Twitter Updates for 2008-09-02

• @jeckman Google Chrome is based on Webkit, custom JavaScript engine will be open-source: http://is.gd/2733 #
• @ericwyman I have a feeling the new month brings a reset to some soft bandwidth cap they track. #
• Feeling my way around an existing X-Cart install. If you like …

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-30

• Hoping rain clears up for Fall River Farmer’s Market. #
• @CinemaSuicide you and @ericwyman should get together to watch. He’ll bring the sippy cups. #
• Every time the Sox call up a young pitching prospect, I think of “The Next Greg Maddux,” Jeff Suppan and how …

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-29

• @mwyman Shows what you know. Started yesterday. Magic sign outside school said so. #
• Couldn’t decide which would be more painful: Pats pre-season game or Jeopardy college tournament. #
• What a strange way to browse flickr: http://www.nihilogic.dk/labs/wolfenflickr/ #
• Thursday - Saturday NYT crosswords exist …

A 2 Foot Yardstick

From its beginnings up to now, Economics has concerned itself almost entirely with Finance, so much so most people think of Economics as “the study of money”. But it’s not; it’s the study of incentives. Up until now, money has been the best way …

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-28

• @rcade the KC Chiefs linebacker? Man, those AFC West rivalries run deep. #
• @ericwyman re: Gerrard, he must be pretty bad-ass if he’s only missing 2 weeks after surgery to the groinal regions. #
• @CinemaSuicide I’m just going to assume you’ve heard “The Best Ever …

8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter

1. Take her someplace nice for dinner
2. Talk about old baseball cards
3. Pay for the drinks afterward
4. Jaegerbombs
5. Don’t spend a lot of money on a nice hotel
6. If your seats don’t recline very well, bring a blanket
7. Don’t stop …

Yankee Fans: Bad at Math

Maybe not all of them, but what’s the point of a blog if not to write incendiary things? I thought A-Rod bashing would be limited to Mike Lupica’s awful article yesterday, but last night’s meltdown left the Apple so confused  the New …

Words and Phrases that Cause Me to Close a Music Review

• collage
• pastiche
• post-punk
• post-rock
• click here to close this window
• x

Weird Spam Blog

I’ll admit to Googling around when doing NYT crosswords when something tickles my head. Today I was trying to remember the spelling of the sequel to Shogun (I was way off; only had the T right). The top Google hit for “shogun sequel” is currently this …

A Confession

I bought GTA IV, played it for a week and then stopped. Some of it is Rock Band‘s fault, but mainly the game doesn’t do it for me anymore. GTA III was an amazing experience. Vice City was more of the same fun. By San Andreas …