August 2010
15 posts
Groupon Launches National Deal With Gap, Selling... →
I bought mine, but considering there hasn’t been any e-mail confirmation I’m not actually 100% sure that it went through. Ah, well, their women’s designs are so so anyway. I was just hoping to get some basics.
How the internet is changing language →
The part about Ukraine (“Computer slang is developing pretty fast in Ukraine”) makes me kind of happy. Two years ago they barely knew what wireless Internet was, and now they’re developing their own slang?
I’m so proud.
Maybe someday, their version of rickrolling will lead you to this.
azspot:
At one point during the exchange, Mr Poole was asked to define...
Less than two weeks left until ILBM#3 deadline
(more details here)
The essays are slowly trickling in and I’m getting more and more excited about this issue. I was concerned that the theme was too restrictive, but it’s surprising how many different interpretations of the future there are, despite the common themes of clones, robots, hackers, etc.
I’m also contemplating creating a crossword puzzle that incorporates some of...
The countdown to our CA trip begins now.
We’ll be in Sonoma August 28-30 for my friend’s wedding, then driving south to Yosemite, looping West by the coast and finally spending September 2? 3? - 6 in San Fran.
I haven’t been in the area since I was a kid (it was one of first big trips after we moved to the US in ‘94) so I’m really looking forward to exploring as much as we can.
Do you guys have any food,...