Archive for April, 2005

Monday, April 18th, 2005

Don’t invest in China

by Warren

At least that’s the advice of Henry Blodget, who used to be an dot.com era stock whiz, but is currently writing some interesting articles for Slate. He’s been over in China checking things out for the last month or so, and it’s his considered opinion that investing in China is risky at best.

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

Norway is delusional

by Warren

Not that this is a surprise to anyone, but those devious, inscrutable Norwegians are apparently deluding themselves about just how wealthy they are.

Friday, April 15th, 2005

The buns are back!

by Warren

Yes, that’s right, the Princess Leia buns have returned. Natalie Portman is sporting the head danish action in Episode III.

Friday, April 15th, 2005

need it, need it, got it, got it, need it…

by Warren

Ever hankered for some Mac OS X Tiger developer trading cards? Of course not, but that hasn’t stopped the Internet from spitting out said cards for your erudition.

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Hodson!

by Warren



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Originally uploaded by Freyburg.

just testing out the “blog from Flickr” function with the evil visage of one Jeff Hodson as he basks in the Yaletown sun at the Metro offices.

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Got myself a new phone…

by Warren

Lookit this fancy-dancy LG6190. I was considering escaping the Telus monolith, but I figured I do a hell of a lot more text messaging with my phone than diddling around with Bluetooth, so I upgraded from my clunky old beast to this sweet rig. Besides the Fastap keys, which are a hell of a lot easier to navigate than the T9 option, it also has a color screen and a camera, which I just used to send a picture of HODSON!! to flickr.

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

upload your video to Google!

by Warren

Or not. But apparently now you have the option to upload your own video to Google’s servers, presumably so people can search it using Google Video.

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

NYT on “cellphonies”

by Warren

“Cellphonies” being a term for people talking into their phone at nobody to fake out other people around them. Sounds pretty stupid, but there we are.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Moby is NY society boy-toy….WTFNERD!

by Warren

Apparently electronic knob-twiddler Moby is the must-have accessory for today’s young New York socialite. Damn, that’s just odd.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

America’s debt is being floated by Asia

by Warren

According to an article in the New Yorker, the only reason the American economy isn’t going down the toilet is that China and Japan are buying up the dollar so America can keep buying their stuff. That’s a system that just can’t last.

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