Category: Internet (Page 16 of 40)

Sorry Choire!

This is what we've come to: even plunging stock prices disappoint us when they don't plunge strongly

Clever concept for getting frequent flier miles essentially for nothing, but it seems like a lot of effort for $10 in value

Neil Gaiman tries to buy a G1 phone. Most noteworthy for the soon-to-be-universal term, "Do the Google"

Check out the last two photos, Los Angeles 1908 vs. 2008. hoo wee

It's a really, really bad sign when a company whose stock price is at 27 cents plans on doubling the number of shares outstanding. Note to self: don't spend money on new sat radio gadgets anytime soon

Matt is so… Oregonian

Bottled water: not just bad for the environment, but potentially bad for you, too! I've started keeping chilled water in my fridge, 1970s-style. But sadly we still crank through a case of Poland Spring every two weeks

I really, really, really want to do this with my kid next year

"I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. 'Can I interest you in the chicken?' she asks. 'Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?' To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."

How true, how true

Obnoxious to the point of embarrassing. How does Fox call its output journalism?

This explains everything (until tomorrow at least)

Simple but funny

The best and brightest in the conservative movement are shying away from its own candidate. Christopher Buckley: "I am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets. … Obama has in him the potential to be a good, perhaps even great leader. He is, it seems clear enough, what the historical moment seems to be calling for. … And so, for the first time in my life, I’ll be pulling the Democratic lever in November."

Right or wrong, herein lies the reason "Main Street" disdains "Wall Street" and got the House to symbolically reject the initial bailout proposal. (For reality-check purposes, remember that median American household income is just over $50,000.)

Countries whose web-savvy populace is behind McCain: Georgia, Moldova, Macedonia. Those supporting Obama: everyone else. This really may be a tipping point between America's global prominence or a cessation of leadership

The article notes it's not unprecedented, but it's still blowing my mind

Google's posted its oldest available index from 2001 (although the site predates that). Then as now netwert.com is tops for my name

Interesting read, and don't miss the nuggets on poker player par excellence Dale Peck (although recklessly entertaining poker player Choire Sicha excoriated the article to me on AIM)

Solid new song from my cousin's best bud. He's also on Ugly Betty tonight. Good stuff

Incredibly warm, detailed and interesting read on Suzanne Vega, Tom's Diner, remixes and MP3s, and the Upper West Side

Q: how does America's best newspaper offset rising materials costs and a flagging reader base? A: with social networking functionality, of course