Requiem for a Laptop
We spent so much time together, lying in bed and surfing the Internet, editing photos and filling my life with dreams and aspirations. You always showed me exactly what I needed to see, helped me find my voice as I typed furiously into the wee hours of the night. But then one morning, you went [...]
Norman Rockwell models meet up
Here’s an awesome piece from the NY Times: people who acted as models for Norman Rockwell met up in Vermont. I find these sorts of stories extremely interesting.
Jell-O keyboard and mouse joke
Oh yes, I could see this happening to someone I know and love one day after they get back from vacation. So long as I don’t go overboard with it.
What if the earth stood still?
An interesting paper (with computer models of the earth) that through computer modeling shows what the earth would look like if it stopped spinning on its axis. Here’s something else I’d like to find: what would the earth look like if there were no oceans?
The Paper Towel Gang
Seriously? This is how Bounty wants its brand to look like on the internet? I mean, sure, it’s funny. But not ha-ha funny, just sad funny.
Overnight cruising on Fark: July 22, 2010 edition
Oh, those Brits have been a source of all sorts of entertainment. Take for instance, the new Prime Minister’s lack of bolstering of national pride in their fight in World War II. Dear Great Britain: you wouldn’t have a Prime Minister today if the United States and the Soviet Union hadn’t fought in the war. [...]
Extreme ATMs
This is quite an interesting interview with a vice president at Wells Fargo about the ATMs at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. First installed in 1998 and upgraded four years ago, they provide all the cash without surcharges to all Raytheon employees at the station. The Vice President said all of the cash is recycled down [...]
Car lifted into air to paint stripes, ticketed
My dad sent me this link with the following: “This beats last weeks badger paint scheme…” Indeed dad, it does.
The e-book market is getting better
630,000 titles? Seesh, that’s a lot of books at the Amazon Kindle store. Check out this Wired story of how Amazon is now outselling the number of e-books versus their hardback counterparts. I love books, I truly do; I have the same feelings for newspaper. I love the smell of ink on my hands, the [...]
Sunday reading: July 18, 2010 edition
I had a little more time on my hands in the newsroom than I would have liked for a Sunday, but it did give me time to peruse The New York Times Sunday Magazine Books sections of The New York Times and The Guardian. Let’s start off with what will likely be one of my [...]
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