April 2008
I swear, I’m done with politics. Between “FUCKING OIL COMPANIES” and “FUCKING MUSLIMS/MEXICANS”, nobody’s talking sense. I’m done. I’m flat out done.
“How is it that Golf ($50 for a major/playoff event day pass) is the unquestioned...”
– Deadspin Commenter David Hume. I’m trying to formulate an answer to this, but I can’t.
Mnemonic major system →
This would be awesome for remembering numbers, if you didn’t have to memorize the system.
“You want to break out of that black tar pit of self-hatred? Brush the black hair...”
– 7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable | Cracked.com
GTA4 Freezing Up: No Fix in Sight →
It’s apparently affecting both PS3s and Xboxen (but not ALL), and nobody can figure out what the problem is. But you wanna talk about bad… considering the hype that surrounded this game (consistently high marks from all reviewers), this is Defcon 1 for Rockstar.
The Dugout: Grand Theft Farnsworth →
If you’re a sports fan, and you’re not reading The Dugout, you are missing out.
Free Tibet Flags Made in China →
You TELL me there aren’t some capitalists in that country! DENY IT.
More Crazy Child Logic
(While watching the episode of house with the overweight girl)
Ella: Why is she crying?
Me: Because she's sad.
Ella: Why?
Me: She says she doesn't have any friends.
Ella: ...well I would be her friend, except I don't play at a hospital.
John Greco: Pick 65 →
Highest Toledo draft pick since 1993. Nick Kazcur was taken by New England with #100 back in ‘05, and Chester “Great now I have to split my carries with Purple Jesus” Taylor was taken #207 by Baltimore.
Dell to Sell XP after June 30, Microsoft to... →
Dell will take advantage of a licensing option in Vista Business and Vista Ultimate that lets PC makers provide XP under the Vista license, which Microsoft calls a “downgrade” license. (Enterprises with site licenses have these same rights with any version of Vista.) In essence, the user is buying a Vista license that it can apply to XP, and Microsoft can still claim a Vista sale. (via...
jakoblodwick:
So, given that economic issues are at the center of the 2008 presidential race, maybe it’s in our best interest to take the subject seriously?
While economics are a big part of the upcoming presidential race, any sort of real solution would undoubtedly be lambasted as “helping the rich get richer” (what else happens when you fix the economy?). So either you propose...
Valleywag: How to upgrade your Tumblr theme so... →
I can’t tell how much of this is snark and how much of this is pure hatred…
Go to your Tumblr dashboard. Do not check to see if anyone has reblogged you. Your theme is lame, so no one has. Instead, click on the “customize” link at the top.
Ehhh…
Ignore Tumblr’s built-in theme options. No one will follow you if you use one of those, let alone ask you out for...
I can’t believe I watched 3 and a half hours of the NFL draft… and that’s just the first round… and they shortened it this year.
I’m obviously not a fan of names being read.
gregcbrown:
Ummm… so I tried to add a custom RSS feed from my flickr collection so that my/everyone’s dashboard wouldn’t be bogged down with every little thing I upload… Instead, I added an “Everyone’s Photos” RSS feed. And in the last 24+ hours, 44 completely f*cking random pictures automatically appeared on my site (and I lost over 20 followers, sniff).
Hell, I thought he got hacked. Good...
John H. McConnell, R.I.P. →
Expect the Blue Jackets to be moved in a year.
marco:
It’s 2008, everyone. We can spare the extra CPU cycles to avoid ever showing “1 comments”.
It could be worse… it could be the lazy-but-at-least-they-admit-it “1 comment(s)”.
I want to thank Phil for forgetting to add water to his ramen noodles and making the entire building smell like burnt plastic death.
Interestingly enough, when you get to the studio wing, it smells like burnt marshmallows, which isn’t too bad.
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“The Chargers would have been better off if they’d gone up to the podium on...”
– MJD, on the 10 year anniversary of drafting Ryan Leaf over Peyton Manning.
Semester Status: Finished
TypeRacer →
xstevemurphy:
Awesome. They should put this in every school right away.
It’s like they made a game especially for me. Thanks, whoever you are!
To all of those who will whine today about the Pennsylvania Primary… You’ll save yourself much heartache in future election cycles if you just keep two absolute political truths in mind:
The person you want in office will never get there.
If they do get there, they’ll never do what you elected them to do.
There’s just too much power and money involved for real,...
LAS VEGAS — Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello is very sorry about what happened to Bullfrog. And Westwood. And Origin Systems.
“We at EA blew it, and to a degree I was involved in these things, so I blew it.”
You’re damned right you did.
“The command and conquer model,” he said, “doesn’t work.”
And yet, you continue to rub...
Crab Theory →
The analogy is to a bucket of live crabs: whenever one crab attempts to escape the bucket by climbing out of it, the others reach up and pull it back down. The result, of course, is that no crab succeeds in escaping the bucket. Other groups, especially other minority groups, also use the “crab theory” to describe similar negativity within their own communities, but the “crab theory” is probably...
“The advent of Web 2.0 has made everyone a broadcaster and thats not necessarily...”
– Kyle Shank: Relative Silence. A great line, and I agree that there’s a metric ton of shit out there. But the nice thing about this influx of amateurs is that when actual talent does arise, the whole of the Internet doesn’t label them a sellout.
“I’m an MST fan, so I thought I would give Rifftrax a try and see if it is...”
– Lt. Chips on pirating Rifftrax. Whoever did that is freakin’ awesome.
NO SPRINGS
“What biofuels do is undeniable: they take food out of the mouths of starving...”
– How the rich starved the world (via azspot and marco). This whole ethanol thing has been a textbook study of unintended consequences. Growable fuel sounds good, until…
After helping my mom tear up carpet in two rooms yesterday, my father-in-law sprung a surprise on me today and asked me to help move a shed onto his campsite. Yeah, he’s got one of those permanent campsites at a private campground. It’s like a trailer park, but with shared bathrooms.
Still, I can’t help but close my eyes and lose myself while sitting in front of a campfire....
(Ella, Brandie, and I are playing in the bedroom. After feigning like I was dead, Ella wants to play dead too.)
Ella: You and me are dead, Daddy.
Brandie: Let's not play dead, it's not fun for parents.
Ella: Okay... Daddy, you be dead, and I'll be the doctor.
Brandie: But you're too late.
Me: Yeah, way to go.
Brandie: Now your stats are down.
Me: And Mommy's going to sue you for everything you're worth.
Ella: ....Mommy's the next patient.
