Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

April 24, 2023
The War with the Customer

It’s called a calculator

I know that a lot of people, from bloggers to tech columnists, have debunked the Napster ad — you know, the one where they say that filling an iPod with 10,000 songs will cost $10,000; whereas Napster is unlimited  [more...]

February 28, 2005

On the Board

General Annoyances

I guess they were AOL inches

Boy, what a bust this snow has become. A few hours ago, the weathermen were calling for 10 inches; the reporters were all out in the field waiting for huge traffic accidents, and Metro was talking about closing above  [more...]

February 28, 2005
Right = Wrong

A capital offense

Fark links to a story in Rolling Stone which points out the ridiculous extremes that the “War on Indecency” has come to: A review of fines levied by other federal agencies suggests that the government may be  [more...]

February 28, 2005
General Annoyances

Evil genius at work?

Here I sit, waiting for the huge snowfall, and… nothing. It’s going to be tough to justify my decision to work from home at this point. So I took a look at the radar, and marvelled at the strange sight:  [more...]

February 28, 2005
General Annoyances

Might I recommend Botox™?

Note to all you celebs: Since the Oscars are simply a festival of fashion and “looking good” — at least, that’s what the host says — may I suggest that you pay a little more attention to  [more...]

February 27, 2005
General Annoyances

They always inflate their inches

There I was, minding my own business, when the shrill and shocking alert from my weather radio blared, making me jump. This gadget only ever goes off when there’s weather like a tornado or severe thunderstorm;  [more...]

February 27, 2005