On Macworld:
Amazon released the Mac version of the Send to Kindle application on Tuesday, bringing Mac users into parity with a Windows application that was released a few months back. Send to Kindle makes it easier to move documents into your Kindle reading cloud or onto a specific device, joining Amazon’s earlier email service.
Thank you, Boing Boing, for reminding me of one of the greatest things Mike Wallace ever gave to the world: this classic SNL skit starring Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, and Martin Short.
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Boing Boing shows you something you can do when you run out of shelf space. Bonus: when you want to read a book, it’s like a game of Jenga! |
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Capital One, you are my new favorite bank for the next five hours.
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Stupid birds.
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Many thanks to Eszter Hargittai for pointing me to my new favorite thing ever.
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DC networking meeting, where I am handed two tickets for free alcohol, and this.
This mashup gave me a chuckle. Found it on Facebook, can’t remember attribution.
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After posting this, I swear to God, I will never click on this link again. Via The Verge:
The HTML5 game is a massively multiplayer version of the influential Atari hit, letting you control a tiny triangular spaceship alongside other players in identical crafts. But in spite of the name, the game differs from the original in that there aren’t actually any asteroids — instead, you’ll spend your time trying to destroy other players.
Does Google think Romney is clinically depressed, or that this is the effect the broadcast will have on America? Captured from the Chicago Tribune.
Nifty idea if you have trouble getting the hell out of bed.
Morning Routine takes a fresh new approach to forcing yourself awake. When the alarm goes off, you have to scan a barcode—like, the one on your carton of orange juice in the fridge—in order to turn it off.
Personally, I think we’d all be better off if we used the word “gynophobic” more often.
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Okay, I’m interested.
So, Jessica Ahlquist recently received a letter charmingly threatening to rape her and her little sister for the sin of being atheist, because apparently rape is more in keeping with Christian values than not believing in Jesus.
PZ Myers wrote about this, which I’ll excerpt:
I don’t even understand the connections
[T]his letter is full of sexual slander and rape threats. WHY? This is not a sexual issue. She’s a minor; the last thing you should be talking about is having sex with her.
I’m just trying to wrap my mind around how those people think.
That’s not the way to think about this. Ahlquist is being threatened because she’s atheist. But the specific threat is violence for a different reason: the misogynist scumbag, and those of his ilk, simply did the math. “She’s female, 17, and small. I can beat some sense into her. In fact, someone needs to.”
The author—and I hesitate to call him a “man”, “person”, or anything else denoting humanity—would never use the same thought process for a man or woman who could visibly beat his ass into the ground. But he probably presumes that most women don’t fall into this category. Given his penchant for anonymous threats, well, let’s call that unproven.
If you did not know that this subject line refers to the Hudson River, then you should download this Nerdist podcast [MP3, 44.2 megs] immediately and listen to Chris Hardwick interview The Muppets. Hysterical.
According to Bing, I’m about to have a bit longer of a redeye than I expected.
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@chrismear via Jeff Carlson:
Why not? Not only do I have two hands, but I also have two eyes. Worth trying.
The Gmail Tap release reminded me of another revolutionary input device.
Once again, ThinkGeek comes out with April Fool’s Day products that I predict the masses will clamor for them to make real.
