RIP Carlin.

so yea, i figured it's been ages enough since i posted, i might as well throw out an update ( Read more... )

so my brother managed to finally find his doppleganger, and he's marrying the lucky lady this weekend. she's awesome.. a 36 year old doctor from new york, personality is a spitting image of brian, and its ultra-functional, Type A^2 yet adorable. Between the two of them, they can simultaneously micro-manage 200,000 concurrent and interlocking ( Read more... )

well its the big three-oh for me.. a year or two ago i was concerned about what it would mean. then i realized that is up to me ( Read more... )

i'd like to congratulate nintendo for making one of my geek fantasies come true. i'm buying this thing, and you all know i'm not exactly a gamer.

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had a surreal experience today: i met myspace in person. its fascinating how much engineering effort has gone into hustling profiles. dozens of 42U racks, multiple OC-192 fiberlinks.. kcrw.org happens to be there too, but i couldn't find the 'Joe Frank' backup drive. the datacenter is underground in a gorgeous building in downtown LA, ( Read more... )

I had to train a new employee today who couldn't find the 'Return' key on the keyboard. To be fair, it actually said 'Enter'. But don't worry, she also couldn't figure out how to start IE. It's sad how quickly your instincts tell you to belittle the person.

for all you Cleveland/Sherman Oaks CES kids still around, Gerard Nartates is having a shindig at his pad in sherman oaks tonight, starting 11-midnightish.. hit me up if you want info.

So Fox paid $580 MILLION for myspace? thats just nuts. what is that? $26 per profile? i had no idea myspace had gotten THAT big. congrats to Tom, and if Dodger stadium is any indication, we can look forward to the New myspace being totally plastered with flash ads and pop-ups and who knows whats next... but hey at least the website shouldn't go ( Read more... )

my guess is you'd do well to short Sony (SNE) stock for the short term (2-3months?), as word gets to investors how the poorly the PSP is launching.