Improv Chatroulette

What's more entertaining that being connected to random people for an online video chat? Singing about them, to them.

Business Insider's #1 iPhone App of the Week Isn't

Business Insider has named Google's Buzz web site formatted for the iPhone as the #1 iPhone app of the week.

Sillier still is that they not only mention the fact that its not an iPhone app, but they feel the need to list its price: free.

Hello Kitty's Star Wars Is a Nightmarish Orgy of Horror and Insanity

via toplessrobot.com

Posted via web from treocast's posterous

Letter From The Boss

Someone just forwarded this to me. I'm sure its a joke, but for some reason I'm not laughing.

As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barrack Obama is our President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to increase by about 10%.

But since we cannot increase our prices right now due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off six of our employees instead. This has really been bothering me, since I believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who would have to go.

So, this is what I did. I walked through our parking lot and found six Obama bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the ones to let go. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. They voted for change; I gave it to them.

I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.

Not Lovin' It

Its a story you've probably heard before:

1. girl takes pictures
2. girl sends picture to hubby
3. hubby leaves phone in McDonald's
4. McDonald's clerk uploads pictures
5. girl sues McDonald's

The website apparently posted the photos along with her contact information and home address. The resulting phone calls and harassment forced the Arkansas couple to move. They are suing McDonald's for $3M in damages.

Star Wars Dance Contest

Not relevant to pretty much anything, I know. But its Star Wars. Chewy... dancing to the Footloose soundtrack... c'mon!

The Onion Movie

yup... I bought it.

Chart Humor

After thee years of making Powerpoints, I just find a strange humor in this site.

Microsoft/Yahoo Merger

Funny clip from the new Microsoft/Yahoo IM client - see Valleywag's post on their Photoshop winners for more.

NORAD Tracks Santa

NORAD is tracking Santa and it seems he's already begun his trek this year. The folks there are also uploading Santa reports to YouTube as well as manning the phones (877) HI-NORAD for visitors with questions.

Fight?

Internet People

Ever have trouble explaining to people what it is you do as a Web 2.0 Guru, or an expert on "User Generated Content"? Show this to your mom and it will all make sense.

LOL Thanksgiving Goodness

(If you are one of those that thinks the whole "LOL" thing is just not funny - and believe me, there are times that I don't - then pay no attention to this post.)

In the spirit of LOLCats and icanhascheezburger comes something new for the Holiday season: LOLGrims...

Phrase of the day: "Cornucopia of Uselessness"

From Valleywag's post regarding Facebook apps:

"None of the most popular apps actually do anything," a high-ranking Yahoo developer recently told Valleywag. It's hard to disagree: "Top Friends"? "Food Fight"? But Facebook's cornucopia of uselessness may gain some measure of utility on Friday.

Keeping the Birds from Crapping in your Pool

No, that's not some euphemism about haters in the social network space. Its really a funny video showing how one guy stopped the birds from crapping in his pool.


http://view.break.com/365748 - Watch more free videos

Steve Jobs' First Apology Letter

Things you can't un-see

Yep... this is one of them.

Its Never My Fault

Last night I decided to go hit a restaurant near the house. I was looking for some cocktails and dinner, but no trouble. I chose this particular place because we go there a lot as a family - we know the owners and they know me. More importantly, they know my wife. What could be safer, right?

Wrong.

It seems that the smoking ban took effect at midnight last night. Just as I was about to close my tab and head home, all of the ladies in the place grabbed a smoke, hopped on the bar, and began dancing.

Not wanting to seem rude, I decided that I would hang around until the show was over. The show lasted until closing at 2am. My car battery however, didn't. So a jump start later I'm now back home and trying to figure out how I'm going to get my car fixed.

"Man in the Woods Week, 2007" Continues

If a man says something out in the woods, but his wife is not there to hear him, is he still wrong?

That's the question that "Man in the Woods Week" strives to answer. My wife and kids have gone north to visit family for the week and I have the rare opportunity to do some things that I don't normally have time to do:

1. Happy hour with the guys from work... check!
2. Spend all day Saturday away from the house at a tech event... check!
3. Go to a Houston Texans football game... check!
4. Go to see a movie at a movie theater... check! (three in fact)

I've cranked the A/C at the house down to a cool 70 degrees... I cook every meal on the grill and eat over the sink (so as not to create any dishes that I have to clean).

So what's next on the agenda... any suggestions?

Skiiing in Texas

I really have to wonder about investors sometimes. If you are not familiar with Texas, just know that we only have about 2 months of winter every year, and the rest of the time we just call "hot". And yet, a group as decided that Dallas of all places would be a great place for a ski resort.


Sure, it would be nice to have a cool place to escape to, but for some reason I just don't see Fort Worth, Texas becoming a center for winter sports.