Ok, so I’m doing this as a public service announcement to anyone who is (like myself) doing their holiday shopping online. Just some very basic protocols to follow to keep yourself out of trouble. It’s really one protocol… if it sounds too good to be true it is. Don’t think that your google search for some impossible to find item turned up some place that not only has stock but also has a great deal… it didn’t, and you’re about to be scammed. ProTip: Buy from reputable sources.
You take this blog — and likely all of the internets — too seriously.
So we’re clear, we all post here for fun! It’s not a profession… Yes, sometimes we will get information wrong; sometimes we make the error, other times we pass along someone else’s…
- We’re sorry that we posted a Weezer cover once, that was really by Deftones.
- We’re sorry some of you think Iron & Wine wrote “Such Great Heights.” (They didn’t.)
- We’re sorry some of you think we can’t tell the difference between the real Neil Young and Jimmy Fallon’s impersonation. (We can.)
Also…
- We do not actually think every cover or remix we post is good. Sometimes they’re just awful and it’s kind of funny.
But for 10 different people, with different tastes in music, living in different parts of the world amassing close to 2000 posts now — I’d like think our track record is pretty solid.
Thank you all for following, subscribing, listening, linking, and submitting. If you’re not there — then there would be no point.
I applaud direct conversations with readers. That said, you should check out Copy Cats if you’re not following them already. It’s usually not as funny as the above post, since it’s usually strait up music… You literally have nothing to lose.
This is everything that’s wrong with Twitter. Am I the only one aware that Twitter was made to work with standard cell phone text messaging inputs? Marketing a computer that’s ‘Perfect for Tweeting!’ actually sickens me.
Twitter launching paid business accounts -
Don’t act so surprised. We all saw this coming. Too many companies use Twitter as an email blast, letting customers know about deals, or products, or tech help. It’s about time that Twitter as a company started seeing some money for this very convenient service. The real question is are companies going to play ball. Starbucks has one of the most followed Twitter accounts, but will they stick around if they have to pay?
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Brian Murphy is killing it. His latest gem is 5 Star Wars Status Updates.
![More nerdy apparel for you to wear. You can pick one up for 34 dollars if you are so inclined.
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More nerdy apparel for you to wear. You can pick one up for 34 dollars if you are so inclined.
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![20th Anniversary Pumps
I don’t get to report much on sneaker technology… mostly because there isn’t that much of it, and when there is it’s just boring. Pumps, however, are a horse of a different color. This is 20 year old technology we’re talking about, and something that (at least for a little while) changed sneakers and kept me hitting my to make my shoes as tight as possble.
Reebok has started a year long honoring of the pump. They have just re-released the original basketball sneaker and they will follow that up with the re-release of other sneakers until next november. Unfortunately they’re not making these shoes readily available. Only 19 outlets in 19 cities world wide are getting these and New York isn’t on the list. But if you’re a sneaker junkie and live near any of these hubs you should check them out:
atmos (Tokyo), Kasina (Seoul), Juice (Hong Kong), Stolen Riches (Toronto), Espionage (Sydney), KICKS/HI (Hawaii), UNDEFEATED (L.A.), Bodega (Boston), Saint Alfred (Chicago), HUF (San Francisco), Commonwealth (Virginia), Packer Shoes (New Jersey), Size? (London), Sneakersnstuff (Stockholm), Patta (Amsterdam), colette (Paris), Solebox (Berlin), Hanon (Scotland) and 24 Kilates (Barcelona).
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20th Anniversary Pumps
I don’t get to report much on sneaker technology… mostly because there isn’t that much of it, and when there is it’s just boring. Pumps, however, are a horse of a different color. This is 20 year old technology we’re talking about, and something that (at least for a little while) changed sneakers and kept me hitting my to make my shoes as tight as possble.
Reebok has started a year long honoring of the pump. They have just re-released the original basketball sneaker and they will follow that up with the re-release of other sneakers until next november. Unfortunately they’re not making these shoes readily available. Only 19 outlets in 19 cities world wide are getting these and New York isn’t on the list. But if you’re a sneaker junkie and live near any of these hubs you should check them out:
atmos (Tokyo), Kasina (Seoul), Juice (Hong Kong), Stolen Riches (Toronto), Espionage (Sydney), KICKS/HI (Hawaii), UNDEFEATED (L.A.), Bodega (Boston), Saint Alfred (Chicago), HUF (San Francisco), Commonwealth (Virginia), Packer Shoes (New Jersey), Size? (London), Sneakersnstuff (Stockholm), Patta (Amsterdam), colette (Paris), Solebox (Berlin), Hanon (Scotland) and 24 Kilates (Barcelona).
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
1982, Atari 2600, US ver.
One of the first games I played on the Atari. Fantastic!
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