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“If you have ever had a brain-crushing deadline, you know...”
— Merlin Mann, from his Living...

Gratitude from Danny Elfman’s solo album, So-Lo. Quite the talented guy, but also quite the...

100 Homer-bots in Quake 2. Enter the arena.

Oops, v.2008

If I was smarter about resigning my lease — that is, if I didn’t resign my lease —...

garfield minus garfield

My co-workers are increasingly sending me questions by email, and then mere minutes after the email...

A-splosion in Denmark! Kinda sad. I love these things — never like to see one go down. Via...

“Thanks for nothing.” Info and interview. Sorry about this one, but it does get better...

This bit of art was part of a new tumblelog redesign until I...

“The time is now 1 AM. Brian is unable to snap his fingers...”
— More from Voyage 34, Phase I.

Where's That Résumé?

I’m listening to This Week in Tech #133 (against my better judgment — hey, I need some...

Part two of Star Force, one of my favorite MST3k episodes. Here’s the playlist of all of the...

“Brian’s been amusing his friends by chewing on some...”
— Voyage 34, Phase I.

Bow Street Runner

Editing Film Between the Ears

The official video for Porcupine Tree’s Normal. I’m getting tired of the “Kids are...

San Francisco International, Mystery Science Theater 3000-style! The above is part two —...

“There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather...”
— Issac Asimov (unsourced) from...

G-D It, as someone has said

The MacBreak Weekly boys are talking about Starbucks on the Embarcadero. I was just walking on the...

“King hit is a mostly Australian phrase referring to a...”
— Via Wikipedia and the...

One of the final photos taken during my San Fransisco tour....

I’ll be back in Michigan tomorrow (Wednesday), so the...

Took some good video at this concert, too.

First post from San Francisco

First post from San Francisco — doesn’t seem so different from Michigan. Maybe outside...

Redwing by Hem. Pretty. Sally Ellyson, the vocalist, was recruited after she sent in a demo tape...

Chris Thile is scary good.

The Rapture Index

Public Transfrustration

Judas priest — these public transportation schedules are incredibly confusing. Something...

Cuts in movies, and their impact on memory

Mr. Saturn is great, and even better as a cookie! Via Snack...

The only thing that surpasses Keepon dancing is Keepon dancing while wearing a smart little hat.

If you haven’t seen a video of the infamous collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, aka...

No hair, a haircut.

Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree et al fame ) shows off an acoustic version of Sentimental, my...

“[Modern medicine] should hand over what it does poorly —...”
— A tenacious CAM proponent from...

Flash and fizzle

This morning, breaking routine, I bought coffee at Zingerman’s Roadshow on the way to work*....

The Flat Earth Society's FAQ

Portal review @ Action Button

Skull-A-Day #247. “I’m dead over heels for you,...

Singing Ringing Tree, one of the four Panopticons, sculptures planted on British soil. Love it. ...

Winter Weather Watch?

11:33 PM: Lightning and thunder outside. Misty rain and heavy fog. 41 degrees. 11:34 PM: Again....

From Truck Bearing Kibble. Quiz: name the Kurosawa film...

The Black Beauty. Via.

Hatesong by Porcupine Tree. It’s better in the last two-thirds, where the psychedelic roots of...

New Satriani album title:

Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock. Crazy. Brilliant. And no, that title is...