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Month: January 2008

business, miscellany Posted onJanuary 30, 2008September 10, 2021

Stupid product of the week: OJ Insanity

From the image above, you know I’m not talking about the notorious former football great. In case you’re counting, yes, that’s twelve varieties of Tropicana […] Read More

culture, entertainment, miscellany Posted onJanuary 24, 2008September 10, 2021

Guilty Pleasure

When I was a kid, my parents controlled my TV diet, and while I was hardly deprived, I was never at risk of becoming a […] Read More

design, miscellany Posted onJanuary 18, 2008September 10, 2021

CD cover meme

Came across this fun design exercise via the xblog today. My entry is above. Instructions below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article title on the page is […] Read More

business, culture, miscellany Posted onJanuary 17, 2008September 10, 2021

The war of dependence

President Bush is touring the Middle East right now, and he has made sure to bluster about Iran’s fictional nuclear ambitions at every stop, but […] Read More

business, entertainment Posted onJanuary 14, 2008September 10, 2021

Thoughts on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike

Some kind of silly excuse for a Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place last night, with no speeches, performances or jokes – just winners announced […] Read More

business, miscellany Posted onJanuary 13, 2008September 10, 2021

Stupid product of the week: PUR Flavored Water Filter

Is it really too much trouble to add flavor to your water after you pour it? I was busy washing dishes while my girlfriend was […] Read More

business, entertainment, miscellany Posted onJanuary 9, 2008September 10, 2021

Chad is a douchebag

Am I the only one who wants to punch my TV whenever I see Chad on those Alltel commercials? He reminds me of the pretty […] Read More

user experience Posted onJanuary 8, 2008September 10, 2021

I don’t want to talk to my car

I’ve been seeing a lot of advertisements for cars that feature voice recognition technology. Like this clever one for Ford’s SYNC: Or this one for […] Read More

business Posted onJanuary 7, 2008September 10, 2021

How to tell if Google is going to kill (or acquire) your business

I recently got Google Analytics wired up on this blog, and it’s a pretty nifty application. It’s perfect for a small-fry like me, but as […] Read More

miscellany Posted onJanuary 7, 2008September 10, 2021

Redesigned

After using the WordPress default “kubrick” theme for months longer than I wanted to, I finally got around to redesigning this blog. I wanted a […] Read More

design, miscellany Posted onJanuary 6, 2008September 10, 2021

36 shots

Along with the usual flow of annual family newsletters and photographic Christmas cards, featuring matching cable-knit sweaters and first visits to Santa, this year I […] Read More

culture, data visualization Posted onJanuary 4, 2008September 10, 2021

Pronouns used by the candidates in their post-caucus speeches

File this under “random.” I’m not sure what to make of this, but as I was listening to the speeches of the various candidates after […] Read More

miscellany Posted onJanuary 4, 2008September 10, 2021

Open commenting again

I upgraded my WordPress software, and I’m theoretically able to filter comment spam now. I got a handful of new blog posts in the works, […] Read More

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