Ataxia is the thing with feathers.

links for 2008-02-01

How To Shave Like Your Grandpa
something I always wanted to try since shaving with a Mach 3 generally sux0rz.
(tags: shaving howto)

Yikes! The big pig!

This Alpha Bits commercial was directly responsible for one of my most vivid memories of my childhood. My cousins Steve and Justin and I (and probably also my cousin Frank who died a few years later, but my memory of that detail is less certain) were staying over at our grandparents’ house, and we [...]

links for 2008-01-30

xkcd: Bug
har har! oh, it kills me.
(tags: xkcd)

American Voices: State Of The Union Address
“He’s right. No one can deny the results of No Child Left Behind, because thanks to the program, no one has any basic reasoning skills.”
(tags: Onion)

links for 2008-01-28

In the U.S. south, is Canadian a new racial slur?
I’m not sure I ever want to go to the South.
(tags: racism stupid)

Dumbachusetts

It’s tax time again, and so I started looking at the various options available for free e-filing of my tax returns. (I will withhold any rants regarding the inanity of the IRS protecting the pay-to-file monopoly of H&R Block, Intuit, et al when they really want everyone to e-file because it saves everyone a [...]

links for 2008-01-25

A tipping point? “Foreclose me … I’ll save money”
very interesting idea (and discussion).
(tags: SubprimeMeltdown foreclose)

Precisely What the Author Had in Mind
a picture speaks a thousand words, as they say.
(tags: typography)

Rap Lyrics Explained With Charts and Graphs
I need not say more.
(tags: rap lyrics)

Red Sox tickets on sale Saturday
nice of them to give people more than 2 [...]

links for 2008-01-24

Whole Foods Will Eliminate Plastic Bags, Says “Bring Your Own”
a fantastic idea.
(tags: WholeFoods plastic BYO)

This Film Is On

Briefly, I wish to mention my band.  For those reading who are unaware, I am a member of The Woodrow Wilsons.  Generally, I play drums (with brushes), though I do play ukulele on a song.
set up to record some basics.
Anyway, lately, and rather suddenly in my mind, we have gone on a really strange tangent in [...]

Mac Office 2008

… comes with Microsoft’s new fonts that shipped with Vista and Windows Office 2007.  I noticed when installing that there’s an option for Office Fonts, which includes Consolas, Calibri, and the others.

links for 2008-01-16

The 27 Hour Day
24-hour rentals don’t make sense.
(tags: rental Pogue)

iTunes Terms of Service Update for Movie Rentals
more on the 24-hour rentals.
(tags: rental iTunes Gruber)

Cinematic Titanic
a.k.a. MST3K returns! should be amazing.
(tags: MST3k)