December 2009
41 posts
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part →
The A.V. Club lists the 32 books, movies, T.V. shows, etc. that they are most looking forward to in 2010.
I’m, of course, happy that LOST made the list.
FAA Considering Passenger Ban →
I always love the stuff The Onion does about the airline industry (This one is another huge favorite) namely because I hate many (read: all) things about flying these days. (Hello United Airlines! That wild-eyed person wandering your terminal yesterday, muttering profanities to themselves and generally looking unpleasant was me! As well as EVERY OTHER PERSON FLYING UNITED!!)
All that to say. I...
Free Wi-Fi for Holiday Travel →
I’m a big fan of free Wi-Fi (especially if you’re forced to deal with the soulless airline industry), so here’s a great guide to places that have free Wi-Fi as well as codes that you can use to get free Wi-Fi.
Buffalo Wild Wings apparently has free Wi-Fi… I imagine that an iPhone is marginally harder to use if your hands are covered in barbecue sauce. But who knows…...
“Watching Mad Men makes me want to trick housewives into buying Tide.”
– Chuck Klosterman, Eating the Dinosaur
Free Shipping Day →
December 17th is Free Shipping Day- almost 600 retailers are participating. These online merchants are not only offering free shipping for purchases on December 17th, but are guaranteeing delivery by Christmas Eve. Not too shabby.
“Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: just DO things....”
– Charlie Hoehn, giving career advice (Via)
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.”
– C.S. Lewis
Pick Your Poison... →
I was oddly mesmerized by this edition of the A.V. Club’s Q&A, where each A.V. Club writer answered the question of what their personal drink of choice was. I think I liked it because it was a question that could have had a simple answer, but each writer’s answer turned out to be very telling about them, and usually had a story to go with it. I liked Steve Hyden’s answer:
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“Some films let you down; you must have been in love or heartbroken, you must...”
– David Gilmour in his book The Film Club (Via)
“The Food Network has entered our home. I watched a whole hour of it the other...”
– Jason Kottke
“Amazon does not set the synapses crackling the way the sight of a pristine shelf...”
– Rachel Cooke (Via)
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Find an airport friend! →
When I read this, I literally said out loud, “How fun!” Sounds like a very cool idea. From Zoomdoggle:
“This is so easy, so simple, so smart it hurts. Bored in an airport? Just tweet #boarding and your airport code. Boarding.fr will load you (along with the last 100 people to play) onto the map, twitter name, picture and all. The page itself is optimized for mobile viewing. Now...
Topics of Conversation at my Cousin's House on Any... →
Another great McSweeney’s list that was put up on Thanksgiving. The list is titled “Topics of Conversation at my Cousin’s House on Any Given Holiday:
Whose house this is and how you’ll act in it
Who put a roof over your head and how you’ll behave as long as you’re under it
Who is not here to win any popularity contests
Who is just plain ignorant
When this...
How to Hire Programmers (or anyone, for that... →
I really (really) liked this article, and it makes a whole lot of sense to me. This is how Aaron Swartz hires programmers:
“To find out whether someone’s smart, I just have a casual conversation with them. I do everything I can to take off any pressure off: I meet at a cafe, I make it clear it’s not an interview, I do my best to be casual and friendly. Under no circumstances do...
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. that way,...”
– Jack Handey/Other various interwebs sites (Thx Andrew)
Holiday Cookie Recipe for the Stressed
HOLIDAY COOKIES FOR THE STRESSED
• 1 cup of water • 1 tsp baking soda • 1 cup of sugar • 1 tsp salt • 1 cup of brown sugar • Lemon juice • 4 large eggs • 1 cup nuts • 2 cups of dried fruit • 1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila
Sample the Cuervo to check quality. Take out a large bowl. Check the Cuervo again to be sure it is of the highest quality. Pour one level cup and drink. Turn on the electric...
“What is the difference between an SUV and a golf ball? Tiger woods can drive a...”
– Via Reddit (by way of here) (Another gem via Reddit: “Tiger hit a tree and a fire hydrant. He couldn’t decide between an iron and a wood.”
