I love that Snoop Dogg recorded an ode to Sookie Stackhouse. If you want to really know what the difference is between Apple and every other technology company, read what Daring Fireball said about FaceTime. Just remember that most of us — including me, and I’ve been a computer programmer for almost twenty years —… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: June 2010
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Four agencies that specialize in Internet marketing — 10e20, Search and Social, Infinitenine, and Brent Csutoras Inc. — are joining forces in a roll-up to form BlueGlass Interactive. Why, yes, I do very much want a lightsaber. “It’s sort of nonsensical for a twice-divorced single mother of two to be using this line as seduction.”… Read more »
Friday Five: On Turning 37
Tomorrow will be my 37th birthday. Here are five things which have changed since I turned 27: Downloads have completely replaced DVD and VHS. MP3s (and iTunes / iPods) have completely replaced CDs and cassette tapes. Air travel is now a complete pain in the ass. Two words: gray hair. My knees, back, and metabolism… Read more »
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Here’s some excellent advice from Mike Rowe, of Dirty Jobs fame: “Don’t be that guy. Don’t wait for the world to acknowledge your accomplishments.” (He’ll also help you find a job.) For @andybabb: A Hierarchy of Digital Distractions Where can I fly for how much? Twirdie is Twitter golf! The Earth is just amazing. (I… Read more »
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The fictional high school chorus at the center of Glee has a huge problem: nearly a million dollars in potential legal liability. What were we thinking about when we had all that extra time? Who wants to see the ruins of modern Greece? Glasses are the ultimate image changer. (via jim) Authentic, game-used baseball cufflinks… Read more »
Friday Five: Simpsons Characters
Homer Simpson Charles Montgomery “Monty” Burns Ned Flanders Mayor Quimby Ralph Wiggum
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Starbucks To Begin Sinister ‘Phase Two’ Of Operation Is Schizophrenics Anonymous legitimate or some sort of sick joke? “You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font.” This week’s must-have hat is The Infidel. In prison Bernie Madoff doesn’t have to hide his lack of conscience…. Read more »
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Make your hidden self a little bit cooler with better Facebook default profile images. “These are their stories.” RIP L&O. “You know the best way to get the public to respect your brand? Have a respectable brand.” — from an interview with Leroy Stick, the man behind @bpglobalpr How does a bill become a law?… Read more »
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Team owners Frank and Jamie McCourt paid a Russian physicist at least six figures — for five years! — to transmit positive energy to the Dodgers from his home in the Boston suburbs. These LEGO recreations of iconic photographs are pretty cool. Some friendly Mormons have posted an exhaustive guide to overcoming masturbation. Everyone knows… Read more »
Friday Five: Favorite Northern Cities
Newport, Rhode Island Boston, Massachusetts Ithaca, New York Bristol, Rhode Island Old Greenwich, Connecticut