February 2008
15 posts
“the computers of the future will not be able to implement any of our ideas...”
– The Truth About Lisp
“I’m going to have to rewind my DVR a few hundred times to check that out.”
– Episode 4.1 “The Beginning of the End” Afterthoughts
January 2008
66 posts
“If your tests aren’t written in such a way that each and every individual...”
– Polishing Ruby: ZenTest 3.9.0: now with more Evil
“Joyent is standing ready with excess free infrastructure”
– Joyeur: Twitter and Joyent: Update
“I can also see that 40 people at Microsoft identify themselves as fans of Curb...”
– Using Facebook to Demographically Assess Employees of Various Companies | peterc.org
“As for the gameplay - it’s a rails shooter. You point at something you...”
– The Escapist : Zero Punctuation: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
“The Robot Camera Machine is a dirty rotten box of bolts that doesn’t know...”
– Flickr: merkley???
“do you work for your lawyers, or do they work for you?”
– Professional Employees and Works for Hire
“truth be told most people read these, sign them, and have never given the...”
– Professional Employees and Works for Hire
“This contract is governed by the laws of Antarctica, except for the Section...”
– Comments on 9286 | Ask MetaFilter
“We offer a great benefits package including bigotry and racism.”
– iminlikewithyou needs you!
“I honestly can’t figure out how I feel about this: is it the greatest...”
– Food: Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen
“[I] only [got sick] at the end when the monster turned out to be a tilt-a-whirl”
– Sluggy Freelance
“No Baby, No Baby, Big Money…. STOP!”
– something positive: archive
“This never occurred to me. I thought maybe they were selling movie rentals at...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: January 2008
“Currently: at work on my next novel. Developing a 6-hour miniseries adaptation...”
– Biography
“Because, you know, marriage is so much more of a commitment than HAVING A...”
– Just Say ‘NO’ to Bastard Children - Violent Acres
“One of the most daring of the talks was on the importance of defaults, where the...”
– PC Forum
“Answer correctly and you win an all-expenses paid, five hundred forty day trip...”
– PC Forum
“Dave Winer has recently and mercifully moved his essays off to audio, but you...”
– Dabblers and Blowhards
“She pointed out the trouble that arises when governments act like businesses or...”
– Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Jane Jacobs and the Drug Industry
“I saw Cloverfield last night, and nothing about it bugged me more than those...”
– William Gibson
“I appreciate that penis enhancements are the norm for most of the commenters...”
– #10919 (incorrect pluralization) - Rails Trac - Trac
“No one really knows how it works, but after feeding large doses to narcoleptics...”
– Sleeping Is Giving In
“Coffee has never been a noble beverage because the means to perfectly produce it...”
– At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee - New York Times
“the Cloverfield equivalent of LA would find the monster smashing the Santa...”
– johnaugust.com » Strike, day 81
“Never mind that Akai had a fully-functioning MPC5000 with hard disk recording....”
– Create Digital Music » NAMM Show Floor Anomalies: The Win/Fail List, Pt. II (Wins)
“Remind me to thank the Supreme Court of 1984. They were way cooler then the saps...”
– Rogue Amoeba - Under The Microscope
“If you really want to know whether or not that’s a bad thing, ask his cleaning...”
– Another Dancing Monkey Bites the Dust… - Violent Acres
“then again, this is the company that messed up the audio on a music game and...”
– Activisions sends Guitar Hero message, forgets to BCC
“Apple is expected to post better-than-expected earnings”
– MacNN | Apple to discuss FY08 results on Jan 22
“I suspect this is an interesting device, as it looks like significant thought...”
– NAMM Oddities 2007 - Techno Geek Toys
“But, uh, this is a real music show filled with real guitars, yet the biggest...”
– Create Digital Music » NAMM Show Floor Anomalies: The Win/Fail List, Pt. I
“300 million movie theatres, all selling tickets every single night—you...”
– Seth’s Blog: How much for digital?
“For a brief, hopeful moment, I thought the filmmakers might be making a point...”
– Cloverfield - Movie - Review - New York Times
“I’ve got news for you: if a $100 charge maxes out your credit card,...”
– uncov / I Love Bloggers (fwiw, I was hit by this too)
“to the TSA, following procedure is more important than common sense. But...”
– Schneier on Security: Five-Year-Old Boy Detained by the TSA
“When I join an online game and get my head blown off within seconds, from a...”
– Demonbaby Video Game Awards for 2007
“I was going to make a joke about how that last cover looks like you just walked...”
– Demonbaby 2007 VideoGame Awards
“When a psychopath feels that his manipulations are not working, he will always...”
– Stuck in the middle : Weblog
“Everyone gets made fun of. Everyone is the object of ridicule and disgust. Grow...”
– The Fat Acceptance Movement is a Bunch of Hogwash - Violent Acres
“Or, better put, I wanted to pick the format that would lose last. Any disc-based...”
– johnaugust.com » Blu-ray on a cold day
“I am not a fridge pimp. I don’t have any more fridges at that price.”
– best of craigslist : To the Crazy-bat-shit-lady who picked up the free fridge
“They are now, however, more than happy to put their money behind an actual...”
– Demonbaby 2007 Awards
“But really, this is what plants crave — “not water, like from the...”
– Brawndo - The BevNET.com Review
“By the third season, watching Lost was like being on a date with a hot girl...”
– Demonbaby Awards 2007
“Because there are fewer and fewer of us, I must help keep our lineage alive. I...”
– best of craigslist : Help me keep the shell people alive.
“Oh neat, it even snaps shut so there’s no way my sandwich, chips, or chances of...”
– best of craigslist : Things I DON’T Need for Christmas