playing poorly for most of the year.
New DVD shipping process →
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Nice.
Netflix recently changed the DVD shipping process when your first choice movie is not available at the shipping center nearest you. We have 55 shipping centers throughout…
Guest Blogger: Things Ovechkin Hates - Capitals... →
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I would love to read that Redskins story.
PS: This interview was a part of Sport-Express’ New Year edition, in which we traditionally pick the Russian Athlete of the Year….
Wednesday, December 24: More Holiday Cheer With... →
Oh, Rocky…
The Year in Review - washingtonpost.com →
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Ouch.
In non-economic news, a Las Vegas jury convicts O.J. Simpson on 12 counts of being an unbelievable idiot. He faces more than 60 years in jail, which could end his…
Not sure why I care, considering they’re already eliminated from the playoffs, but I’m excited for the Redskins game.
Rooms - The Sacred Vault at Peter Luger Steak... →
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The sacred vault is right.
The view inside a 2,000-square-foot industrial walk-in cooler.