Month: December 2013

Called it – though the Curulate guys re-enacting the 'twerk/door open/fire/ hoax video is pretty good. Startups Musically Humiliate Themselves for The Holidays- 2013 Edition If you're a startup that's taken investment money from First Round Capital- I'm not sure why you'd agree to participate in this video- unless they're threatening to take the money […]

This is why Ron counts chickens. I'm not joking. Counting Sheep Doesn't Actually Work- Just a Heads Up In today's world we have lots of sleep aides like Tempur-Pedic beds and- uh- Ambien. But if you're still using the bore-yourself-to-sleep method- some bad news is coming down the pike: Counting sheep…

It's not price gouging. It's demand pricing and efficient markets. Just not efficient for you. The $357 Uber Ride After writing about Uber's weekend stupendous wintry price-gouge-athon- a reader in sunny Los Angeles left a transit horror story of her own. Here's the brief tale of one woman's very expensive- very short trip to Hollywood.

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My tagalog class teacher Robin sent me this article about Filipino culture – it's a good overview of the main themes and customs. I swear I thought Ron was making up the 'You're being O.A!' thing. What I REALLY Think Of The Philippines… – I Dreamed Of This – One Way Travel To The Wonders […]

If you're looking for a summary of the dust-ups in the kinda-real/kinda-hyped divide in SF this is a good rundown/takedown. Silicon Valley Is Living Inside A Bubble Of Tone-Deaf Arrogance It's ugly- class-war stuff. There has been a rash of tech execs who appear to have interpreted their personal economic success as proof they're superior.

'Justice Samuel Alito blithely responded that Salinas was "free to leave" and did not assert his right to remain silent. He was silent. But somehow- without a lawyer- and without being told his rights- he should have affirmatively "invoked" his right to not answer questions.' The Supreme Court Just Took Away Your Right to Remain […]

Caught this last night. It takes a whole 'nother level of skill to analyze the stylepoints- techniques and motifs of 100+ cartoonists and echo their style. Pretty amazing. Artist drew himself and his cat in 100 different cartoonists' styles For his Mikenesses series- Adventure Time and Bravest Warriors cartoonist Mike Holmes drew himself (often accompanied […]

Ron and I periodically check on the YouTube channel for Boston Dynamics. They make robots that are pretty much going to take over the whole damn world – or at least the battlefield. Google bought them. My first thought was- "Oh God- we're f^cked. We're done. Pack it up- humans. It's over." Google Adds to […]

46 meals- 4 hours of cooking- $96. http://www.aturtleslifeforme.com/2011/06/freezer-meals-on-cheap.html (via Lifehacker) Freezer Meals on the Cheap – A Turtle's Life for Me Update: One thing I wanted to point out… a lot of people seem to be under the impression that I cook all of my meat ahead of time and then thaw it so I'm […]