February 2012
4 posts
8 Qualities Your Best Employees Should Have →
Encouraging risk in a risk-averse world | KaBOOM! →
What Cancer Is, What Cancer Is Not | Slog →
This video is awesome.
January 2012
6 posts
The 10 Most Annoying Restaurant Trends →
I agree with all of these!
Andrew Sullivan: How Obama's Long Game Will... →
Great article that puts into words some of my thoughts about Obama, his approach, and his success so far.
Dear Customer Who Stuck Up For His Little Brother →
Aw.
Geeks vs. Nerds →
via Geekwire.
How SOPA could actually break the internet →
The best American wall map: David Imus’ “The... →
Wow. Love this stuff.
December 2011
2 posts
FUCKYEAHLOST.com: How to Make a Peanut Butter... →
I’ve never even seen Lost and this is funny.
Imagine a World In Which Being Curvy Meant Being... →
Interesting old ads.
November 2011
6 posts
The Poop Calculator →
Because I am actually 12 years old.
Roll over, Frank Miller: or why the Occupy Wall... →
Cooper's Alehouse : 'Best Chicken Caesar in... →
by Kate I have Cooper’s Chicken Caesar salad almost every week these days. There must be some kind of deal with the devil going on in the kitchen, because the chicken breast meat on top is, without…
It's Time to End the War on Salt: Scientific... →
October 2011
4 posts
Bad Lip Reading →
This is hilarious! I spent at least 20 minutes watching the videos of politicians on this site. I’m guessing only a true deaf lipreader could create such art.
Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It →
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
CHARTS: Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are... →
September 2011
9 posts
Mysterious paper sculptures left in Scottish... →
Beautiful!
Visual aid for the final serial comma →
I’m a big proponent of the Oxford (serial) comma.
Half-Off Tickets for 'The Lord of the Rings in... →
Some of my geek friends will surely want to go to this…
Fast-paced cartoons cause measurable attention... →
No surprise to me.
A Visual Introduction to Chef →
At Urbanspoon, we’ve recently started using Chef to manage our production servers. Now that I’m familiar with it, I love its ease of use and flexibility, not to mention the time savings.
When…
August 2011
4 posts
HappyBirthday Extension Sends Out B-Day Wishes on... →
I don’t bother wishing people on Facebook happy birthday, and this is a good reason why. What’s the point, when people just have robots express their felicitations?
Pok Pok Chef's Drinking Vinegars Hit Retail Stores →
Drinking vinegar! Sounds right up my alley. (Yes, I know I’m mostly alone in this…)
River as Art →
Just look at the beautiful crazy curving lines of this river in Alberta.
July 2011
1 post
The Rise of White People Food →
Very interesting article! I tend to be a White Person when I eat out (and don’t feel bad about that), but it’s a good reminder to look a little further afield when choosing restaurants.
June 2011
8 posts
How Canlis does its valet parking →
Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot →
I’ve been tying my shoes like this for a couple of years now, and I highly recommend it! It makes an aesthetically pleasing bow that is tight/strong enough that it doesn’t need a double knot (and so can be untied just by pulling the ends).
Use a Simple, Loose Overhand Knot to Coil USB... →
Nice to see Lifehacker endorses my preferred method of coiling cables. I use this for all kinds of cables.
ZOMG Gay Cupcakes →
I WANT ONE OF THESE!
Suspension, Ban or Hellban? →
I’d never heard of hellbanning before but it is a genius approach to problematic users.
It's Not OK to Eat That: Mold Goes Deeper than the... →
Holy crap! Mold already freaks me out, and this makes it even worse…
May 2011
7 posts
Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media... →
If you do this in an email, I hate you →
Me too!
Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide →
I’ll be installing this as soon as they have an Android version!
Mother's Day Love →
Ruby gives me the best gift I got for Mother’s Day.
Cast: Kate
The Complete Guide to Not Giving a Fuck →