Ernest Hemingway’s Favorite Books March 13th, 2012 @ 1:48 pm PDT
“In a 1935 piece for Esquire magazine … Ernest Hemingway listed seventeen books that were among his favorites.” — via kottke.org
Venus and Mars / Rock Show March 13th, 2012 @ 8:08 am PDT
They’ve got rock n’ roll / At the Hollywood Bowl We’ll be there / Oh, yeah! Here in Los Angeles for the last week, a few of the planets have been putting on one hell of a show. You can read all about the “conjunction” at Universe Today. The last few nights Venus and Jupiter […]
A New Hope March 13th, 2012 @ 6:54 am PDT
Hey, hey, Hollywood. I’ve got an idea. Instead of re-releasing the craptacular and uninspiring Clash of the Titans in 3D, why not re-release Star Wars: Episode IV in its original format? (i.e. no walking Jabba, no Greedo shooting first) In fact you really should simply do this every five years or so. Get on that, […]
Favs App March 9th, 2012 @ 1:37 pm PST
The new Mac app Favs looks pretty nifty (hat tip to Shawn Blanc), but I don’t see why I’d use it instead of Stellar.io. Stellar is free, handles all the services I use, and works beautifully on my iPhone 4S. I have an extra invite to Stellar available right now. Tweet me if you want […]
The Most Interesting Man in the World? March 5th, 2012 @ 8:23 am PST
It usually takes me a few weeks to get around to reading Sports Illustrated. So I’m a bit late to this, but I just read the SI obituary of John Fairfax. He’s most famous for being the first man to row solo across the Atlantic, which he did in 1969. But it seems like everything […]
Tech Support Management March 2nd, 2012 @ 12:12 am PST
SupportDetails.com is such a great idea. Send your friends and family here first when they ask for help so you can easily determine what browser they’re using, their operating system, etc.