“I define a command line interface as a single input box that...”
— Geek to Live: The command line...
— Geek to Live: The command line...
Dec 2nd
Watch
Design Tour - World of Goo on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Dec 2nd
How the media talks about torture and the...
Dec 2nd
Oldest Ever Lolcat Found *gasp* (Iz From Teh 1905)...
Dec 2nd
Watch
Leahy: “Torture is going to be a major issue.” (via thinkprogress)
Dec 1st
Helvetireader: A minimal interface theme for...
Dec 1st
Heading down to the Shining Star diner for breakfast. Wondering if a fight will break out between...
Dec 1st
NPR Journalists Narrowly Escape Car Bombing :...
Dec 1st
“I learned in Iraq that the No. 1 reason foreign fighters...”
— Matthew Alexander, a U.S....
— Matthew Alexander, a U.S....
Dec 1st
“waterboarding, which critics consider torture.”
— The AP, on waterboarding (via...
— The AP, on waterboarding (via...
Dec 1st
Do I have any NYC followers? I’m getting drinks at Old Town Tavern starting around 6 if you...
Dec 1st
Just ordering a bacon feta burger from Big Nicks made my mouth water and my bowels clench
Dec 1st
Beautiful cold rainy NY day. This is why I come back here.
Dec 1st
Watch
Zumex: A Robot That Loves To Juice (via alexchaffee)
Nov 30th
iPhone battery full; stomach empty. There’s always something that needs recharging…
Nov 30th
Watch
Star Wars Vs. Star Trek - DMP Edition HQ (via DMPhoenix)
Nov 30th
making a hadj to the 5th Ave Apple Store; will circle the Great Cube 7 times counterclockwise before...
Nov 30th
Thanksgiving week is over! Now I can start saying “bah, humbug” alla time.
Nov 29th
“Great cities attract ambitious people. You can sense it when...”
— Paul Graham, Cities and...
— Paul Graham, Cities and...
Nov 29th
Trying to convince Tom Nagel (cousin by marriage) to get a blog, or at least a Facebook account
Nov 29th
“While there’s not enough evidence to declare a full-on...”
— Ghettoization & The...
— Ghettoization & The...
Nov 29th
“He fell upon her like a savage, wielding his mouth like a...”
— Atlas Shrugged Updated for the...
— Atlas Shrugged Updated for the...
Nov 29th
Amazon.com: Uranium Ore: Electronics
He’d already...
Nov 28th
Zumex: A Robot That Loves To Juice: http://tinyurl.com/5ujlhb
Nov 28th
Geo. Washington Br. from Edgewater NJ: http://twitpic.com/om5l
Nov 28th
Picking up Uncle Ted (not Stevens) at his apt near Columbia (not Colombia). He’s wearing a...
Nov 28th
Ted with turkey hat & pie: http://twitpic.com/oijm
Nov 28th
Nate Silver: “This morning, I went to Obama’s...
Nov 27th
Learning to Smoke
Nov 27th
“The Overton window is a concept in political theory, named...”
— Overton window - Wikipedia,...
— Overton window - Wikipedia,...
Nov 27th
Just landed in NY F’in C for T-week
Nov 26th
Twitter dream: @mikemccaffrey was *at my bedside* having a conversation about Ruby with someone I...
Nov 25th
Yay Hooray | Infopornographic! Datagraphic! Diagramatic!
Nov 25th
Watch
Royksopp - Remind Me (via yannoucs)
Nov 25th
“After reaching 9 million views with a 10-episode season...”
— Triple ‘Guild’...
— Triple ‘Guild’...
Nov 25th
Just got a new Macbook Twotone. Setup was scifi smooth. Only thing Migration Assistant missed was my...
Nov 25th
After I left it too close to a candle, my old laptop was a MacBook TwoFace.
Nov 25th
“In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a...”
— Study published in the Journal...
— Study published in the Journal...
Nov 25th
Amazon.com: Wishful Drinking: Carrie Fisher: Books
Nov 23rd
YouTubes still clogged uploading Rio. Everyone’s a critic!
Nov 23rd
Is it supposed to take 5-1/2 hours to upload a 512 meg video to YouTube?
Nov 23rd
Sang Duran Duran at The Mint last night. Uploading video to YouTube now. Here’s a 30-second...
Nov 23rd
“Not a single, solitary, actual dyed-in-the-wool progressive...”
— Chris Hayes (The Nation), Left...
— Chris Hayes (The Nation), Left...
Nov 23rd
“I know everyone is obsessed with the “team of...”
— Open Left:: General Jim Jones...
— Open Left:: General Jim Jones...
Nov 23rd
Watch
Improvisation #3 for Voice and Cellphones (via BLAMMOS)
Nov 23rd
Watch
Living With David Foster Wallace - BLAMMOS (via BLAMMOS)
By the way, that’s my street...
Nov 23rd
“So, the history is clear: President Clinton was lambasted by...”
— Media Matters - Media Matters:...
— Media Matters - Media Matters:...
Nov 22nd
At Crissy Field, four greasy Italian tourists riding rented bikes, smoking.
Nov 22nd
Watch
Nabokov and the moment of truth (via apophades2)
Nov 21st
Watch
LOLRoomba (via poutamo)
Nov 21st
xkcd - A Webcomic - Secretary: Part 3
Nov 21st
Ballot #5: Lizard People
This Beltrami County voter cast...
Nov 21st
Watch
“Star Wars” - an a cappella tribute to John Williams (via ApprenticeA)
Nov 21st
Watch
“Tonight You Belong To Me,” with John Hodgman on Ukulele, Jonathan Coulton on guitar,...
Nov 21st
“Sources on Capitol Hill say there was little to no...”
— How Joe Lieberman Kept His...
— How Joe Lieberman Kept His...
Nov 20th
“I wanted Lieberman out because he can’t be trusted....”
— Commenter Glix, answering the...
— Commenter Glix, answering the...
Nov 20th
Patent Site Files For Patent; Irony Ensues
Nov 19th
All Vermonters and North Dakotans click here now: http://g-dcast.com/
Nov 19th
“On November 7 [2006], Lieberman won re-election with 50% of...”
— Liberman’s constituency,...
— Liberman’s constituency,...
Nov 19th
“No matter what Joe Lieberman does, the people who are...”
— Firedoglake » Lieberman:...
— Firedoglake » Lieberman:...
Nov 19th
“Anyhow, “preparation” ’s a poor word. Nothing had or could...”
— Lostronaut: Fiction: The New...
— Lostronaut: Fiction: The New...
Nov 18th
I will meditate and destroy you
Nov 18th
Overlay of cotton production in 1860 with the 2008...
Nov 18th
World Of Goo: Tallest Towers (via hell.student.utwente.nl)
Nov 18th
“To me, and I daresay the bloggosphere, this is a much more...”
— Wishful mindreading by Aimai...
— Wishful mindreading by Aimai...
Nov 17th
Watch
Rachel Maddow Show: Risks of Keeping Lieberman as Chairman (via heathr456)
Nov 16th
“As a chairman of one of our significant committees in the...”
— Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
— Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Nov 16th
“To reward Senator Lieberman with a major committee...”
— Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In...
— Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In...
Nov 16th
“Eisman knew subprime lenders could be scumbags. What he...”
— The End of Wall Street’s...
— The End of Wall Street’s...
Nov 16th
“Raised in Georgia, Moses, the son of a finance professor,...”
— The End of Wall Street’s...
— The End of Wall Street’s...
Nov 16th
“Now, obviously, Meredith Whitney didn’t sink Wall Street....”
— The End of Wall Street’s...
— The End of Wall Street’s...
Nov 15th
““Every Senator will have to vote the way he or she...”
— Talking Points Memo | Leahy...
— Talking Points Memo | Leahy...
Nov 15th
Pac Man Mac Man -
POTUS uses a Mac
(via BoingBoing)
Nov 14th
Why Believe in a God?
American Humanist Association bus ad
Nov 14th
“A typical sonar pulse originates at a volume of around 235...”
— Good Math, Bad Math :...
— Good Math, Bad Math :...
Nov 14th
In awe of Dan Savage’s wit and composure: http://tinyurl.com/6bvsng
Nov 14th
2 New Watchmen Trailers
Nov 14th
“Alongside my own deep personal faith, I am a follower, as...”
— Obama’s Fascinating...
— Obama’s Fascinating...
Nov 14th
Do you see it? That tiny spark, that wee blip of light? It...
Nov 14th
Watch
Dan Savage PWNS Right Wing Bigot Tony Perkins (via VOTERSTHINKdotORG)
Nov 14th
TEM500 Egg-and-Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher
This...
Nov 14th
Biked myself to death today. (Good thing they have Wi-Fi in Hell!)
Nov 14th
OMG Mirror’s Edge is Sofa King good!
Nov 13th
watching Evan Bayh rationalize not punishing Lieberman for calling Barack a traitor on @Maddow
Nov 13th
realizing I’m following too many people to keep up with. Twitter just became less like email...
Nov 13th
my Twitterank is 68.14! http://twitterank.com/?u=alexch
Nov 13th
postponing Mirror’s Edge as long as I can stand it. Anticipation…!
Nov 13th
Just Say No to Joe | Advomatic ~ Click to...
Nov 13th
The Yes Men Distribute Fake New York Times: “Iraq War Ends”...
Nov 12th
“There are a group of four or five moderate Republicans in...”
— Talking Shop: Nate...
— Talking Shop: Nate...
Nov 12th
Talking Shop: Nate Silver : CJR:
Nov 12th
Apple posts industrial MacBook pr0n
(via arstechnica)
Nov 12th
“– Said Investigating Response To Katrina Would Be Playing...”
— Think Progress » REPORT:...
— Think Progress » REPORT:...
Nov 11th
“Call it a sneak preview of the recount.
Twenty men and...”
— A pre-count for the...
— A pre-count for the...
Nov 11th
My unread email count is the only leading indicator that’s moving in a positive direction...
Nov 11th
“I picked up the phone, and he basically said, ‘Jason, I just...”
— Letter From Washington: Battle...
— Letter From Washington: Battle...
Nov 11th
Users: Robert Scoble - Upcoming
Nov 11th
San Francisco Social Calendario
Nov 11th
“Forty-four members of the California Legislature filed a...”
— Lawmakers join call to...
— Lawmakers join call to...
Nov 11th
Watch
Smule: Ocarina
Ocarina is the first true musical instrument created for the iPhone. Both experts...
Nov 11th
Watch
Olbermann: Gay marriage is a question of love - Countdown with Keith Olbermann- msnbc.com
Click...
Nov 11th
Minneapolis IRV implementation takes big step...
Nov 11th
“The best way to measure spam is to be a spammer,”...”
— BBC NEWS | Technology | Study...
— BBC NEWS | Technology | Study...
Nov 10th
“By kindergarten, he could multiply two-digit numbers in his...”
— NYTimes on Nate Silver (sound...
— NYTimes on Nate Silver (sound...
Nov 10th
“Several Obama aides believe that a crucial moment came after...”
— Letter From Washington: Battle...
— Letter From Washington: Battle...
Nov 10th
blaming Ben Roethlisberger
Nov 10th
“What we knew at the start of the campaign was that the...”
— Joel Benenson, Obama...
— Joel Benenson, Obama...
Nov 10th
Got a nice tribal sproket shin tattoo on a nice 20-mile bike ride to Ocean Beach
Nov 10th
Young voters supported Obama 66%-32%. 23 million young...
Nov 9th
The Things He Carried - The...
Nov 9th
The monster years - Paul Krugman - Op-Ed...
Nov 9th
Move over, Rudy — there’s a new crossdressing Mayor in town!...
Nov 9th
Best 11/5 headline: Epic Win http://tinyurl.com/6bhe4f
Nov 9th
Is Obama President?
Nov 9th
Cartogram of county results scaled by population and colored...
Nov 9th
Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush...
Nov 9th
Move over, Rudy — there’s a new crossdressing...
Nov 9th
Epic Win - The Salem (Oregon) Statesman Journal wins for...
Nov 9th
SpiderMan.jpg (image)
via Gerry
Nov 9th
Evolution: Humans Built Fires 500 Thousand...
Nov 9th
Watch
Obama roasts Rahm Emanuel, c. 2005 (via PoliticalVLOGZ and Gerry and Kos and Huffpo)
Nov 9th
There is indeed a fairly strong relationship between contact...
Nov 9th
LOLing at Obama Facts: http://tinyurl.com/5dx557 (via @ceedub)
Nov 8th
Obama Facts Bookmarklet :: Jasongraphix
Nov 8th
A Butler Well Served by This Election
Nov 8th
Watch
Obama Talks About The Puppy (via thinkprogress)
“This is a major issue.” - President...
Nov 7th
Felicia Day Interview | The A.V. Club
Nov 6th
I’m proud to be an American today. Just not proud to be a Californian.
Nov 6th
Have you seen this cat?
Nov 6th
“Comments on this thread have made me cry. I woke up this...”
— Commenter Anna S, Work to do -...
— Commenter Anna S, Work to do -...
Nov 6th
“I just did what I could. We had a large conference (1000+...”
— Commenter Ingvy enacting the...
— Commenter Ingvy enacting the...
Nov 6th
“Two comments from a straight white guy:
1. Here in Mass,...”
— Interesting comment by...
— Interesting comment by...
Nov 6th
Video of last night at 19th & Valencia, including me jumping up and down, and all of us RUSHING...
Nov 6th
“Today Americans have grudgingly taken a giant leap...”
— Nation Finally Shitty Enough...
— Nation Finally Shitty Enough...
Nov 6th
Watch
This video captures a bunch of cool stuff, including (a) me! jumping up and down and yelling and (b)...
Nov 6th
“If the voters approved an initiative that took the right to...”
— Jenny Pizer, a staff attorney...
— Jenny Pizer, a staff attorney...
Nov 6th
Grieving over Prop 8
Nov 5th
Also sad about Al Franken loss (by 570 votes!) & Ted “Convicted” Stevens victory....
Nov 5th
“Based on turnout estimates reported yesterday, we expect...”
— Wishful Thinking from No On 8
— Wishful Thinking from No On 8
Nov 5th
The next President of the United States - The Big Picture -...
Nov 5th
Yes we can block traffic at 19th & Valencia!
Nov 5th
P.S. Fucking Mormons
Nov 5th
We sang the Star Spangled Banner — and we meant it
Nov 5th
Zomg marching band
Nov 5th
10 minutes of “heyyyyy…! Obama! Obama!”
Nov 5th
SF is Obama Town! Yes we can hug strangers on the street!
Nov 5th
Now chanting “no on 8” http://twitpic.com/k4gi
Nov 5th
Dancing to city car share car stereo dude just checked out from lot 20 ft away...
Nov 5th
OK don’t freak out about Prop 8 — still more than 90% of precincts left to report...
Nov 5th
“There will be setbacks and false starts.” Barry, dude, stop bumming us out!
Nov 5th
Our long national nightmare of hanging doorknob campaign literature is finally over!
Nov 5th
remembering to breathe
Nov 5th
RT @al3x YES WE DID
Nov 5th
Nick: “It’s all over but the pardons.”
Nov 5th
Iowa can has cheezburger
Nov 5th
The entire country is on tenterhooks, watching TV news. It’s like 9/11 in reverse.
Nov 5th
OK California, we’ve got 8 minutes left to SAVE THE WORLD and defeat Prop 8
Nov 5th
O HAI O, now with LOLpic: http://tinyurl.com/659762 (thanks Arena!)
Nov 5th
ohaio
(words by alex, pic by arena)
Nov 5th
ZOMG
Nov 5th
O HAI O BAMA
Nov 5th
Vermont goes for Obama! (And remember, early voting for 2012 starts tomorrow!)
Nov 5th
RT @humanfactors @titine The mind boggles: election ballot design and usability - really good...
Nov 5th
Wow, this is like the primaries on 48x fast-forward.
Nov 5th
Living room setup: 1 TV, 1 HDTV, 2 laptops, 4 humans
Nov 5th
sconover:
Bush approval
Nov 5th
Lesson of 2000: new technology causes trouble. Solution: spend lots of money on new technology.
Nov 4th
Thank you Twitter (and @therahmin) for letting me know Netflix streaming is now in beta for Mac!...
Nov 4th
Obama wins Guam! 0 EVs down, 270 to go!
Nov 4th
“To an average voter, making a presidential choice is like...”
— Peter Norvig, Presidential...
— Peter Norvig, Presidential...
Nov 4th
“Most voters are not policy wonks. They don’t know how...”
— Peter Norvig, Presidential...
— Peter Norvig, Presidential...
Nov 4th
“Are the candidates always honest?
No.”
— Presidential Election 2008 FAQ
— Presidential Election 2008 FAQ
Nov 4th
I’m Lego Batman, and Melanie is Lego Robin
Nov 4th
Stretching: The Truth - NYTimes.com
Nov 4th
Voting!!! In my living room!
Nov 4th
Eternal hangover is the price of freedom.
Nov 3rd
Watch
No on Prop 8: Home Invasion (via CourageCampaign)
Nov 3rd
just finishined ballot party! Hella fun. We decided R is awesome and 5 is no, but yes in theory
Nov 3rd
#GreatHack http://tinyurl.com/5t27d5 Marriage is open source
Nov 3rd
Remembering late 2004 when Bush declared he had a “mandate” after getting 51%
Nov 3rd
Pivotal Labs - Information Radiator (via thewoolleyman)
Nov 3rd
“Bush can claim a solid mandate of 51 percent of the vote.”
— The LA Times, 11/4/2004 ...
— The LA Times, 11/4/2004 ...
Nov 3rd
OK the theme song is over — it’s safe to tune in to PoliSciFi Radio...
Nov 3rd
RT @arstechnica Paper ballots: the new killer app - http://ping.fm/jWI2y - paper is good tech
Nov 3rd
New poll: the mythical swing voters are breaking for the Perseus ticket. They like his anti-Minotaur...
Nov 3rd
Another @NoOnProp8 ad that calls 8 “discrimination.” Good stuff....
Nov 2nd
Getting psyched for my ballot party this evening. Come on over if you’re in SF!
Nov 2nd
Wondering if Barack gets elected, will people call him a wartime president too?
Nov 2nd
“The media revamp has included a new Spanish-language push,...”
— In the Belly of No on 8...
— In the Belly of No on 8...
Nov 2nd
Finally a @NoOnProp8 ad that says “discrimination” and links 8 to miscegenation &...
Nov 2nd
Swing State Project:: Nov. 4, 2008 Poll Closing Times &...
Nov 1st
36 Hours in Burlington, Vt. - NYTimes.com
Nov 1st