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Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Starbucks Tomorrow: McDonalds or Neighborhood Roaster?
When I’m on the road, Starbucks is where I get my internet access. My taste for their coffee has gone from dislike to barely tolerable. These days, I spend $1.57 there on a small decaf that I sip for my 2 hours of laptop battery life. “Put another way, there are two markets for coffee …
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Betch’ll Listen
Mark Kermode’s film reviews are quickly approaching ‘must listen podcast’ status. Not only are the reviews hilarious, Mark is at his best when he’s terribly off-topic, like this insightful tidbit from the 23 Feb 2007 installment: “He’s a Methodist, we don’t bet” Huh, I wonder if that’s why I’m not a fan of gambling.
The Godfather Reminder Pillow
Both funnier and creepier than ‘waking up with the King’.
Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:38:53 PM
Digg v. Wikipedia – Which would you prefer to get thousands of referrers a day (exponentially increasing) from? I say the latter.
Thursday, March 1, 2007 9:07:22 AM
This morning, I got a ride in the new Ford Mustang. One of the best looking cars on the road today, that isn’t made for tall people….say those above 5’10”
Bring Back the Important Bits
“My entire field of news and information is flattened by my feed reader. Topic, author, credibility, popularity, context, and relevancy are all stripped.” – Aaron Mentele
May 4th: Too Much Joy’s First Show in 10 Years
True to their word, Too Much Joy never broke up – they just stopped having gigs. Until now. Friday, May 4th The Knitting Factory 74 Leonard Street New York, NY “It’s all ages. TMJ will be playing as a 5-piece, as both Sandy Smallens and William Wittman will be joining the celebration of drummer Tommy …
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Unsocial Networks
The Head Lemur digs into Ning’s terms of service (similar to Flickr’s and YouTube’s, et. al) highlighting the problem: in exchange for free services “members” grant rights to their stuff to promote the “network”. “None of these sites are created for the people. These are, to the last picture, file, and pixel solely created as …
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:54:50 AM
Yesterday’s travels dropped me in the middle of the snow storm expected in Mpls tomorrow or Friday. It’s a heavy, steady snowfall. A couple inches so far this morning.