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 the US and Canada simultaneously. The basic gameplay is much like the now-cancelled TV show: [...]
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, and Tumblr for the easy publishing apparatus. Go Steelers!
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 Washington and Anthony Madison. Ike Taylor slipped my mind but he starts often. Lastly the [...]
Dash Express has given the world another innovation that seemed so simple: a phone number that’s expressible as a single 10-letter word.
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 hospitality industry. This city, historic though it is, feels much more like a theme park [...]
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.
In between jaunts on tiny electric buses and superfast expressways, we got to see a nice little chunk of Italy during our stay. We spent time in Rome, Siena, Prato, Florence, Lucca, and Venice. Rome is an impressive place: it’s an undeniably historic city and yet there’s a strange balance between tourist attractions and day-to-day [...]
If you’re thinking about traveling to Italy and renting a car, here’s a tip: don’t. Take buses and trains. They’re cheaper and they involve less yelling. You might even ride for free. We traveled on public transport about a dozen times and were asked to show valid tickets maybe twice. The payment process on most [...]
As I returned the rental car to take a taxi to the Amtrak train to the Long Island Rail Road to the AirTrain, I thought, “this is no way to earn 13,000 frequent flyer miles.” Last month I flew out to Providence for my friend Meg’s wedding. (Congratulations to Mike as well, married the same [...]
In June and July 2008, I’m going from Seattle to Providence to New York to Rome to Tuscany to Venice to New York to Seattle with a backpack full of digital goodies.