Dear Newspapers,
I know you’re threatened by the Internet. It’s completely understandable. And I know you’re interested in getting in on some of this sweet blog action. No rules, no fact-checking, no standards. It’s a sweet life.
So welcome to the world of blogging. Enjoy yourselves! But do me a favor: if you’re going to call part [...]
Archive | September, 2007
An Open Letter to Newspapers, Re: Blogs
Jared Reaches out and Touches Someone
Jared made his first phone call the other day. He dialed the phone and made contact with a perfect stranger. This is actually a big step for Jared, and he was able to communicate effectively, giving his name and age to his new friend. Of course, his communication skills weren’t perfect.
I’m guessing that Jared was [...]
Better Debugging
I spent some time this morning trying to upgrade this site to WordPress 2.3. I’m running a whole slew of plugins, and have pretty heavily modified the theme, so I wasn’t very surprised when pretty much nothing worked.
First the Similar Posts plugin made everything die – and I mean everything. I couldn’t even deactivate it [...]
Second Night of Scouting
Jared didn’t exactly have fun at the Cub Scouts pack meeting last night. First he was upset because he wasn’t getting merit badges, and no amount of talking would convince him that kids who have been scouts for a week can’t get merit badges for going to camp the previous summer. Especially when his friend [...]
Giraffe Fight
Until you’ve seen this video of giraffes fighting, you’ll never realize how flexible those necks of theirs are:
After watching that, I want to see a kung fu practitioner demonstrate giraffe style.
[Via BB]
Irony in Action
Do you know why I watch reality TV? For the delicious, delicious irony, people.
Tonight on America’s Next Top Model, the girls learned that Heather was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. Then they all talked loudly about how Heather hd no social skills while she was listening from 15 feet away.
Also, several girls commented that Heather wasn’t [...]
UFC 76 Wrap-Up
It’s a good thing I didn’t get around to posting any picks for this event because I was wrong about every single fight on the main card. After the first three fights, I turned to my buddy and said, “I feel bad for Shogun Rua and Chuck Liddel.”? And lo, their asses were kicked.
Forest [...]
Top 25 Most Played
I was looking around my iPod today and decided to check out my “Top 25 Most Played” playlist. I’ve only had this iPod for about 8 months or so, and I’ve only really been listening to it in the car. I was pretty surprised by what I found, presented here in the order they [...]
What is Wisdom?
And for that matter, what is maturity? And common sense? All answered in today’s (well tomorrow’s, really) Questionable Content.
You don’t read QC? It’s one of my favorite web comics, along with:
Penny Arcade – Mostly gamer humor, but lots of other tech stuff, and always funny.
XKCD – Very geeky, but if you like perl and [...]
Radiohead is serious music, this is serious thread
Macworld UK is reporting that:
At issue is Apple’s insistence that artists allow fans to buy individual tracks unbundled. Radiohead object to this, as the band wants to sell its albums as they were meant to be heard – complete.
In accordance with their wishes, I hope you will join me in my solemn oath to uphold [...]
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