39 networks showing MPAA ad in primetime ‘roadblock’ Friday
39 networks showing MPAA ad in primetime ‘roadblock’ Friday. Conveniently, they’re only owned by 8 companies. Viacom has 11.
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Entries for July 2003
Billy Blob: flash worth loving
Billy Blob: flash worth loving. Karma Ghost and Butterfly Effect rocked at Sundance
video game incorporates sunlight into gameplay
video game incorporates sunlight into gameplay. Don’t go outside, just open the window.
Rex reports from inside Minn. Flash Mob
Rex reports from inside Minn. Flash Mob. “Confusion is good.” Agreed, but NY Cow Parade is still lame.
new NYC trend: mogul cons and ex-cons
new NYC trend: mogul cons and ex-cons. If you’re indicted, you’re invited.
Ridiculous over-the-top Flash site
Ridiculous over-the-top Flash site. This is why people hate designers.
Digital (not txt) Gutenberg. “The first book
Digital (not txt) Gutenberg. “The first book printed with movable type.”. Ben and Mena are so modest
rent a cottage, get a passive aggressive landlord for free
rent a cottage, get a passive aggressive landlord for free. ancient (1997) Slate piece
“Minneapolis Flash Mob” sounds as right as “
“Minneapolis Flash Mob” sounds as right as “New York Cow Parade”.
whoa, Nelly. Gawker discovers comments
whoa, Nelly. Gawker discovers comments. daring people to keep talking about metrosexuals
On fashion
Things that are in right now or have been in within the past year or so: velour & terrycloth sweatsuits, trucker hats, jeans that look like you’ve been wearing them to shingle roofs for 12 years but really you just paid $132 for them, mohawks (also fauxhawks and pomohawks), hoodies, and tshirts that are brand new but look like they are old.
Me? I’m biding my time for the day when unironed dress shirts, vintage Old Navy jeans, tshirts wrinkled from being folded in the dresser, and pants wrinkled from the hanger become fashionable. Then I will be money. So, so money.
Entering a “how many antenna balls are
Entering a “how many antenna balls are in this Chevy Trailblazer?” contest. Serious geekfest, surprise ending
The Helvetica vs. Arial fighting game
The Helvetica vs. Arial fighting game. For the …wait for it…. type of person that likes fonts *and* Street Fighter
A soup by any other name
I have a soft spot in my heart belly for soups derived from other types of food. I had a bowl of mashed potato soup (w/ broccoli and cheddar) yesterday. I’ve had cheeseburger soup (if only it had been bacon cheeseburger soup). Baked potato soup (w/ sour cream and chives). Macaroni and cheese soup. Tortilla soup. Salisbury steak soup.
Flavors I am not looking forward to trying: belgian waffles soup, peanut butter and jelly soup, eggs benedict soup, chicken salad on rye soup, liver and onion soup, or bruschetta soup.
Great review of the design of cover
Great review of the design of cover to Ann Coulter’s book. “First of all, everything is centered. This is a gross misrepresentation of Coulter, who couldn’t be further to the right.”
Hmmm, looks like John Robb’s weblog did get axed @ Userland
Hmmm, looks like John Robb’s weblog did get axed @ Userland. Not cool at all
NBC pursuing LeBlanc for ‘Friends’ spinoff
NBC pursuing LeBlanc for ‘Friends’ spinoff. Matt, if a monkey’s involved, RUN AWAY
Q I have a swarm of bees
Q I have a swarm of bees in my hedge. Can you take them away? A Yes, but are they bees?. UK-centric bee FAQ
BBC (rightly) praised for making stuff up
BBC (rightly) praised for making stuff up. unsung thousands of hours of original plays/movies/drama on radio
Passing Showerman
Passing Showerman. temporary savantism through transcranial magnetic stimulation
E-mail from Bill, New Yorker profile of Bill Gates, January 1994
E-mail from Bill, New Yorker profile of Bill Gates, January 1994.
Metropolis interview with Gridlock Sam
Metropolis interview with Gridlock Sam. co-coined the term “gridlock,” put up “Don’t even think of parking here” signs
Why We’re in Business by Tim O’Reilly
Why We’re in Business by Tim O’Reilly. from April 1992 O’Reilly internal newsletter
Portrait of the Blogger as a Young Man
Portrait of the Blogger as a Young Man. Jorn Barger and weblog as Wunderkammer
Some preview hacks from Amazon Hacks
Some preview hacks from Amazon Hacks. But what’s with the knife on the cover?
Turns out Wall St dude’s $23m Hamptons
Turns out Wall St dude’s $23m Hamptons pad is on a gay cruising beach. Now claims he was drunk and/or it was just a phase in college.
Secret Service Video Lending Library
Secret Service Video Lending Library. Of course, you must file a FOIA request…
Humorous Man Jaywalks in Seattle
Humorous Man Jaywalks in Seattle. Sounds like news to me. Seriously.
“Why, you’re hairy, Potter!”
“Why, you’re hairy, Potter!”. out-of-context sexual innuendo from “The Order of the Phoenix”
It was a dark and stormy night (with cheese)
Mariann Simms has won the 2003 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, “a whimsical literary competition that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels”. Her submission:
They had but one last remaining night together, so they embraced each other as tightly as that two-flavor entwined string cheese that is orange and yellowish-white, the orange probably being a bland Cheddar and the white…Mozzarella, although it could possibly be Provolone or just plain American, as it really doesn’t taste distinctly dissimilar from the orange, yet they would have you believe it does by coloring it differently.
The contest is named for Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, a Victorian novelist whose opening to Paul Clifford is widely regarded to be just a bit over-the-top bad:
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
When not winning contests, Mariann runs HumorMeOnline.com.
Some animals Photoshopped together with other animals
Some animals Photoshopped together with other animals. Cool, but needs more Jack Nicholson…see below
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