Archive for April, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-29

is at the roman coliseum circa 200 AD. WWE smackdown is something to behold. #
I love that the Brooklyn-based WWE wrestlers are called “crime time” #
I don’t like Batista or Cena but I dig Rey Mysterioso. What’s a boy to do? #

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

In Pictures: New Words For 2009

Just published at Forbes.com:
These neologisms have recently entered the English lexicon, and are increasingly appearing in conversation.
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Pale Blue Dot

Just published at Forbes.com:
On February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 probe captured this image of Earth from 6 billion kilometers away. In his book, Pale Blue Dot, Carl Sagan reflected on the photo’s significance: Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home….
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Devo Was Right About Everything

Just published at Forbes.com:
If only we had listened. “Devo Was Right About Everything” performed by the Attery Squash. A version remixed by DEVO themselves can be heard on the band’s 12″ single “Watch Us Work It.”
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Friday Gallimaufry: Everything’s Oprah

Just published at Forbes.com:
Once again I have run out of ways to tell you to click on all the links in this gallimaufry. I guess we’ll have to settle with this, then. • Apple 1 • Tweenbots • Galileoscope • Bulbdial clock •…
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-23

You’d think a great quarter would leave Apple management gayer than a corral full of purple unicorns. Nope. http://bit.ly/2M3wF #
Apparently there is a tv channel in the UK called “Dave.” And it shows Red Dwarf. Why didn’t anyone give me this information sooner? #
@tjdietderich this does sound like a good channel. #

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-22

I voted in the Facebook site governance vote. Did you? http://bit.ly/VLQ9o #
Video of Manhattan real-estate mogul abducting two young boys from Harlem http://bit.ly/JRMhT #

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-21

I ? Deva, the female-fronted Devo cover band http://bit.ly/qcsuW #
My last tweet should read “I (heart symbol) Deva…” apparently some twitter apps don’t support all unicode characters. For shame! #
Slow loris loves getting tickled. http://bit.ly/KJrn5 #

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-17

Oprah, can you hear me? Oprah, can you see me? Oprah, can you find me in the night? Oprah, are you near me? #
Oprah, can you hear me? Oprah, can you help me not be frightened? #
Fact: Oprah is an expert dart player. Once she tossed a dart into the center of Dr. Phil’s cowboy [...]

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-16

RT @es: I heard that @akplusk adopts a baby from Africa every time someone unfollows him. #unfollowashton #
Learning how to write in the international phonetic alphabet. ? h?v ? wîrd j?b. #
Real life snakes on a plane, sans Sam Jackson http://bit.ly/2Pug5L #
When I was in high school, I missed a few days because of flu, [...]

Thursday, April 16th, 2009