Man Versus Bubbles…or How I Spent My Saturday
The next two hours were an epic battle of man versus bubble. Armed with a little plastic bowl and two sponges, I held my ground on the floor as scalding hot foam spewed through the sides of the dishwasher.
Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears
Video: Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears like things big. While they are, first and foremost, a pop band, the Brooklyn-based quintet leaves no stone unturned, mixing elements of psychedelia, classic rock, indie, and prog into their sonic stew.
Patty Patty Buch Buch
Rant: Typically, Tim Russert is followed by The McLaughlin Report, aka the Octogenerian show. Actually, scratch that. 60 Minutes is the Octogenarian Show. The McLaughlin Report is the Everyone Yelling At The Same Time show. After watching Meet the Press this morning, it went straight to the Still Hot But Not For Long Which Makes Me Sad (SHBNFLWMMS) Mario Bartiromo. Wait, where’s the McLaughlin Report!?
Teased By The Promise Of An Electronic Device
There are some products that, if they actually work as advertised, offer so much promise. You smile just thinking about the possibilities, the endless happiness they could provide.
Crack Cocaine for Media Professionals
Knowing that if I put my free swag down anywhere someone else would snatch it up like a crack fiend confronted with a stray dime bag, I got depressed just thinking about babysitting a big cumbersome box all night.
Stereotype Olympics
Hockey, fence jumping and river swimming, watermelon eating and math are core events at the stereotype olympics
Wetback English
Learning English for Job Seekers…
David Pogue Jam Session
Video: I interviewed David Pogue in our NYC studio a few weeks ago. Of more interest was what happened once the interview was over. Knowing that he plays the piano, I surprised him with an 88 key Alesis QS8 keyboard. He had about 7 minutes before he had to leave to catch a matinee broadway show, but in under 7 minutes, we switched the set to a green screen background, put the keyboard in place, did a quick audio check, and in one take he nailed a Weird Al rendition of the Beatles When I’m 64.
Dreamhost Nightmares
Article: As we move towards a world of managed services, software-as-a-service, utility computing, doggie walkers and other outsourced services that make our lives a little easier and cheaper, I thought I would take a minute, just a moment, to reflect on the horrible downside of putting complete control of your business “uptime†in someone else’s hands.
A Sad Day for Pizza: Price of Flour Skyrockets
Commentary: In news that doesn’t really have anything to do with anything we cover but is just kind of interesting, flour becomes the new oil.
