Got a call from Will tonight, and he told me he just purchased a new iMac. He’s got one of the fancier Intel-based Macs, and he was excited to try out the new video feature that comes with the new machines. I’ve got the same thing, but so far all I’ve done is take a few silly photos. Tonight was…
I TOLD you they were competitive. Today, Chris sank the ball twice and Ben got it in once. And Rey got one as well. This game that used to be difficult has become seemingly too easy. I’m not sure how we’re going to up the stakes.
Today, my workday got interrupted because of an error Mike stumbled across in one of the apps we built. This thing was something I had a hand in creating, over a year ago, and we were all pretty stumped. As far as we knew, the app had run without any issues for close to a year, and this was the…
Spotted this forgotten bong on the corner of Honore and North. This right here? This is yet another reason why I love you, Chicago. And for the record, yes. It was cashed.
Some neat films over at Pleix. I haven’t had a chance to go through all of them, but I remember seeing Beauty Kit a long while ago. So far Netlag is one of my favs. Link via Icculus.
This morning, as we were getting our coffee, Ben spotted a new sandwich on the menu at Artisan: the Carlos Santuna. Wasabi Mayonnaise? I’m sold right there! The sandwich ended up being quite delicious (I also got a bit of swiss cheese to go along with it). As I watched the sandwich being prepared, I was reminded of Trent and…
Well, I’m happy. No, proud. Proud to report that yours truly (thank you, thank you) was the first person to officially sink the rubber bouncy ball into the Lord and Master Stein™. I threw it straight in, as per the original terms of the bet. Sadly, there was nothing at stake – so all I got was bragging rights, and…
Some Star Trek fans got together and picked up with the original series left off. With “a growing network of Star Trek professionals” in tow, they’re looking to release a third episode this spring (each episode is 51 minutes long, broken into 5 acts like the originals). Link to the WIRED article.Link to Star Trek New VoyagesLinks via Chris
I’m really not someone who’s into Sudoku at all, but this interface was too cool not to mention. I dig the design, and the controls all seem really intuitive to me. And I think the archive goes back a full month (and keeps track of the ones you’ve completed). Excellent use of Flash. Link via the FWA.
A big Happy Birthday to Trogdor, who turned three today! For those of you who might not be familiar with Strong Bad’s Emails, it’s time to take a small step forward. Your Monday mornings will never be the same. Here are a few links to get you caught up, in case you’re totally confused: the origin of Trogdor and the…
I was talking with my friend Gretchen today, and the topic of hot sauce came up. I’m a total lightweight, and can’t touch the stuff (my sister on the other hand, can eat spicy food until the cows come home). As we talked, I remembered this great poem by Craig Arnold, and sent her a link. I found a copy…
by Craig Arnold I’m cooking Thai—you bring the beer.The same order, although it’s been a year —friendships based on food are rarely stable. We should have left ours at the table where it began, and went to seed,that appetite we shared, based less in need than boredom—always at the cheapest restaurants, Thai, Szechwan, taking our chance with gangs and salmonella—what was hot? The…
Well, according to the guidelines for the 2006 Weblog Awards, 150 randomly selected voters were given a list of the top contenders in each category a few days ago. They had until yesterday (Tuesday, January 17, 10PM EST) to pick their five favorites from each category. So technically, the first round is over. The finalists will be posted on Friday,…