December 2009
24 posts
“Star Trek 2009’s Most Pirated Film” and “2009 Record $10 Billion Box Office” are two headlines that, juxtaposed, tells me everything’s fine
Whomever wished for a white Christmas? Yeah. You’ve ruined it for the rest of us. Thanks a lot.
Have a Gibbous Cephalopodmas, everyone!
Going home after two long weeks. Looking forward to wife, cats, and Dexter. In that order.
Last round(s) at Frankie’s. Mahalo! (@ Frankie’s Tiki Room) http://4sq.com/5Zm6EX
John Kerry to the Deniers: “Amateur Hour is Over”... →
I love this quote from my Massachusetts senator who is here in Copenhagen (hat tip to the WWF Climate Blog):
There isn’t a nation on the planet where the evidence of the impacts of climate…
Video - "First example of tool use in octopuses" →
Build customized LEGO packs with LEGO Digital... →
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Design a virtual Lego sculpture and turn it into a custom set of blocks so you can build it IRL? Too cool.
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Have you completed your…
Now I remember why coin-op slots suck. Rejects and blackened fingers. But the smoke-yellow slots at Fitz were still fun. (@ Fitzgeralds)
Had a 50s day yesterday: Lunch @ Riviera (opened 1955); tour of Atomic Testing Museum; nightcap at @FrankiesTiki bar.
Complaints get secular holiday billboards in Vegas removed. Yet there are still giant “Jesus” billboards on I15. http://tinyurl.com/y8eewvu
Nearly two million mobile WiMAX subscribers... →
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Yay Clearwire!
The folks at ABI Research have done up a nice summary of the status of mobile WiMAX globally, saying that they expect the total number of subscribers to be…
How to tell if you are being boring →
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Friends, take note.
Gretchen Rubin has a list of 8 clues that you are being boring. She says her list is “utterly unscientific” but I think she’s right on. Most of them are obvious,…
Vegas Slots
After spending a week in Las Vegas after almost a decade and hoofing it through most of the resorts on the strip south of Wynn, I finally put my finger on what element was missing from the cacophonous harmony of each casino floor: the sound of hard currency.
The slot machines all lacked coin-drop trays. There were no change machines, where one used to be able to procure a free souvenier —...
Back home after a week abroad. Have to go back for two more weeks of it. But for tonight, rest, tea, and quiet time.
Don’t know which is worse - that “Bud Light and Clamato” exists or that it’s popular enough to be stocked in a vending machine.
Made my tiki pilgrimmage to Frankie’s and am now enjoying the best mai tai this side of trader vic’s. - Photo: http://bkite.com/2bsj7
Lunch at a British Pub on the desert. I might have ordered a Smithwick’s. - http://bkite.com/2bl8h
Finally! A Peek at James Franco's Allen Ginsberg →
As we learned yesterday, Sundance has revealed the first chunk of its lineup, which included Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Howl. In other words, the film that has James Franco…
I understand that pop culture is mined for its inevitable utility as a slot machine theme, but I did not expect to see eBay slot games.
I wrote a horrible novel in 30 days and all I got was a 50% coupon code for @scrivener. I already own a license — anybody want it?
Funny conversations between book dealer and... →
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funny, sad, and funny again. Mostly sad.
The BookMine, an old and rare book dealer, has been collecting funny conversations with customers and would-be customers. Here are a few: …
Royal Society puts 60 seminal scientific papers... →
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Fun.
The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge (aka The Royal Society) is celebrating is 350th birthday next year. Spun out in part of the fantastically…
Las Vegas is obsessed with dead celebrities. And Cirque. An Elvis-Cirque show would be ideal. Oh, there it is.