December 2010
“Champion” by Chipmunk ft. Chris...
5 Typical Acts of Politeness That are Inefficient... →
I understand the function of politeness and social conventions: how they make people feel at ease, how they provide a familiar, comfortable context for interactions in which all is not known. I like politeness and social conventions for this, but I think that some are inefficient and should be banned. Here are five.
On December 20th, the average shopper still needs...
Based on Google’s search and OTX statistics. Some popular search terms that came out of nowhere today:
christmas day delivery
delivery before christmas
UPS shipping christmas
last minute gifts
About.me →
Just finished setting up my about.me page. I plan to use it as a “landing zone” for all my social media sites and connections around the internet. Great concept, well executed. Check it out! (Still kind of pissed that /johnburke was taken, but I’ll get over it).
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“Don’t come and bitch to me that you’ve got a headache if you...”
– I said this to someone today. And I felt really clever. Basically, this kid came up to me and said “my computer is broken” and barely even knew where the power button was. What are we teaching these kids? (Apparently nothing.)
A duck walks into a bar, and the bartender says,...
californiacornbread:
And then Pete’s friends looked at him with pity because there is no bar or duck, and Pete is just severely schizophrenic and experiencing a hallucination with talking animals.
Ode to the Nice Guys →
This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and...
shaneblog-deactivated20111229 asked: I know this is kind of a stretch, but hey.
Last year, you had put christmas lights on your blog. I was wondering if you'd happen to still have that image, and, if so, could I use it for my site?
Last year, you had put christmas lights on your blog. I was wondering if you'd happen to still have that image, and, if so, could I use it for my site?
Downtime
staff:
Yesterday afternoon, during planned maintenance that was not intended to interrupt service, an issue arose that took down a critical database cluster. This brought down our entire network while our engineers worked feverishly to restore these databases and bring your blogs back online.
While you might feel like you’ve gotten used to seeing errors on Tumblr recently, know that this is...