Drinking Whiskey Alone

Two absolute truths. There is no crying in baseball, and there are no time-outs in presidential...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:36:13 -0400

Two absolute truths. There is no crying in baseball, and there are no time-outs in presidential campaigns.

The world doesn’t end when the Large Hadron Collider is turned on. It ends when someone tries...

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:04:37 -0400

The world doesn’t end when the Large Hadron Collider is turned on. It ends when someone tries to use the iTunes Genius feature on a Girl Talk album.

What is the Montauk Monster? Duh. (larger image)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:54:00 -0400

What is the Montauk Monster? Duh.

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iA Japan takes on Tufte (Again)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:48:15 -0500

iA Japan takes on Tufte (Again): I get a kick out of seeing experts get taken down a notch. Sometimes, I think people stop listening to the message and just get starstruck by the messenger. No one is ever right 100% of the time.

Overheard

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:14:00 -0500

Male, Yellow-Shirt, Best Buy Employee: Well, you know, I do have a BA in criminal justice and a BA in sociology.
Female, Blue-Shirt, Best Buy Employee: Really... and you work here. Wow, cool.

LOLCat Bible Translation Project

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:00:33 -0500

LOLCat Bible Translation Project: This is just getting ridiculous.

I’m a sucker for typography videos.

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:32:54 -0500

I’m a sucker for typography videos.

Could Starbucks Help Mom 'n' Pop Coffee Shops?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:32:04 -0500

Could Starbucks Help Mom 'n' Pop Coffee Shops?: Interesting article on how independent coffee shops close to Starbucks see increased traffic by siphoning the overflow from the caffeinated giant.

RIAA goes after personal copies of music

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:01:58 -0500

RIAA goes after personal copies of music: This seems a bit ridiculous, didn’t this all get settled back in the VCR days? I don’t even listen to CDs anymore, after buying a new album it immediately gets ripped to my iMac and the physical media goes into a box in my storage room.

Frivorce

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:30:34 -0500

frivorce: v. A cessation of friendship caused by differences of opinion in pop culture. “We got a frivorce because he said Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the best show ever.”

Foamee adds Coffee IOUs

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:59:00 -0500

Foamee adds Coffee IOUs:

Foamee, the web 2.0 way of buying your friends a beer via twitter, has added coffee as a caffinated alternative. Just send a tweet in the form of:

@ioucoffee @twittername reason for beer goes here