September 2008
Joshua Allen Harris' Inflatable Bag Monsters - very cool.
Posted by on Saturday, September 27, 2008 - leave a comment
Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene - powerful (creepy?) video enhancement technique.
Posted by on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 2 comments
How Not to Renew Your Expired Credit Card
Posted by on Monday, September 22, 2008 - 9 comments
Receive new card in the mail • Call to activate new card • Decline up-sold insurance three times while “waiting for the activation to go through” • Place both old and new cards on the table • Pick up the new card and put it in the shredder
Piven from 'Entourage' wins another Emmy - Well deserved. His “Ari Gold” character is one of the best on TV
Posted by on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - leave a comment
Don’t Cross the Streams
Posted by on Monday, September 15, 2008 in - 7 comments
New rule: Correspondence should be reciprocated in the original medium unless another medium is explicitly requested. • Example: If I send you an email, don’t call me.
“It is illegal to make false claims in a TV or radio commercial unless you are running for political office.” - Jeffrey Zeldman
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My friend Peter writes “Part of your freedom to believe is my freedom to make fun of you for believing it.”
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What Happened to John McCain? I’ve been wondering this too. It’s more than politics, it’s just plain weird.
Posted by on Saturday, September 13, 2008 in - 1 comment
Women and Children First
Posted by on Friday, September 12, 2008 in - 5 comments
While applying online for the Canada Child Tax Benefit program, my application was stopped and I was presented with this message: • “Unfortunately, you cannot use the Apply for child benefits online service because there is a female parent in the same home. • For Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB …
The Conservative Party of Canada (who still deserve credit for dropping the “Progressive” from their name) deserve a heaping dollop of shame for threatening to boycott the televised leadership debates if the Green Party was included. Shame on the other leaders and the media for letting it happen.
Posted by on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in - 9 comments
Out of It, the new album from Brad Sucks is out. Brad’s going to be at our Zap Your PRAM conference in October.
Posted by on Monday, September 8, 2008 in - 1 comment
Abstaining from Attendance
Posted by on Friday, September 5, 2008 - 1 comment
During a report on the local TV news program about sex education in schools, one high-school student was asked what they had been taught about sex. “Mostly absenteeism,” she replied. • I guess you can’t get pregnant if you don’t even show up.
My friend Stephen has published the best photo-essay of a Weird Al concert ever. Sometimes I think it really is All About the Pentiums.
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