May 2013
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November 2012
3 posts
A Moment of Reflection
It is a sad sad day. If we can have a moment of silence, please. Today I am officially going to accept the fact that The World Is Going To End.
It appears that the Mayans were correct. They decided to stop numbering their calendar in the year 2012 because they knew something we did not. They knew this was the year that UCLA would finally beat USC.
They correctly predicted that this was a...
October 2012
1 post
September 2012
1 post
I have never felt so dumb. →
July 2012
1 post
June 2012
1 post
Go see Prometheus. Drop whatever you’re doing and see it this weekend. ...
– I wrote this, duh. After watching Prometheus and having an insane dream about our robot future.
May 2012
2 posts
Interactive NYT Widget comparing the value of... →
March 2012
1 post
February 2012
2 posts
December 2011
1 post
September 2011
2 posts
July 2011
1 post
Dear “The First 48”,
Thanks for teaching us how to get away with...
June 2011
15 posts
Disconnect Plugin for Chrome
The Disconnect Plugin for Chrome blocks Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo, and Digg cookies from being used outside of those sites. The way it works now, if you use Facebook (or any of these sites) they have the ability to track anywhere you go on the web. It’s like always having your cellphone with you and the phone company being able to track your movements.
I dunno about you, but I...
Got Root?
Just rooted my recently purchased Barnes & Nobles Nook Color. For $180 this thing makes an awesome 7” Android Tablet. I am now wishing I bought two of them. Damn.
SpreadSheet of all TED Talks →
This Google SpreadSheet is updated in real-time and contains links to all the TED Talks in existence. The rest of my weekend is now officially gone.
No - I Cannot Fix Your Computer! →
te·qui·la [tuh-kee-luh] –noun
a strong liquor from mexico, distilled from fermented agave mash
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life
something harmful or pernicious
something you would never intentionally give to a friend
a.k.a. to-kill-ya
Proof that “Truth is Stranger than Fiction”: Guy named Weiner gets busted for showing his weiner. How can you make stuff like this up?
Never trust a skinny cook.
Tumbled
So we’re going to give Tumblr a shot. I’ve had this account setup for years and never touched it but since sumbry.com has been sitting idle all this time, best to at least attempt to put something useful on it.
I don’t expect more than ten people and six million bots to ever read this. That’s ok with me.