June 2010
1 post
April 2010
1 post
Circling the globe without stepping on an... →
September 2009
1 post
Biking | Derek Sivers →
June 2009
2 posts
Travel Hacking: Smart Ways to See the World * Get... →
Because I haven’t added to my collection of travel links in a while.
May 2009
9 posts
Lens Flares in Space →
My problem with lens flares is that they only occur when there’s a LENS. Which means a CAMERA. Which usually means SOME PERSON holding the camera. Which breaks the fourth wall, pointing out the fact that we’re looking at a scene from someone else’s point of view.
It really doesn’t make sense when it’s in the vast, empty, outer space where there wouldn’t be...
Running for Office: Option 4 →
Holy crap this is so full of win it’s ridiculous.
in Bb 2.0 - a collaborative music/spoken word... →
Surprisingly beautiful.
Can Tumblr please enforce a standard “‘Next’ means newer, ‘Previous’ means older” rule for pagination?
(Hey, you — yeah you, my sole follower — help me out and reblog this?)
Father delivers baby with Youtube's help →
I learned to tie a tie on the internet. Pretty much the same thing, right?
April 2009
8 posts
Parallelostory on Vimeo (via)
Gay marriage: the database engineering perspective... →
Taken to its logical conclusion: either everyone should be married to everyone else, or no one should be married to anyone.
Boxed Water Is Better! →
This is a good answer to the wrong question.
Nobody came to my trombone recital. I wish there was some way to express how I...
– Fireland: Rejected Twitter Post No. 303
March 2009
3 posts
I sort of think of the whole engine as a special genetically engineered cow who...
– Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Payday
But there’s a serious downside. It is very hard to stay technically competent as...
– Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Saving for later. Things I Wish I’d Been Told
February 2009
4 posts
via collision detection
Finally, A Use for Twitter →
ALL HAIL THE_REAL_SHAQ, KING OF TWITTERONIA (via @rstevens).
January 2009
9 posts
God appeared to me in a dream last night and spoke your name in my ear. He gave...
– Guide to dating: The classified ads of the London Review of Books | Life and style | The Guardian via T
It’s fitting that the last three days of the work week are WTF.
– joe schmidt
Making Money While Traveling: The Quick Guide |... →
Exclusive Trailer: The World's Best Gadget... →
It looks exactly like Helvetica, which means that 45 minutes will be absolutely brilliant and the rest will put you to sleep.
Still excited though.
The Cost of Full-Time Travel | Wise Bread →
$14,000 for a full year? I am so doing this.
December 2008
8 posts
Technology Review: Bootleg Battle Lines →
This nice, concise article about mashups has a conclusion with which I agree completely, comparing my favorite mashup artist with popular culture’s current favorite (who I think is grossly overrated). It also has a neat interactive piece that lets you create an easy A+B mashup.
Comments about my head at work
Are you auditioning for a prison movie? (Victor)
Nice hair. I mean scalp. (Aedo)
Oh my! (Patrick)
This morning I was devastated by stick figures. →
And, in this godforsaken just-add-Wikipedia era of make-believe insight and...
– Photography, and the Tolerance for Courageous Sucking | 43 Folders
November 2008
6 posts
LAist: PhiLAnthropist Gift Guide →
I think I’d like to do all my Christmas shopping here.
Exciting new word? Meh. →
My reaction to this news is the opposite of its subject.