The accumulated stuff that I write or share.Tumblr (3.0; @jwolman)http://jwolman.tumblr.com/<p>So Detroit is on @<a href="http://twitter.com/foursquare">foursquare</a>. How many checkins before I’m the mayor of Urban Squalor?</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257496382http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257496382Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:52:18 -0500<p>On the plane to Detroit. No nicer way to put this: homely crowd.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257375066http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257375066Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:55:45 -0500<p>If anyone is thinking about getting to the airport super early on the assumption that it will be crazy busy… nope.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257255515http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257255515Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:35 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/QXoLpwhYnvo/video-game-wedding-a.html">Video game wedding: a letter and photos from the bride and groom</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> Good lord.</blockquote> <img alt="DSC_8206.jpg" src="http://www.boingboing.net/DSC_8206.jpg" style="margin:0pt auto 20px;text-align:center;display:block" height="426" width="640"/> I received an e-mail from Sal9000, <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/24/footage-from-the-fir.html">the man who married his video game girlfriend on Sunday</a>. Here’s a translation of the letter he sent me, along with some…</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257191953http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257191953Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:53:01 -0500<p>I’ve got 3 Wave invites left. Lemme know. #fb</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257040526http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/257040526Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:10:33 -0500<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/wireless-usb-keyboard-touchpad-is-more-than-the-sum-of-its-par/">Wireless USB keyboard / touchpad is more than the sum of its parts</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> Kinda interesting.</blockquote> <div style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=1219"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/11/wireless-touchpad-11-24-09.jpg" border="0" hspace="4" vspace="4"/></a></div> <div style="text-align:left">A free PDA that came with a magazine subscription in 2002? An early <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/peek">Peek</a> prototype? No, this is the humbly named USB Wireless Handheld Keyboard and…</div></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256996497http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256996497Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:18:37 -0500<a href="http://xkcd.com/667/">SkiFree</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> !</blockquote> <img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/skifree.png" title="And from that day on, I wore this little 'F' key pendant everywhere I went." alt="And from that day on, I wore this little 'F' key pendant everywhere I went."/></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256996490http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256996490Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:18:37 -0500<p>Is it possible that they still haven’t sorted out the iPhone/Win 7 syncing problem? Because if not I may need to complain—ON THE INTERNET.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256964230http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256964230Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:09 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grouponwashington-dc/~3/l_y34KfzQ00/russia-house-restaurant-and-lounge">$15 for $35 Worth of Authentic Fare at Russia House Restaurant and Lounge</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> :o</blockquote> <img alt="$15 for $35 Worth of Authentic Fare at Russia House Restaurant and Lounge" src="http://www.groupon.com/images/site_images/0015/8568/russia_house.jpg" align="right" width="120"/><p>In America’s melting pot of restaurants, today’s deal is the sometimes-overlooked secret ingredient that completes the recipe. Introduce your taste buds to traditional…</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256925323http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256925323Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49:21 -0500<p>I’ll be brutally honest with you, internet. I find the “What Up With That?” skits on SNL to be certifiably hilarious: <a href="http://bit.ly/62hEMp">http://bit.ly/62hEMp</a></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256629615http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256629615Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:36:01 -0500<p>This year I’m thankful that the diamond industry has been decimated & people no longer buy them. What a relie—aw, dammit. Maybe next year.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256414763http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256414763Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:21:22 -0500<a href="http://www.lamebook.com/best-mom-dot-net">Best Mom Dot Net</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> THIS IS IN “PROFILE PICTURES”!!!!!</blockquote> <p><img title="best-mom-dot-org" src="http://www.lamebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/best-mom-dot-org.png" alt="best-mom-dot-org" height="783" width="630"/></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256155847http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256155847Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:31:29 -0500<a href="http://droidie.com/2009/11/20/the-droid-battery-cover-problem/">The Droid Battery Cover Problem</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> This happened to me. I went to the Verizon store today and learned that they do not stock battery covers. So I paid $4 for them to ship me one, which would normally take 2 days but…</blockquote></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256155852http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256155852Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:31:29 -0500<a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/11/the_great_muppet_bohemian_rhapsody_cover.php">The Great Muppet "Bohemian Rhapsody" Cover</a>: <p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br/>This is, without a doubt, the greatest thing you will see all day. Even if you think Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is overrated and/or overplayed — I’m not personally saying it is or isn’t,…</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256072200http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256072200Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:09:22 -0500<p>Aw, RIP Abe Pollin.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256036302http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256036302Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:34:19 -0500<p>There’s an argument to be made that @<a href="http://twitter.com/corinnedc">corinnedc</a> is enjoying better weather than I am at the moment.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256036303http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/256036303Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:34:19 -0500<a href="http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=0d9bc493a9078bc7ded2e1b5e305c240">Man Stops Traffic at 17th and K to Demand $200 Million</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> GUYS, THAT’S MY OFFICE BUILDING RIGHT THERE.</blockquote> <p>DCist reader Thad A. was kind enough to send in this photo of the single protester who managed to stop traffic at 17th and K Streets NW…</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255989109http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255989109Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:46:41 -0500<a href="http://io9.com/5411465/beware-natures-fiercest-predator-the-mighty-sky-shark/gallery/">Beware Nature's Fiercest Predator: The Mighty Sky Shark [Concept Art]</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> I need one of these for my office.</blockquote> <p>Just when you thought it was safe to go skydiving, the fearsome <a title="Click here to read more posts tagged #skyshark" href="http://io9.com/tag/skyshark/">sky shark</a> appears, ready to gobble down any tender airborne morsels. <a title="Click here to read more posts tagged #calebbrown" href="http://io9.com/tag/calebbrown/">Caleb…</a></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255989081http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255989081Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:46:39 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UWyFgzzsdic/sarah-palin-parking.html">Sarah Palin Parking Lot</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> Finally got around to this (I’m on the BoingBoing schedule). This is a crowd deserving of their chosen candidate.</blockquote> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKKKgua7wQk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hd=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKKKgua7wQk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hd=1"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKKKgua7wQk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hd=1"></a><p> Video: Chase Whitestead and Erick Stroll of <a href="http://newleftmedia.com/">New…</a></p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255917235http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255917235Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:25:17 -0500<a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/17681/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-night-man#play-queue">Hulu - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Night Man</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by Jake <br/> night man!</blockquote> Video description: The band is shocked by Charlie’s lyrics to his new song ‘Night Man’.</p>http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255917237http://jwolman.tumblr.com/post/255917237Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:25:17 -0500