Tuesday, August 30, 2011

I drink dead people

New body 'liquefaction' unit unveiled in Florida funeral home

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14114555

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

examining the underpinings of the HP tablet clearance frenzy

"We have received unprecedented orders as a result of the tremendous discount offered. This is clear confirmation to HP there is huge interest in building a webOS community"

-- HP HP Small and Medium Business Store website.

No, you fucking numbnuts, it is not.  It is clear confirmation that the masses want a lower price point for hardware on these types of items.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

a wandering snarky underclass

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, August 16 2011

John Hodgman: You do raise a good point, Jon. Bookstores employee a very special class of condescending nerd. These are the types of people who used to work at video stores, before they went under.

Stewart: where were they before that?

Hodgman: Record stores, obviously. It's been a tough couple of years for condescending nerds. And if bookstores fall Jon, America will be inundated with a wandering snarky underclass of unemployable purveyors of useless and arcane esoterica.

Stewart: I'm not sure I understand.

Hodgman: No... well you wouldn't.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-16-2011/borders-goes-out-of-business

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Q&A

question: is it wrong to read cookbooks on the toilet?

answer: only if you don't wash your hands.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

you know

You should have known it wasn't going to go well

when she said she was really into "garage" music

and you were thinking

Lyres, Remains, Nomads, Troggs...

and she was just talking about shitty techno.