January 2010
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In Which We Discuss Possible Entertainments in New...
Kate: We could take the NBC tour … TWENTY BUCKS?!
Me: I took a version of that tour a long, long time ago. We saw, um, Don Pardo.
Kate: *snort*
Me: Well, I watched Letterman at the time so I knew who he was.
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Paul Rudd Interviews Jon Hamm →
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Paul Rudd: Who's your favorite cartoon potato-chip mascot?
Jon Hamm: The guy on the Pringles can. He looks like an old-time shopkeeper, but he's made of potato chips. If he got in a fight with Mr. Peanut and Mr. Salty, who do you think would come out on top?
PR: Can Mr. Peanut use his cane as a weapon?
JH: Absolutely.
PR: I'm going with Mr. Peanut.
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“Heat the pan to just under oil’s smoke point. Most chef’s use a...”
– ChefTalk Cooking Forums - View Single Post - Finishing a steak in oven?
Tagging this so I can find it when I need it.
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mrgan:
Product names currently topping Engadget’s feed: (these are all real and not particularly cherry-picked)
Kula TV PMP
Optio I-10
Gateway EC14D
Alienware M11x
Projectiondesign Remote Light Source
DMC-ZS7 (Or is it 7SZ? Or SZ7? Or Z7S?)
MvixUSA Ultio Pro
Moto CLIQ
OLPC XO
Mustek MER-6T
I like “iPad”.
The only real problem with “iPad” is that Fujitsu owns it. And...
“The problem with guacamole is that when air hits avocado, it browns. And to end...”
– No Fancy Tricks Needed for Great Super Bowl Grub - ABC News
Now I want to start serving my guacamole with a lightbulb in it.
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“There are risks to allowing drinkers to control their destinies. Each month at...”
– Bartenders shift from lecture to nurture
I’ve had a copy of the Savoy Cocktail Book for a few years now (a reprint, and one bought on sale at that). As a source for old recipes and sources it’s fascinating, but there are some seriously unappealing drinks in there.
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“You may recall a few weeks ago I wrote a piece for the San Francisco Chronicle...”
– The Great Debate Continues - Alcademics.com
Follow all the links. But seriously, though: who orders a Miller Lite in a brewpub?
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How [not] to [not] consume
tiffanyb:
I don’t remember a reusable bag every time I stop at the store on the way home from work (Virginia doesn’t yet have a bag tax, but we’re on the verge of moving into the District), but when I do, I always ask myself why I don’t make more of an effort. If I’m buying heavy stuff, I’d much rather carry it in a reusable bag, which holds more- I hate running back out to the car for a second...
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How [not] to [not] consume
I came across two contradictory articles today, and I like to imagine the sorts of people described as involved in a boxing match:
IN THIS CORNAH!
Normally no penny-pincher, she now maps her day’s travels to avoid having to shop in the District; she has abandoned her beloved neighborhood grocery store, Harris Teeter on Capitol Hill, in favor of stores near her Virginia office — even...
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“Meanwhile, a corporate source says the owners were horrified to learn that the...”
– One toque over the line - NYPOST.com
Here’s hoping the Four Seasons’ loss is DC’s gain.
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“the LackRack is the ultimate, low-cost, high shinyness solution for your modular...”
– LackRack - Eth0Wiki (via tbridge)
Living room? I’m pretty sure the “enterprise edition” will be the conference room table of every young, hip, blah-blah tech startup for the next couple years. That and a couple bean bag chairs and you’re good to go, for some strange, uncomfortable value of “good”...
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“the LackRack is the ultimate, low-cost, high shinyness solution for your modular...”
– LackRack - Eth0Wiki (via tbridge)
Living room? I’m pretty sure the “enterprise edition” will be the conference room table of every young, hip, blah-blah tech startup for the next couple years. That and a couple bean bag chairs and you’re good to go, for some strange,...
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“If you observed the ’00s from a barstool, and limited your reading to cocktail...”
– Shaken & Stirred - The Last Decade Was Good for Cocktails, Anyway - NYTimes.com
I want that job.
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WatchOK Go - This Too Shall Pass (because Damian said please).
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Paraphrases from the meeting I had today
tiffanyb:
“Hi, you’ve been our client for several years now. Won’t you tell us what your business problems are? Because we don’t know.”
“Oh, I see. The problem is that your business is more complicated than the software can accommodate. Have you tried reducing service to your customers?”
“You’d be a lot happier with what the product does if you didn’t expect it to do so much.”
What your...
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Cold lasagna: delicious or disgusting?
[I’m voting “delicious”]
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“Leno isn’t the only member of the NBC Universal family to be damaged in this...”
– Tallying the NBC Damage - The Daily Beast
“It seems likely that it was Leno’s continued complaints and sore-winner...”
– NBC Reportedly Prepares To Pay Off Conan O’Brien; Will Leno Stop Complaining? - Monkey See Blog : NPR
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“He added that “what this is really all about is an astounding failure by Conan.”...”
– NBC’s Ebersol Defends Leno and Zucker - NYTimes.com
Can we just put Ebersol and Zucker out to pasture now? Exactly how wrong do they have to prove they are about, well, nearly everything?
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Judgment Call, or, Good Money After Bad
The hard drive died in my 1.42Ghz G4 Mac mini. It’s over four years old, slow, and won’t run Snow Leopard. Would you spend $65 to put a new drive in?
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