Archive for January, 2008

So Twitter’s down and that means… drunk blog. Ok, well I’m not really all that drunk. I just had some wine and I’ve got a nice buzz but now I’m reaching that part of the curve where I’m getting kind of sleepy. Anyway, last night I promised myself I’d unplug. No internet, no TV, no…

YouTube – Violet Crumble Commercial – 1982 Mmm… this is just full of testosterone. Mind you, I never did like the texture of that honeycomb; it felt like sandpaper across my teeth. (tags: video food) Upcoming | dooce ® Dooce has a new book coming out. You can bet your ass I pre-ordered without thinking….

YouTube – Interview with Romney pushes Mark Larsen to support Ron Paul Watch the reaction at 5 minutes after Mitt Romney leaves the interview. Wow. (tags: video politics) Leibovitz takes on Disney (NOTCOT) Gorgeous new ads from Disney. Scarlett looks hot as always; Rachel Weisz is perfect as Snow White; Jessica Biel looks awkward and…

Marco.org Tumblelog – How to make Monopoly NOT take forever ALMOST makes me want to pick up a game of Monopoly. Not really. (tags: money games) Urban Legends Reference Pages: JELL-O and Horses’ Hooves So that’s what gelatin is. (tags: food) 2227185021_32663bf7fa_o.png (PNG Image, 1202×190 pixels) This guy is asking for a book rental service….

So an update on the driving situation. As you know, I bought a car recently. I lived in Seattle for about 10 months without a car and I caught the bus and walked between bus stops and everything. Overall, it was pretty good not having a car. After I got this car, I’ve been driving…

Suspect in Cap. Hill murder was already in custody | KING5.com James Anthony Williams is a positive match to DNA found at the scene of a murder in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle. The guy allegedly murdered a complete stranger on Dec 31, 2007. Scary. (tags: crime) Decor Craft Inc. – “I am not…

#10919 (incorrect pluralization) – Rails Trac – Trac Rails has a special piece of code to pluralize words. Currently, the word “penis” is being pluralized incorrectly. (tags: funny programming)

If people are going to upload a tonne of photos on to Facebook then I’m going to click ‘em because I’m a natural snooper. This goes double if they’re good-looking. I can’t help but laugh when you see a whole page of photos where a girl has the exact same pose and smile in each…

Capn Wacky’s Lists – Weird eBay feedback “NEGATIVE: Though you did nothing wrong, I am giving you this negative feedback to teach you that the universe is arbitrary and unfair.” I laughed, I cried, I had some red wine. (tags: humor) self titled: i am a hero There is something frenetic and charming about this…

Hixie’s Natural Log: Mistakes, Sadness, Regret I agree: websites should opt-in for Internet Explorer’s old bugs, they should not be on by default. I know it’s kind of a crazy freetard position to take but I personally think it’s important for the future of HTML. (tags: programming) Garlic Bread Recipe | Simply Recipes Cold winters…

Talking About AT&T’s Internet Filtering on AT&T’s The Hugh Thompson Show – Boing Boing Gadgets (tags: video politics) my love is like a red, red sore » I’m a Jinius FYI, HPV = human papillomavirus = warts. Yay. (tags: funny medical) Last.fm – the Blog · Free the Music “As of today, you can play…

The song finishes and the audience dutifully clap and cheer. She speaks softly into the microphone, “Ladies. I have a question.” The applause dies down. “Allie doesn’t get this but I’m sure some of you do. You know when your body is really cold and you start warming up but… your butt stays cold for,…

How to Score 9,000 Points in 48 Hours (That’s 3 Points a Minute!) – Features at GameSpot Wow. Makes me want to hit a games rental service. (tags: games) Raising the Steaks: 2000s Archive: gourmet.com Ignoring the too-easy pun in the title, we get some insight into the urban legend of Kobe cows getting massages…

The economics of prostitution (kottke.org) “According to our estimates, a woman working as a prostitute would expect an annual average of a dozen incidents of violence and 300 instances of unprotected sex.” (tags: women money) Clip: Stare Into The Eyes Of Madness A real life nerdshoe. I have trouble believing this is real just because…

Ok so it’s 1:15am on a Sunday/Monday and I’m still awake. Why? Because I’m an idiot. After sleeping in and waking up late, I decided to crank out a little breakfast at noon. Breakfast for me is awesome because it just means frying up whatever and it’s pretty much the only time of day I…

Guess which drug is illegal? / One deadens nerves, barely works, has foul side effects. The other helps you feel God Very depressing look at the state of the pharma industry. Like Chris Rock says, “They don’t want you to use your drugs, they want you to use THEIR drugs.” (tags: medical culture) Money Talk…

You are watching ALL MY EXES #1: Jean Michel Another Funny Video from Chelsea Peretti on Super Deluxe Chelsea interviews her recent ex and asks the tough questions about their failed relationship. (tags: nsfw video humor) YouTube – You Suck at Photoshop #3 Donnie gives a tutorial on how to use the clone stamp to…

Cloverfield – Movie – Review – New York Times The NYT tears this movie apart. Main complaints are that the camera work is unsubjective even though the cameraman is one of the characters and lack of depth or insight. In a word: gimmicky. So, it’s more Blair Witch than Godzilla. (tags: movies)

For those that don’t know, I have my car now. A week ago, I was stressing over it and now I have it and it drives fine but I need to read the manual to see how to actually make it play MP3s and I need to stop myself from buying a $500 GPS unit…

johnaugust.com » Strike, days 73 and 74 “It’s hard for the studios to claim they have no idea how they’ll make money off the internet when all six majors signed on to Apple’s new rental service.” (tags: movies politics) On Becoming a Frugal Eater Totally agree with one of the commenters, “Every one is on…

I am updating and re-posting old blog entires with new titles. This was originally posted on 30 May 2004 and was titled Franklin is Crying. Franklin has spent his night crying. The last time he cried was during a sweat-soaked afternoon hauling a broken cupboard from his uncle’s truck to an arbitrary place in his…

MoMA.org | The Collection | Jenny Holzer. Living: Some days you wake and immediately… 1980-82 I want this on my tombstone. (tags: photo art) Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Comedy Deathray – Michael Cera Michael Cera, star of Arrested Development, Superbad and Juno, has a very awkward interview whilst sitting between two ferns….

Does Sport Run In Your Family? – The Daily WTF This is probably the worst of all the banner ad coincidences that I have seen. (tags: humor) 123 (84) on Flickr – Photo Sharing! “I’m not Strange. I’m Different.” (tags: photo)

Ok, keynote is over. I was busy refreshing the live Gizmodo site and Fake Steve’s Twitter for that whole 90 minutes. How did my predictions for the keynote turn out? I’d pretty much say they were all wrong. My iPhone predictions were correct but I was just regurgitating the news of the leaked update anyway….

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: I’m very proud of our diversity at Apple Andrea Jung, CEO of Avon, now sits on Apple’s board of directors. Fake Steve: “And yeah, I know she maybe kinda looks like a dude. But trust me, we’ve had her checked. She’s all woman. And all Asian. Jerry York says…

Forgive this indulgence but I’m going to take you for a detour into mid-90′s, popular Hong Kong cinema and I’m going to season it with a boatload of links to Wikipedia. The name of the movie is Forbidden City Cop starring Stephen Chow, a popular Hong Kong entertainer who is only now being recognized by…

In today’s crazy anarchist news, it’s National Delurking Week or perhaps it was Delurking Day or something along those lines. A good googling brings up no organization that is committed to generating awareness of this campaign or providing cute/terrible little link buttons for people to paste on to their blogs. In summation: the perpetrators behind…

Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES Hilarious and very asshole-ish thing to do. Get one of those universal remotes to turn off TVs all over one of America’s biggest electronics trade shows. (tags: funny tv) Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive » America At War? (tags: politics photo) Why Can’t I…

So, every Asian I meet seems to play this little game. Ok, so not so much a game as a conversational ritual. When you meet someone new: you find out about their name, how they know so-and-so, the neighbourhood they live in, job, hobbies, etc. It’s getting-to-know-you stuff. And every Asian I meet brings up…

Blu-ray: Early adopters knew what they were getting into First we can’t buy because we don’t know if HD-DVD or Blu-ray will win. Now we can’t buy because Blu-ray is still a goddamn work-in-progress with 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 bullshit require new pieces of hardware. My tip: don’t buy HD anything until 2015. To prove…

Decoded: Starbucks Goes Back to Basics – Spin Blog – Jack Flack – Business Spin – Portfolio.com If this translation is current, Starbucks might actually be headed in a good direction here. (tags: business) YouTube – Peter Russell Clarke (AD Bloopers) 80′s. Watch this before they rip it off YouTube for profanity. These are hilarious…

Wow, it was a great idea to eat a huge lunch at 12pm. It’s now 2pm and I just can’t stop yawning. I just want to go home and nap. Instead let me tell you about the car I am going to buy. Here is a picture: 2006 Volkswagen Jetta This isn’t the exact car…

Michael Mina’s Pulled-Pork Sandwich – Esquire Only since I got to America did I understand this whole “pulled pork” thing. It sounds awesome though. (tags: food) BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol/Somerset | 10mph motorway driver given ban (tags: cars) YouTube – Obama announces Posted just over a year ago, this announcement from…

Ok, so it’s lame but today is January 7 and this is my blog so I’m going to post my New Year’s resolutions. I already did this earlier but these ones are more thought-out and funnier. If you don’t like it then you can go eat a can of worms. I’m going to be very…

pillow talk » I’m a Jinius “Many women complain that dudes derive too much of their sexual techniques from [porn]“. Who are these guys that ask for a facial on the first date? Not only assuming too much but it’s dangerous as well from a disease standpoint. (tags: culture) Telstar Logistics: “Flight thru Instruments” and…

36 Hours in Melbourne, Australia – New York Times NYTimes piece on Australia. One thing I really miss is the graffiti covered laneways. Just so beautiful. (tags: australia)

Tragic Last Resort For U.K.’s Asian Wives, For Some Women Who Move From India To Britain For Marriage, All Hope Is Lost – CBS News Smart Indian women forced into suicide because divorce is too shameful and the husband’s family would welcome a new wife and the accompanying dowry. As usual, the comments descend into…

I’m starting to get excited about politics again. It’s been a while since the fumbles of John Kerry and I’m being suckered into believing that people are going to vote for someone who genuinely wants to turn around this administration’s mess. It feels like I’m waking from a long 4-year hibernation. It’s been many quiet…

Amazing New Hyperbolic Chamber Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Ever | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source The geeks around the office were discussing the word “hyperbole” today. (tags: humor science)

So in about 10 days or so, Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 will start. All the Apple rumors sites are gearing up to try and figure out exactly what it is Steve Jobs will be announcing to the world. In 2006, Jobs announced the transition from PowerPC to Intel processors. While that means nothing to…

Deus Ex 1.0 – MacUpdate Bob and I were talking about this game today. I wish to relive it. (tags: games wishlist) Dominic Wilcox: Anti-Theft Bike/Car Device Stickers that make your bike look rusted and nasty. (tags: bikes cars funny) The Founding Troop fundraiser was huge success – Club Thievey Mike kicked some ass this…

Boy howdy. Today is January 3rd, 2008. As soon as midnight rang, this was the only song going through my head: Death Cab for Cutie – New Year It’s not like I’m trying to be all cynical about the occasion –perhaps even declaring midnight on New Year’s Eve to be an arbitrary point in the…

best of craigslist : AN ANGEL IN THE POST OFFICE Aww it’s sweet. (tags: parenting) hangover cure on Flickr – Photo Sharing! This does look like the best hangover cure ever. (tags: photo food)