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- Still waffling between criticizing this anti-"brogrammer" piece as narrow-minded and realizing that I'm just ignorant. http://t.co/A326moHG 2:34 AM, May 17 from web ReplyRetweetFavorite
- I love seeing @woot's "time-wasting videos" that were filmed in actual Amazon offices. http://t.co/ryxz00KK 5:26 AM, May 15 from web ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Aside from me momentarily sitting in an unlicensed taxi at King Street Station, my trip to Portland to meet @[REDACTED] was a huge success. 5:29 AM, May 14 from web ReplyRetweetFavorite
- There is only one cloud icon in the entire universe. http://t.co/mG5QqIoM 11:22 PM, May 11 from web ReplyRetweetFavorite
- If you only know Richard Attenborough from "Jurassic Park" and BBC narration, you need to see "The Great Escape." 4:58 AM, May 11 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
- RT @AmazonKindle: Wizardry is on the way: All seven Harry Potter books to join the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library on June 19! http://t.c ... 8:16 PM, May 10 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
- I wonder if "The Avengers" has anything to do with this Google Trend. http://t.co/ti5g2Iz2 8:34 PM, May 7 from web ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Sign I've been living in Seattle long enough: only today realized how well a Nalgene bottle works as a vase. http://t.co/wywdsqM8 8:14 PM, May 6 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Has anyone thought about having a race just like the Kentucky Derby, only without the horses? 4:54 AM, May 6 from Adium ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Bizarre IMDb page title of the day: "Least Popular Arians Born In 1973." http://t.co/83jHVwRP 12:12 AM, May 6 from web ReplyRetweetFavorite
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Category Archives: Fun
Water polo players for Obama?
There’s a car in my neighborhood that has a small circular sticker in its window bearing the logo of the USA Water Polo Association: Every time I see it I confuse it with the Barack Obama presidential logo, which I … Continue reading
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Amazon’s Christmas Decorations
Amazon.com’s various country sites commemorate Christmas in different ways. Continue reading
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Living in a Missile Silo
Real estate is much more pricey in Seattle than in Pittsburgh, but a bargain hunter can always find a good buy. Seattle Bubble, a great counterpoint to the relentless optimism of commission-starved Realtors, found a gem of a property: 57 … Continue reading
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How I Built an LED Confession Board
text confessional: it works! Originally uploaded by Lele McLeod. Earlier this year, a co-worker pitched to me the McLeod Residence, an off-beat project in which he was an investor. “The Residence” is a bar/gallery/social club with an emphasis on creating … Continue reading
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We’ve Noticed That People Who Spy On One Person…
A couple of months ago, my co-worker David came to me with a question. Our boss, Dan, wouldn’t tell him his birthday. David asked if I could find it for him. I ended up finding it through a public-records search … Continue reading
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The Media Box Has Arrived!
After two months of delays, the hatbox-shaped Sony VAIO VGX-TP1 PC is finally shipping. Mine arrived last week, and I took a few photos of the various components as I unboxed them. Just like the initial photos showed, this is … Continue reading
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TV Without Cable: February Review
February has come and gone. 24 is getting more intense though I still like season 5 better than this season. The Office continues to stand out as a great show in its own right. In February I spent $33.67 on … Continue reading
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Joost Looks Amazing
The Joost user interface features several unobtrusive widgets that disappear when the user stops using the mouse and keyboard. (enlarge) The folks who brought Voice over IP to the masses with Skype are at it again, making Joost the punchy new … Continue reading
Media Boxes: No Good News at Macworld
Today was the hugely-anticipated keynote at the Macworld Conference & Expo. As expected, we saw the final version of the iTV (now called Apple TV) which streams video from five PCs and syncs with one. For $300, as much as … Continue reading
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Woot! Bag of Crap
I was lucky enough to snag one of Woot’s famous “Bags of Crap” on Christmas day 2006. It arrived today. For $3.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling, I got three units of “random crap” — but my bag (box) of … Continue reading
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