Archive for January, 2008
I tried out Google Reader for a while, but their interface for the iPhone is weak sauce. So I have to switch back to Bloglines, specifically Bloglines Beta. I think that Google Reader in a normal browser is great, but I like to read my blogs wherever I am, like if I’m waiting on lunch, [...]
January 30th, 2008 | Posted in Beta, Blogs, RSS | View Comments
The Coachella Music Festival seems like a great festival, with acts like Roger Waters, Portishead, Kraftwerk, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Jack Johnson, and more. Too bad their website is a fucking joke. Check it out for yourself. There’s no indication of the dates of the festival anywhere (except for some weird countdown to the [...]
January 30th, 2008 | Posted in Bad Decisions, Graphic Design, sucks | View Comments
Flickr and the Library of Congress have started a unique partnership that allows Flickr users to search for and add tags for photos from the Library of Congress. There are about 3,000 images online now, and I’m sure that number will increase as time goes on. Searching the LoC database now is pretty lame, and [...]
January 16th, 2008 | Posted in Flickr, Library of Congress, Tagging | View Comments
Well, this wrap-up is even easier than you would have expected. I wrote two weeks ago about how the Spicy Pickle switched their bread on me, and how I was never going back because of this. Their company’s COO called me and told me that he would call in the coming week to arrange a [...]
January 15th, 2008 | Posted in Boycott, Sandwiches | View Comments
I’m pleased to let my readers know that our updated labels for Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale have started rolling off the bottling line here in Denver. Today I took photographs of the aforementioned bottles. And they’re turning out pretty decently. I’m going to add some sweat to these images, hopefully. Fake sweat, even! But [...]
January 9th, 2008 | Posted in Flying Dog Brewery, Photography, work | View Comments
Hillary Clinton showed some emotion on the campaign trail today. My guess is that she was crying because her hopes of getting the nomination are slipping away. Crying is also my last resort. Let’s say that I’m pretty much already getting dumped by someone (as Hillary is getting dumped by Iowans and the New Hampsters), [...]
January 7th, 2008 | Posted in Emotions, Politics | View Comments
Fragrance Free Oust Air Sanitizer does not, in fact, not smell. I think it should be rebranded as Vodka-scented. Because it smells like a handle of vodka.
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Marketing | View Comments
If Pittsburgh’s Head Coach Mike Tomlin (pictured above, and not to be confused with baseball pitcher Mike Timlin) didn’t go for those two 2-point conversions in the playoff game tonight, there was a much better chance that the Steelers could have taken the game into overtime. I was talking to my dad about how I [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Bad Decisions, Sports | View Comments
I am part of a beer blogger group that posts about a similar topic on the first Friday of every month. I post at beerdinners.com, and this month’s topic was Doppelbocks. So last night I made a beer dinner. Was tasty. Read more at beerdinners.com. It was definitely some gourmet shit.
January 4th, 2008 | Posted in Beer Dinner, Dining, work | View Comments
Had a discussion with someone today about how the number of hits you get may not translate into real customers. A percentage of these hits come from spammers and people who aren’t remotely interested in what you’re talking about. And even if you can factor those people out (especially when the spammers are trying to [...]
January 4th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Web 2.oh, work | View Comments