Month: March 2006

Two things I know I hate are dealing with hardware and dealing with salesmen. You might then, with good reason, ask what the hell I was doing in a furniture store in the first place. Well, this was last Saturday,…

For the last couple of weeks, I have not been getting enough sleep. I should preface this by saying that I’m pretty sure I’ve been running a sleep debt since high school. I remember once staying up all night, and…

A day in the life of Natalie Portman. Brought to you by the same comic geniuses who did Chronic of Narnia. They are, by all reports, the best thing to happen to Saturday Night Live in many a year.

“Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn’t place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.” — Jamie Raskin Hooray for…

Last week, D and I (and several other people) helped our friend Jeff prepare a talk for the FCC Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks. He gave the talk on Monday, and he reports that…

“But,” you say, “he lives in a trash can! Why would he even need to wear pants?” Slow down there, buckaroo. I’m talking about the Academy Awards, not the Grouch. If you’re in the bay area, you can still go…

Courtesy of the greatest webcomic in the universe, Penny Arcade. Speaking of video games, last night, I watched the first part of Will Wright’s Spore demo from GDC, and… wow. Seriously, WOW. See for yourself: I also saw a presentation…

Not what you think: it’s a sick, twisted, and utterly hilarious webcomic spanning a vast range of artistic and narrative styles. Check out the PBF archives. I have to say, though, that creator Nicholas Gurewitch does seem unhealthily obsessed with…