December 2009
50 posts
Dec 31st
68 notes
Dec 30th
Dec 30th
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
Kim Peek, Inspiration for ‘Rain Man,’ Dies at 58 →
Dec 29th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Burning River Brass (67) Mannheim Steamroller (9) Oxford St. Peter’s Choir (8) Bonn Classical Philharmonics (7) John Denver & the Muppets (5) Imported from Last.fm…
Dec 28th
Soviet Scientist Turns Foxes Into Puppies →
By breeding foxes that showed more “tameness,” the lack of adrenaline in each generation led to all types of changes from fur color to ear shape. This story is also covered on a recent RadioLab episode.
Dec 28th
Dec 23rd
Dec 22nd
Dec 22nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Mannheim Steamroller (37) Burning River Brass (25) Vince Guaraldi (15) Kenny G (14) John Denver & the Muppets (14) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 22nd
Q: “Once in a blue moon” is a rare event. But... →
No, it’s not what you think.
Dec 22nd
Dec 21st
Dec 18th
Dec 18th
2,120 notes
Babies, The Movie →
I must be getting old or just actively invested in being a dad, but I’m intrigued by this movie.
Dec 18th
Dec 17th
Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved →
A little something to get those math neurons firing.
Dec 16th
Dec 16th
The Black List 2009 →
Please, oh please, make The Muppet Man. There’s not enough Jim Henson in the world anymore.
Dec 16th
Dec 16th
How shellfish saved the human race →
Dec 16th
One button to merge all duplicate Gmail contacts →
Nice.
Dec 16th
Dec 16th
Dec 16th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Shel Silverstein (18) Mannheim Steamroller (13) Sandra Boynton (11) Barenaked Ladies (9) Vince Guaraldi (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
99 notes
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
Dec 10th
Dec 8th
10 Questions for Foo Fighters Singer Dave Grohl →
Dave Grohl has always struck me as a down-to-earth guy. For a rockstar.
Dec 8th
WatchWatch
Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town Makes me think of countless hours of Comedy Central re-runs. What a great show. I’m sure I’ll figure out some way to see this mini-series when arrives.
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
Sony Reader Store goes 100% EPUB on Friday →
Good news for interoperability. My guess is that the Kindle will introduce native support for EPUB in the future.
Dec 8th
Scientific American: Seven Answers to Climate... →
Dec 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Shel Silverstein (16) The Black Keys (13) “Weird Al” Yankovic (12) Barenaked Ladies (11) Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 8th
Farmville, Social Gaming and Addiction →
Gamasutra writes on the gameplay of Farmville and its utilization of the Facebook platform.
Dec 6th
Dec 5th
Dec 5th
15 Failed Predictions about the Future →
“Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy.”
Dec 5th
Dec 4th
Dec 3rd
Dec 2nd
Dec 2nd
Dec 1st