March 23rd, 2009

The Bank of Obama lets you send a stimulus check to your friends and family in need of a bailout.  Why let big banks and car companies have all the fun? -Nick

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March 23rd, 2009

I thought this was a cool video.  A little longer than it needs to be, but stick around to the end because that’s the best part. -Nick

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March 19th, 2009

The Mariners released their new TV commercials today, with the tagline “A new day, a new way.”  Hopefully that means fewer than 100 losses.  You can check out the commercials here, but they’re not really doing it for me.  I mean, they definitely can’t compare to these classics. The Ichiro Epidemic Buhner’s Time to Shine [...]

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YouNoodle.com is a something of a social networking platform for entrepreneurs, and they’ve developed an algorithm that predicts what a startup company will be worth 3 years down the road.  Curious how a computer program could estimate the value of something so volatile and with so many factors, I gave it a shot. First, YouNoodle [...]

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March 17th, 2009

My green shirt is in the wash but I did enjoy some green beer on Friday.  And Bryn made a great corned-beef / cabbage / potato feast on Sunday.  So we’ve done our part. Did you know? According to wikipedia, St. Patrick used the 3-leaf shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish.  [...]

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March 16th, 2009

In this commercial, BlackBerry promotes their touchscreen Storm as a more powerful alternative to the iPhone.  And they do it without ever showing either product.  I like it, but is it effective advertising? -Nick

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