Category Archives: Fragments

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1 vs 100 Beta on Xbox Live: My Impressions

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Jason

Yesterday I got to play in the Xbox Live 1 vs. 100 beta, the first live game show playable on a game console. The game worked incredibly smoothly considering I was playing with as many as 95,000 other people in … Continue reading →

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I’m going to the Olympics

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Jason

I’m going to the Winter Olympics up in Vancouver in February. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to go someday. I never made it as an athlete, but the ingots I dig out at the software mines will let … Continue reading →

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I Can Has Roethlisberger!

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Jason

I Can Has Roethlisberger!, originally uploaded by charness. Presenting I Can Has Roethlisberger?, a new site blending the LOLcat phenomenon with 2008 AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Thanks to Deanna for the idea, to “OhHim” for the photos, … Continue reading →

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Snow showers Seattle; city surrenders

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Jason

Seattle can’t handle snow, even if its mayor thinks it can. Continue reading →

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Seventeen07: From pretentious to desperate

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Jason

Update Oct. 20, 2008: The auction was yesterday. Matt at Urbnlivn reports that 14 of the 17 units sold, while 3 were held back. No word on prices yet. Update Oct. 21, 2008: According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, … Continue reading →

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NFL teams by Presidential last names on their rosters

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jason

As I watched the Steelers’ disgraceful game against the Eagles yesterday, I had plenty of time to think. “Why,” I wondered, “do the Steelers have so many starters with Presidential names?” James Harrison first sprung to mind. There’s also Nate … Continue reading →

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Ten-letter phone number shortcuts

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Jason

Dash Express has given the world another innovation that seemed so simple: a phone number that’s expressible as a single 10-letter word. Continue reading →

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When Starbucks competes with itself

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jason

At my local QFC supermarket there’s a Starbucks counter just inside the entrance. They sell coffee beans for $10.49 a pound, in bags of a pound, pre-measured and sealed. In the coffee aisle of that same QFC, they sell Starbucks … Continue reading →

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Weills in Italy: Venice

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Jason

Venice was our final stop on my family’s two-week visit to Italy, and as tourists we were in for one touristy ride here. It amazes me that people actually live in Venice and make a living here outside of the … Continue reading →

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Weills in Italy: A Trip to Tuscany

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Jason

With the keys to an Opel Zafira and a few fistfuls of euros left after Rome, the Weill family reconnects with distant cousins and the distant past in Tuscany. Continue reading →

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