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think i got off the bus for a little bit

Aug

18

2007

I’m dusting off my copy of EKAAT and will be taking it with me on my ride today. there’s a bbq festival somewhere near pennsylvania, and i think i need to go. “`There are going to be times,’ says Kesey, `when we can’t wait for somebody. Now you’re either on the bus or off the ...

Goodbye Tommy

Aug

4

2007

Tommy Makem died this week. I had the pleasure of seeing Tommy perform a few times in Washington (The Four Ps on Connecticut Ave) and it was a blast. I wish we’d been a bit more mature (smuggling brandy in so that we could add it to our cokes) but when we weren’t singing along, ...

Working from Home

Jul

19

2007

I’m lucky enough to work from home more than half the time. It means early starts (usually online before 7am) and long days (ending circa 6) but the breaks walking the dogs are so much nicer than hitting the Burritoville in the Chrysler Building (although they do have the best mass-produced burritos, and some of ...

I Will Only Be Impressed When…

Jul

5

2007

Jeff and Glen navigate the Blackstone in one of these. Yes kids, this idiot attached a jet engine to a kayak. A what? A jet engine. In a kayak. Click to see the video. Share this:

Song of the Sausage Creature by Hunter S. Thompson

Jul

4

2007

Song of the Sausage Creature by Hunter S. Thompson There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them – but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one. That is why they are dangerous. Everybody has fast ...

I just bought a single share of Cablevision (CVC)

Mar

22

2007

I’m going to complain via the Investor Relations route. Share this:

Cablevision called back!

Mar

22

2007

Finally, Cablevision called me back! Woo hoo! And the super helpful, if not interrupt prone, David turned my bandwidth on again. Apparently, sustained uploads and high levels of contention on the Cablevision network devices will cause this to cap happen. So, they can’t tell me how much I can use the Internet before this problem ...

Cablevision Optimum Online have capped my Broadband Internet Service 2

Mar

21

2007

I’ve been out of town for the last ten days-or-so. I returned to find that my usually zippy broadband Internet service with Cablevision’s Optimum Online (not Boost) was running at a little less than I remembered. In the past, I’ve has speeds over 10mbps down and 2-3mbps up. Very nice. (test your connection here thanks ...

Spring Break for Geeks: South by Southwest

Mar

10

2007

South by Southwest has begun. Last night we drank free beers on the roof at Six, then it was off for some late night grub and cheap drinks at the always cheesy Chuy’s. And now I’m off to listen to Peter Rojas (one of my favorite gadget guys) talk about Emerging Social and Technology Trends. ...

Crank Yankers? 1

Feb

23

2007

Anyone watch this? Comedy Central is starting to get some decent, original shows. It’s not just the South Park and Daily Show network anymore. It really makes me want to start making crank calls again. I used to really enjoy pretending to be WNRI calling people, or dialing Child World to ask if they had ...