January 2008
50 posts
Poor ways to begin a morning: a random power outage overnight that wipes out your alarm clock.
Second challenge of the morning: no hot water at the gym
Poor ways to begin a morning: a glass container of Thai stir fry sauce breaking shattering all over your floor. Apologies if my hands smell.
“If the worst should happen and you are assaulted, hand over your valuables....”
– Helpful advice from the Economist on Buenos Aires! [Economist.com - Cities Guide]
Alexis: I love those Techcrunch commenters
Alexis: every other one is CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR THE ANSWER
Band of the Day: Home Video
Upcoming Travel
Very excited for all my upcoming travel in the next few months… February: Buenos Aires, Argentina March: Austin, Texas for SXSW — details on our party coming soon! Exact Dates Unknown: Boston and Gainesville, Florida If you’ll be in any of these places too, let me know!
Deadspin's Will Leitch is great. →
He’s also one of the most polite people I know.
“Hao Zhi met a character at Disneyland here Monday that might seem kind of odd...”
– He really said “It makes me so happy to see the god of wealth here,” Wall Street Journal? Seriously? [Main Street, H.K. - WSJ.com]
“Members of the Sea Org sign an employment contract with the organization for one...”
– Sea Org (an association of Scientologists) [Wikipedia]
In a top secret after hours bar!
I have to stop going to bed at 7am
What is going on with New York weather?
“The nation’s top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the FCC to...”
– Thank Goodness [Keaton slips, FCC stammers]
“David Karp was barely out of short pants when he started a blog platform even...”
– Would You Take a Tumblr With This Man? | The New York Observer
“Gizmodo is the other big gadget blog, and they’ve obviously come dressed for the...”
– Glen Campbell on Macworld liveblogs
“It comes to a point where there are certain things you just can’t do. And...”
– Virginia Deedate Lionell Spruill [via]
Tonight’s Prison Break features waterboarding. How topical!
“In the time I was at NBC, you were more likely to hear federal agriculture...”
– Technology Review: “You Don’t Understand Our Audience”
“The Iranian media sees the president of the United States as an out-of-control...”
– How The Arab Press Sees Bush Trip, If Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder, So Is News In The Expanding Universe Of Middle East Media - CBS News
“That’s right, we don’t have a setting for dropout.”
– Mark Zuckerberg, when questioned by Leslie Stahl why his Facebook profile page says “Harvard Alum”
I’ve slept for almost 24 hours this weekend.
From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year - New... →
“IN 2006 EMI, the world’s fourth-biggest recorded-music company, invited...”
– The music industry | From major to minor | Economist.com
Muggers stab a victim, and the victim removes the... →
That’s hardcore.
“Baltimore—already legendary for violent crime—has seen a 14 percent increase in...”
– CJR: Secrets of the City (Yes, it’s about the Wire… again)
Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES →
“CES has no shortage of displays. And when MAKE offered us some TV-B-Gone clickers to bring to the show, we pretty much couldn’t help ourselves. We shut off a TV. And then another. And then a wall of TVs. And we just couldn’t stop.”
“Last week I was poking around IO9.com, Gawker’s just-launched sci-fi blog,...”
– Gawker Media’s Experiment in Ad Network Abstinence [ClickZ Internet Marketing Solutions for Marketers]
Why Hillary Won →
I’m really liking Karl Rove’s political analysis in the Wall Street Journal.
Alternate History: Five Alternate Histories of New... →
Five cool alternate histories of New York from io9, Gawker’s new Sci-Fi blog. I have a general distaste for science fiction, or at least thought I did, but this sort of stuff is awesome.
“It’s kind of like the DMV, except everyone is Mexican.”
– Anthony, on the INS
“If you are someone who stood in the way of DRM free music over the last 8 years,...”
– Ian Rogers
Fake newsroom, real anger -- baltimoresun.com →
Fascinating article on David Simon, the creator of The Wire and a former Baltimore Sun reporter, and his attempts to get revenge at former Sun senior editors Simon says “single-handedly destroyed” the paper.
“Hello. If you’re reading this, then you found the secret room. I owned...”
– Hidden Room, Hidden Danger - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville
Chuck Norris is on stage with Mike Huckabee. Wolf Blitzer just called Chuck Norris a “martial arts actor.”
“zomg people. Never mind the Iraq war, corrupt politicians, waterboarding, the...”
– blackrimglasses.com » Blog Archive » Facebook Bots Disable Robert Scoble at Facebook Applications Reviews, Facebook Widgets, Facebook News
More Than 80% Online Ad Inventory Sells for Less... →
When did it get so cold???
100 things we didn't know last year [BBC] →
Happy new year! Someone just spilled their drink all over me! Also, the cell phone network is totally overloaded.