May 2008
81 posts
Ten Tweetable Scripts →
nostrich:
How wonderfully geeky: Yesterday morning I proposed a contest to create the best one-line program that would fit inside Twitter’s 140-character buffer. It’s mostly gobbledygook to me, but it turns out things you can do in 140 characters or less include decoding morse code, creating a terminal-based etch-a-sketch, and using your keyboard to make music by sending ASCII values to...
Obama is an Adult →
marco:
During a fund-raiser in Denver, Obama —a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School — was asked what he hoped to accomplish during his first 100 days in office. “I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution,” said Obama. ...
Attn: People that work downtown...
rockuboff: Anyone else hear loud orchestral music coming from the Wall Street area?? I heard it yesterday, too! It sounds like someone is going to go all V for Vendetta on our ass and blow up the Exchange! I have not heard anything, but I am also 49 floors up.
“In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame,...”
– John Adams (via jackieheartsb) (via lrusso)
Yay!
rockuboff: The first batch of interns have arrived today! Mwahahahahha Ours too, it must be intern season.
“We probably do move back in with parents after college more frequently than our...”
– Dan on the 60 Minutes “Millennial” piece (via marco)
Why you should watch the stanley cup playoffs. →
talby: While I wouldn’t expect any fights from Laroque a lot of the things mentioned are very true. Hockey really is an incredible sport and this series should be great in its own right. Even if you’ve never been into hockey give this a real watch. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.
NYC: Brooklyn Bridge Celebration Continues!
mdfsmash:
The Brooklyn Bridge 125th Anniversary Celebration Via Gothamist: Friday, May 23 Brooklyn Bridge Film Series: Pack a picnic dinner and enjoy the sunset at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge as DJs spin tunes. Stick around for an open-air showing of Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted (2007; rated PG), a modern-day fairy tale set in Manhattan. It will be preceded by two short historic...
Come on, get happy!
rockuboff: I get to leave work early like the rest of the working population. Who wants to get drinks?! Happy hour? I need a big fat martini. Anyone?Rest of the working population except ME!
don't knock it 'til you've tried it
lovepuppy:
katydid: Since I’ve had a cold last week and into this week, I’ve had to blow my nose a lot. In doing so, I discovered a new way to conserve paper (well, kleenex in this case). Just blow your nose while in the shower! I love doing this!!
It is one of the rare pleasures in life
Javascript Super Mario Kart →
nostrich:
This is very cool. A prototype of Mario Kart, entirely written with Javascript. And only 11kb! Naturally, as a prototype, it’s not very complete: So far, it’s just racing. No weapons or any of that fancy stuff. At the moment, you can choose from 3 different drivers (Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach) and 2 different maps (Mushroom Cup Round 1 and 2). There is no lap count, no timer...
American Airlines to Start Charging for All... →
(via mdfsmash)
I actually think this is a good thing. Fuel prices are going up and the airline needs a way to make up there raising costs. Their two options are raise ticket prices or charge for bags, I think this is a better way because you are only charged for what you use. My fear is that this will lead to even more people bringing a bigger carry on which is already annoying, I think that they...
mental_floss Blog » 10 Awesome Indiana Jones Facts →
lrusso:
10. The Secret of the Film’s Look Great pains were taken to give the fourth movie the look and feel of the first three, despite the time gap. Steven Spielberg insisted on using stunt men instead of computer animation. Computer-generated effects are used only when absolutely necessary. The footage was shot on film instead of digital format. Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski painstakingly...
The Netflix Player by Roku →
daryn:
I’ve had a variety of media center equipment over the years, but my needs have gotten less demanding, and I’ve been looking for a cheap and easy solution. I don’t need a DVR, and I don’t really even care about photos or music in this context. I just want to be able to watch movies and shows that we don’t get over the air. We occasionally use Hulu and iTunes via my laptop, but I’ve...
“In the end, everything is a gag.”
– Charlie Chaplin (via mascarah)
“If George Bush and John McCain want to have a debate about protecting the United...”
– Barack Obama (via squashed) (via marco)
WatchThis is why I love Manny. Makes the catch, high Fives a fan in the stands and still has time to throw out the guy at first. That is Bad Ass.
“Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.”
– Richard Nixon (with all of the recent videos floating around, I was reminded of this quote) (via mascarah)
I hate to pander and ask for diggs, but do me this... →
superdoofus-stratodrive: It cant go up on youtube because the hammer’s been dropping on users who post the original, so i needs yr help in front-paging this video that rusty ward wrote and i directed.
Amazon MP3 Widget
daryn:
Amazon released a new widget that lets you embed music samples from their MP3 store. One nice option is that you can have a playlist of your recently purchased music. I’m going to try and put that in my sidebar, but my associates account and my purchasing account are in an odd state where I don’t think I can link them, and I’m not sure i can get it to work with my purchasing account. ...
Me: I don't know if the store still exists or even sells what I assume it does but..
Lauren: it sells pogo sticks
Me: The Food kind or the Tigger kind?
Lauren: tigger kind
Me: I was hopping for the Food Kind (pun intended, I couldn't resist)
Researchers: written English language will weather... →
marco:
I really just linked to this for the great headline. Teenagers may be widely characterized as the most prominent abusers of “IM speak,” but it turns out that they don’t use it as much as we think—and it’s not hurting their language skills either. I’m curious to see if IM-/SMS-speak has really just been a temporary result of limited technology. I tried typing a text message on a...
“If you’ve never seen an elephant ski, you’ve never been on acid.”
– Eddie Izzard (via simko)
Watchcaro: Innovative new way to eat a cupcake, via Tantek
I take offense to this being called innovative and new, I have been eating my cupcakes like sandwiches since the 3rd grade. It is the best way.
“Since the dawn of time, human beings have felt the need to share - from food to...”
– Paulo Coelho(author of The Alchemist and many other best sellers) talking to TorrentFreak, explaining why he decided to share his books for free.