Mmmm, I like these: Baladeo 22g and 34g Knives, on Cool Tools. I’m looking for a lightweight carrying knife (I agree with the poster, my original Leatherman is awesome but as heavy as an anvil) and these look very promising.

Date posted: April 20, 2011 | Filed under Purchasing, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

Just the Simple Truth: This is pure awesome. Now, what the POTUS needs to do is start beating this fucking drum OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

Date posted: April 14, 2011 | Filed under politics, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

Hmm. Depending on the weather and our schedule, I’m going to see if we can check out the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race this year.

Date posted: April 12, 2011 | Filed under shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

How To Steal Like An Artist (And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me). Awesome, awesome, awesome. Inspiring.

Date posted: March 31, 2011 | Filed under design, Inspiration, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

File this under I’ll get to it at some point: Stream Your iTunes Library To your iPhone Over The Web. Eventually, when the new room is done and we upgrade our ancient TV to a modern model, I’m going to set the home server up as a combination file/AV server, and it will be able to stream music and movies. Or, I’ll spring for a $100 MacTV and have that handle all the work (as well as stream on demand from Netflix).

Date posted: March 24, 2011 | Filed under apple, geek, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

As if I needed another reason to dump my current cell carrier: AT&T to Buy T-Mobile, Becomes No. 1 U.S. Wireless Company. I doubt, if this deal actually passes regulatory scrutiny, that it will make anything better for AT&T subscribers.

Date posted: March 21, 2011 | Filed under humor, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

USA Shopping Malls, Summer 1990. Pure nostalgia.

Date posted: March 18, 2011 | Filed under history, humor, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

Fuck the Republicans: The House of Representatives votes to defund NPR. The more I think about it, the more I begin to feel like a paranoid and believe there’s a plot to dismantle all non-Fox related news sources.

Date posted: March 17, 2011 | Filed under politics, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

I stumbled on this by accident earlier today, and it’s been interesting listening: Eric Avery (of Jane’s Addiction) talks about the reunion and subsequent dissolution of the band last year. I get a personable, honest vibe from Avery, so I’m inclined to believe him: sounds like Perry is still pretty much a dick.

In related news, it was sad to hear about the bassist from Alice In Chains this morning.

Date posted: March 9, 2011 | Filed under music, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »

This is some awesome reporting, done by someone other than a mainstream reporter: 20 lies (and counting) told by Gov. Walker.

Walker: His bill is about fixing a budget crisis.

The truth: Even Fox News’ Shepherd Smith couldn’t swallow that one, declaring that it’s all about politics and union busting, and “to pretend that this is about a fiscal crisis in the state of Wisconsin is malarkey.”

Date posted: March 6, 2011 | Filed under politics, shortlinks | Leave a Comment »