Link of the Day [10.25.11]

broderic on October 25, 2011

With winter quickly approaching and autumn finally settling in, I was thinking about making my home a little more energy efficient. I plan first to get a storm door for the front entryway, because I believe my front door is like a hole in the wall and it lets out a lot of the heat. Then I thought about a new programmable thermostat add it so that
I can control when and how much my furnace or AC goes off. I wondered how easy this would be to do. But then I got to thinking it would be nice to have a connected thermostat to check in on during the day.Well, some dudes are trying to change the thermostat industry. Looks promising. Maybe I should get a job with them.http://www.nest.com/

Link of the Day [10.11.11]

broderic on October 11, 2011

Punter! Just because you finally got a computer doesn't necessary means you've joined the digital age.This opinion piece about Steve Job's legacy by a "journalist" is one of the most ill informed things I read all year. This "journalist" doesn't realize the contributions that Apple had give to the computer age. Let's see, the original Apple I computer is one of the first computers manufactured for regular consumers. Then you have the Macintosh which ushered in the GUI. Next, you have iPhone that changed the idea of what a mass market computing device is. Finally, the iPad which is where computers are going to go in the near future. This is just from the computer age, which is what we're living in today. Technology you see today has been advanced through Apple driven by Steve Jobs.And I'm only addressing Job's impact on technology. He's very influential in design and in business practices. Plus, he did own a little movie production studio called Pixar. Ever heard of it? What a git this Robert Samuelson is.http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/the-legacy-of-steve-jobs/2011/03/04/gIQAAhqfaL_blog.html?hpid=z3

“It’s just a little harmless hazing, and as far as hazings go, pouring hot coffee and hot sauce on someone’s head is relatively mild.”

broderic on September 22, 2011

Link of the Day [9.21.11]

I can do that

Now that we know who you are, I know who I am. I’m not a mistake! It all makes sense! In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch-villain’s going to be? He’s the exact opposite of the hero. And most times they’re friends, like you and me! I should’ve known way back when… You know why, David? Because of the kids. They called me Mr Glass.

I can do that

Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Do you see a little Asian child with a blank expression on his face sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that’s what you see at a toy store. And you must think you’re in a toy store, because you’re here shopping for an infant named Jeb.

Are you ready for the truth?

Now that there is the Tec-9, a crappy spray gun from South Miami. This gun is advertised as the most popular gun in American crime. Do you believe that shit? It actually says that in the little book that comes with it: the most popular gun in American crime. Like they’re actually proud of that shit.

We happy?

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee.

http://slipsum.com/

“Oh, Joe Camel, Don’t you cry for me. You gave my uncle cancer. But you’ll pay the lawyer’s fee”

broderic on September 19, 2011

Link of the Day [9.19.11]Woke up to this in my in box: Netflix is splitting the DVD service completely from its streaming service. This is its first steps into selling the DVD distribution off to some sucker. I still like getting DVDs. The streaming service lacks because it is missing content. It's gonna be even trickier in the future as content makers can just create their own service removing the Netflix middle man. The future is even more uncertain. Thanks disintermediation!http://blog.netflix.com/2011/09/explanation-and-some-reflections.html

Spooky Rapping Crypt

broderic on September 15, 2011

Link of the Day [9.15.11]Replace Houston with Baltimore in today's link and you'll have the story of the Orioles. Except in this case the O's never got to the World Series in the last 30 years, and they never had a winning season in 14 years. Plus, they haven't produced a star out of their farm system since Cal Ripken, Jr. For all this talk about Houston being rock bottom, let me paraphrase Brad Pitt from the soon to be released movie, Moneyball: there's rock bottom, then there' fifty feet of crap, and then there's [the A's], and then there's the Orioles.http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6967153/rock-bottom-h-town

“So, you’d be willing to give up evil for Lisa?”

broderic on September 6, 2011

Link of the Day [9.06.11]

The legend of pretend anchorman started back in high school. We would be drinking 40s of Colt .45, passing the bottle around until it was done. You can only get through 2 of those before you want to throw up except you had bought four. The only way to finish those 40s is to play pretend anchorman. Just pass one bottle around until you kill it. No different from earlier in the night except for there is no stopping the bottle going around and around. Pretend anchorman is just a chugfest.

Today’s link will show you how to play the real anchorman drinking game. I think the pretend anchorman is more fun.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6793618_play-anchorman-drinking-game.html