Growing up I wasn’t known as the bravest kid. Always having nightmares and long nights under the covers. What I can attribute to causing the nightmares are these six bed-wetting people: Read the rest of this entry »

During the summer many podcasts tend to slow production or even go on hiatus. I encounter this problem every summer and I’m always looking for a podcast to fill the void. While watching TWiT Live a couple weeks ago I heard Leo talk about Merlin Mann’s new podcast, You Look Nice Today, and I didn’t consider listening to it because I find much of Merlin Mann’s stuff a tad boring. Not until I saw You Look Nice Today in the top ten comedy section of iTunes did I decide to give it a listen.

From first listen I’ve fallen for this podcast. YLNT is simply three, very witty guys talking about nearly everything. It’s hard to put a pin on what they talk about but it’s nothing like any other podcast. For example, the guys were considering renting a store where they would sell Christmas trees, but only out of season would they sell the trees.

The podcast has no advertising, no gadget news, no movie news. It reminds me of the casual conversations I’ve had with friends late at night. This isn’t like any other podcast I’ve heard before and YLNT could easily take the place of a subscribe podcast.

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If you listen to the radio for any amount of time you’ll know “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne. It’s a pretty catchy song with some laughable lyrics, but Lil Wayne has done one better with a remixed version with help from (the master of terrible) Kanye West. The remix strays from the songs original lyrics and will leave you baffled on how these guys wrote this song. Read the rest of this entry »

In the beautiful Seattle airport last weekend and I decided to purchase the most current issue of WIRED. Browsing through the countless hard liquor ads I found a celebrity startup section about half way through. To my surprise, the beloved David Caruso of CSI: Miami fame has a startup called Lexicon Digital. Now if you watch CSI: Miami you’ll know David Caruso plays a total cheesebag investigator who has difficulty keeping his shades on. From what I’ve come to know of Caruso, I was expecting Lexicon Digital to be very interesting.
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In my email the other day I got an invite to a closed beta service known as Wix. I didn’t remember signing up for the private beta, but I decided to see what it was. As soon as the page loaded I knew I had made a huge mistake.

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Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, Revision3, and Pownce, is at it again with Pance. Similar to Pownce, Pance lets you share pants with your friends around the world. How does it work? Pance is working with the postal service to offer discounted pants shipping (DPS). With a super cheap way to send pants, the idea of sending and receiving pants will revolutionize web 2.0.

The service is still in private beta and is only allowing pants sending in the United States. Kevin Rose has promised Pance integration in Pownce and Digg; giving Pance a huge network at it’s finger tips. Revision3 is also in talks to create a Pance related web show showcasing new and interesting pants.

Levi’s has given Pance $12.7 million in funding and has shown interest in offering a “one size fits all” pair of pants. The new communal pants will be durable and long lasting where ever they are in the world.

I also was able to grab a shot of the Pants website. It’s very simple and takes many design queues from Pownce. Click picture for larger picture.

When I see a great logo on the Internet I save it in a folder on my computer. I don’t save them to copy them later; I use them as inspiration or as a way to start ideas. After going through my folder of logos I’ve found four that are odd. I think the designer had something else on the mind while making these.

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Are you tired of getting spam in you inbox? Me too. To vent this frustration I have started to have my fun with these Internet annoyances. The most amusing type of spam is the ones involving a “large sum” of money that is needed to be “transferred” to help save someone’s life threatening illness. I’ve gotten a similar email…and I wanted to have some fun:

This is the original message I received from Dr. Kevin Egwu. How authentic

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This is my response with all my personal information. The doctor had me send it to the “Clerical Dept,” which sounds quite professional. I’m irritated, the doctor did ask for a social security number.

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I wasn’t expecting to get a response back. (Come on, I said my name was Chuck Norris and my phone number’s the Goog411 number.) BUT a couple days later I got this:

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I can’t wait to see what the “Mr. Apkam Odinka” will send me next. Maybe I’ll get the $850.000.000 he promised.