January 2012
1 post
Scotch: A Pronunciation Guide →
barbook:
And one final video (or rather series of videos), via Mr. Peter Vidani: actor Brian Cox demonstrates the proper pronunciation of leading single malt Scotch names. I’ll confess I’ve always been a bit intimidated to ask for Auchentoshan or Bruichladdich in a bar.
November 2011
2 posts
LomoAmigo Kathryn Yu Shoots with the Lomo LC-Wide
New York City Photographer, Kathryn Yu, takes on the Lomo LC-Wide. Specializing in concert photography, her work has been featured on various publications like the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Check out her gallery and her interview after the jump!
October 2011
2 posts
Thanks for everything, Steve.
5 GR
10 COLOR=12
20 HLIN 16,18 AT 13
30 HLIN 22,24 AT 13
40 HLIN 15,25 AT 14
50 HLIN 14,26 AT 15
60 COLOR=13
70 HLIN 14,26 AT 16
80 HLIN 14,25 AT 17
90 HLIN 14,24 AT 18
100 COLOR=9
110 HLIN 15,24 AT 19
120 HLIN 15,24 AT 20
130 HLIN 15,24 AT 21
140 COLOR=1
150 HLIN 15,25 AT 22
160 HLIN 16,26 AT 23
170 HLIN 16,25 AT 24
180 COLOR=3
190 HLIN 16,24 AT 25
200 HLIN 16,24 AT 26
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August 2011
1 post
July 2011
3 posts
Woods+ →
“In this scenario one sunny day you’re working on low-level NoSQL projects at the Gootch or wherever, and you get an email from Facebook and you go for the interview and Zuckerberg is talking about scaling PHP and suddenly pauses, gets this look in his eye, pulls his hoodie over his head and says “You have sixty seconds. You should be running.” Because engineers, as we are often reminded,...
June 2011
1 post
April 2011
1 post
Remiel: Friday, Rebecca Black, and celebrity hate →
remiel:
I love “Friday”. Unabashedly. I hope Rebecca Black makes a million dollars from it, her debut album is a Gaga-caliber hit, and she marries her dreamboat, Justin Bieber.
When I first heard “Friday”
I thought “This is quite possibly the worst song ever!” Every pop musician who pays attention…
March 2011
1 post
“[Apple’s] focus this week has been to troubleshoot all the iPad 2s that...”
– iPad 2: Wife Says No, but Apple Says Yes - Mac Rumors (via implodr)
January 2011
2 posts
Home (Theater) Improvement
I currently have an insanely complicated home theater setup that takes up half my closet, connected by a rat’s nest of cables that I dare not touch lest I inexplicably lose the left audio channel on my Blu-ray player. It’s ridiculous, it’s completely overkill for my needs, and did I mention it takes up half my closet? My tiny, Manhattan-sized closet?
Something’s got to...
November 2010
3 posts
“We all have ways of coping. I use sex and awesomeness.”
– Jack Donaghy
“Don’t wear suede shoes… you’ll be in the toilet, taking a pee,...”
– Michael Caine, recounting John Wayne’s advice to him, early in his acting career (via Fresh Air)
October 2010
1 post
Me time...
catalogliving:
At 10:30 every morning, when Gary’s rolled up all his beige paper and put away his giant compasses, he takes a moment for himself to sit in his favorite chair and do a quick “Mork calling Orson” monologue.
July 2010
1 post
Free to a good home
Kathryn and I are neck-deep in cardboard boxes, and I’ve uncovered a number of items that are too valuable to throw away, but not valuable enough to spend my (very limited) time selling on Ebay or Craigslist.
Do you live in New York City? Any or all of these items are yours, provided you can come and pick them up this week. Call, text, email, or DM on Twitter if you’re interested.
...
May 2010
1 post
Extreme Makeover: Liquor Cabinet Edition
Kathryn and I have run out of space in our liquor cabinet. Bottles are, once again, spilling out into our dining room, and we’re faced with a decision: buy another cabinet, or figure out a way to fit more booze into our existing space. If at all possible, I would prefer the latter, so I’ve concocted an absurdly complicated plan to squeeze every last inch of space out of our existing...
April 2010
1 post
March 2010
1 post
February 2010
1 post
December 2009
2 posts
November 2009
2 posts
“You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.”
– Dean Martin
R.I.P. Ken Ober
A substantial part of my childhood was spent, ass firmly planted on the sofa, watching Ken Ober host the television show, “Remote Control.” While there was initially some debate whether the rumors were true, the New York Times has confirmed that the quizmaster has passed on to that great game show set in the sky. Rest in peace, Ken.
October 2009
4 posts
WatchJohn Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam on Late Night, to promote their upcoming reunion on IFC this Sunday. Set your TiVos!
Watchlonelysandwich:
“Rich Dicks”
In the two months since I first saw this, I’ve thought about it most days. Everyone’s going crazy for Nick Kroll’s Bobby Bottleservice and Fabrice Fabrice these days, but for my money, the Rich Dicks are the two truest, most richly realized characters I’ve seen in funny web video in who knows how long. I tried to resist sharing it but I couldn’t, in good conscience,...
September 2009
4 posts
I am several types of nerd.
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if (List.length == 0) return '';
if (List.length == 1) return List[0];
if (List.length == 2) OxfordComma = false;
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var ReplacePattern = OxfordComma ? '$1$2, ## $3' : '$1$2 ## $3';
ReplacePattern = ReplacePattern.replace(/##/, Conjunction);
return List.join(',...
Watch
August 2009
3 posts
Me: for the longest time, I thought the lyric was, "Blinded by the light... Wrapped up like a douche until the (something) in the night"
Me: because THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE
Kathryn: wrapped up like a douche
Kathryn: huh
Me: it made no sense, and yet when you listen to him, he clearly makes a hard "ch" sound at the end of "deuce"
Me: and it's not like "wrapped up like a deuce" makes any sense
Me: unless you have a dog
Me: (ba-dum-bum)
July 2009
3 posts
“Do not allow children to mix drinks, it is unseemly and they use too much...”
– Steve Allen
WatchVideo clip of the Canon 5D shutter releasing in slow motion.
June 2009
13 posts
“CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME”
– Unknown Source
An Anthropomorphic Purple Being
me: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimace_(character)#Characters
christ
grimace used to have 4 arms??
Mike: then reduced by 2
Grimace is an anthropomorphic purple being
well put
me: that's insane
Mike: he used to be an asshole
me: give me back my milkshakes, you big purple prick!
Mike: yes! who steals harburgers and shakes? assholes
me: that'd never work for best buy
a mascot that stole dvd players
I’m sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, and the nurse just walked in. “Ms. Bottoms?” she called. And the woman that stood up had a VERY generous posterior. Twenty pounds of junk in a ten-pound trunk.
Just… wow.
