October 2008
The Bail Out Stinks — Give the Money to the Public →
Give the Public $600 Billion By John C. Dvorak
The administration talks a big game about economic stimulus packages and claims that the public is the winner when taxes are low or they are simply…
"It's split" →
Via jenontheshore’s diary: I love the room laughing at the Fox News “reporter”. Freakin’ brilliant.
Nero + PC = TiVo →
After a year of promising us it would bring TiVo to the PC, DVD-burning experts Nero have finally delivered. At $199, Nero’s LiquidTV package charges top dollar for a service that should…
Banksy Makes His Mark on N.Y. →
Still on his US tour, Banksy’s latest comes from the streets of NYC. This colossal 3 story piece is super dope, as the rats proclaim that they too love NY. Or maybe Banksy is calling…
September 2008
Fourth time lucky for SpaceX →
SpaceX’s Falcon 1 has made it into space on the company’s fourth attempt. From Wired Science:
After three failed launches, the company founded by Elon Musk worked all of the bugs out of…
Her Own Words →
Just in case you wondered, SNL didn’t pick Palin’s words out of thin air. In fact, just the opposite.
Thanks for reading!
Squirt gun battles on the streets of NYC →
On the streets of New York City, a (squirt) gun battle rages. “I told my doorman that if he sees anyone suspicious with a water pistol, then he’s not to let them in the building,” Mr. Deane…
[Amusing] Oh dear lord please let it be a joke:... →
(JC Penney)
Fourth time lucky for SpaceX →
SpaceX’s Falcon 1 has made it into space on the company’s fourth attempt. From Wired Science:
After three failed launches, the company founded by Elon Musk worked all of the bugs out of…
#14385 - new Banksy commisioned rat in Soho. ... →
new Banksy commisioned rat in Soho. Banky hearts NY! (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)
Bacon Cinnamon Rolls →
a tube of ready-to-cook cinnamon rolls and thought hey, I wonder how these would taste with bacon
One Fuckaccino, One No-Balls, and a Mysterious... →
Customer: Hi, can I have one tall mocha frappuccino light, one venti skim decaf latte with an extra shot, and one tall iced chai? Surly barista (under his breath): Oh, that’s just great for me.
xkcd →
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Sometimes Twitter is actually useful. →
Jack Thompson is so disbarred no one at Cheers knows his name. Jack Thompson is so disbarred, he has to wear boxers. More on a brilliant Twitter feed.
Fan Made: The Dark Bailout - Cinematical →
Dark Knight + Bush = funny.
“Why don’t you call me when you start things…seriously.”
WaMu CEO Could Bag $13 Million After 18 Days on... →
While Bloomberg this morning is reporting that Washington Mutual’s holding company has filed for bankruptcy, one clear winner emerged from the financial giant’s meltdown. Meet Alan Fishman,…
Congress To Sign Bailout, Taxpayers To Get Hosed →
From Clusterstock:
One of the most embarrassing chapters in US history heading for a close. Here’s hoping it works.
McCain Declares Himself Winner Of Tonight's Debate →
The eagle-eyed folks over at The Washington Post caught this John McCain ad on WSJ.com today. It doesn’t specify whether McCain has won tonight’s debate, or one of the other two scheduled…
Google Comes Out Against California’s Proposition... →
Proposition 8 is a ballot initiative in California, which would change the state’s constitution to “eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California”. Google has taken an official…
Little Britain is funny
Obama mentioned getting broadband to rural areas! My hero.
At Underground on 2nd Ave. ONE Frickin Dollar beers! having some then heading home in this crap weather.
Catherine Tate Show: I’m LOLin
Ack! 45 min conference call!
McCain Declares Himself Winner Of Tonight's Debate →
The eagle-eyed folks over at The Washington Post caught this John McCain ad on WSJ.com today. It doesn’t specify whether McCain has won tonight’s debate, or one of the other two scheduled…
hmmm…iTunes Genius updated. 1st time that’s happened. Seems to have tweaked my playlists a little. We’ll see…tomorrow. Goodnight ppl.
Nothing like a good 12-yo hamburger →
Karen Hanrahan shares her favorite prop that she shows parents in her Healthy Choices for Children workshop: a McDonald’s hamburger purchased in 1996 that still looks like it did the day it was…
Fan Made: The Dark Bailout →
Filed under: Fandom, Trailers and Clips
I’m sure most of you watched President Bush’s speech last night on the government’s economic bailout plan — and while no one really understands…
College Humor: Android vs. the iPhone →
Okay, phew, it’s not just us. Seems everyone is being swept up in the iPhone vs. Android hype, including the fun(nerer)-loving folks over at College Humor, who wrote in to tell us: …
Confirmed: T-Mobile G1 has no 3.5mm headphone jack →
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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, HTC, T-Mobile, Android
Hey, that’s pretty awesome that Amazon’s thrown together an MP3 store app for the…
Jason Snell: ‘Don’t Drive iPhone Developers Away,... →
Jason Snell goes deep in a comprehensive look at the App Store situation: If you don’t want to sympathize with developers, let me rephrase it to describe how this will affect users: If developers…
[Strange] Church leaders urge Christians to... →
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Pragmatic Cancels iPhone Programming Book →
The Pragmatic Programmers: We’ve had the iPhone book ready to go beta for some months, but were prevented from publishing it because of the iPhone SDK’s Non-Disclosure Agreement (which affects…
Mini beer tour of the west side. Started @ Heartland, now House of Brews. Chimay now (thanks @kevinrose). Coco Loco triple chocolate next.
FRINGE!
Off early + payday then an errand, now Farmer Johns Oatmeal Stout @ Heartland on 52nd.
Effin' NDA now applies to rejection letters, too →
Filed under: Rumors, Developer, App Store
In response to the negative publicity surrounding some recent, high-profile rejections from the App Store, Apple is now reminding…
MacRumors: Apple Extends Non-Disclosure to App... →
Apple has gotten a significant amount of critical press surrounding its rejection policies in the App Store. A few high profile rejections have been widely reported and inspired at least one amusing…
Palin Snoop Caught. Caught Partying! →
FBI searches Kernell apt., roommates subpoenaed | ZDNet.com — There is something mildly funny about this fiasco. SO is this kid the one who also targeted Scientology? This should be fun to watch.
The…
India Claims To Have Cracked Blackberry... →
Earlier this year, India demanded that RIM allow it to easily snoop on any email messages sent via Blackberry devices. The company explained that since the end user sets the encryption key, there’s…
Homeland Security Department Testing... →
holy_calamity writes “New Scientist reports that the Department of Homeland Security recently tested something called Future Attribute Screening Technologies (FAST) — a battery of sensors that…
New CBS iPhone app uses hack for video [Online... →
CBS EyeMobile, the new iPhone application that will let you beam horrific images of disasters directly from the scene to the CBS News team. And it lets you upload video as well as photos….
[Scary] Have you been hoping that the EPA would... →
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In another of the seven signs, The New York Times... →
TimesPeople is a new feature on the Times’ website that lets logged-in members “share articles, videos, slideshows, blog posts, reader comments, and ratings and reviews of movies,…
Is ‘nerdcore’ hip-hop on the rise? →
When you think hip-hop, which artists come to mind? Jay-Z? Missy Elliott? Kanye West? MC Frontalot?
‘All of a Sudden’ →
Senator Bernie Sanders: For years now, they’ve told us that we can’t afford — that the government providing healthcare to all people is just unimaginable; it can’t be done. We don’t have the…
Deliberation →
Newt Gingrich, on the Bush administration’s “hurry up and immediately approve a $700 billion bailout” push, and the Democratic congress’s apparent willingness to go along with it: Congress was…
MailWrangler, Gmail-Specific Email Client Rejected... →
Angelo DiNardi wrote an iPhone app called MailWranger. It’s a WebKit wrapper for Gmail’s iPhone web interface, with support for multiple Gmail accounts. He submitted the app to Apple on July 17; six…
just cooked spaghetti @ 2am. Now more coffee + some code.
Damn! The Weeds season finale was awesome!