Client: “That font right there! It’s clean yet edgy. There’s no WAY I’ve seen that font before, I would’ve remembered! What font is that?”
Me: “Arial.”
January 2010
57 posts
Haters Gonna Hate
A forum following the announcement of the iPod, circa 2001
The internet never has been and never will actually be happy. Plenty of people on this forum defended the iPod, but there were still lots of complaints.
Some choice comments:
“All that hype for an MP3 player? Break-thru digital device? The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve’s mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off.”
“Without a future. This Christmas you will see mp3 players be commoditized. Meaning that the players from Korea will be way less expensive tha iPod. The real money is in DRM and distribution (ala Real Musicnet). If Apple were smart they would be focusing on high gross revenue from services rather than a playback device.”
“I said the Cube was overpriced and should cost $1200, this piece of Sh… should cost no more than $90…Steve Jobs is under terrible consuling or is under too much pot. This propusal is not realistic at all. If Apple does something like this again is going down. ” (note: it was priced at $399 for 5gb)
Where's George? ® 2.2 Bill Tracking Report →
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Got a hit today on a George in Sudan, about 7000 miles in 1 year 321 days.
Necessary Items For A Simple, Functional Home Bar →
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- Booze. A bottle of each of the basics: rum, tequila, vodka, gin, brandy, whiskey.
- Fresh ice. Ice absorbs all the grody flavors of your fridge, so do yourself a favor and use nothing more than a week old.
- Fresh citrus fruits. You can never go wrong with half a dozen each lemons and limes tucked into your fridge.
- Simple syrup. Boil two cups water on your stove. Dump in two cups granulated white sugar. Stir ‘til all the sugar dissolves, then funnel into a container and store indefinitely in the fridge.
- Cocktail shaker. Nothing fancy.
No-fail guide to making a delicious drink? Fill cocktail shaker (#5) with lots of fresh ice (#2). Dump in one once citrus juice (#3), one ounce simple syrup (#4), and two ounces of any basic booze (#1). Shake, strain into a chilled glass, and enjoy.
Free Rockstar Classics collection download (GTA, GTA2, & Wild Metal →
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The Rockstar Classics collection is our series of complimentary full PC game downloads, provided exclusively to members of the Rockstar Games mailing list. These games, each available free of charge and optimized for play on modern PCs, offer a nostalgic trip back in time to the early days of the Rockstar legacy.
Volume 1: Grand Theft Auto – In 1997, a band of developers that would come to be known as Rockstar North and Rockstar Games released the original Grand Theft Auto on an unsuspecting public. The groundbreaking non-linear urban crime game shook up a complacent game industry with its irreverent gameplay, humor and style – and a phenomenon was born.
Volume 2: Wild Metal Country – This rare gem from early Rockstar history is a 3D strategic vehicular combat game set in a distant land, in which you command armed roving vehicles to disrupt dangerous automated units that have overtaken the Tehric planetary system. While it flew under the mainstream radar when it was originally released, it was critically acclaimed for its unique yet intuitive control schemes and its massive open world to explore.
Volume 3: Grand Theft Auto 2 – Respect is everything. In 1999, Rockstar Games and Rockstar North furthered the groundbreaking gameplay concepts established in the original Grand Theft Auto – with the release of GTA 2, which expanded on the top-down, open-ended crime world gameplay formula with a host of new features, including the advent of multiple rival gangs.Get it here
“You can beat a Blackjack game by knowing exactly what to do in every situation…and doing it. That’s tactics. But in Poker you may face an identical situation twice against the same opponent, handle it two different ways, and be right both times. That’s strategy.”
—Doyle Brunson - Doyle Brunson’s Super System - A Course In Power Poker (via citcit)
'True Blood: The Complete Second Season' Announced for Blu-ray →
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For Crystal. I’m not into True Blood but HBO sure does know how to put out a fine box set.
Some NBC-owned concepts we're likely never to see again, shoved asisde to make room for Headlines and Jaywalking: →
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Gustavo, The Smug European
The Fun Hole Guy
Cloppy The Depressed and Suicidal Horse
Andy’s Sister
Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
The Masturbating Bear
PimpBot 5000
In The Year 2000
Preparation H Raymond
The Horny Manatee
No Reason To Live Guy
FedEx Pope
Vomiting Kermit
Twitter Tracker
Quackers
The Walker Texas Ranger Lever
Slip Nuts
Joe’s
If They Mated
The Interrupter
Coked Up Werewolf
Conan O’Brien Hates My Homeland
Hanging Out With Jordan Schlansky
Jerry Butters
Coanado
New Coins and Stamps
The World’s Fattest Menorah
The Evil Puppy
Late Night Sausage Party
Polly The NBC Peacock
