January 2010
30 posts
Jeep Cam: East End →
A little break from the cold and snow- a six minute drive on the East End of St. John.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
The Beatles (46)
Spoon (11)
The Mountain Goats (9)
The Clash (4)
They Might Be Giants (3)
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Auto-appendectomy in the Antarctic →
I can hardly conceive of having my appendix taken out by someone else, let alone doing it myself…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Reel Big Fish (30)
Clifton Chenier And His Red Hot Louisiana Band (13)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (11)
Slapstick (9)
The Clash (4)
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First-Person Tetris →
Maybe you THINK you know how to play Tetris, but what if the entire screen rotated, instead of the piece?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
Shel Silverstein (36)
Barenaked Ladies (16)
They Might Be Giants (14)
The Clash (11)
Justin Roberts (10)
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David Pogue tries DRM-free ebooks, sells more... →
Yes, yes, yes.
Why punish the people that legitimately buy your product, when it does nothing to stop those that won’t?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
The Beatles (135)
Burning River Brass (38)
Mannheim Steamroller (25)
Bonn Classical Philharmonics (22)
Oxford St. Peter’s Choir (19)
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Cut This Story!
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Maybe newspapers should re-consider how they write articles. In other words, get to the point.
The Card Game - How Visa, Using Fees Behind Its... →
Visa and Mastercard compete in the debit card world by RAISING their fees. This is great for banks- they get more money per transaction, but it all gets passed along to the consumer in the end.
Personally, I stopped using my debit card a few years ago (except at CostCo). Everything goes on the credit card (e.g. bills, daycare, groceries) and is paid off every month. There’s much better...
America: Too Stupid To Cook →
I was having this conversation at dinner last night. There’s this sense that cooking is too HARD. It’s pounded at us from every angle.