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An Honest Cable-and-Internet Ad

If North American cable-and-internet providers were honest, they'd produce an ad that went like this. Note that there's some swearing…

13 years ago

Penis for Sale (or: Autocorrect of the Day)

Transcript Randy: Hi, this is Randy. I saw your penis for sale on Craigslist. Is it still available? Randy: If…

13 years ago

“Snow Crash” and Sexism in Tech

It's been over twenty years since Neal Stephenson's "cyberpunk" novel Snow Crash was first published. A young Cory Doctorow, then…

13 years ago

Unnerving People at the Airport (or: The Cake is a Lie!)

My visit to Tampa has drawn to a close, and The Lady just dropped me off at the airport. Right…

13 years ago

The Holy Trinity of Rotgut

These were on display -- and thankfully, left unopened -- at the party I attended Saturday night. Want to know…

13 years ago

All Six “Star Wars” Films, All at Once

Catch it before 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm issue the takedown: it's all six Star Wars films, all at once.…

13 years ago

Supermannin’ (or: My Afternoon of Indoor Skydiving)

I've been in Florida for the past ten days, enjoying the weather (while it's still cool here, it's considerably warmer…

13 years ago

Spider-Man on 1970s TV

The 1977/78 Spider-Man TV series may have not had the best writing, acting, effects or costume, but it did have…

13 years ago

Food as Flags

I love this flag of Italy, done up as basil, spaghetti and tomatoes. That's not the only flag that's been…

13 years ago

Sitting Back Before Talking About the PyCon Incident / What IS a Developer Evangelist, Anyway?

A popular implement for a common type of quarterbacking. In the wake of the PyCon 2013 "Dongle" incident and the…

13 years ago