Random Stuff: Watchmen, Amazon, Bumatai
Scanwiches
Put your lunch on a scanner and scan it.
Kitchen Nightmare Candidate?
Michelen star restaurant The Fat Duck induces diarrhea and vomiting. Paging Gordon Ramsay…
Saturday Morning Watchmen
Watchmen / Wall-E Mashup
This hilarious, spot on mashup essentially sums up one of my complaints about the Watchmen movie — Snyder’s overuse of slow mo and camera moves to everything. Here they’re applied to Wall-E.
Common English Language Errors
I should read this entire list and apply it to this blog.
Frontline: Ten Trillion And Counting
Great Frontline documentary. Seems we Americans should expect less and a lower standard of living in the future — at the very least, higher taxes and decreased government benefits. Related: The Quiet Coup.
Former Amazon Employee Outlines Amazon Values
Two things: The customer comes first, and frugality. Very inspirational. Also pretty cool: Bezos spends a week working in an Amazon shipping warehouse.
Conservatives Embrace the Snuggie
Okay, now I am really not getting one.
Drunk People Wear Snuggies While Barhopping
Okay, now I am really not getting one.
Crocs Go Out Of Business
Hmmm, trendy but illogical clothing company going out of business. Snuggie? Snuggie?
I Hate Crocs
Of course, there is a website devoted to Croc hate. Read the battle between croc haters and lovers. Yes.
Andy Bumatai Gets Online
I guess I’m out of touch with Hawaii enough to not know Andy Bumatai has had a late night talk show for a while now. Segments are posted online. He’s into social media (specifically Twitter) and has a fair number of geeky guests — specifically Bill Sodeman, who directed me to Andy’s show.
David Lynch’s Transcendental Meditation Website
Speaking of celebrities getting all social media, David Lynch has a new website.
Recession Has Some Dropping Broadband
I could never do this — I can think of many other things we’d cut first (magazine subscriptions, eating out, personal hygiene) before broadband, but granted I make my living through the web and a lot of our home entertainment options rely on it. But for those who just do email and surf the web, I suppose food and shelter are more important.
Good, Bad, Mixed Comments On The Battlestar Galactica Finale
Well, that people are still talking about it can be seen as a good thing.