December 2009
95 posts
“I love pink stuff, too. But I definitely want my pink stuff to perform as...”
– We’re at the end of 2009 and Amanda still feels the need to bust Toys-R-Us’ balls about their gender inconsistent toys. I’d like to think that 2010 will be the end of this, but I have my doubts.
“Short short version: The assessments to pay for the streetscape (trees,...”
– Bill Lindeke reads The Highland Villager so you don’t have to. I used to like reading it, but they stopped delivering it to my casa so rely on Bill for news from across the river.
“Now, I’ve never smoked marijuana (or ingested it in other forms either),...”
– Mike Masnick on the MPAA’s pro-violence, anti-recreational personal drug use stance.
2010 Fitness Trends: Efficient, Cheap and Trendy →
A guy in Southern Florida gets paid to write pieces on “Efficient, Cheap, and Trendy” fitness trends that includes stuff like:
Exergaming: Exergames will continue to climb in popularity and be taken to the next level: fitness clubs. By integrating fitness-based video games into their programming, clubs will offer unique exercise sessions for game-lovers and those looking for variety...
“Some of my closest friends eschew flesh, which I personally find insane but...”
– The Everywhereist » Blog Archive » Borough Market: A place for love. But not Vegetarians. (via Instapaper)
A Phone Call From an Upset Reader
adambez:
edkohler:
Let’s say, hypothetically of course, that I received a phone call from a hypothetical Internet user who read a blog post I wrote that mentions said caller.
Now imagine, if you would, that the blog post in question was about the Twitter behavior of said caller who decided to waste my time by follow-spamming me along with thousands of other “targeted” Twitter users.
Imagine,...
A Phone Call From an Upset Reader
Let’s say, hypothetically of course, that I received a phone call from a hypothetical Internet user who read a blog post I wrote that mentions said caller.
Now imagine, if you would, that the blog post in question was about the Twitter behavior of said caller who decided to waste my time by follow-spamming me along with thousands of other “targeted” Twitter users.
Imagine,...
Daniel Elazar was right! And other terribly boring...
javise:
Call it fruitless. Or maybe call it fascinating. Covering a budget hearing Thursday night I watched taxpayer after taxpayer get up, more than a dozen or so, shuffle to the lectern and address the city council from the small suburb of Newport, Minn., about their tax bills.
Now, make no mistake: it was mundane stuff. Unexciting. Painfully so. I, your humble reporter, may have, at times,...
Plane suspect was listed in terror database after... →
squashed:
We’re probably going to hear this detail a lot over the next couple weeks. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s father warned the U.S. that his son could be a danger. Despite this, it looks like Umar’s record was otherwise clean. He was not placed on a no fly list. He flew. He tried to blow up an airplane.
Was this an intelligence failure? Should he have been prohibited from flying? If so, on...
“Earlier today, Al Franken toured the U.S. Capitol building. He could have...”
– I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Franken’s “just like the rest of us” but he’s a more public person than many senators.
“We are looking for some detailed, who is a good writer, to help out with some...”
– I think they’re making the right decision to outsource their blog writing.
Northstar's promise shows as riders duck wintry... →
pencilthin:
Complaints about the weekday afternoon schedule from commuters who said they struggled to make it to the Target Field station in time after transferring from buses are being viewed as a positive by Northstar officials, because it shows the train is being used.
Only the government would consider complaints a good thing.
Rather than think, “What’s the shallowest...
“And Garrison? Ultimately gay parents aren’t interested in being “accepted as...”
– Fuck Garrison Keillor - by Dan Savage
Dan nails it. Garrison is setting standards for gay marriage that he hasn’t maintained in his own marriage(s). Get over it. Grow up and let people live the lives they want to live, Prairie Ho Companion.
The 50 Hottest Women of Sports →
Not much to argue with here. Billiards, darts, and equestrian seem underrepresented, I suppose.
Cafe Press vs Zazzle →
Sasha Muradali compares and contrasts the popular on-demand printing services.
“It’s a sad state of affairs when a business can offer it’s main product at a...”
– Twin City Stories reflecting on the economy’s impact of Deja Vu’s business.
Jucy Lucy Restaurants Gets some Twitter link love... →
SF Births an Underground Farmers’ Market - Food... →
essbee:
It was a nice blend of street food/underground restaurant/house party. There were vendors spread out all over the house: A woman was selling empanadas in the living room, a local honey purveyor set up shop in the bathroom, and there were jams, edible garden boxes, pies, and local acorn flour spread out over the rest of the Victorian. …
Let’s do this.
(via foodland)
A woman selling...
“Ah, I see what you’ve done there. You’re only using data through...”
– A comment by me on Minnesota Democrats Exposed regarding Minneapolis crime data over RT Rybak’s tenure.
Minnesota Historical Society is Hiring a Web... →
I’d love to see someone turn things up a notch or two over there.
The happiest states: 1. Louisiana 2. Hawaii 3. Florida 4. Tennessee 5. Arizona 6. Mississippi 7. Montana 8. South Carolina 9. Alabama 10. Maine
This is explained here.
“Costco customer Helen Rappaport told The Salt Lake Tribune that she...”
– A flying tomato in Minnesota impacts a woman’s produce shopping in Utah.
via @aschweig
“I wonder who the 1029 Bar is trying to stear away from their drinking...”
– Ed Kohler of The Deets, spies an odd sign for the 1029 Bar in northeast Minneapolis, and how you need to dress as a customer there.
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned on this blog once or twice that I am from Northeast Minneapolis. And how do I put this…things have changed alot over the years in...
“He also understands that he needs to grow revenues. He believes much of the...”
– The parallels between the yellow pages industry and the newspaper industry are nearly perfect. Debt laden companies that have gone through private equity buy-outs struggling with legacy print operations. Seeing some success online, but the vast majority of their market’s online ad dollars have...
“While YouTube, Google, and Facebook showed up in the top three of both boys’ and...”
– Taylor Swift is not in my top-5 search terms.
merlin:
Dishwashers, and How Google Eats Its Own Tail
Google has become a snake that too readily consumes its own keyword tail. Identify some words that show up in profitable searches — from appliances, to mesothelioma suits, to kayak lessons — churn out content cheaply and regularly, and you’re done. On the web, no-one knows you’re a content-grinder. […] Something has to give, but I wonder...
“The total cost for licensing is about $900. Once the courses are taken and the...”
– Teresa on becoming a Realtor in MN.
“But the permanent effect was this:
Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace for...”
– There’s no speed limit. (The lessons that changed my life.) | Derek Sivers (via Instapaper)
Marshall Avenue NE's Bars
As of tonight, I’ve been to every bar but one along Marshall Ave NE. Starting on the Northern end of Marshall:
Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge & Tiki Bar
Tony Jaro’s River Garden
Gabby’s Saloon & Eatery
Dusty’s Bar
1029 Bar
NE Yacht Club
Elsie’s
He doesn’t know it yet, but I’m saving myself for a special night at Dusty’s with Stuff...
“The problem, as it appears to be so often, is the faulty belief that the...”
– The Key To Innovation: Putting Ideas And Information Together In New Ways | Techdirt (via Instapaper)
“As recently as May 2009, for example, HOURCAR was saying that they were not...”
– Uptown, Minneapolis - Past, Present, and Future: Green Metropolis, Part II (Chapters 2 and 3) (via Instapaper)