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Why I love the Internet: Reason 517

Ever seen European Truck Racing? It’s more amazing than you can possibly imagine.  Youtube has a bountiful collection of clips for your enjoyment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38uuHgVD3f0 Start there, and simply enjoy the spoils that the internet can supply.  Truck racing and British commentary.  It simply does not get any better than that. Remember you’re almost half way...

Sep 25th

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Daily Sizzle: Gov't makes hipsters cry. RP sheds a...

The Daily Sizzle is where us here at FM, rant, rave, hate, and date pretty much anything we want. LA Times Article on new tobacco prevention act Smoking is a terrible terrible problem and I’m glad its banned from most if not all public places in many parts of the United States.  It gives you cancer, destroys your teeth, and makes you smell bad.  They’re also just plain fucking gross....

Sep 25th

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With your Thursday Cup...

Interesting Read! The future is now! Airships GO! Interesting Watch! Will Ferrell and friends discuss the other side of the healthcare debate. Interesting Listen! RP podcast favorite Jordan, Jesse Go! appear on the PCMag After Hours podcast to discuss the present and the future of media.  Very good listen. Have a great day!

Sep 24th

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With Your Wednesday Cup....

Interesting Read! Listen… yesterdays Morning Cup had a lot of sweet intellectual aroma and a nice thick body.  Let’s kick hump day off with some high caff action.  Anatomy of a Nascar Mega Crash.  Thank you internet.  I salute you. Interesting Listen! FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL.  Let’s keep the crazy train going!  Bill Simmons BS Report combines great NFL talk and some pretty...

Sep 23rd

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Smartphones Part 2: What does your phone say about...

As I’d discussed in yesterday’s post, I’d joked with my main man RoninPowride that I was going to limit my friends to folks with smartphones. While not honestly a serious consideration, I did decide to explore the topic further: what was the appeal? Obviously this whole smartphone era was born out of very specific business needs; business folks on the go needed a way to receive...

Sep 23rd

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With your Tuesday Morning Cup....

Interesting Read! Netflix had a really interesting competition to improve its recommendation system.  There was 1 million dollars on the line, and it involved people who are way smarter than I am.  The New York Times did a really great column about it. Interesting Listen! NPR’s This American Life takes a look back at a story they did in 2000 about the true story behind the book The...

Sep 22nd

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Smartphones = Smart Friends? Part 1.

In conversation the other day, I suggested to my colleague RoninPowride that I decided I was only going to be friends with people who had smartphones.  Blackberry? You’re in.  RAZR? See ya. Treo? Lets kick it. But seriously, update your phone.   While I’m obviously not serious, it lead me to think about what got me to this thought in the first place. I’d be hard pressed to...

Sep 22nd

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Daily Sizzle: Jon Cryer made my head explode.

The Daily Sizzle is where us here at FM, rant, rave, hate, and date pretty much anything we want. Things I would watch instead of Two and Half Men: A cat lick itself Fox News Parks and Recreation a slaughterhouse security camera in the “dismemberment room” a loop of a turntable needle scratching a blackboard with the tv at a very high volume. Public Television The infomercial...

Sep 21st