The Skillz to Man the Grillz (Part 2 of the “Hamburgers” Series) [Updated]

21 years ago

With the rise of cheap videocasettes and VCRs in the 1980s came the rise of the training and educational videos.…

Sexy Beast

21 years ago

Let's say it's the early 1980's. You've just bought a Quick and Dirty Operating System and repackaged it for IBM…

"Guess Who’s Back. Back Again. Russell’s Back. Tell a Friend…"

21 years ago

Poncey boy Russell Smith. The only time you'll see a better-dressed cracker is on an hors d'oeuvres tray. Russell Smith,…

"Y’know What They Call a Quarter Pounder in Israel?" (Part 1 of the "Hamburgers" series)

21 years ago

Check out this funny McDonald's ad from Israel for the McShawarma [3.0 MB MPEG Video; enclosure]. The guy playing Travolta…

"You are in a series of small twisty passages, all alike."

21 years ago

On IndieGameDev (one of the blogs I'm paid to write): An in-depth article on Interactive Fiction (a.k.a. "IF" or "text…

"Couple Names Baby ‘Yahoo’"

21 years ago

From The Register: A newborn baby boy has been named "Yahoo" by a Romanian couple - cos they met over…

An Incentive to Read the Blogs I’m Paid to Write

21 years ago

Hey, programmer-types! There's lots of good stuff on The Farm (Tucows' programming-in-general blog) and IndieGameDev (Tucows' blog for indie game…

It’s "Bling Bling" Dance Time Again

21 years ago

The investment service FindProfit.com announced its "Top Five Internet Stock Picks for 2005", which were featured in Sunday's edition of…

Who is John Galt, and Why is He Backpedalling Slightly?

21 years ago

The only moments when I channel Ayn Rand are those when I'm engaged in fiction. A couple of nights ago,…

"It’s not sour grapes! It’s UMAMI grapes!" (or: Better Living Centre’ s Annoyance with Malcolm Gladwell)

21 years ago

Judging from the last entry in the Toronto-focused blog Better Living Centre, my blogging co-conspirator (conspiracy coming soon) Marc Weisblott…