Archive for the ‘Irreverently Irrelevant’ Category

The Other Coke

Recently, the Associated Press reported that a New Zealand woman died as a result of a Coke habit. Hearing reports of someone dying because of coke is nothing new, but this time we aren’t talking about the powdery white stuff.  Rather, this time a woman has died after regularly consuming 2 gallons of Coca-Cola per [...]

The Coolest Upload Ever

Bump is a smartphone app that transfers a user’s contact information from one phone to another by fist-bumping. Over the years, Bump has added things like photo sharing to their program, and today they’ve let me do something I’ve always wanted. Now I can fist-bump my computer to upload photos. I’m not even going to [...]

Who Dat Dot Biz

Once in a generation, a visionary creates something truly revolutionary. A product that upends whole sectors of the population. A service that brings grown men to gnash their teeth and women wail in sorrow, all because they had not thought of it first. Or, sometimes, someone makes a web site with hilariously oversized text, and [...]

Anyone Got an Invite?

You’ve all heard of Facebook, where everyone knows lots about you, regardless of whether you posted it or not. You’ve probably heard of Twitter, where you connect with people with short updates and grow your network of online friends. You might have heard about Path, where you can share your thoughts, places, photos and even [...]