June 29, 2005
Clickstream Hindrances
Craigslist Multiple Site Search Shut Down by... Craigslist.
Interesting that the Craigslist strategy for purposefully making it difficult to seach multiple cities (and thus respond to ads outside of the city you *should* be most interested in) is apparently concious.
Posted by marc at June 29, 2005, 03:33 PM
Eminent Domain on an Eminence's Domain
Loga Clements wants to build a hotel over David Souter's house:
The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged."
Posted by marc at June 29, 2005, 02:46 PM
Why do we forget our childhood?
I dunno. Words fail me.
Posted by marc at June 29, 2005, 02:19 PM
June 28, 2005
Titanic Song
It's the featured article on Wikipedia today, so here's a song about the Titanic!
Titanic Song
(CHORUS)
Oh it was sad, it was sad. It was sad when the great ship went down,
To the bottom of the sea…(Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives,)
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Oh they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue,
And they thought they had a ship that the water’d never go through.
It was on its maiden trip when an iceberg hit the ship.
It was sad when the great ship went down.
(CHORUS)
Oh they sailed from England’s land; they were almost to the shore
When the rich folk just refused to associate with the poor.
So they put them down below where they’d be the first to go.
It was sad when the great ship went down.
(CHORUS)
Oh the boat was full of sin, and the sides about to burst,
When the captain shouted, "WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!"
The captain tried to wire, but the lines were on fire,
It was sad when the great ship went down.
(CHORUS)
So the swung the lifeboats out, o’er the deep and raging sea,
As the band began to play, "My Country tis of Thee",
Little children wept and cried, as the waves swept o’er the sides,
It was sad when the great ship went down.
(CHORUS)
Oh the Captain stood on deck with a teardrop in his eye,
As to the last lifeboat, he waved a sad good-bye.%0
Posted by marc at June 28, 2005, 09:16 PM
June 26, 2005
Trivia stump smart search engines
Is Trivial Pursuit smarter than the search engines?
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 08:15 PM
The Problem With Letting Technology Be Your Guide
Confederate Yankee exclaims "Google News: It's al-Qaedariffic!"
And who wouldn't say the same? Google's lead story is from JihadUnspun.com. Man, that's level-headed reporting that I've come to rely on.
It's the fundamental problem between human-mediated and tech-automated web experiences.
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 08:13 PM
The Imperial Palace in Tokyo
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 06:44 PM
The Colisseo
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 06:44 PM
Woot! Woot! Woot!
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 06:43 PM
Post a Secret
Very oddly connecting in some way, to your fellow frail human beings. Rather poignant in its quiet way.
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 06:42 PM
The Great Pyramids
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 06:40 PM
The Press Folds
Gawker enumerates newspapers' declining audience: down 15% since 2001!
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 04:03 PM
My honey will like this
From A Daily Dose of Architecture: The Grand Tour of Renzo Piano buildings in Europa!
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 03:53 PM
I'll try it!
Posted by marc at June 26, 2005, 03:52 PM
June 17, 2005
The Complete Penguin Library!
Posted by marc at June 17, 2005, 10:41 AM
June 16, 2005
It's the Mar"K"s turn -- sweet marc revenge
Being an "m-ar-C", I've noticed a change over the decades.
In the 70s, people were unaware of "m-a-r-C"
In the 80s, people assumed it was Mar-K
In the 90s, people asked "with a C or a K?"
In the 00s, people frequently assumed it was with a "C"
and with this post from Boing Boing:
Boing Boing: Marc Cuban: Why Macrovision's customers are fools
Is the first time I have ever seen an "m-a-r-K" mis-spelled "m-a-r-C"! Yay!
Now you'll see how it feels!!
;)
Posted by marc at June 16, 2005, 10:19 PM
Practical Jokes
Posted by marc at June 16, 2005, 10:13 PM
Lovely Floral Urinals
Posted by marc at June 16, 2005, 10:12 PM
Fun with Faces
Posted by marc at June 16, 2005, 10:01 PM
June 15, 2005
426 front pages from 44 countries
Presented each day at [newsuem]!
Posted by marc at June 15, 2005, 12:22 PM
Who Will Google Buy Next? Not My Way -- they're owned by IACI
Interesting speculation on Who Will Google Buy Next? at kuro5hin.org.
One subtraction from the list -- MyWay.com is owned by AskJeeves, which as agreed to be acquired by Barry Diller empire IACI.
Posted by marc at June 15, 2005, 11:24 AM
June 14, 2005
Corporate Gibberish Generator
Have you ever been unable to monetize your feature set? Without having to learn FOAF?
Posted by marc at June 14, 2005, 09:04 PM
June 12, 2005
Travels!
Posted by marc at June 12, 2005, 06:15 PM
June 10, 2005
Posted by marc at June 10, 2005, 07:48 PM
GoogleSiteseeing
Posted by marc at June 10, 2005, 07:11 PM
June 09, 2005
Five reasons social networking doesn't work
Posted by marc at June 09, 2005, 09:46 AM
June 07, 2005
HOW TO AVOID THE EXHAUSTING PLANNING AND PREPARATION THAT GOES INTO MAKING A SECOND DATE.
While we're at it, did you know you're in a coffee shop wearing inline skates? Well, you are.
Posted by marc at June 07, 2005, 06:26 PM
Yep, I'm a *proud* honorary MOT
The high intelligence of Ashkenazi Jews may be a result of their persecuted past.
Posted by marc at June 07, 2005, 08:10 AM
June 06, 2005
One easy prediction
US ad spend to shift online, hits $26bn by 2010 says Forrester.
Turns out to be a popular prediction with Forrester, as they made the same prediction in 1999 about 2004!:
"Forrester projects that online advertising spending in the U.S. will grow from $2.8 billion to $22 billion by 2004."
Thats an easy business to be in!
Posted by marc at June 06, 2005, 04:55 PM
Amazing Green Dot Surprise
Posted by marc at June 06, 2005, 04:54 PM
June 05, 2005
Chocolate in Florence!
Boing Boing will provide:
"I have seen God in a cup of chocolate"
Can't believe I missed that last time I was in Florence...
Posted by marc at June 05, 2005, 12:46 PM
Straight Outta Compton
Posted by marc at June 05, 2005, 12:42 PM
June 02, 2005
Shaft Aint Busy
Shaft emails with more amusing tiddles:
New Jewish Words:1. JEWBILATION n.
Pride in finding out that one's favorite celebrity is Jewish.
2. TORAHFIED n.
Inability to remember one's lines when called to read from the Torah at one's Bar or Bat Mitzvah.3. SANTA-SHMANTA n.
The explanation Jewish children get for why they celebrate Hanukkah while the rest of the neighbors celebrate Christmas.4. MATZILATION v.
Smashing a piece of matzo to bits while trying to butter it.5. BUBBEGUM n.
Candy one's mother gives to her grandchildren that she never gave to her own children.6. CHUTZPAPA n.
A father who wakes his wife at 4:00 a.m. so she can change the baby's diaper.7. DÉJÀ NU n.
Having the feeling you've seen the same exasperated look on your mother's face, but not knowing exactly when.8. DISORIYENTA n.
When Aunt Linda gets lost in a department store and strikes up a conversation with everyone she passes.9. GOYFER n.
A Gentile messenger.10. HEBORT vb.
To forget all the Hebrew one ever learned immediately after one's Bar or Bat Mitzvah.11. JEWDO n.
A traditional form of self-defense based on talking one's way out of a tight spot.12. MAMATZAH BALLS n.
Matzo balls that are as good as your mother used to make.13. MEINSTEIN - slang.
"My son, the genius!"14. MISHPOCHADOTS n.
The assorted lipstick and make-up stains found on one's face and collar after kissing all one's aunts and cousins at a reception.15. RE-SHTETLEMENT n.
Moving from Brooklyn to Miami and finding all your old neighbors live in the same condo building as you.16. ROSH HASHANA-NA-NA n.
A rock 'n roll band from Jewish Brooklyn.17. YIDENTIFY v.
To be able to determine Jewish origins of celebrities, even though their names might be St. John, Curtis, Davis or Taylor.18. MINYASTICS n.
Going to incredible lengths and troubles to find a tenth person to complete a minyan.19. FEELAWFUL n.
Indigestion from eating Israeli street food, especially fellafel.20. DIS-KVELLIFIED vb.
To drop out of law school, med. school or business school as seen through the eyes of parents, grandparents and Uncle Sid. In extreme cases, simply choosing to major in art history when Irv's son David is majoring in biology is sufficient grounds for diskvellification.21. IMPASTA n.
A Jew who starts eating leavened foods before the end of Passover.22. KINDERS SHLEP v.
To transport other kids besides yours in your car.23. SCHMUCKLUCK n.
Finding out one's wife became pregnant after one had a vasectomy.24. SHOFARSOGUT n.
The relief you feel when, after many attempts, the shofar is finally blown at the end of Yom Kippur.25. TRAYFFIC ACCIDENT n.
An appetizer one finds out has pork.
Seems like Shaft needs more work to keep him occupied!!
Posted by marc at June 02, 2005, 06:11 PM
Posted by marc at June 02, 2005, 06:04 PM
Machine translation
"Alpine white new presence tape registered for coffee confirms Laden." (From the Christian Science Monitor)
Posted by Steve at June 02, 2005, 12:35 PM
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