November 2008
21 posts
"Bike Hero" video was Activision's viral... →
I still think it’s great, but Derek disagrees; then again, I always assumed it was faked to some degree
IT Crowd third season starts on Friday! →
Hurrah! This Friday marks the return of The IT Crowd, my favorite sitcom/nerd media EVAR, back for a triumphant third season!
Although Reynholm jumped out of a high window in the last series,…
“New sign in my office: ‘How do you want your answer? (Choose two) Immediate....”
– Remiel (via merlin)
Washington Post blogger shuts down company sending... →
Shared by Grieser
Amazing… 66% less spam… sounds great
in his investigative report, he turned over four months of data-gathering to the colo, who sut them down
Google Flu Trends →
Shared by Grieser
Just in case everyone _hadn’t_ heard this yet.
Google is tracking search terms to predict when the flu is going to hit different areas in the US. During the 2007-2008 flu…
Dead man's coffin kills wife →
Shared by Grieser Wrap your brain around this one.
A woman died this week when her husband’s coffin slammed into the back of her neck during a traffic accident in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil….
Google Launches Voice and Video Chat Inside Gmail... →
Today Google starts rolling out voice and video chat inside Gmail—which requires a free browser plug-in download, and, obviously, a webcam or microphone. Googler Justin Uberti explains:
Worst. Bug. Ever. →
the Android phone executes all typed text, so don’t text “rm -rf /” to a friend
Shared by Grieser Incredibly huge flaw in the “Google Phone.” I sense an update in the very near future!
UPDATE - Bug has been fixed. If you have a G1 it should have automatically downloaded. It is safe to text “rm -r” to your heart’s content.
Spammy Email
For the past few days I’ve been getting quite a bit of spam that has been slipping through my filters to my purdue.edu account. The from: and to: addresses have both been my purdue.edu name, so Spam wasn’t filtering it.
I’ve been trying to come up with a way to get rid of it. I noticed today that they all say they’re coming from Colorgraphic-Com, Inc., so I filtered those...
Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in... →
enbody writes “The Freakonomics Blog at NYTimes.com reports on a study of Indiana energy use for daylight savings time showing an increase in energy use of 1%. ‘The dataset consists of more than 7…
25.6 MPG on November 09, 2008 →
Miles: 211.6 Gallons: 8.273 Price: $1.96
Way Down in the Hole covers →
Two covers of Tom Waits’ Way Down in the Hole, the title song for The Wire: Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet and MIA and Blaqstarr. (thx, brandon) (link)
Yes We Did →
(hat tip, lovepuppy)
(Credit: Michael Buchino, also available as a shirt)
Good job America
It was a pleasure to see.
WatchAmanda, Mike, and I went to the park on Saturday.
Mike and I played catch with a dinosaur.
Here is the result of our efforts.
Tip of the hat to Mike for his superb editing skillz.
Thieving Republican Douchebag Matthew Grieser →
Here is a Matt Grieser that is NOT me. It’s good to know that my name is being put to good use. This Matt Grieser really does suck. Thanks to my mom for the tip.
Cutting health insurance took leap of faith - The... →
Oh my. Here is an older story I came across a while ago. Based on the picture and the fact that both are in Greely, Colorado, this is the same guy. What a douchebag. mattgriesersucks!