Archive for November, 2008

iPhone!

Yes, I’m years behind the curve, but I finally got an iPhone. I am, of course, completely geeking out, transferring apps and music like mad. Surprisingly, we bought our new phones at Best Buy and had an excellent experience. The sales person there (sorry man, forgot your name) was great: friendly, tolerated a lot of [...]

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Adventures in online shopping

I think we often discount the effect of the Poached-Egg Conservative. When will someone cater to this forgotten line of voters?

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Wonder how much Paul Simon/Paul Simon confusion led to Graceland showing up here as well?
Ain’t data mining entertaining?

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Bacon-Wrapped Turkey

Inspired by the Turbaconducken, my first attempt at a bacon-wrapped turkey.

Ready to bake

The cooked bird

Another hero shot
Lessons learned: thicker bacon, lower temp (baked this at 325), better covering of the bird to preserve moisture (or add liquid to oven). Overall, not a bad first attempt; even J– liked it (or so she [...]

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links for 2008-11-24

Christians AGAINST Cartoons!
This HAS to be a joke. Right? RIGHT?
(tags: idiocy fun Christian)

YouTube – Iranian Scholar: Tom & Jerry is a Jewish Conspiracy
Mmmm, that's some good crazy
(tags: idiocy video)

Netherlandish Proverbs
A painting depicting literal scenes of old Dutch proverbs. Many proverbs have been absorbed into English.
(tags: painting brueghel proverbs Dutch)

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links for 2008-11-23

The Screens Issue – If You Liked This, Sure to Love That – Winning the Netflix Prize – NYTimes.com
Fascinating look at one man's approach to the Netflix challenge and the Napoleon Dynamite problem
(tags: interesting prediction netflix algorithm)

Douchebag Express
Eh, close enough. It's got Doctorow in it.
(tags: douchebags humor)

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FINALLY, a reason to get a YouTube account

The Monty Python channel.
Here’s the introduction they’ve posted:

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links for 2008-11-14

YouTube – Tiny Toons – Henny Yougman Day – Potty Years
Ah, Tiny Toons
(tags: tinytoons video humor)

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