Category: Alex
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Contains: Milk
Last weekend I was enjoying a nice continental breakfast[1. Truth be told I was trying simply to hold it together after a case of food poisoning, but whatever.] at a Holiday Inn Express.[2. And just to forestall that question, yes I did make a number of extremely intelligent decisions later that day.] As people are…
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I should probably be more afraid of flying than I am.
\”Does anyone here have a laptop with wi-fi?\” (It was then that I developed my drinking problem. *Throws drink over shoulder.*) Interesting blog post making the rounds on Teh Interwebz recently. Apparently some pilots in Newark, having been all jammed up due to weather, put out a call to the cabin for anyone with internet…
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Link Unto Others
Came across a good blog post today from the President of Reuters, Chris Ahearn. Essentially his point is that he thinks we should all be civil with one another\’s content, and cite each other with links, rather than quoting long stretches, or entire articles, even with attribution. It\’s something that I\’ve always tried to do…
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Somebody explain this one to me.
A word problem: I want a vending machine item that costs 90 cents. I put a one dollar bill in, and the machine replies that it would like me to use exact change. This irks me, so irrationally I put in an additional dime and select the same 90 cent item. The machine cheerfully vends…
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Zubbles!
Happened across some highly exciting news this morning: After four years in limbo (and countless more in development before that), they\’re finally here. Zubbles! That\’s right, colored bubbles that don\’t stain when they pop. It\’s gotta be a fairly amazing feat of chemistry, since the ink is visible, and then disappears after a few minutes.…
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Why He\’s Just Not That Into You* bothers me.
I had thought to make this a longer post, but after a second thought I decided that it didn\’t need to be lengthy. I have a point, it\’s probably the only relevant one that I\’d make, and it\’s short: This is not a game. […]
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Pardon Our Dust. . .
Howdy folks. We\’ve got the space monkeys (aka Alex) working on the latest and greatest site re-design here at SP. Things will be in flux for the near future, so just bear with us if you don\’t mind. Things to look forward to under the new regime: longer articles, the triumphant return of The Gambit,…
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That Guy and His Friggin\’ Hand
Welcome back to the NHL, Claude Lemieux. It\’s been 5 1/2 years, and you started this season in China. If you can manage to not get killed, could you do me a favor tonight and Draperize Alex Burrows for me? He\’s just a lesser version of you, and no one will miss him. I\’d really…
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The Most Brilliant Ten Minutes of Web Video You\’ll See Today
Hat tip right off the bat to Matt Cassamassina\’s video games blog over at IGN. Major kudos for finding this . . . ahem . . . gem. I don\’t even know if I can write coherently on this subject. If you\’ll simply navigate your way to the website for Crystal Head Vodka (yes, seriously),…
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Donovan McNabb is a Jedi.
I don\’t know what other conclusion to draw after hearing ESPN NFL analyst Shaun King say the following about McNabb on-air the other night. It\’s probably a bit of a paraphrase, but close enough for my purposes. \”Donovan McNabb can beat you three ways: He can beat you throwing the ball; He can beat you…