Entries for Sunday, February 10, 2008
➠ February 10, 2008
ongoing: XML People
Fascinating account of the people (and corporations) involved in the creation of XML (which was published ten years ago today)
Scenes from CPAC: Merchandising, merchandising, merchandising edition | Economist.com
Photos of some of the delightful treats on sale this week at the “Conservative Political Action Conference”. Mmmm… misogynriffic!
Mitt Drops Out | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart uses the exact same words as I did when I read Mitt Romney’s dropping-out speech. (Spoiler: “FUCK YOU!”)
And in case you were wondering, I use TextExpander (http://rdbgb.us/DPY) to swap in an interrobang when I type “?!”. HOW AWESOME IS THAT‽
Posted to Twitter at 9:13 p.m.
Glaring at Bacon. How can such a small dog be capable of such rancid flatulence‽
Posted to Twitter at 9:10 p.m.
Amused at the variety of job titles I see when I import my address book into LinkedIn. Also: Wondering WhoTF some of these people are.
Posted to Twitter at 8:14 p.m.
Playing with http://live.yahoo.com/rodbegbie and accidentally got three viewers.
Posted to Twitter at 6:38 p.m.
Hey Ticketmaster! Why not tell me a show is sold out *before* making me jump through your impenetrable CAPTCHA?
Posted to Twitter at 6:17 p.m.
Lola Boston - A Woman's Guide to Boston
The Globe’s fine marketing folks apparently decided that the perfect name for their new women’s supplement was that of the transvestite from the Kinks song.
At a six-year-old’s birthday party, watching Joy lose at board games. Not deliberately.
Posted to Twitter at 2:08 p.m.
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