May 2007
43 posts
WatchWorlds are imploding! (link)
“In the early morning hours of March 28, 2007, Yarrow was involved in a strange...”
– Maybe my favorite Mr. Tony story ever. Happy Birthday Peter Yarrow. (link)
“Once home, parboil the bug: I put a cup or so of cicadas in rapidly boiling...”
– My favorite part is the “matter-of-fact”ness of that sentence. Like he does this every Saturday for brunch. (link)
"Macaroni -- what does it mean?" →
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back! I can remember in college having 12 people huddled around the television watching this for hours. Time to break out Spellbound.
Free Water Taxis! →
For the first two weeks of June, ride the water taxi free of charge. (And oh what a pretty site, nice work boys.)
Microsoft might have hit a homerun. →
As long as it works as shown, this could be insanely useful.
“Charlie succeeded in shutting down the station’s signal jammer by...”
– (link)
“This year, after talking back and forth with my mom, I decided to go ahead and...”
– Curtis Granderson. Missed this when he originally posted. Is there a more likeable guy than this kid? I haven’t found them.
The Boy are Rollin' Again →
12-0. Looking pretty good so far.
“I think that a lot of people are focusing on the content that’s being...”
– Ze Frank (link)
19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website →
If you are a print designer, and “do websites on the side”, STOP DOING websites and providing “advice” to your print clients about web design.
Technopretty →
New Technorati is looking much more usable. Very nice realign.
Going green →
How awesome is this news? I can only hope Chicago will follow. … [The] number [of hybrid taxis] will increase to 1,000 by October 2008, then will grow by about 20 percent each year until 2012, when every yellow cab — currently numbering 13,000 — will be a hybrid.
Eric: i need to go to a tigers game
Addam: dude
Addam: me too
Eric: i havent been to one yet! which is quite odd
Addam: i know. it's weird. usually at this point in the season we've been to at least one
Eric: yeah. i remember going to like 15 games a year when they were, well, awful
Eric: now yo cant get a ticket on a weekend night
Addam: that sucks
Addam: the downfalls of having a good team
“In LA we honor all of the highways with the definite article. It’s not just 405....”
– (link)
How to survive in a black hole →
So there you are: you discover that your spaceship has inadvertently slipped across the event horizon of a black hole — the boundary beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape the hole’s fearsome gravity. The only question is how you can maximize the time you have left. What do you do?
Again? Seriously? →
These damn cicadas are following me, I swear. Two years ago in DC they were EVERYWHERE. I couldn’t step outside without crunching a few exoskeltons… oh and: A single male’s shrill courtship call can reach 90 decibels, equivalent to a kitchen blender. That could sour plans for outdoor events over the next few weeks. No effing kidding. They are louder than the 7:30 el on a Saturday....
WatchGoing back through the now famous “Take Away Shows”, I realize I had missed the Dean and Britta videos. I’ve been a longtime fan of Luna so when they broke up nearly two years ago I was not happy. But with Dean and Britta back making music together, it eases the pain a little.
Addam: still wondering why Microsoft changed their rendering engine in Outlook 2007 to Word. Maybe just to break all email forms ever?
“I just booked the RV for this weekend’s trip to the Indy 500.”
– Craiggers Hisey
Genius: 2012 →
Malcolm Gladwell talks about the importance of stubbornness and collaboration in problem-solving, and how long it takes to master any challenge. Note: (Stupid video wouldn’t embed. Sorry.)
10 Things You Might Not Know About the Chicago... →
The council’s activism on lifestyle issues has inspired The Washington Post to label Chicago “That Meddlin’ Town.” But lest you think such social engineering is a modern trend, consider the Lager Beer Riot of 1855. The council, led by Mayor Levi Boone, cracked down on beer halls frequented by German and Irish immigrants, while overlooking the whiskey consumed by more...
The $70 Magazine →
Interesting collaborative idea for a magazine: The new issue of aRUDE, an outsized independent style and culture magazine, is offering something new for its cover price of $9.95: empty pages. It’s a “vanity issue dedicated to Paris Hilton,” said its Nigerian-born editor and publisher, Iké Udé. … Readers are instructed to fill in the blank space with their answers, artwork and any shout-outs...
Oprah Week →
“We can maybe take that week and show her how much we really love her…” No words… just no words.
i [heart] the cuban council →
I didn’t realize the Cuban Council did the iGoogle themes. I loved them before. Damn, these guys never stop impressing.
Addam: walking through the set of Angelina Joile’s new movie. This is weird.
4 Tips on How to Hold an Umbrella in Chicago
The other day, I was walking home in the rain and wind, getting tugged every which way by my umbrella, and the thought struck me, “I wonder if anyone has any tips for carrying an umbrella, especially here in Chicago.” So I did a little research and the only information I could find was this thread on Yelp! asking what the umbrella ettiqute is on a crowded street. So let me share the...
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Addam: happy that a near tragedy was averted. Pistons moving on.
“…You have even more coolness in you than 6 astronauts, 7 acrobats, 2...”
– Best. Email. Ever. (from Shannon)
Jabberwacky: How do you define life?
Alice: Life is the opposite of death.
Jabberwacky: So death is the absence of life?
Alice: Take it easy. I try not to think about such things.
Jabberwacky: Why not?
Alice: Ambiguous.
Jabberwacky: Yes!
When flying into Dallas-Fort Worth, the cities seem to shoot up out of nowhere from a giant prairie. Looking closely at the ground you will see many of the roads leading into the cities curve and bend, following no discernable logic at all. Why are they like this? Because back when Dallas was primarily a ranching town those were the paths the cattle would follow as they were driven into town. They...
WatchKosbees - Episode 1