Archive for the 'Society' Category

The Newsroom, Trailer #2

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Can’t wait for this show.

The Newsroom

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

I think I have a new favorite show.

Ben Huh on PBS against SOPA/PIPA

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Ben did a good job – arguing against “incorrect facts” and ignorance (I’ll go with Hanlon’s razor here) is always tough. Especially in such a limited forum.

The Day the LOLCats Died

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Pitch-perfect.

Zima

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The best part about this exchange is I’m honestly not 100% sure which of Dave’s tweets John is replying to (with the Zima response).

Influence

Friday, February 18th, 2011

A year ago the Clients from Hell website was all the rage with folks in the client services business. I enjoyed reading it. It was cathartic to see other people struggling with their clients as well, and many of them in much more absurd circumstances than the majority of us ever experience. I subscribed to [...]

AT&T Commercial: Funny Email

Friday, January 28th, 2011

I don’t get this commercial. Regardless of service quality/speed/etc., the way it’s presented doesn’t make sense. Wouldn’t it be more effective if the rest of the group (all using AT&T) got the email quickly, then one remaining person got the email later? Isn’t the incentive to avoid being left out? Getting the email first and [...]