Turns out that the method of integrating online chat and television that I co-invented as a Microsoft intern was approved late last year and nobody told me: http://www.google.com/patents?id=F0R9AAAAEBAJ&dq=kleper&ie=ISO-8859-1 My favorite part of the patent application (which I didn’t write) was the sample […]
Ever listen to a song and realize that when you were a kid, you totally misinterpreted the lyrics? In 4th Grade, I was really into the Beastie Boys because my friend Arthur was really into the Beastie Boys. But rap was new […]
Okay, so maybe it’s only the second most “Newly Popular” pirated book, but still — we’ve got more seeds and leechers than the first episode of “The Tudors.” And we’re trouncing other books in our category — Suck it, Professional ASP NET […]
As an allergy sufferer, I’ve never had a traditional pet. But I did have something better — my pet hermit crab, Jessie. Jessie’s crabitat was a gift from my wife about two years ago. And while he’s been through a few roommates […]
My friend Adam challenged me to turn an email thread we had into a blog post, and this is the result. Actually, the real challenge was to post a certain phrase in context, but you’ll have to read on to discover what […]
TUAW reports that Apple has confirmed the iPhone to be a closed system like the iPod — no developer SDK and no third party applications. If true, this is a major bummer; Apple is setting itself up to be the only smart […]
I was recently offered the opportunity (and a Starbucks gift card) to evaluate Palore, a service that’s apparently huge in Israel and is in the process of adding support for the US. At a high level, Palore is a browser extension (currently […]
In 1995, when I was a freshman at Stanford, a former co-worker of my mom’s invited me to brunch with some of his friends. I was eager to meet some people from the Silicon Valley tech world and happily biked over to […]
Back when I originally posted about my first success making Dole Whip at home, I was happy enough just to get the flavor right. But even then, I knew the consistency was way off. My homemade Dole Whip was icy and more […]
Dole Whip is a non-dairy frozen dessert. The most popular flavor, pineapple, can be found at Disneyland and precious few other places. The first time I went to Disneyland (or possibly Disney World), my dad ordered a Dole Whip from the unassuming […]