Month: May 2010

GoogleTV seems interesting. It’s basically just like Sezmi, except it works with DVRs and STBs from any TV provider, not just OTA. Oh, and no monthly fee either (I’m guessing.) I had Sezmi free for a few months during the LA pilot program and was so unimpressed with the hardware and implementation that I returned…

It’s nice to be nice to people when they’re not expecting it. (It’s the bus driver’s birthday.)

I’ve started drinking my martinis with a slice of cucumber, rather than green olives. It’s delicious. You should try it. I was inspired by the already-cucumbery Hendricks Gin. Cucumbers and gin just go well together! Making your own cucumber-infused gin is shockingly easy. The Cuke is a promising-looking recipe from the New York Times.

Shit My Kids Ruined “THE STRONGEST VISUAL BIRTH CONTROL ON THE MARKET TODAY.”

The amount of time, energy, and money spent on the graphics, set design, and costuming for an Internet video that’s just 3 minutes and 48 seconds long is impressive. The Onion must be rolling in dough.

Found at Dartman’s World of Wonder, this album is a post-Lucy recording of Bill Frawley’s pre-Lucy vaudeville hits. It’s not particularly good, but it’s not horrible either. Just close your eyes and imagine Fred Mertz serenading you “By The Light of the Silvery Moon” and you’ve got the idea.

If you thought browser support for web standards was tough, try getting HTML email to look the same in every mail client. You can’t. Not even close. The best you can hope for is to have your design degrade gracefully in less-able clients. You can’t just save and hit F5 to reload and view your…

I have unlimited data, 200 text messages, and 450 minutes of talkin’ with AT&T. That costs me $80 a month and I’ve always considered it to be highway robbery…especially since I don’t send very many texts and I only use about 200 minutes a month. Sprint (under their Virgin Mobile brand) is about to unveil…

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