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Jan 15, 2012
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Modesty.
(Admittedly, they were the best ideas.)
Jan 15, 2012
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Jan 13, 2012
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So close!
Jan 11, 2012
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I really, really hope that Merlin and Gruber (and you, for that matter) know about Brickipedia, the LEGO Wiki. You can not only see the kits you had, but also — and I’d argue this one is even more fun — the kits you wanted really bad but couldn’t have (see above). Along with Wookieepedia, Memory Alpha, and Bulbapedia (deal with it), Brickipedia is probably one of my favourite niche wikis. It’s got detailed information about (seemingly) every line of LEGO, down to photos, kit numbers, and details about how each kit fits into the overall story of each line. If you played with LEGO as a kid, you should check it out. (You probably already have, though, because you have such great taste.)
(For the record, I’m on Gruber’s side re: specialised LEGO kits — build the thing in the instructions once, and then disassemble it and mash it up with the other kits you have. Have you ever seen a pirate-themed space ship? It’s the coolest. I do agree that having Star Wars™-branded LEGO makes the kid want to “play Star Wars” specifically, rather than just play “Space”. When you have a Han Solo minifig, any ship you put him in is still Han Solo’s ship, not just a spaceship with a guy in it. Is one better than the other? I don’t know.)
(Like you care about my thoughts on LEGO.)
(cf. this week’s B2W)
Jan 9, 2012
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I like to name devices myself in the Apple Provisioning Portal.
Jan 8, 2012
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Keeping Track of Movies You’ve Seen?
I like keeping a list of the movies I’ve seen. I started doing it in January last year1. At first, I used Daytum, but then Daytum got bought by Facebook and the Daytum iPhone app stopped working. Next, I built a dumb mobile website called Miz on Seen (I know, it’s the worst pun) and imported my movies from Daytum. That worked fine, but it’s not great.
This year, I’m looking for a more native solution. Is there a (nice) iPhone app that will let me enter the name of a movie I’ve seen, the date/time I saw it, and maybe a star rating or some notes? I’ve typed words into Google, but I can’t find any.
How do you keep track of the movies you’ve seen?
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According to my calculations, I watched 119 movies last year, so about 2.2 movies a week, which I’m pretty happy with. Some repeats, though — Alien a couple of times, Lost in Translation a couple of times, MacGruber something like twelve times (I really like that movie). ↩
Jan 7, 2012
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John Hughes, on the set of Weird Science.
I don’t like Weird Science anywhere near as much as some of his other movies, but the guy looks like a badass here.
Dec 25, 2011
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Christmas French Toast Brunch!
(I used egg nog instead of milk. That’s what makes it Christmas-y. Also that it’s Christmas.)
Dec 16, 2011
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MM: That’s a tough one. Apologetica?
SS: Yeah. I thought, one idea is just me or somebody shrugging in the shapes of the letters.
MM: That’s pretty good!
SS: I figured W would be easy.
MM: Y’know what’s great about it? It’d be hard to make and it’d be hard to read. “Is that a T or an F? God, Scott looks sad.”
It’s almost Christmas time! Celebrate by revisiting what I like to call the You Look Nice Today Christmas Special, “Christmas Is Near”. (This part isn’t particularly festive, but it’s one of my favourite Scott Simpson bits. For a slightly more Christmas-y bit, see “Top Secret Santa”, which closes out the episode.)
Dec 13, 2011
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After a rough day windsurfing, the Apple sweatshirt is just the thing. And a perfect companion to our sweatpants.
- Apple made a windsurfer.
- Apple made sweatpants.
- Kickstarter. Now.
(via MeFi)
Dec 11, 2011
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THIS IS A TASTE BUY ART TO APPRECIATE IT
yea its the new one yea i kinda feel bad putting it here but people like louis ck gotta realize without torrents and the net he wouldnt be anywhere bc honestly louis i know ur here and i know u mite be mad at me but u gotta realize not everyone has paypal , not everyone has credit cards, some people use net lounges, some have barely money for food, art = comedy should be shared with the mass , and Believe me u can judge the popularity more from the torrent downloads then the paypal sales, also if people like it , its easier to buy on there ipad/ipod or personal/work computers…more buzz = more fales
Hope you understand louie sorry
(By the by, you’ve bought Louis CK’s new standup special, haven’t you? Of course you have. I know — duh-doy. I was just asking. Jeesh.)
Nov 27, 2011
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I’m not 100% sure why, but I kinda think it’s important to have a photo of yourself at different points in your life. It felt right to document my now-self on this little trip I just went on, even if it’s only useful for my future-self. (Also, if you’re reading this, future-self, please excuse that you went through a phase where you liked taking high-contrast black and white photos. Just know that you liked it at the time.)
Nov 14, 2011
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There are some exceptions to everything, but that’s called style, not structure.Dan Harmon, outlining his storytelling structure.
Nov 14, 2011
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George Lucas without a beard! Look at that dude!
Nov 10, 2011
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There is a popular belief in Japan that a person’s ABO blood type or ketsueki-gata (血液型) is predictive of his or her personality, temperament, and compatibility with others, similar to how astrological signs are used, though blood type plays a much more prominent role in Japanese society than astrology does in the West.
Blood types in Japanese culture - Wikipedia
Huh.
Japan, I kinda really want to go to you.
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