January 2009
53 posts
The Top 11 Super Bowl Car Commercials Of All Time →
Given my last car was a 300ZX, this was especially cool. However, my favorite of all time is #9.
What real life bad habits has programming given... →
marco:
I temporize way too much in conversation. Things that anyone else would say as fact, I will still throw a “probably” or “perhaps” on, because I know there could always be that one edge case where a meteor strikes my neighborhood and I wouldn’t after all be able to make it out that day to Thanksgiving dinner.
So true. I am the disclaimer king (“Well, that should be true,...
Fla. firefighter charged for taking severed foot →
Authorities said the St. Lucie County firefighter who took a man’s severed foot from an Interstate 95 crash scene last year has been charged with misdemeanor theft. […] Since there’s no law specifically dealing with the theft of a body part, he said it was difficult to determine the monetary value of the foot.
What’s better is she apparently took it to train her dog. ...
“Here is a technique that I find very helpful in reminding me to keep a work/life...”
– Remarks by Sandra Pianalto President and Chief Executive Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Ursuline College Graduate Commencement 2004 Friday, May 21, 2004” (via mykol78)
A short history of the bagel →
As a half-Jew, I have always adored bagels. This is a very good and brief write-up about the history of this glorious bread. (via Give Me Something to Read)
How Zipcodes Work →
derekreynolds:
I know it sounds boring, but it’s an interactive map that lights up the corresponding area as you type in each digit. Really cool.
Twitter is not public infrastructure →
Marco posts an interesting article on not relying on things that are beyond your control for your business.
However, while it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, couldn’t much of the same be said for writing iPhone applications?
The app store can be down
Apple has all the control
Apple can change the rules anytime
I presume that Marco is treating his time at Tumblr as his...
Dear Tumblr
livejamie:
It’s me, Jamie again.
Your dashboard sucks if you’re following a bunch of people. Please help me out by
1) Giving me an RSS feed that I can stick into Google Reader
[…]
Love,
livejamie
I agree.
Watchlivejamie:webmarc
TF2 characters spoof Where the Hell is Matt. Epic.
I’m not a big gamer but I still found this hysterical.
“To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their...”
– President Barack Obama (via CNN)
Lego Obama Presidential Inauguration Brings Hope... →
Some background and more pictures regarding yesterday’s post.
jonathan-deamer:
</BUSH> <OBAMA>
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Another reason I love my Mac
A friend, whom I had previously added an Address Book entry for, sent his mailing address out via e-mail. When I hovered over the address he sent, the drop-down menu had an option for Add to Existing Contact. When I clicked that, instead of popping up Address Book and asking which contact to add the address to, Address Book automatically decided to add the address to the appropriate contact.
...
What the duck? Train your iPhone to (truly) learn... →
What did I uncover here today? Well, clearly, not every iPhone application can “learn” words. Notes seems to be brain-dead in that regard. At the same time, using Safari’s Google text entry field worked every time, expanding the database and [immediately] adding new items to my keyboard dictionary.
Lifehacker's Guide to Catching the Inauguration... →
There are some games in which cheering for the... →
jasonalford:
Very inspiring story about a town that put others before themselves for one night and showed some kids what hope is all about.
how do i go to my audio posts? me no likey :(
mykol78:
(via thenewfilosofee)
Or any type of post for that matter!
By clicking here. Change that URL for the post type of your choice.
To your point I don’t see any links for that on the dashboard anymore though.
Steve Jobs taking a medical leave through June →
marco:
While this will generate tons of rumors and cause a big stock drop, I have faith in Apple’s upper management that they could continue doing well without Steve Jobs. And that’s true whether he’s away for 6 months or forever.
I’d actually be curious to see how the company did with someone else leading it.
There’s risk, for sure. He has impeccably good taste and is enough of an asshole...
Toy Matinee - There Was a Little Boy
Toy Matinee...
“There are no [Subary Legacy GT]’s at the local dealer. Only 1 stick, in...”
– My friend Brian. I too will never understand America’s obsession with the automatic transmission.
Vestigial Receptacles
Aside from cellular modems, does anyone really use PCMCIA/PC Cards or Express Cards anymore?
“Full vehicle parachute available”
– Terrafugia Transition flying car product details. That doesn’t inspire a whole lot of confidence, does it?
derekreynolds:
caseyliss:
[Picture of Windows 7 Beta in VMWare Fusion]
Because I can.
Will the 64-Bit version [work] with in VMWare?
I think so, although you’re looking at a 32bit build. Per VMWare:
Can I run 64-bit virtual machines?
Yes, VMware Fusion allows you to create and run 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines. However, you can only run 64-bit guest operating systems on...
Watchyum9me:
History of the Internet on Vimeo
Cadillac CTS-V Performance Driving Lab →
Cadillac invited some drivers (owners?) to come drive the new CTS-V, that has basically the same engine as the epic ZR-1. Apparently they let most/all drivers do a hot lap in one, which they recorded, along with telemetry data.
This is extremely cool. Make sure you pick a driver (any one) to watch.
WatchThe NFL’s Yellow Line Explained (via Gizmodo)
On Inspiring Better UI Design →
I was impressed by the pressure that the polish of Mac OS put on us to pay attention to a few details that we might have otherwise ignored.
I think Marco has been barking up this tree for a while. When you have a UI as consistent [-ly good] as OS X, cruddy UIs stand out like a sore thumb.
This is in stark contrast to Windows, where even a good UI is at best inconsistent with all the other...
The Dial Up Kid →
evanwalsh:
maniacalrage:
I still occasionally have nightmares that feature these sounds. The faces in this animation are dead on.
Haha, this is awesome. Such flashbacks. Also via marco
copycats:
“Saved By the Bell” by Michael
...
Woah ESPN redesign →
Is there any far-and-away winner for best Macworld keynote coverage?
Watchyum9me:aatw:
A Short Visual History of Videogames
“Oh, don’t get me wrong, if I heard of the MacBook Poop, I’d buy one.”
– Greg Grunberg, who you know from here, regarding this, via here.
New Every [almost] Two →
You are eligible redeem your New Every Two benefit after fulfilling 20 months of your two year term.
So most of the reason I was thinking of getting an iPhone was because my wife and I are up for “New Every Two” at the end of January.
Unfortunately, our contract isn’t actually done until four months later. Thus, if we leave Verizon before May, we’ll be hit with a...