September 2009
August 2009
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Colbie Caillat (29)
Jet (26)
Arctic Monkeys (24)
Calvin Harris (12)
Florence + The Machine (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Tranmere manager John Barnes and his number two Jason McAteer have been...”
– BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Monday’s gossip column
fred-wilson:
505 - Arctic Monkeys - Live At...
If you've never shopped at Walmart →
Then you need to check out this site - I guess there really was a good reason why the wife has refused to entertain the possibility of going there…. People of Walmart: a collection of all the…
“A store opening date has not yet been determined. Until IKEA Centennial opens,...”
– So while looking to see if I could find the opening date for the local IKEA store that is supposedly in the works, I came across that little nugget of a quote - the USA is (I think) the only place in the world where “nearby store” involves a minimum of an 8 hour drive…..
IKEA |...
justsayjolie:
Your Daily 90s, One Hit Wonders:...
Latest iPhone Ad? →
50 Best Websites 2009 - TIME →
And as usual, there’s some I haven’t heard of, but I’m definitely using lots of them Full List - 50 Best Websites 2009 - TIME
Craigslist and The Future of VC
mokoyfman:
Bill Gurley wrote an excellent post yesterday on what is happening to the venture capital industry. His “punch line” is that:
…as these large institutions [LPs] adjust their portfolios and potentially abandon these more aggressive strategies, the amount of overall capital committed to alternative assets will undoubtedly shrink. As this happens, the VC industry will shrink in kind....
“the most persistent myth of all: that America has “the finest health...”
– By T.R. Reid — Five Myths About Health Care in the Rest of the World - washingtonpost.com
I know I’m biased having lived in England for the first 27 years of my life, but this article in the Washington Post is pretty good at looking at the other options around the world as a guide to...
“the flight attendant announced before takeoff that, as a safety measure, nothing...”
– Nothing in Seat Pockets? Next Up: Don’t Get on Plane
More stoopid, stoopid rules about flying. I love the FAA…….
“The whole entrepreneurial thing is that you kind of jump off a cliff and...”
– Reid Hoffman, as quoted by Jeff Bussgang in his new book, The VC Playbook (via fred-wilson)
There really is an app for that! →
Chipotle launches iPhone ordering app
UK ATMs use cockney slang, we don't Adam 'n Eve it →
Hmm, not sure if this if for real or not, but it should entertain the wife a little, who went through a period of being slightly intrigued by cockney rhyming slang. UK ATMs use cockney…
New Mac Ads →
It looks like they’re back on form - Surprise was my fave, but Top of the Line isn’t bad either (I bet if you talked to that guy long enough he’d tell you he worked in technology….). And …
“There is no business development, no human resources, no sales. As a result,...”
– Craigslist just gets stuff done. No meetings sounds like a dream job, but when there’s only 30 people working for the whole company, it’s not going to be easy getting a job there
What We Can Learn From Mess
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Calvin Harris (32)
Florence + The Machine (23)
Black Eyed Peas (8)
Cage the Elephant (8)
Adele (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
First Day Autocrossing →
Noble M600 - It's not cheap →
So, it’s been a long time coming, and when it finally did arrive, it was a little more expensive than anyone imagined. The new Noble M600 is 200k (and that’s pounds, not dollars), but does…
Screw Key →
Never be without a handy screwdriver again (unless you forgot your keys of course) with these fine and dandy Screw Keys
Autocrossing the weekend away →
So I tried autocrossing last weekend for the very first time, and I really liked it. Before you ask, it’s basically just like a mini timed racetrack that’s set up with cones in a car park (and no, it…
Ferrari 288 GTO →
We interrupt this regular broadcast to issue a formal apology to Lauren Stone, for the way too heavy car content on this blog. We now return to normal programming and apologies for any…
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS →
I do believe I’m in love…… 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS: Track-Ready, Street-Legal And More Power [New Cars]: “
WatchSmart Grid 201 - exactly what is the Smart Grid? (and the 101 video is here if you want to check it out)
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Am I missing something here? →
How difficult can it be to make sure a woman is a woman? And why do they need all these people to help out?
A group of doctors, including an endocrinologist, a gynaecologist, an internal medicine expert, an expert on gender and a psychologist, have started the testing procedure but it is uncertain when the results will be known.
In order to prevent the whole world melting down in an infinite loop, I’ve disabled my twiiter imports onto my Tumblr site now that Tumblr is directly hooked into Facebook, and Twitter is as well. If you have no idea what I just said, just move on - I’m guessing the sum total of people who read this, understand and might even possibly give a shit is 1 (thanks Nixta ;-))
All these...
The Mac is back. After a weekend of searching, copying and scripting, we’re back up to full content. New hard drive + time machine synched
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
The Kooks (20)
Florence + The Machine (4)
The Beautiful South (3)
Natasha Bedingfield (3)
Paul Weller (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Table tennis in the dark followed by tattoo store on Colfax. It’s been a startnge week or two
Morning was pretty perfect. Getting faster on the autocross track and Shola gets a hatrick. Hoping for a similarly fantastic afternoon.