January 2008
53 posts
Karen Solomon's SFMag article on Yelp →
“And some of it really is junk. Recent stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times revealed out-and-out howlers, like the ones in reviews of Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson’s restaurant Bar Tartine. ‘We were getting negative posts on food that we’d never even made,’ says Prueitt. ‘Something really specific, like a...
Episode 1: The Moment Of Truth →
If you want the last shred of your faith in humanity destroyed, watch this new game show during which contestants have to answer ridiculously humiliating and personal questions in front of not only a studio audience but the three people closest to them. Good thing I had more than one shred of faith in humanity.
The Coffee Cup Revolution →
Disposable cups for coffee are wasteful; bring your own mug to your local café.
Last.fm – Free the Music →
Big news from Last.fm: “As of today, you can play full-length tracks and entire albums for free on the Last.fm website.” (Each track can only be played 3 times.)
WatchThe parody video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see. (via ellipse)
Actor Heath Ledger found dead →
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said. (via FunkyPlaid)
iPhone 1.1.3 WebClip hack - Speed Dial on your... →
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and...”
– William Henry Channing, via maddux, via jaschu
Scottish? English? Library Thinks Twice →
(via Library Lovers’ LiveJournal)
‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research →
(via Library Lovers’ LiveJournal)
alone with your tweezers and your handkerchief you murder time and truth, love, laughter and belief so don’t try to touch my heart it’s darker than you think and don’t try to read my mind because it’s full of disappearing ink — Elvis Costello, “All the Rage”
The Library of Congress Partners with Flickr →
(via Laughing Squid via Towse)
“Turning to Obama, I agree that some of his speeches are high on rhetoric but...”
– Obsidian Wings: Obama Christ, Superstar
Will someone please start a Facebook group to save... →
Hasbro, I officially hate you.
The Offaly Odours of Edinburgh or the Gaudy... →
On trying to eat well in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
“Flawless “tea-steeping” device. Probability of unplanned release of...”
– dabigpaybackski in the Best Amazon.com Review EVER.
WatchHalou fans: the new Sawtooth EP is due out very soon.
Fimoculous.com: 2007 Lists: Books →
All the “best of” lists of books for 2007 that you could ever want!
Hayden a Neuromancer →
Hayden Christensen as Case in the upcoming “Neuromancer” movie? Say it ain’t so!
WatchHidden Cameras Catch Army Recruiters in Bad Position (via LiveLeak.com)
“I probably should have told you that for the past two years, give or take a few...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Whoops!
Bigger phallus will allow you to express your...
But the best part of this spam is in the tiny text at the bottom: He has had a bit of Hungarian art. Does Art know? Thank you. I’ll be here all week. Tip your server.
NewsGator’s RSS clients are now free! →
Hmm, I might have to consider going back to NetNewsWire after this newsflash … or am I too lazy to switch back from Google Reader?
You Don't Have to Love Your Job to Find... →
The truth of the matter is you don’t need to love your job to have a rewarding, fulfilling job – but you do have to be actively engaged in it to make it rewarding. — stanishjohnd (Sadly, now stuck in my head is the ’80s lyric, “We don’t have to take our clothes off to have a good time,” to which I always appended quietly, “… but it helps.”)
“Soon the pizza delivery boy pulls into view, but he stops a hundred yards down...”
– Peter H. Cropes: Where Rachael Ray Lives. (via Hawk)
Obsidian Wings: Andy Olmsted →
Andrew Olmsted, who also posted here as G’Kar, was killed yesterday in Iraq. Andy gave me a post to publish in the event of his death; the last revisions to it were made in July. (via Ryan)
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Why Everyone Should Study Linguistics →
Apparently “because I said so” is no longer an acceptable reason. Harrumph.