Awesome Finnish disco lesson

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Matt Jacob

Finnish dance instructor Ã…ke Blomqvist gets his disco groove on and shows you his sweet moves in this fantastic video. (Props to Erik for the link.)

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ISP wipes out 14,000 email accounts

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Matt Jacob

Way to go, Charter Communications. Way to go.

From the article: “Computer experts advise backing up all important e-mail.” No, really?

Well, maybe the $50 service credit will make the pain go away. After all, my important messages and pictures are only worth about a month of broadband internet.

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Get paper copies of your Gmail messages

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Matt Jacob

This was one of Google’s April Fools’ Day jokes from last year, but it’s still funny: Gmail Paper.

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Bring bad design to justice

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Matt Jacob

Download the visual enforcement kit today and bring bad design to justice. You’ll have no idea how relevant this is unless you’ve done client work in the past.

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Manila envelope for MacBook Air

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Matt Jacob

The must-have Spring ’08 accessory for Apple fanboys drinking pitchers of Mac Kool-Aid: the AirMail sleeve for MacBook Air. A bargain at only $29.95!

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There’s a sucker born every minute

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Matt Jacob

This time, that sucker was me.

I went to Canyon Cafe on campus this morning because I didn’t have time to make coffee before I left for class. I ordered a double Americano, as I do at most places, and the girl asked me if I wanted it in a medium cup instead of a small cup. The small cup looked too small to achieve the proper dilution of espresso in water, so I said “Sure, why not?”

While I was glancing at the menu board earlier, I noticed a $0.25 charge for upgrading to a medium, but I didn’t think anything of it. After I paid, I realized I had been charged that 25 cents, but then I got to thinking about it. I paid good money for what amounted to a few extra ounces of hot water. Now, don’t get me wrong. For milk-based drinks, there’s no question that you should be charged extra; after all, milk is expensive these days. But would I have been right to contest the extra fee for my drink?

It’s not that I was being cheap (even though I am), because $0.25 is no skin off my back. It’s more a question of logic and common sense. Should people pay extra for more hot water? That’s what it comes down to.

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Full-size lookalike wedding cake

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Matt Jacob

Since I posted a link about cupcakes earlier today, here’s one about a bride who got a full-size wedding cake made in her likeness. There are so many things I could say, but unfortunately, won’t.

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Dealing with stompy neighbors

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Matt Jacob

Ugh. We have some pretty stompy neighbors living above us. It sounds like they’re always playing DDR. While riding elephants. And throwing cinder blocks against the ground.

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New cupcake shop (?) on campus

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Matt Jacob

When an idea is worse than bad, it’s batter (pun most definitely intended).

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Bacon: it’s what’s for dinner

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Matt Jacob

Mmm. I sure do love bacon, but I’m not exactly what you’d call a bacon enthusiast. Thankfully, some other people are, and they make homemade bacon, bacon cupcakes, and bacon cookies. Mmm.

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