In addition to Paul Graham’s take and David Janes’ take, be sure to read this blog entry by one of my tech evangelist role models, Mr. Guy Kawasaki. He wrote an article titled How to Kick Silicon Valley’s Butt, which are three lists of ways to turn your own town into a high-tech hub: Stuff […]
Search: “simpsons”
We found 108 results for your search.
Categories
Happy Birthday, Mozart!
The Google logo has a powdered wig and a musical staff today because it’s Mozart’s birthday. Happy birthday, Amadeus! Falco and Mozart — together at last! I don’t have any Mozart here at the office, and it was much easier to find an MP3 of a fan remix of Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus [7.3 MB […]
A couple of days ago, Damian “Daimnation!” Penny wrote a blog entry in which he speculated how various characters on The Simpsons would’ve voted in last night’s election. It’s an amusing read, and the comments range from the funny to the foamy (I suspect that that commenter is shopping for Asian mail-order brides and some […]
Update: I mis-attributed a line by Rob Rishchynski (Green Party) to Lorne Gershuny (Marxist-Leninist Party). This has been corrected. I’ve got more notes. In fact, I took notes for the entire meeting. They’ll take a little time to transcribe, but I hope to get some of that done later tonight. I’ve always wondered what it […]
Categories
Happy Birthday, Andy!
A big shout-out to my brother-in-law Andy, who’s celebrating his birthday today! Among other things, Andy is the bassist for The Ramoniacs, so I thought that the most appropriate tribute would be Happy Birthday, as performed by The Ramones for Mr. Burns on The Simpsons [286K, MP3]. Enjoy, and have a great one, Andy!
Categories
Interview with the Messiah
or :”Anne Rice Returns to Catholicism, Writes Book on Jesus at Age 7. Expect a Goth Freak-Out in 5…4…3…” [via Metafilter] Call me an intellectual snob if you must, but I’ve made it a point to give Anne Rice’s novels a wide berth. It’s not that I’ve got anything against a good vampire story, it’s […]
Yet again, a quote from The Simpsons comes to mind: “It’s funny because it’s true.”