February 2, 2010 3:29 PM
Rob Foster Knows What the iPad is All About
On iPads, Grandmas and Game-changing by Rob Foster. I’ve had very similar experiences to the three he listed, but I’d add one more: Geeks. So
January 20, 2010 11:57 AM
Mosspuppet: You don’t deserve the iSlate.
Walt Mosspuppet: It goes so far beyond simply shattering a paradigm that the word paradigm itself needs a shift.
January 12, 2010 12:55 PM
What if, Instead of a Tablet, Apple Announces a Keyboard?
Everyone has been talking about the (potential) Apple tablet, and with all that’s been said, and all the fervent speculation, I’ve largely decided to shut
January 5, 2010 3:11 PM
Google's Nexus One, Officially Announced
Today, Google officially announced their first Google-Branded phone, the Nexus One. It’s really a remarkably well-designed phone, and the first Android handset to do away
January 4, 2010 2:23 PM
Apple Media Event, Jan 27th
All Things Digital reports that there’s going to be an Apple media event on Wednesday, January 27th. Let the giddy, batshit-insane, foaming-at-the-mouth rumormongering begin anew.
December 31, 2009 10:29 AM
Muse's Exogenesis + The Known Universe
One of my favorite songs on The Resistance plus a badass video of the universe zooming out from the Himalayas. Very cool.
December 29, 2009 10:43 AM
Brand New's Best & Worst Identities of 2009
Armin Vit has posted Brand New’s list of the best & worst corporate designs & redesigns of 2009. I love the thought that he puts
December 11, 2009 3:27 PM
Macworld's Gems of the Year
I love this list. Dan Frakes list of software “reviewed between November 1, 2008 and November 1, 2009, that stood out for their usefulness, value,
December 5, 2009 1:12 PM
Why I Moved my Home Network to Google's Public DNS
I moved my home network to Google’s recently-announced public DNS. There’s been a lot of talk about Google’s intentions and policies in the time since
December 2, 2009 9:25 PM
Neutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface
I’ve watched this three times in a row. It is amazing.
December 2, 2009 12:07 AM
Personal Trainer Packs on 90 lbs Just to Lose it Again
PJ James, an Australian personal trainer and model, is making an amazing journey. In an effort to better relate to some of his clients, he
December 1, 2009 11:50 PM
Quantifying the Library of Congress
In this article from February of this year, Matt Raymond of the Library of Congress took on the specious claims often thrown about by tech-vendors
November 19, 2009 3:15 PM
Mac OS X Tips: Geeklets
Mac OS X Tips has just launched a section specifically for cataloguing and sharing GeekTool setups. Considering my documented enjoyment of GeekTool, I definitely lost
November 19, 2009 1:03 PM
What is BusinessWeek Going On About?
This article from BusinessWeek just showed up in my RSS reader, and it’s got my head swimming. In it Arik Hesseldahl reports that “Apple has
November 15, 2009 2:40 PM
Kyle Bean's Evolution of the Mobile Phone
UK Designer Kyle Bean has become known for his 3D models, but his Evolution of the Mobile Phone is currently making its way around. He’s
November 15, 2009 11:30 AM
Business Week Gets It. Says Apple is Doing Right by Ignoring the Market-Share Argument
In a November 11 piece, Business Week writer Stephen Wildstrom wrote about Apple’s position (Warning: a commercial auto-plays on load) in the current market. Unlike
November 14, 2009 9:35 PM
Court Tells Psystar to Pack Up and Go Home
It looks like the infamous Mac-clone maker, Psystar, is going to have to shut up. After a year-long, public, and ballsy-but-not-in-an-admirable-way battle with Apple, a
November 14, 2009 3:26 PM
Painful: Veyron Crashes into Texas Lake
Jalopnik wrote about a Bugatti Veyron that crashed into a Texas lake, a few days ago. As painful as that report (and the accompanying video
November 14, 2009 12:30 PM
The Confounding World of Athlete Tattoos
Rick Reilly at ESPN has a really fun article poking fun at some of the poorer choices in athlete’s tattoos. Being fairly heavily tattooed, myself,
November 9, 2009 12:08 PM
Verizon's New Ads Aren't as Anti-iPhone as We Think
Verizon launched some new ads late last week. They coincide with the Droid launch, but as John Gruber pointed out, they don’t aim to establish
November 7, 2009 10:50 AM
GeekTool + AppleScript
After getting inspired by this Reddit thread, I finally started playing around with GeekTool. This is what I came up with. I’m pretty happy with
October 28, 2009 1:59 PM
Badass Robot: Petman
Boston Dynamics has released a new video of they creepily-named “PETMAN” robot. The next obvious step from their BigDog, this guy is designed to
October 21, 2009 3:49 PM
Nook
I’ve never been really into the Kindle. I’ve felt like it’s too constrictive, and the books are priced too high to justify the already-expensive hardware
October 7, 2009 12:55 PM
iChat to Growl
For years, Chax was among the first things I installed when I had a fresh install of OS X. By the time 10.6 came out,
October 5, 2009 10:23 AM
Ads
It’s probably pretty obvious that I sold out and put ugly Google ads on the site.
September 30, 2009 10:29 AM
Growl 1.2
Growl 1.2 is released and ready for download. There’s a lot of work that went into this release. From the release notes: Much behind-the-scenes modernization,
September 23, 2009 12:21 PM
ScriptSaver
I’ve been toying around with ScriptSaver, a utility that runs AppleScripts at the timeout of your Screen Saver. I’m not sure what I’d use this
September 22, 2009 6:54 PM
iTunes 9.0.1
Addresses an issue with the Zoom button not switching to Mini Player. Among other things.
September 21, 2009 10:44 AM
Mini 9 Hardware Addition
In light of the release of Snow Leopard (and, subsequently, 10.6.1), I began research on upgrading the Mini 9. As I’m sure many of you
September 4, 2009 12:40 PM
One very welcome addition to 10.6
I noticed this a couple days ago, as I was prepping a disk to upgrade Lindsay’s MacBook Pro. When you eject one partition on a
August 28, 2009 7:06 PM
Make Network Connect work in Snow Leopard
After upgrading to 10.6 last night, I found that our Juniper SSL VPN client, Network Connect, didn’t work anymore. I fiddled with it for a
August 28, 2009 1:55 AM
Snow Leopard First Impressions
Just wrapped up the Snow Leopard (10.6) install while I was whipping up a dish for a work potluck tomorrow. I’m recording my impressions as
August 20, 2009 4:25 PM
Sony's Gameface
Kotaku has posted a story, however brief, on Sony’s apparent ripoff of photographer Phil Toledano’s 2006 2002 series of people playing video games. Both Toledano
August 6, 2009 9:16 AM
10.5.8
Apple dropped 10.5.8, yesterday. It contains a number of small bugfixes (though, to me, the Aperture → Automator bugfix is very welcome). It’s in Software
July 23, 2009 2:32 PM
Disney looking to monetize Hulu, talking crazy.
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby. It’s like you spent all the money on a quarter of Hulu, and you seem to think that you got the “understanding
July 23, 2009 11:56 AM
Google Voice → Fluid → Growl
This is going to be another one of those “first I did this, then I used this other software to make it more awesome” posts.
July 10, 2009 3:52 PM
Gruber on Chrome OS
John Gruber has posted the best analysis of Google’s announcement of Chrome OS. My favorite part: A web browser is very different from an OS,
July 9, 2009 12:43 PM
Quartz PDF
Quartz PDF has been one of my favorite Firefox extensions since I read about it on Lifehacker a little more than a year ago. It
July 8, 2009 3:37 PM
Cameras
This is brilliant, and something I’ve been wondering how best to accomplish for a very long time. Flexibits Software has released Cameras, a Preference Pane
June 26, 2009 10:30 AM
NY Times - Smartphone Debut Helps Palm Beat Estimates
Smartphone Debut Helps Palm Beat Estimates - NYTimes.com I'm pulling for the Pre, and I'm pulling for Palm. Of all the competitors in the smartphone
June 22, 2009 9:32 AM
Safari 4.0.1
Apple dropped Safari 4.0.1, through Software Update, exactly two weeks after Safari 4.0 was released. This time, though, they have actual notes! “This update addresses
June 18, 2009 11:13 AM
Synergy + OS X
If you’re the kind of person who has several computers on your desk, and you haven’t heard of Syngery, you’re missing out. Synergy is a
June 17, 2009 10:33 AM
Couple Pictures of the Mini 9
That pen’s in there for scale. I wrapped the top in a Zagg Invisible Shield, and picked up the rad chrome Apple logo from
June 16, 2009 4:40 PM
Hackintosh, MBP Failure, and Synergy
There’s been a lot of talk about Netbooks, recently. Specifically, there’s been a lot of talk about Apple Netbooks. Everyone has weighed in with their
June 11, 2009 2:03 PM
Nine Inch Nails at Merriweather Post!
Lindsay and I went to the NIN|JA show at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Colombia on Tuesday. Trent and company put on a really great show,
January 13, 2009 4:59 PM
Safari RSS Vulnerability
Brian Mastenbrook: Disclosure of information vulnerability in Safari: "" Vulnerability in Safari's handling of RSS feeds that would allow a malicious site the ability to
September 2, 2008 11:27 AM
Ubiquity and Chrome
Google announced a couple things over the last several days. First, Aza Raskin announced his project, "Ubiquity". A couple days later we heard about the
February 26, 2008 11:30 AM
Killing Joke: A Critic at Large
Killing Joke: A Critic at Large A spectacularly written article, by David Denby at the New Yorker, covering the Cohen Brothers' body of work, but
February 21, 2008 4:48 PM
The Onion's View on Porn Saturation
Pornography-Desensitized Populace Demands New Orifice To Look At | The Onion - America's Finest News Source Needless to say, it's pretty different from the National
February 21, 2008 4:13 PM
Instructing Generation XXX
Instructing Generation XXX is a fantastic article on the effect the internet has had on kids in specific relation to the accessibility of porn. There's
February 20, 2008 10:09 AM
Leopard-only Handbrake update.
Handbrake updates to 0.9.2, and the feature list is not small. Now, if they'd only fix that damn icon. (Via http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=20501.)MacWorld UK
February 20, 2008 9:35 AM
Mozilla Messaging
The Mozilla Foundation launched a new entity, today, called Mozilla Messaging. Aimed at making online communication - in many forms - better, it sounds to
February 19, 2008 4:54 PM
Mars Edit v. Ecto. [Intro]
One of the major hangups that caused the extended lack of content you've seen (since the inception of the site, to be honest, but I'm
December 3, 2007 8:19 AM
NBC Says "Fuck You" to pretty much everybody.
Dave Caolo from TUAW sums up the rotten fruit of NBC's ditching iTunes for a home-brewed webcasting solution. The end result is an effective kick
November 27, 2007 10:31 AM
Emma Thompson, voice of the London underground, was fired.
Which is shitty enough on its own, but more than that, she was fired for posing some really funny spoofs of her own announcements on
November 26, 2007 2:49 PM
Ugh. This is nasty.
A vulnerability in Apple's Mail.app that allows commands to be executed in the terminal without warning. It's been found. Again. Boo, Apple. [From Apple Mail
November 20, 2007 10:23 AM
The Future of Reading (A Play in Six Acts)
As assembled by Mark Pilgrim. [From The Future of Reading (A Play in Six Acts) [dive into mark]] +1
November 20, 2007 9:11 AM
Gruber on Kindle
Kindle is all the talk, today. Here's Gruber's take on it, he did what he does, and put it very well. So the Kindle proposition
November 20, 2007 8:46 AM
Kindle
I think the most standout of the things wrong with Amazon's new e-book device and service is its name. And I'm definitely not one for
November 15, 2007 10:24 AM
John Gruber on Bento
On Monday, FileMaker Inc. released a public beta version of their new app, Bento. This much we know. John Gruber of Daring Fireball put together
November 14, 2007 9:53 AM
Chax 2.0 Beta 1 is out
Kurt Suther released the b1 of his excellent Chax enhancement for iChat. I used to use it primarily to add tabs, but the big good
November 13, 2007 1:54 PM
Ze Frank is totally doing stuff again!
JAWESOME! [From ze's page :: zefrank.com: strike #2]
November 13, 2007 12:53 PM
Is Horsepower or Torque More Important for Acceleration?
Daniel Miessler's website (aptly named dmiessler.com) is a solid resource for intorductory knowledge on lots of stuff, and more in-depth knowledge for lots of other
November 12, 2007 4:28 PM
How to Switch Hosts
Essential Keystrokes put this up some time ago, and I actually just happened upon it, today. It's funny, 'cause this was the first time I've
November 12, 2007 3:17 PM
Radiohead: 01 and 10
Radiohead's In Rainbows has been all the news since it was released just over a month ago. Making news not only for being a pay-what-you-feel
November 12, 2007 10:36 AM
2MHost Fails
I don't think I ever got into the problems I had with my old host, 2MHost. Honestly, I was pretty worried that if I put
November 11, 2007 10:51 PM
What?
I moved us over to A Small Orange (finally, 2MHost can fucking suck it) and took the time to upgrade to MovableType 4.01. Regular (irregular?)
October 5, 2007 10:16 AM
Yep.
Sums it up perfectly. If wishes were iPhones, then beggars would call [dive into mark]: Technorati Tags: apple, hardware, iPhone, iPod, hacks, society
October 3, 2007 3:51 PM
Second Place is Better than the Zune is Now.
Interesting quote on Gizmodo's mention of the new Zunes. Apparently, the president of the division in charge of Zunes knows where he stands. He's
October 3, 2007 10:40 AM
Zune 2
And the Zune 2 has been announced to a resounding "meh. " Microsoft brought out the new social, today, introducing the flash-based versions, and
October 1, 2007 4:29 PM
Well, Let's All Go be Bummed.
From today's news on placeboworld.co.uk: 1.10.07 PLACEBO PART COMPANY WITH DRUMMER STEVE HEWITT Placebo have parted company with drummer of 11 years, Steve Hewitt,
October 1, 2007 4:09 PM
Radiohead Sells Their New Album for Tips.
I swear to god, this is exactly why Radiohead rocks so goddamn hard. Radiohead decided that they didn't need a record label any more.
October 1, 2007 11:31 AM
Italy has Gone Entirely Over the Top.
This is just too much. Hot, yes, but not at all appropriate. The DA Wears Prada: Italy Orders Stilettos For Lady Cops (Jezebel)
September 27, 2007 9:39 AM
Hotel Chevalier
It's out, and available for free download from iTunes. Rock. You should probably be warned, supposedly there's an "extended nude scene" so you might
September 26, 2007 7:15 PM
Sex Pistols to Reform for One Show
This is ridiculous. Sex Pistols back together? Awesome, even if it is just to put together a few more bucks. Sex Pistols to reform
September 25, 2007 4:06 PM
Review: Downloading DRM Free music from Amazon MP3
Amazon announced a "public beta" of their new MP3 download service "Amazon MP3." It's actually a decent looking service, with EMI (who offers DRM-free
September 24, 2007 9:43 AM
London Shuts Down Roads to Cars for One Day.
And gives over to bicyclists. This is pretty awesome, and I really wish places in the states would do stuff like this. The more
September 24, 2007 9:42 AM
Wes Anderson: Hotel Chevalier
Wes Anderson knows how to market a movie. Coming Soon: A New Take On the Old Double Bill - WSJ.com: Technorati Tags: art, movies
August 23, 2007 10:38 AM
Impressions of the new Apple Keyboard
I've been playing with the new Apple keyboard on my MBP for only a few hours, now. I was scared of hooking it up
August 6, 2007 10:37 AM
Preview Video for Upcoming FlickrExport3.
Looks pretty good! Might be enough to get me back using flickr again. FlickrExport 3 teaser screencast - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): Technorati
August 6, 2007 10:32 AM
Rudeness and Manners in Modern Society
Manners, eh? Some of us were taught early on that "Please" and "Thank you" would get us pretty far in this world. Other weren't.
July 11, 2007 10:14 AM
More News From the "No Shit" Department
The British fashion industry arranged for an informal study to be done, researching health problems among fashion models. You know what they found? Get
June 29, 2007 5:11 PM
Hans Reiser: Once a Linux Visionary, Now Accused of Murder
A very stylish and compelling Wired article that explains the mystery surrounding the 2006 disappearance of Nina Reiser. Hans Reiser: Once a Linux Visionary,
June 29, 2007 12:34 PM
PC World lists the 20 Worst Features of Windows History
And it's terrible that any person who has used Windows in any capacity for more than a few years will probably be able to
June 27, 2007 3:33 PM
More on Nintendo
It's not often that I'll link to Penny Arcade. I kind of think that Penny Arcade needs no linking. It's one of the web
June 27, 2007 12:50 PM
Nintendo Pounds Sony and MS in sales - (37signals)
Just in case anyone was wondering exactly how kick-ass the Wii is. The answer? It's the kick-assiest. Nintendo pounds Sony and MS in sales
June 18, 2007 1:11 PM
This is Called "Getting Involved in Local Affairs."
A group of activists, calling themselves the Other Urban Repair Squad, are painting Toronto red. Well, more like bright pink. And they aren't really
June 13, 2007 3:14 PM
The First Thing in Nearly a Week on the Web That's Worth Mentioning
Is an article almost entirely about Pete Wentz, bassist and lyricist for Fall Out Boy. The article outlines the management company behind Fall Out
June 2, 2007 1:56 PM
A Great Interview with the Stars of Oceans 13
Time put up an awesome interview with Ellen Barkin, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon. Reading the interview, you can see how much
June 1, 2007 5:25 PM
Joey Comeau Has a New Book and There is No Reason Not to Order it
IT'S TOO LATE TO SAY I'M SORRY. JOEY COMEAU. LOOSE TEETH PRESS. OUT SUMMER 2007.:
May 31, 2007 3:28 PM
Highlights of the Interview with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at All Things Digital
Wow. There's no such thing as hard business anymore. They're both charming, though. VIDEO: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Highlight Reel | D5 |
May 30, 2007 9:13 AM
In a Giant Step Backwards for Gay Men
A Melbourne hotel that promotes itself primarily to gay men has won the legal right to ban straights from its bars. Supposedly this was
May 29, 2007 2:24 PM
The Story Map
This is one of the coolest ideas I've seen in a long time. A little personal project which, I'm sure, made one couple's wedding
May 29, 2007 11:49 AM
Army Recruiting Office Acts Shady About Doing its Job.
And parents rightly try to hold military recruiters to the same standards that college recruiters are held to. When I was in school, I
May 25, 2007 12:22 PM
Aardvarchaeology : Are Humans Polygamous?
Humans choose, and that means we're responsible. Very few wives would accept "My genes made me do it" as an excuse when they catch
May 25, 2007 9:37 AM
Air-Powered Engine set to Power Production Cars in India
India's largest automaker will begin production of a car fueled entirely by compressed air. A much safer alternative to the compressed natural gas engines
May 25, 2007 8:17 AM
Percentage of Population Having Extramarital Affairs
Durex did a study, two years ago, on the sexual behavior of people in 41 countries. The results are pretty interesting. Turks are the
May 24, 2007 2:18 PM
Clothes That Pick up Where Your Mom Left Off
Artist and clothing designer Fiona Carswell has designed some interesting clothes. Somewhere between high-concept fashion and a cancer-deterrent, we see the smoking jacket. Designed
May 24, 2007 9:59 AM
If you Live in DC and Have a Problem with National Police Week
Then you should check this out. Not living in DC, I can't comment, but I do think that this is important to figure out.
May 24, 2007 9:54 AM
Naked American Tourist Wanders Around German City, Gets in Trouble
It's this kind of blatant disregard for the actual laws and customs of other countries that makes the citizens of other countries shake their
May 23, 2007 1:57 PM
Why Exactly is Trent Reznor so Fucking Cool?
Trent takes on pirates, and the record industry simultaneously. What a badass. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails | Herald Sun:
May 23, 2007 1:48 PM
A Tale of Two Cities?
Kottke noticed something funny in a couple articles about Baltimore. I emailed him my response, and I'll post it here, as well: Jason, Regarding
May 22, 2007 5:15 PM
Larry Flynt on Jerry Falwell
Yes, it's true, I think Larry Flynt is an important figure to any American. As the founder of Hustler magazine, the lawsuits that have
May 21, 2007 5:39 PM
Cop Suspended After Porn Star's 'Favor'
This is hilarious. Especially the end. My god, man. People are something else. ABC News: Cop Suspended After Porn Star's 'Favor':
May 18, 2007 2:39 PM
This is the First Time I've Read a News Story of a Parent Thinking Outside the Box in a Long Time
The mother of a teenager who acted out came up with a good plan, recently. Rather than accept the school's punishment as enough, she
May 16, 2007 3:19 PM
Compilation of the Worst Bits of Movies of All Time
I'm pretty sure that this is accurate. This entire list is terrible...LY FUNNY! WOOOOO! sneakmove: worst movie scenes ever:
May 16, 2007 1:20 PM
Paul Thurrott is kind of a jackass
To borrow a bit from John Gruber, Paul Thurrott is being a bit of a tool. Reporting on Amazon's decision to sell DRM-free music
May 15, 2007 12:22 PM
Improve Your Night Vision
I've always wanted to be able to see really well at night. I still eat carrots by the truckload thanks to my mom's promise
May 12, 2007 7:24 PM
Writeup of the First TV Remote Controls
Bill DeRouchey writes up a great overview of the first widespread TV remote controls, the Zenith Space Command models. It's very cool to see
May 9, 2007 4:36 PM
Baseball's a Great Sport
People argue that baseball is no fun, boring, jacked-up, or a number of other things. But baseball has always had a soft spot in
May 9, 2007 4:15 PM
This is Priceless, A Jewish Girl Calls Her Parents and Tells Them She's Dating an Italian
Seriously, perfect. You have to listen to this. It's stellar. Racism? Yeah. More than a little. fuvoo - Jewish Girl Prank Calls Her Parents:
May 9, 2007 3:37 PM
Reduce Junk Mail: Five Money Saving Tips
Several tips for reducing the amount of snail-mail spam we all receive. As a new homeowner, I've seen the amount of total crap mail
May 9, 2007 11:20 AM
Cool Business Card Designs
A collection of really creative business card designs. These range from the simply well-designed, to the totally unique. Fantastic. Cool business card designs |
May 9, 2007 10:51 AM
The Nice Guy Paradox has been Solved
I've been saying this stuff for years. Brilliant, and well written. Now, go apply some newly-found knowledge! dmiessler.com | grep understanding knowledge:
May 8, 2007 4:25 PM
Britain's new Astute-class Sub
Freakin' awesome! This sub generates its own breathable air and purifies its own drinkable water. Plus, in 25 years of operation, I'll never need
May 8, 2007 3:46 PM
Jesus Christ, the Government is pissing me off, today.
Morons. They're all morons. Mooninites, meet the Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act :
May 8, 2007 11:53 AM
TSA's: Too Much Power, and Not Enough Balances
This makes me a little ill. A 12 year old boy was coming back from LA, when his birthday money was stolen out of
May 7, 2007 2:44 PM
Starbucks Actually Does Good? Has Customer Steaming.
It's rare that I'd congratulate an international mega-corp such as Starbucks, but this is awesome. Starbucks has printed quotes submitted by customers on their
May 7, 2007 7:20 AM
The Jeans Beetle.
VW's a funny company. They have a serious fetish for special editions, and they've put out some really oddball sets. I'd never heard of
May 2, 2007 3:14 PM
Scientists Discover that it Looks Like Cells Don't Die From a Lack of Oxygen Newsweek Health - MSNBC.com
Instead cells die from the resumption of proliferation of oxygen to the cells. That's nutso, and my well change how all sorts of procedures
May 2, 2007 2:50 PM
City Life Really is Getting Faster
BBC News reports that life in the world's big cities actually is speeding up. Impressively enough, the average walking speed of a pedestrian has
May 2, 2007 1:22 PM
That's My Point.
The New York Times re-enforces my point about abstinence-only education. It doesn't work. Let's move onto better things. The Abstinence-Only Delusion - New York
May 2, 2007 12:54 PM
Great run-down of Nine Inch Nail's "Year Zero" viral campaign
Preceding the release of "Year Zero," the latest release by rock veterans Nine Inch Nails (can they still be called "veterans" if Trent Reznor
May 2, 2007 12:06 PM
Four Short Crushes
Hilarious short by Paul Simms from the New Yorker. Shouts & Murmurs: Four Short Crushes: Humor: The New Yorker: Technorati Tags: humor, psychology, women,
May 2, 2007 9:46 AM
File this under "No Shit." Psychologists say "Some accidental pregnancies aren't so accidental"
Psychology Today reports that some less-than-scrupulous women will slack on the pregnancy-preventative measures if the guy seems like a good catch. Screwed up? Yes.
May 1, 2007 3:44 PM
This Dude Knows how to Bulk Up.
Tim Ferris went from 146 lbs. to 174 lbs, packing on 34 lbs. of muscle, and dropping 3 lbs. of fat. He did this
May 1, 2007 2:54 PM
The Only Thing I Love More Than Labyrinth? Muppets.
And this is muppets doing Pulp Fiction. Not SUPER well-done, but it's worth a laugh or two. Check it out. Pulp Muppets » Latest-videos
May 1, 2007 2:37 PM
A Partial List of Reasons that David Bowie is a Total Badass
All of them are 100% true, except that there's absolutely no reason anyone should ever have to "make up" for playing Jareth the Goblin
May 1, 2007 2:15 PM
An Odd Effect of Drug Prohibition
I suspect that most anyone who grew up drinking and using drugs realized something similar. Alcohol was legal, regulated, and hard to obtain by
May 1, 2007 11:32 AM
This is the Exact Reason I Need to Make More Money
This is, hands down, the most awesome grill that can be purchased. I've had a thing for grills since I first watched my dad
May 1, 2007 10:24 AM
Headliner
Placebo 4:10:07 - 04 Taken 4/10/07 at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philly.
May 1, 2007 10:18 AM
Bummer
That's all I have to say. Lesbians twice as likely to be obese | The Daily Telegraph:
May 1, 2007 7:59 AM
Sony is Totally on Top of Things
My heroes at Sony decided it would be cool to kill a live goat, and use it as a prop at a God of
April 30, 2007 2:59 PM
Slang From Back in the Day.
It's kinda cool how many of these I still use. I may wish I was old enough to enjoy more of the '80s, but
April 30, 2007 12:22 PM
a softer world, 4.27.2007
This made me smile, but most a softer worlds do. a softer world (4.27.2007):
April 30, 2007 10:04 AM
"Drunken Pirate" Gets Teaching Student Canned
The Smoking Gun reports about a teacher who was denied her degree because of the least scandalous photo on My Space. This is crazy-talk.
April 30, 2007 8:35 AM
Charm City v. Beantown
Faith had a run-in with some jackass Red Sox fans, this weekend. It's a shame, really. In my experience, the Boston fans that have
April 23, 2007 9:22 AM
MySpace PSAs
Two new Ad-Council PSAs try to warn of the dangers of posting too much info online. I called 'em "MySpace PSAs" because they rather specifically
April 20, 2007 4:35 PM
Aloha, good dude.
One of the finest tattoo artist, Mike "Rollo Banks" Mallone left us this week, taking his life after a long illness. The dude was a
April 19, 2007 8:54 AM
Drawing on a whiteboard
A Slate article on the cool new ad campaign for UPS. You know, the ads with the guy drawing on the whiteboard? Awesome. Quick but
April 18, 2007 2:31 PM
Rock God
Placebo 4:10:07 - 19 Stefan Olsdal of Placebo at the April 10th, 2007 show in Philly (Theatre of Living Arts). Stef can rock harder
April 16, 2007 11:42 AM
Columnits Calls to "De-Fund Bush's War on Unmarried Sex"
Shelly Lewis of the Huffington Post calls for support of changes to the federal sex-ed program. Having gone through the public education system, I'm in
April 16, 2007 9:12 AM
Everything I hold to be true is a lie.
The Good Reverend does the math to show us that every time I masturbate, God doesn't actually kill a kitten. I'm not sure how my
April 13, 2007 3:41 PM
About Clutches
I like cars. And, owning a WRX, I need to know a little bit about transmissions (WRX's are prone to shearing first or second gear).
April 13, 2007 9:55 AM
Apple pushes back Leopard Launch
From Apple.com: CUPERTINO, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today released the following statement: iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and
April 12, 2007 10:35 AM
Björk unveils the new visual concept for her upcoming ablum
Björk unveils the new visual concept for her upcoming ablum. Björk's albums always have a specific visual theme that ties to the musical theme, and
April 11, 2007 6:36 PM
MD Signs into law a bill that steps around the Electoral College
This bill, signed into law by Govenor Martin O'Malley yesterday, gives all of Maryland's electoral votes to the candidate that wins the national popular vote.
April 10, 2007 10:47 AM
Set Fire to the Face on Fire
Blood Brothers 5 I took this at the Blood Brothers (with Celebration) show at the Black Cat in DC, 4.2.07. Great show!
April 10, 2007 9:09 AM
John Grueber on Jeff Jarvis's "No Twinkie Badges Here"
Jeff Jarvis on the silly "Blogger code of ethics" story that made the front page of today's New York Times. Here's my proposed rule: Don't
April 6, 2007 4:59 PM
Big Shock
Redmond seems to be planning on going DRM free sometime in the near future. Shocker. It's a good move, but it's like Microsoft isn't even
April 5, 2007 5:10 PM
Apple's Stance on AppleTV Hacks
Since the day the AppleTV came out, geeks have been taking them apart and modding them like crazy. Bigger HDs, full versions of OS X,
April 5, 2007 3:59 PM
The Complexifying Instinct
A blog post by Brent Simmons (admittedly, not a blog I normally read) about people’s instict to make simple things more complicated. I’m not a
April 5, 2007 1:58 PM
Taboo
Taboo, not the Milton Bradley board game, but a quiz developed to examine our individual feelings about societal morality poses some interesting questions. It's a
April 4, 2007 4:32 PM
The Male Dilemma
Related to yesterday's post about mate-poaching comes this article, also in Psychology Today. Well written, and well thought out, it explains some of the difficulties
April 3, 2007 9:29 AM
Regarding "the Line" in the workplace
I caught this little snippet on Newsvine. I agree with the commenter who said "if you didn't report it because it didn't bother you, then
April 2, 2007 2:45 PM
1 in 5 Relationships Start with 'Mate-Poaching'
According to this article in Psychology Today, one in five relationships start with "mate-poaching," where one partner was lured away from a standing relationship. I
April 2, 2007 12:52 PM
Apple to Begin Offering DRM-Free Music via iTunes in May
Turns out that the 'ol Jobserino isn't giving us the run-around. Which is pretty freakin' cool. The summary of the big news is that EMI
December 4, 2006 4:45 PM
the Performer
the Preformer He laughed much louder than everyone else. And he smiled bigger. And, even outside, he could light up a room. There's not
November 20, 2006 11:43 PM
Comments?
I've disabled comments to try to get a hold of the junk that's been passing through the filters. I'll re-enable them, eventually, for sure. But,
November 13, 2006 11:06 AM
the Long Walk.
the Long Walk It was chillier than he remembered, and the bright sun overhead did little to warm his bones. The old man sighed
October 13, 2006 10:36 AM
Ghost in the Light
ghost in the light She said that the cool air kept her there. That every time she tried to leave, another storm would roll
October 13, 2006 10:34 AM
Past Photos
I'm reaching back into my bags of old photos to post some stuff that I've had around for a while. Let me know what you
October 10, 2006 8:58 AM
Rock Gone to Heaven
I'm going to say this slowly so you can process it: CBGB. Is. Closing. Down. Go ahead. Process that. If you're like me, this will
September 20, 2006 1:06 AM
Cicadas
Cicadas As the emerging invaders' eyes adjusted to the light, they couldn't quite place what was wrong. It was as if the very strands
September 13, 2006 4:32 PM
The Incredible Lineup
The next few months are ridiculous in terms of shows. I'm going to try to keep track of them, here, and needless to say I
August 21, 2006 10:06 AM
Indeed, it involved both Snakes and a Plane
Well, in all honesty, I never expected to write about it again. In fact, after people asking this week "Did you go see it?" and
August 18, 2006 2:54 PM
August 18, 2006
There will only be this day once, my good friends. Snakes on a Plane tonight, and tomorrow's my birthday. I'll be honest, I don't think
August 15, 2006 10:33 AM
Why the Professional Youth of Today are Called Killers
Faith has a pretty cool post up regarding her experiences getting a new job. At the end of her post, she says this: The corporate
July 23, 2006 9:40 AM
Review Day!
Last week, I rolled down to the local Record and Tape Traders and gave them a bunch of old games and DVDs and CDs that
July 20, 2006 10:58 AM
A Cry for Help
a cry for help Every once in a while, we'd be watching a movie together. I'd lean forward for no particular reason, and she'd
July 20, 2006 9:37 AM
"Peaceful Protest" or "What Made Me Hungry Going to Work."
On the way into work this morning, my drive (and the drives of countless other commuters, I imagine) was punctuated by a mob of pro-life
July 5, 2006 12:41 PM
What Comes Next?
A coworker and I were having a brief discussion about the state of the Apple, today, and it got me thinking. It started when he
July 3, 2006 9:38 AM
My Ship Sank, But I Didn't Mind
My Ship Sank, But I Didn't Mind I can hardly think of a better way to go.
June 29, 2006 1:19 AM
The Spider.
The Spider He could no longer tell if he was being drawn to the light, or if the light was being drawn to him.
June 24, 2006 7:54 PM
Discarded.
discarded I had trouble waking up, that day. The sleep wouldn't fall from my eyes. Driving in to work, I had to remind myself
June 23, 2006 4:34 PM
Apply What You've Learned!
After reading How NOT to Lead Geeks by Alexander Kjerulf, it dawned on me exactly how right he is. It's a post that's stuck with
June 21, 2006 2:06 PM
Usability? Bah!
Imagine yourself in an organization. Actually, you're employed by this organization. And the organization is a Univeristy. You know, where learning happens, and ideas
June 19, 2006 11:08 AM
Sixth-Grade Dreams
Sixth-Grade Dreams. Cellophane and markers and latex paints. Also, girls, rockets and racecars. It's funny how little things change.
June 19, 2006 11:06 AM
Sometimes We'd All Skip Class and Sneak Out Through the Boiler Room
sometimes we'd all skip class and sneak out through the boiler room. We knew it was wrong. That's what made it so much fun.
June 19, 2006 8:52 AM
St. Elsewhere
I know the entire blog-o-drome is talking about it, but if you have ears, you should be listening to St. Elsewhere by Gnarles Barkley. The