Jan 22 2010

Haiti, CNN, and the Future of News

CNN unleashed a fully user-panable 360 degree video of a scene in Haiti.

Now imagine this in Afghanistan, in NYC on 911, etc…

Sorry TV, you’re screwed, this is the future of news.


Feb 28 2009

Transfixed by craigslist

As I was waiting for Cory to call me about our weekly Old Man Breakfast Invitational. I was absentmindedly considering finding a replacement toaster. I had accidentally thrown out my old one a few months ago (I had glued eyes on it- many of my kitchen have eyes, it was a Pee-Wee Herman thing). I was hoping to find either a really old one or a nice one or something. And then I found this:

“Hotdog Toaster – $20 (NW Portland)

The Pop-Up Hot Dog Cooker.

Operating much like a pop-up toaster, this unique kitchen appliance lets you easily prepare two hot dogs (complete with heated buns) in minutes. Its 660-watt electronic heating coil has time settings for heating hot dogs and buns to your taste preference. Crumb basket removes for cleaning. “

I have been obsessed about this thing all day! I don’t want to buy it, but I want to read the manual. Some guy had to try and not be dirty when he wrote about how to put hot dogs in the hole. Also, can this be remotely sanitary? Don’t you have to clean things that you cook meat on/in extremely regularly?


Feb 20 2009

Minor Internet Celebs raising money the Stalked way

A stranger offered Frank James a $200 donation to a charity of her choice in exchange for cooking a vegetarian dinner for the stranger and a guest.
pretty great!


Jan 15 2009

No! Dog, just stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to….

“When dogs go chasing waterfalls

Arlo and his human learn a lesson when he plunges into the water from a hiking trail”