October 2011
1 post
September 2011
5 posts
DjangoCon Portland
Things I did last week that I’d never done before
View sunrise from a plane
Attend my first tech conference
Eat deep fried pies from a food cart
Try some seriously snobby coffee roasters (Stumptown, Coava)
Drink alcohol 7 days in a row
Ride the bus with a MetaFilter mod
Sit in a room with 100 nerds, plugging away at the same open-source project.
Introduce myself to strangers after...
August 2011
5 posts
trying out cardKarma v2
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
5 posts
peterbihr: how to run a news site and newspaper... →
audreyr: You know that stabbing pain feeling when... →
10 cities I hope to visit someday
In order of likelihood/feasibility:
1. Alexandria, Egypt
2. Hong Kong
3. Melbourne, Australia
4. Buenos Aires
5. Prague
6. Amsterdam
7. Montreal
8. Orlando
9. Seattle, WA
10. Chicago
MeFi: Browbeaten, weary-eyed, terribly optimistic... →
Ben Hecht, arguably one of the greatest screenwriters in Hollywood history, started his career in the (sometimes literally) cutthroat world of Jazz Age journalism at the Chicago Daily News….
May 2011
5 posts
laughingsquid: .@Rocketboom takes a look at the... →
Ask MeFi: Help rescue my contacts! →
Does anybody happen to have an LG Lotus phone for Sprint and a few minutes?
BretEastonEllis: Kirsten Dunst looked a lot sadder... →
MeFi: This recipe is rated 'Easy' →
Paula Deen’s recipe for English peas. Read the recipe. Then read the comments.
audreyr: To any ladies/gentlemen w/o a tech degree... →
April 2011
10 posts
btmeacham: Watched myself on Jeopardy! in a 300... →
thisgirlangie: I've made plans for Intro to Python... →
DHAMMOND: Good news. After very little... →
MeFi: They're making up their own shows, that... →
Waffle shop is a place to eat waffles, and also a live streaming talk show.
MeFi: The Social Network, The Room, The Social... →
All of the media consumed by Steven Soderbergh in one year [PDF]
onecreativenerd: http://t.co/FkWmaoW →
ahoyPaulChoi: interesting existential read...What... →
MeFi: What do you mean, 'We hired a dog'? →
Network Awesome has compiled a short history of some of Jim Henson’s early muppet work, including his infamously dark Wilson’s Coffee commercials: (on YouTube) 1, 2, 3 and the IBM Muppet…
Ask MeFi: Can anyone recommend some good French... →
Can anyone recommend some good French podcasts? I’m not looking for language-learning programming, Just French language podcasts similar to CBC’s Spark on technology & culture, The Moth-style…
jessicahagy: Old Lady #1 whacks Old Lady #2 with... →
March 2011
9 posts
MeFi: Draw me a tank! →
For many years, the inhabitants of the Corsican village of Vezzani have been entertaining visitors with a curious legend: the actual father of a certain embattled dictator is rumoured to be a…
footage: Here's a little video about Skip... →
jessamyn: Talked to LoC at the trade show "How's... →
mariecaroline: #zut “@LANDEYves: Je vais porter... →
WillPower3: charlie should be sheen and not heard →
bryanlanders: @estherbester At least it won't be... →
Pinboard: A technical writeup of December's great... →
Ask MeFi: He looks just like me. He has my taste... →
How would I find my Chicago doppleganger?
chefludo: maybe it's time "de ranger nos appareils... →
February 2011
9 posts
MeFi: static void wake_up_dreamer(struct... →
Inception in C
Ask MeFi: I am not a tourist. →
In Orange Country, California for a few days. What tourist spots would be appropriate for a “right winger” tour?
MeFi: Shut them down if they shut you down. →
Algeria has shut down internet and Facebook as protests mount.
MeFi: VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 →
Richard Sullivan has posted the 16mm color footage his father shot of the “spontaneous celebrations that broke out upon first hearing news of the Japanese surrender” on Kalakaua Ave in Waikiki on…
Ask MeFi: Where can I find spoken French with word... →
Where can I find spoken French with word for word transcripts?
MeFi: Wrangler →
Stanford’s Visualization Group has produced a data cleanup web app called Wrangler that works like straight up magic.
ApocalypseHow: Oscar Race: "Social Network" v "The... →
Missed connections: W4M - Santa Monica, CA
You were a gentleman sitting in the front row of the packed theatre before the screening. There was one empty seat between yours and mine.
As the house gradually filled up, you gave up an extra ticket to the lady at the other end of our row, whose husband was outside waiting in the standby line - she took it gladly, even offering you to pay, but you asked for nothing in return. The seat between...