November 2007 Archives

Video of a Melting Chocolate Bunny

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Lots of color, good music and melting chocolate. This is a perfect Friday link.

Quick Post link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Fjilze0eI

Posted in Quick Post at 6:15 pm.
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Run IE 5-7 on OSX Without Running Windows

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

I had been using VMWare and MultipleIE before, but this is a much better setup. I haven't tested it thoroughly, but I'm impressed so far.

Quick Post link: http://www.kronenberg.org/ies4osx/

Posted in Quick Post at 6:05 pm.
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There's No Time Like the Present

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Jori was just telling me she was hesitant to contact a friend with whom she rarely communicates. "Don't worry," I said, "there's no time like the present." I figure it's time to take her advice and jump back in. Here's the big stuff that's gone down over the last couple months.

1. (with a bullet) I'm getting married.

In just under eleven months, Jori and I will be married here in Brooklyn. We've been together for over four years and said, "We want tax breaks wine glasses and hibachi sets to plan a huge freaking party to confirm our love in a religious and spiritual ceremony." In all seriousness, it's awesome. She's smart, beautiful and tolerates my ability to out-annoy anyone — it was destined to be.

2. In November, I had the Shingles

Updating you on my attempts to contract every old man disease (see: sciatica), some newfound back discomfort turned into a week of debilitating pain and two weeks of itchiness. I wouldn't recommend it. My doctor said it's mostly caused by bad luck, while friends and the internet all told me it was stress related, which is certainly possible. The good news is you can't pass shingles to anybody — it comes from the chicken pox virus, which lives dormant in your nervous system. While saying shingles makes me feel all old timey, I also think herpes zoster sounds kind of awesome.

3. The New Capn Design is Close

I've got some new MT templates all gussied up and my beta setup is on MT4. Considering I'm busy with the holidays and wedding preparations, expect the new hotness by the first day of 2008. While I've said it here before, Khoi reminded me that saying things out loud makes it real.

Smaller News

Thanksgiving was delicious, I'm one year into my time at Apperceptive (A+++), Jori and I had a fantastic time in San Francisco and Yosemite and our two new roommates, Zack and Herman, have been a pleasure.

Phew, glad I got that post out.

Posted in My Life at 12:45 am.
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Daniel Kitson in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

I worked for the PR agency that repped him while living in London for a summer. I don't see a lot of stand-up, but he was really a different experience. Highly recommended for those looking for comedy outside the mainstream (is Buzzfeed mainstream yet?).

Quick Post link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/Daniel_Kitson

Posted in Quick Post at 6:21 pm.
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Verizon is Opening Up Their Network to Any Device

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

It will be a sandbox and the service may cost more, but it'll be interesting to see what happens.

Quick Post link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/verizon-wireless-says-bring-your-own-device/

Posted in Quick Post at 2:00 pm.
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Assface Soap

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

This will certainly be a holiday present for someone.

Quick Post link: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&navAction=jump&id=13985551&cm_mmc=Performics-_-Affiliates-_-Uncrate-_-d

Posted in Quick Post at 1:57 pm.
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Year of the Pig

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

A long feature on David Chang, leader of the Momofuku empire. I love how brash he is and that he shirks big money for authenticity. "When I worked at Cafe Boulud, I hated making food for East Siders. I hate their air of superiority. I hate investment bankers. I don't want Momofuku Ko to come off as elitist or snobbish. I don't want shithead bankers and the friends of dickhead traders who spend thousands."

Quick Post link: http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_6207

Posted in Quick Post at 11:38 pm.
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Okay, I Kinda Want to See Teeth

NOVEMBER 24, 2007

This movie looks crazy. Check out Buzzfeed for more links and a trailer.

Quick Post link: http://www.teethmovie.com/

Posted in Quick Post at 11:36 am.
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Mark Pilgrim's Thoughts on Kindle, Amazon's new eBook Service/Device

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Good summary of my concerns. The device shows signs of progress, but is totally DRMed. After their awesome work with their digital music store, I would have liked more openness.

Quick Post link: http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/11/19/the-future-of-reading

Posted in Quick Post at 3:51 pm.
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The iPod Holster

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Classy and useful. It would be great for vacations; just keep your iPod, cash and ID hidden away.

Quick Post link: http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/ymyl_ipod_holster_also_holsters_other_life_stuff_8145.asp

Posted in Quick Post at 3:47 pm.
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The Last Supper in 16 Billion Pixels

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

You can also see how it's done, but I suggest turning down the volume as the music is pretty awful [via very short list]

Quick Post link: http://www.haltadefinizione.com/en/

Posted in Quick Post at 12:08 pm.
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