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Dramatic proof that God killed Elvis

For a good time, play both videos at the same time.

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Thought for the day (nerd edition)

Though the debates will forever rage about which JVM dynlang should carry us into the future, the same facts that have guided programming for half a century still apply today: No one language will be enough to carry us forward; no languages will survive indefinitely; and the language you’ll use in ten years you’ve probably [...]

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Nerd Type

Memefollowing from Stephanie, Heidi and Jill. What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Literature Nerd     Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with [...]

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Make Money Fast with Yahoo! Mail

Holy mail wars, Batman! The ‘Hoo is offering $10/head for new mail users. From Jay-Z’s blog: Oh, I should also mention that if you build the next kill application and convince people to use it and upgrade to the premium version of Yahoo! Mail, we’ll pay you $10 per user. The sky’s the limit on [...]

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Build Your Ultimate Superhero Team Quiz

Following the meme from CLV and Pat, here’s my “Ultimate Superhero Team.” First, the rules: The Challenge: Assemble a superteam from your favorite books, films, TV shows, etc. Your team must consist of the following: (1) Team Leader (1) Warrior (1) Smartypants (1) Hottie (1) Comic Relief All your superteam members must be from DIFFERENT [...]

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Best Worst apparel idea, ever.

I can’t think of enough good things to say about the Reef Dram Sandals sold on Amazon. I’ve seen lots of ideas for hidden flasks: books, golf bags, binoculars, etc. These definitely take the cake, though. There’s a flask in the heel, so not only does your whisky stay hidden: it stays warm. Double bonus?

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Testing Java with JRuby

Chris chided me in the Java only gets 10mpg comments for not giving Groovy or Rhino a go. Chris has a fondness for busting my chops equaled by few. However, he does it because he cares, so I thought a bit about using non-Java languages on the JVM. I still think that in general, I [...]

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Beginner’s Guide to Quicksilver

Lifehacker is currently running a beginner’s guide to Quicksilver. Quicksilver is an amazing utility. It completely changes the way you use your computer, replacing tons of mousing with a few keystrokes. If you depend upon your wrists for your livelihood, I can’t recommend getting to know Quicksilver quite enough.

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Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles

A recent email from the 1947project tipped me off to Esotouric, offering “Bus Adventures into the secret heart of LA.” Stephanie and I went on their Black Dahlia tour last winter and it was amazing. Kim and Nathan put on an exceedingly entertaining and informative tour. As it turns out, they now have a tour [...]

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Thought for the day

RUN TESTICLES, RUN! Originally uploaded by deleteyourself. Testicular cancer isn’t funny. This, however, is.

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