I’d like to take a moment to point you to the blog of Maciej Ceglowski, Idle Words, which Chap referred me to. For somebody whose primary business seems to be web apps, Ceglowski makes a remarkably professional-level writer and humorist. His essay “Argentina On Two Steaks A Day” is an excellent place to […]
After living near Jimmy Carter Boulevard for 3 years now, we have finally found a Mexican restaurant that we really like: El Amigo (The Friend). Can you imagine how frustrating it’s been to live in an area like this and yet not know of a good Mexican restaurant? Sure, there’s the Frontera, but […]
Somebody I know only as “farmboy” has, with the help of a host of others, created his own pinball machine: TweenPin. He has some very interesting photographs of the process available, as well as schematics and source code. (via rec.games.pinball) When I was first getting into pinball, I was imagining that I could build […]
Many years ago (1999, apparently) I saw Ira Glass on David Letterman. He was fairly nerdy and talking about some sort of public radio show that he did that had become a success. The show: This American Life. It took me a couple years to actually tune in, but it easily became […]
I’m sure this thing is all over blogs/news everywhere, and has been for days, but the new TMX Elmo looks freakin’ awesome! Watch it here: YouTube. I’m amazed at what they’ve done with this thing. Brilliant work. Probably maddening for parents, but who cares! He can stand back up! […]
