Once upon a time there lived a comedian named Chris Bliss. Chris liked to tell jokes, and he also liked to juggle. One day he juggled to the tune of a Beatles song, and audiences were thrilled. The act was taped and posted on the web, and soon e-mail started flying through cyberspace. "You gotta …
Monthly Archives: March 2006
My del.icio.us bookmarks
By the way, in case anyone is interested, my del.icio.us bookmarks are at del.icio.us/jlin45d. They are even more random than this blog.
Good ideas going nowhere at work? Set up a market
The management of a technology company realized they didn't and couldn't know all the great ideas within the company. So they set up a marketplace, where ideas become stocks and employees can buy and sell shares in them. The more valuable the idea, the more valuable the stock. Here's an Idea: Let Everyone Have Ideas …
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More restaurants to try
Courtesy of San Francisco magazine and Check, Please: Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant in the Sunset district of San Francisco (Muslim Chinese) Naomi Sushi in Menlo Park Woodward's Garden in San Francisco (Californian/French), named after the amusement park which used to be on the same site Los Cubanos in San Jose (Cuban)
Speaking of viral videos…
Here are the latest in web fun, courtesy of Clemens and Jason: The amazing powers of thermite, especially when it meets a car Lighting a barbecue grill… with liquid oxygen (a classic) What if the Transformers landed on Earth during the Industrial Revolution? The real life Simpsons introduction, commissioned by Sky TV in the UK
Viral videos spread from the Internet to TV
Another sign of technological change: grainy amateur viral videos posted on the web, and then broadcast on TV for your viewing pleasure.
Hamburger + Krispy Kreme = ???
I consider myself pretty open-minded when it comes to food. But this makes even my stomach turn. The Gateway Grizzlies minor league baseball team have teamed up with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts create “Baseball’s Best Burger“: a bacon cheeseburger with a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut for the bun. Yeah. (via Ned Batchelder via Planet Python)
Microsoft’s iPod packaging
Google and iFilm are hosting a video that answers: “How would Microsoft package the iPod?” It is absolutely hilarious, because it’s true. Who would make such a scathing video? Microsoft.
BayCHI talks on personal information management
I just came back from two intriguing talks from this month’s BayCHI meeting. The first talk was about Chandler, the open source PIM that seems to have been under development forever. Mimi Yin talked about Chandler’s design philosophy and how it’s different from typical e-mail/calendar programs (her slides are online). For example: There is a …
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Hip-hop gaining mainstream respect, Part 2
“For those of you keeping score at home, I just want to make something very clear: Martin Scorsese, zero Oscars; Three 6 Mafia, one.” — Jon Stewart Three 6 Mafia Steals Oscar Song Award • Washington Post Still-Stunned Three 6 Mafia Say Jamie Foxx Gave Them ‘Pimp’ Confidence • MTV