February 2008
Damaging Vocal Techniques →
Notes on how certain singing styles can hurt the voice
L'esprit de l'escalier →
nostrich: I knew there had to be a term for this. L’esprit d’escalier (literally, stairway wit) is a French term that describes the predicament of thinking of the right comeback too late. I think we’ve all been there.
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Apple Keynote Archive - Mac Guides →
Archive of Steve Jobs Keynotes
WatchI Drink Your Milkshake
Glorious Nonsense →
nostrich: A rather extensive page of Jabberwocky trivia. Excellent! Among the things listed are a version of the poem as interpreted by handwriting recognition software (on an Apple Newton): Teas Willis, and the sticky tours Did gym and Gibbs in the wake. All mimes were the borrowers, And the moderate Belgrade. A version ran through a spellchecker: ‘Tweak brim, and the slits tow Did...
“If you don’t define yourself, someone out there will reach into your brain...”
– Olympia Dukakis
Optimize a Fresh Mac OS X Installation - Wired... →
“Perhaps not surprisingly, the sexual capacity of the 405-year-old clam is...”
– Clam, 405, is oldest animal ever
Hands On with Chumby Wi-Fi Widget Beanbag →
After about an hour of playtime with the squishable $180 Wi-Fi widget ball chumby, I want one on my desk. Is it essential gadgetry? No. It’s not meant to be. Until you’re addicted to it.
Daniel Day-Lewis To Open Milkshake Parlor Chain →
quincentuple:epic lulz.
How to stay alert without caffeine →
Great tips on healthy living
Is my roommate gay? →
It’s not a big deal, I just want to know. Looks like Kyle gets a little more than he bargained for when his roommate barges in on him…
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Overlay →
I wanna get one of these for my bed!
Leopard 10.5.2 Update is Live, here's what it... →
Leopard finally gets its second patch, and boy does it fix a lot of stuff. The first patch hit back in November, with test builds of the second making it out a month later. Here’s a list of the major things the 10.5.2 patch fixes (including menubar transparency and Stacks).
Le Festin - Camille (from Ratatouille)
Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 iPhone killing QWERTY →
It’s here, the XPERIA X1 QWERTY from Sony Ericsson. SE’s new XPERIA brand will focus on multimedia and mobile web communication. The X1 then, brings a 3-inch wide VGA (800 x 480) touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera (with photo light), A2DP Bluetooth, aGPS, WiFi, and quad-band GSM/EDGE/HSDPA/HSUPA…
Emptees →
Showcasing the art of tee shirt design. Promote, talk about, and love tees, tshirts, t-shirts and T shirts
“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only...”
– Mahatma Gandhi
The Writers' Strike is over...
ben: sigh.
Google to help green technologies amass scale -... →
Danish Police Befuddled by 1G iMac →
The police wanted to confiscate the author’s computer. When the author’s roommate agreed to also let the police look at her first generation iMac, they were frustrated because they thought the iMac was just the screen. They wanted to know where the actual computer was and got rather heated about finding it.
Colbert and Stewart appear on Late Night with... →
The Feud comes to a fever pitch as Jon and Steven go on Conan to see who really made Mike Huckabee
Official: 16GB iPhone available and 32GB iPod... →
Out of the rumor mill comes the 16GB iPhone, now official. Ever since the 16GB iPod touch was announced in September, we all knew it was just a matter of time until Apple could bung the same NAND chip into their chubbier iPhone. The Surprise is a new 32GB iPod touch for the same $499. Both are available immediately.
Ways to create a peaceful, relaxed workday →
Zenhabits good tips
VOCAL PROCESS for Belting, Musical Theatre and... →
Notes on different singing types
Arrested Development Movie Plans Are In Motion →
“Arrested Development,” the best half-hour television show of all time, is returning in the form of a full-length feature film.
Fuck Swans. →
Walking home from college today, I happened upon a woman apparently frightened by a swan. My walk home involves a walk along a canal path, and rain tends to tempt the swans out of the canal, for reasons unknown to me. Fuck swans.
Dayvan Mini →
Cool tumblr theme
Jason Bateman Confirms Arrested Development Movie... →
This just might be the best news we Arrested fans have heard in a very long time.
Jason Bateman has just confirmed to me that the creative minds behind Arrested Development (Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard) have put the wheels in motion toward a major motion picture of the Fox TV comedy so many of us adore. I’m told by insiders that Jason and other B