Monthly Archives: June 2010

Link: New Deathly Hallows Trailer

A new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer was released today. I can’t wait for November!

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Aside: The Paintball Scene

Remember the paintball scene in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You with Heath Ledger? I just discovered it was shot at Gas Works Park where I run to every day. Weird.

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My Phone Is Off for You

My Phone Is Off for You popped up in my feed reader today and it reminded me of what my high school band conductor would always say: Be where you are. He’s right of course and I make an effort … Continue reading

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Link: Wong Fu presents Funemployed

Wong Fu Productions just launched a new web series in collaboration with KevJumba called Funemployed! As a long time fan of Wong Fu, I’m really excited for this.

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Link: The Strada

A variable pressure system for an espresso machine? Man, who knew coffee could get so technical? I wonder if anyone has done a scientific study on the art of making espresso…

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Link: Bing Destination Maps

The UI could use some work, but the hand drawn style maps it can generate are pretty cool–especially the treasure map style.

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Review: The City & the City

I was reading Snow Crash on the bus ride home from work when the girl sitting next to me recommended China MiĆ©ville if I liked Neal Stephenson. I take word of mouth recommendations pretty seriously so I picked up The … Continue reading

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