I’m not one to make fun of curling, but I am having a hard time figuring out where the curl part comes in.
So…it strikes me as weird that there are ties in the Olympics. 2 silver medals? Do they use a different podium? twitpic.com/148nfn
Doing some A/B testing on a taco icon over at shirt.woot.com
I’m going to miss pointing out the tiny little dot of copper that was Lincoln sitting in his Memorial: bit.ly/azUXRR
If the Winter Olympics are ever in St. Louis, I’m setting up a cart selling Teddy bears to throw on the ice.
Poltergeist didn’t need a continuity supervisor. Any time something didn’t match up they could just say: whoa, ghosts!
Are there occupations other than design where such a large portion of your job is explaining what you do & convincing people of its worth?
I’m honestly having trouble figuring out the difference between a crime and a terrorist act, as apparently defined by federal officials.
I wonder if author Cory Doctorow has ever considered getting a PhD just for the enjoyment of hearing people use the honorific with his name.
I’m enjoying tweeting some random things I learned through @woot for a little wtf, but I fear I will quickly run out of learned things.
.@mayorslay testifies: “We no longer have any intention of deploying our police department…to seize the state capitol.” j.mp/a4SFHW
Jason compiled a few failed attempts to compete with the Olympics: j.mp/ajFieI Who knew motorcycles & soccer could be boring?
Trivia: A few knew Davy Crockett’s rifle was Betsy, but no one got the other: Detective Mike Hammer called his .45 Betsy - j.mp/nXOCh
Trivia question: What 2 characters (1 fictional, 1 non-fictional, both very storied) named their weapon of choice Betsy?
Picked up tickets to see Willie Nelson at the Pageant on March 11. I’ve wanted to see him for some time at something smaller than a stadium.
I miss 1 to 10 judging. This system may be more objectively pure, but it’s bewildering, making outcomes hard to get excited over.
Will iPhone v4 fix idiotic modal dialog notifications stopping you from using call functions (like disconnect) till you click all of them?
Digging @__’s creative soda straw holder: twitpic.com/13a1it
Digging Google’s Olympics page (works nicely on mobile): www.google.com/landing/g…
Biathlon idea: replace rifles with paintguns & half the competitors shoot at the skiers. Then swap places.
It doesn’t work for me to give @__ a Woot Valentine if she’s the 1 who made them. j.mp/9UZJk4 & no, I’m not going to give a bitter 1.
Google Maps labs are cool. Added Aerial (where available), What’s Around Here, Smart Zoom & Where in the World game: j.mp/bQx1R7