February 2011
28 posts
WatchNew song from the lead singer of Edward Sharpe. Pretty damn good, once you get past the weird breathing.
January 2011
28 posts
In honor of Friday night, I give you Cheap Wine by...
Consider this ad, which just popped up in my Gmail, a teaser of something that’s coming soon (no, it is not related to babies). But first, what the fuck is up with the names of these crib companies? Oeuf. Argington. ducduc. I’m trying to picture the thousands of parents out there whose to-do lists read something like, “Diapers. Formula. Advil. ducduc.”
I Find Your Lack Of Logic Disturbing
I’ve written a lot over the last few years. I’ve been meaning to get some sort of Python script to do a total word count, but assuming an average of 400 words per post (it’s often higher these days, but my oldest posts were shorter) and nearly 2,500 posts that puts me at around 1 million total words. That’s 7-10 novels, or, in more fantastical terms, twice the Lord of the Rings trilogy and...
I Still Have Amazing Taste In Music
Continuing the tradition from my old blog, I’m going to start sharing some of my favorite songs. I’ve been told by quite a few people that I have impeccable taste (in most things, not just music), so I’m not really shy about it.
Today we’ve got Praan by Gary Schyman. It will sound familiar, because it’s the background music to that Where The Hell Is Matt video...
I like it Fancy
For years now I’ve always purchased “fancy” cheese whenever I’m at Trader Joe’s. I’ve never thought about why I prefer fancy over regular. In fact, up until a few minutes ago I had no idea what it even meant — I suppose I subconsciously decided that I like my quesadillas with a side of elitism.
But my curiosity got the better of me, so I did some research. It...
I Don't Get It
I was 22 when I started at TechCrunch. At the time, my facial hair was still deciding where exactly it wanted to stake its claim (I’m happy with the result), and alcohol runs at the grocery store left me in a lukewarm sweat. And then I got a gig writing for one of the biggest blogs on the planet. This isn’t to say that I was allowed to run wild and write whatever I wanted. For many months,...
Ice Cream Sandwich
Every once in a while I decide to show my sense of humor on TechCrunch. That may have happened today. Also, I’m kind of a dick.
The Future Version Of Android Isn’t Called Ice Cream. It’s Ice Cream SANDWICH.
WatchWe’ve apparently done twenty of these. I think it’s about time I come up with an introduction other than “we’re here for the new episode of OMG/JK”. No shit. Are people expecting an old episode? And now you know what my inner monologue sounds like (except it has a British accent).
My SXSW Panel
This is my third year in a row moderating a highly technical panel at SXSW. This year we’ve got Social Ranking: Finding Interesting User-Generated Content, and I’m really looking forward to it.
We’ll talk about voting systems where democracy works on a smaller scale, social systems that try to figure out who you care about or whose style you share, content analysis approaches that...
“One of the most respected, senior and widely published professors of psychology,...”
– Could It Be? Spooky Experiments That ‘See’ The Future, via mbaratz
This sounds like something taken directly out of a Kurt Vonnegut novel.
Update: I should add that the conclusions derived from these experiments are complete bullshit.
I’ll spare you the lame New Year’s platitudes (I’ve never hated Twitter more than I do right now). But I think this is a good day to watch this video.
Related: Should I be fortunate enough to one day become a grizzled old man, I’m going to carry a sack of water balloons with me at all times. Watch out.