May 31, 2005
3-D Metal Sculptures
Posted by marc at May 31, 2005, 09:28 PM
May 30, 2005
Daily Candy
I'm still shocked that Bob Pittman has turned Dialy Candy into a money-making megaphone of the chic set. I guffawed when he bought it for, was it $4 mm?.
Interesting article on DC and UJ here. But can anybody tell me what "cut-glass vowels" are?
From the context, seems like upper crust or faux upper crust is implied. But I can't get either a Churchill or a Thurston Howell III accent in my head to sound like "cut glass".
Posted by marc at May 30, 2005, 05:31 PM
Cool Japanese Manhole Covers
Posted by marc at May 30, 2005, 03:37 PM
Red State France
Over at Power Line.
I'm still unclear on how much anti-Americanism played into the "Non" vote, though a majority Non Paris would seem to indicate a heck of a lot.
Posted by marc at May 30, 2005, 11:31 AM
May 27, 2005
Eeek! That's addictive!
Posted by marc at May 27, 2005, 08:47 AM
May 26, 2005
Evolution in action
Surprise! Even e-mail marketers evolve!
Seems as if the varying response rates across days has reached a pareto optimum where the volume sent will yield a consistent absolute number of click s.
Posted by marc at May 26, 2005, 05:15 AM
Fun Strange Games
Posted by marc at May 26, 2005, 05:14 AM
Squee!
Now that's a cute kittenwar.com kat!
Posted by marc at May 26, 2005, 04:21 AM
May 23, 2005
Great Use of Javascript
Our JavaScript expert here at TheLadders.com sends this amazing javascript from Amazon.com Diamonds Search. Wow!
Posted by marc at May 23, 2005, 04:31 PM
Blank Keyboard
I think this keyboard without letters is cool, but I need a split fingered version.....
Posted by marc at May 23, 2005, 04:03 PM
May 21, 2005
Wonderful Hitchens
One forgets to read Christopher Hitchens from time to time, for which one is left unpaid in delightful, pointed writing such as this bit on Unmitigated Galloway:
TO THIS DAY, George Galloway defiantly insists, as he did before the senators, that he has "never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one, and neither has anybody on my behalf." As a Clintonian defense this has its admirable points: I myself have never seen a kilowatt, but I know that a barrel is also a unit and not an entity. For the rest, his defense would be more impressive if it answered any charge that has actually been made. Galloway is not supposed by anyone to have been an oil trader. He is asked, simply, to say what he knows about his chief fundraiser, nominee, and crony. And when asked this, he flatly declines to answer. We are therefore invited by him to assume that, having earlier acquired a justified reputation for loose bookkeeping in respect of "charities," he switched sides in Iraq, attached himself to a regime known for giving and receiving bribes, appointed a notorious middleman as his envoy, kept company with the corrupt inner circle of the Baath party, helped organize a vigorous campaign to retain that party in power, and was not a penny piece the better off for it. I think I believe this as readily as any other reasonable and objective person would. If you wish to pursue the matter with Galloway himself, you will have to find the unlisted number for his villa in Portugal.
Now there's a Hitch to watch!
Posted by marc at May 21, 2005, 09:46 AM
Posted by marc at May 21, 2005, 09:25 AM
May 18, 2005
Where in the world is the news right now??
It's at buzztracker!
Posted by marc at May 18, 2005, 06:18 PM
Orwell's Classic
Posted by marc at May 18, 2005, 03:10 PM
May 17, 2005
Try Harvard!
Posted by marc at May 17, 2005, 10:38 PM
It Happened to Me!
Posted by marc at May 17, 2005, 11:14 AM
May 16, 2005
Articles I Should Write
"It's My Fault: How I Screwed Up The Online Recruitment Industry"
"Waiting in the Airport Security Line Kills Children"
perhaps this can become a recurring feature...
Posted by marc at May 16, 2005, 09:06 PM
May 15, 2005
DJ Food
This is something that I just found on the internet:
DJ Food's Raiding the 20th Century, which I was able to download here at WFMU.
Apparently a lot of people think this is really cool.
Posted by marc at May 15, 2005, 07:41 PM
May 13, 2005
Terror, John, Pure Terror
Daily Show looks at the visual excitement of text files combined with the hard-hitting news impact of a 90-second cable news segment.
Posted by marc at May 13, 2005, 03:38 PM
The Botley Files
I'm confused - why should Marc have paid any attention to Botley's uninformed e-mail about his "fucking lame" material if she was just going to complain about other people seeing her complaint? If she was that paranoid, she should have mailed her screed from a different address.
- 'Izzengenz
Posted by Steve at May 13, 2005, 03:00 PM
So close, Tori!
A letter from an only partially-chagrined subscriber:
Please KINDLY remove my name (Tori Botley) from your website. If I had wanted it posted, I would've asked you to. It was a bit embarrassing when my husband googled our names for fun and asked why my name popped up on what he thinks is such a [nice] site. To make matters worse he wanted to know why some man was scolding me for using the term 'fuck'. And 'fuck' doesn't make you foul mouthed. So please remove my fucking name from your page. Have a wonderful weekend.
The post in question is here:
http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/001649.html
Now, Tori, there's a well-established precedent that when you write into a website or blog, you're doing it for publication. Particularly when you're foul-mouthed.
See, for example, these folks who probably really wish they had not sent email to Margaret Cho.
Foul-mouthed, not really a funny or witty email, and not insightful or really good put-down comments in the email. At least make me laug when you make me cry, Tori!
Nonetheless, I was *almost* there in taking pity on you until the snarky penultimate sentence. So...
No apology,
No sense of humor,
Not even an emoticon... ;) ....would've been a good one to use....
..and I just *can't* remove your foul letter without a vote from the Readers.
So, Stoners.... whadda ya think? Keep it up or take it down?
Posted by marc at May 13, 2005, 01:21 PM
Chief Blogging Officer?!?!?!
Yep, title inflation continues apace. HighBeam Research has a Chief Blogging Officer!! OK, OK, it's tongue in cheek, which is cool.
Posted by marc at May 13, 2005, 09:24 AM
May 12, 2005
Sellers are Lazy!
This WebAdvantage survey certainly matches up with our experience here at TheLadders.com!
Posted by marc at May 12, 2005, 10:49 AM
May 06, 2005
My Soulmate!
A fantastic New Yorker profile on Tony Wheeler, founder of LonelyPlanet:
It began at the Dubai airport: Tony and Maureen, who travel very light, charged up the stairs to get to the front of the line at immigration, leaving me feeling sheepish for taking the escalator like everyone else.
And this seems very perceptive to me:
The modern version of straw geegaws is cultural capital in the form of stories and photographs. “Tony and Maureen are in the travel-information insurance business,” Mark Carnegie says. “If the educated consumer is spending ten thousand dollars on a vacation, and someone says to him, ‘For an extra thirty dollars, I will give you a sunrise that will make you cry’—well, he’s going to take out that insurance.”
but then again, that's what business school does to you!
Posted by marc at May 06, 2005, 04:55 PM
Mmmmmmmm
Posted by marc at May 06, 2005, 10:49 AM
You've Disturbed Me Again, Readers
Here's the list of everything purchased by Stone readers after clicking through one of my Amazon.com links:
Vintage Disney Tinkerbell Black Tank - XXL Guts! : Companies that Blow the Doors off Business-as-usual Magic of Thinking Success Unleashing the Ideavirus Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth Betrayal in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Conspiracy in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Divided in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Glory in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Holiday in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Imitation in Death Immortal in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Naked in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Portrait in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Purity in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Rapture in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Seduction in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Vengeance in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Witness in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Judgment in Death Loyalty in Death (In Death (Paperback)) Reunion in Death Splendid survivors: San Francisco's downtown architectural heritage (A California living book) How Congress Works and Why You Should Care Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking The Luckiest Unlucky Man Alive: A Wild Ride Overcoming Life's Greatest Challenges - And How You Can Too! Free Prize Inside!: The Next Big Marketing Idea Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable The Whole Horse Catalog : The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling and Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, Rider Apparel, Equestrian Activities and The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Survivor in Death (In Death (Hardcover)) Control of Communicable Diseases Manual Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Chatter : Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From The World's Greatest Manufacturer Lean Transformation: How to Change Your Business into a Lean Enterprise Lean Thinking : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated Testosterone Inc.: Tales of CEOs Gone Wild The Worst Album Covers Ever Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking 3ds max 6 Bible Introduction to the Theory of Computation Created Equal, Single Volume Edition (2nd Edition) They Might Be Giants - Here Come The ABCs (With Exclusive Amazon.com Content) Cat Ballou My Dinner with Andre Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Red Zone Cuba Return to Sin City - A Tribute to Gram Parsons Hogan's Heroes - The Complete First Season Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia Headphones Belkin F5U501-APL Internal FireWire PCI Card for PC TILT GIRLS EARRINGS STAR CLUSTER LINEARSILVER Starclub Butch Lita Live at the Apollo Live at the Apollo [1963] God Bless Satan Vibes From the Tribe The Turtles - 20 Greatest Hits Here Come The ABCs (With Exclusive Amazon.com Content) African Groove Brazilian Groove Greece Musical Odyssey The Boy With the Arab Strap Futureheads Whatever and Ever Amen Knuckle Down Heard It on the X Low Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits Isota Records Singles Club: Short Tale of Beauty/Madness/Greed Philosophy Of The World Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below Pixter Color Rom Hot Wheels Collision Course
Enjoy!
Posted by marc at May 06, 2005, 10:21 AM
May 05, 2005
How To Convincingly Act
Jealousy is my favorite.
Posted by marc at May 05, 2005, 03:32 PM
The Online Pre-Date Confidence Builder
When you have an important date, and need a litte Pre-Date Confidence, this is the palce to go.
I love the alternate hosts section.
Posted by marc at May 05, 2005, 03:25 PM
May 04, 2005
I'm at 88!
Or 15.4% of the world travelled thus far.
That's not as much as the World's Most Traveled Man, but my definition of a visit is stricter -- you have to eat a meal there!
Posted by marc at May 04, 2005, 01:50 PM
May 03, 2005
India Calling (or E-mailiing anyway)
I received this very nice email from India:
Dear Sir, I am Balakumar Muthu, First of all a BIG thanks :) for wishing me for my Google Interview [http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/001651.html]. It gets me GREAT pleasure :) to get blessed by BIG Think Heads like you :). Thank you Sir. About the result, even though I have a great technical knowledge, due to my poor spoken English I have lost it :(. But that can't stop me, I have now joined in British Consulate English training course and I will strike back Google very soon, with my different strategy :). About the Top 50 Places to Eat, [http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/001646.html] the list doesn't have any Indian Restaurants ;), actually Indian foods are one of the most delicious and spices foods in the world [you know it, but still..], make everyone's nose sweat and tough watery and feel the HOT, especially Southern Spice Food, do give a try. If you have a plan for India, you are always welcome to my house :) to try live and direct. BTW, I think you can allow people to add comments directly in your blog that would be very good and simple. That's my view you can well ignore it :). I will do keep in touch with you. Thank You. -- Balakumar Muthu http://i5bala.blogspot.com http://geocities.com/i5bala
I think this guy REALLY deserves a job at Google, and once he's a bigwig there, I'll gladly come over to have some Lamb Vindaloo with him!!
Posted by marc at May 03, 2005, 09:05 AM
May 02, 2005
Find A Ride on Google
Kocher points me to this cool new Google app to find a taxi in your city!
Posted by marc at May 02, 2005, 01:01 PM
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