November 2007
20 posts
536 Spams
In one week, I received 536 spam messages. Seriously, does anyone pay attention to them? Is it even worth sending them? Can anyone tell me the economics behind it all?
Romans →
Romans is
“neither a systematic theology nor a summary of Paul’s lifework, but it is by common consent his masterpiece. It dwarfs most of his other writings, an Alpine peak towering over hills and villages. Not all onlookers have viewed it in the same light or from the same angle, and their snapshots and paintings of it are sometimes remarkably unalike. Not all climbers have taken the...
01-18-08 →
New hi-def trailer for Cloverfield. Check it out. JJ Abrams knows how to do it.
The Morning News - Children’s Letters to George W.... →
Dear President Bush,
We’re almost out of ivory toothpicks and we need a new hedge maze (the old one is too easy). Please give Daddy another tax cut. Pleeeaaassseee? If you do, I’ll get Yolanda to bake you some cookies. She’s from Mexico but don’t tell anyone ‘cuz it’s a big secret.
Chip, age 7
A beautiful interlude from Tyler Ramsey.
Seth's Blog: The $8 billion story/scam →
The irony is that the gift card companies could easily spend, say, half the profits and create a wonderful, better story… where every $100 gift card also generates two or three dollars for a worthy cause. That would resonate with a lot of people… But I think it’s unlikely.
If I were a creative non-profit, I’d start marketing alternative gift cards. They would consist of...
Ripple Effects of the Writers' Strike.
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Grocery-store produce managers: Unable to skillfully phrase sales like “Grapes—$1.99/lb.,” retailers panic and choose instead to throw fruits and vegetables at customers while screaming, “MONEY NOW!” Frightened by the prospect of facing a grocery store full of wild-eyed produce managers clutching rotten bananas while cloaked in ersatz-broccoli cloaks (fashioned after long...
“When television finally passes on, there will still be entertainment; there will...”
– Damon Lindelof, co-creator and head writer of *Lost* (via Marco)
breakfast blogger » OMG Bacon Salt →
”Bacon Salt is a zero calorie, vegetarian, kosher certified seasoning salt that makes everything taste like real bacon.”
Wait a sec here, do you know what the implications of such a claim are?! Imagine your children gobbling up brussle sprouts and broccoli like Doritos. This is the spice that could save the world… as they said in Dune, the spice must flow!
Updates →
As I’m sure you can see, I’ve done some updating to both this and my Tumblelog (Your Mom Not Mine).
Just a few notes about the new design:
This blog (thirty22) I updated to a design by Derek Punsalan that was ported from Wordpress. I got my inpiration from Caleb’s blog, though, its not a wholesale lifting… I’ve been reading Derek on his personal website. Most of it...
“3000 friends, and as far as I can tell, it’s still just a shitty version...”
– Jesse Thorn
“Jonah Lehrer: In 2001, Frederic Brochet, of the University of Bordeaux,...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: The Subjectivity of Wine
15 Minute Lunch: Strap in, shut up and hold on.... →
Absolutely hilarious.