30 Jul, 2010

Animated GIF of the Day: Helmet Keanus all the way down.
[thanks tom!]
29 Jul, 2010
And those are good burgers.
For the longest time, In-N-Out locations have been limited to spots within less than a day’s drive from their meat-processing plant in Baldwin Park, California. “Always fresh — Never frozen” is the deal.
But it looks as though a new processing plant will be built in Texas and that an In-N-Out will be open for business near Dallas. In Garland. (Garland! Don’t get me started.) Other locations …
28 Jul, 2010
The Misconception: You rationally analyze all factors before making a choice or determining value.
The Truth: Your first perception lingers in your mind, affecting later perceptions and decisions.
You walk into a clothing store and see what is probably the most bad ass leather jacket you’ve ever seen.
You try it on, look in the mirror and decide you must have it. While wearing this item, you imagine onlookers will clutch their chests and gasp …
27 Jul, 2010
A few weeks ago, in June, I wandered over to IBM’s research facility in Almaden, Calif. to see what Big Blue was doing in the fields of materials research and semiconductor manufacturing. At that time I sat down with Dharmendra Modha, manager of cognitive computing at IBM Research Almaden to discuss his project, which is trying to simulate the way brains work in hopes of advancing the way our computers can process …
27 Jul, 2010
Decades ago Apple pioneered mass-uptake of the mouse, and now they’re out to break new ground with a new type of input device: The Magic Trackpad, announced this morning.
The sleek little rectangle works just like the trackpad on a MacBook(and is made from the same opaque glass), but it’s way bigger, giving you more room to maneuver your mitt; as you can see in the photo below, it’s about the …
27 Jul, 2010

IRL of the Day: In light of last night’s season premiere of Mad Men, the Wall Street Journal took some time to ponder the sorts of questions they might ask the “real” Don Draper, and topped the article off with a signature hedcut of the dashing Creative Director (despite the fact that dot-ink portraits weren’t a feature of the paper until 1979, whereas the events of the fourth …
26 Jul, 2010


It’s been quite a while since the last Mixcast, I guess I’ve been trying to refuel myself. It’s nuts to think that I’ve made 40 of these so far, just 12 away from an entire year of Mixcasts. I actually think the little break was good for me. I have a bunch of rad new songs to share and this is honestly …