December 2008
44 posts
Dec 30th
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Hulu Lottery Commercial: Manny the Newsstand Guy
If you use Hulu you’ve seen the completely inexplicable ad for the NY Lottery where a women buys lottery tickets from Manny, the newsstand guy. I think there is a lot more going on with Manny so I added his thoughts.  If you can find this video online please contact me @jschwa. Woman: Hi Manny! Manny: What can I get you (How does she know my name?) Woman: Let me get some of those lottery...
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
29 things that only happens at the movies
lickystickypicky: 1. It is always possible to find a parking spot directly outside or opposite the building you are visiting. 2. When paying for a taxi, don’t look at your wallet as you take out a note. Just grab one out at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare. 3. Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at the precise moment it’s...
Dec 29th
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ListenPassion Pit - Sleepyhead This is one of those...
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3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late
expectoomuch: 1 // You may need more sleep than you think. Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found that people who slept eight hours and then claimed they were “well rested” actually performed better and were more alert if they slept another two hours. That figures. Until the invention of the lightbulb (damn you, Edison!), the average person slumbered 10 hours a night. 2...
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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I need two Dashboards
One for my friends and one for the “re-bloggers” who bury my friends
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ListenAngus & Julia Stone - Paper Aeroplane
Dec 23rd
ListenBPA - Seattle Track from Fatboy Slim’s new...
Dec 22nd
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WatchWatch
Andrew Parker shows up to the snowball fight #nycsnowball
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Shake Shack Lunch Conversation
Julia: Why are all the commenters on your blog women? Charlie: Because I’m hot Alex: No, it’s because you have the ‘Lifetime’ of blogs
Dec 15th
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NY Tech President Speeches in 5 Seconds or Less
Today is voting day for Meetups NY Tech President! Vote! In case you missed the speeches Tuesday (given the attendance I know that you did) here is my summary of each taken completely out of context, mostly made up, and focused completely on the irrelevant.  I admire all the candiates for stepping forward. This is meant in good fun and in the hopes that it may pique your interest enough to...
Dec 11th
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Dec 5th
“Web 2.0 was a bubble that never inflated — a shimmery illusion that popped well...”
– Valleywag’s Owen Thomas on the state of internet affairs (via andrearosen)
Dec 4th
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“If you’re on MySpace now, you’re a fucking cretin. And you’re not only a fucking...”
– Michael Wolff in Businessweek
Dec 4th
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