How QuiBids and other penny-auction sites work.
Have you seen those awful QuiBids spots on TV? The ones where they say you can get an iPad for pennies? Well, as every econ professor I ever had told me “TINSTAAFL” – there is no such thing as free...
View ArticleLost at Sea.
My good friend Mitch tweeted something recently that really got me thinking: “More than 171 people have disappeared — vanished — from cruise ships since...
View ArticleUsing your out of office message as a means of communication.
A friend of mine was recently emailing with a very high profile tech pundit and received his “out of office” message. It’s pretty ridiculous. Take a read (I had to redact some portions, sorry): Hello,...
View ArticleIf you don’t know me—
Don’t ask me to connect on LinkedIn. I get that you want to grow your network, or sell me some new chotchke that your company just developed. I get it. I can see the value for you. But why do I want to...
View ArticleThey don’t make them like this anymore.
On February 8th, the world lost a great adventurer. John Fairfax was one of, if not THE last great adventurer in the world. Unlike “adventurers” of today (a list which includes one of my personal...
View ArticleHot Tub Boat
Not quite a crime machine, but still impressive. Hot Tub Boat The boat can accommodate up to six persons while underway, and eight at dockside. It is powered by an almost silent electric motor at...
View ArticleThings left on the printer.
I like seeing the things that people leave on the printer at work. Today’s offering is a print out of an article titled “Why being in your 20s is awesome.” Who printed this? Why did they need to print...
View ArticleCall me a hypocrite but…
I guess it’s hypocritical to like things like this AND work in advertising, but I can’t help it. I was raised with my father frequently lamenting about the “nightmare of capitalism” and while I may...
View ArticleIt’s business school, not a waiting room
Gawker is eagerly reporting that admissions to two-year, US, business school programs has dropped. With a healthy dose of schadenfreude, they gleefully report that all those people who went to business...
View ArticleLessons on Advertising Culture from Stan Richards
I recently had the opportunity to take a tour of the offices of The Richards Group, led by the legendary Stan Richards. Stan Richards, founder of the The Richards Group And I have to say, it was pretty...
View ArticleAnother reason to love Nike.
Here’s another reason that I love Nike. Me and Nike on Twitter From a simple customer ask – “anything we can assist you with?” to a fun and funny response. Well done Nike, keep it up. <slow...
View ArticleDiscovering Robert Montgomery
A friend’s Facebook cover photo turned me on to an artist/poet/whatever named Robert Montgomery. This is some of his work. Thanks Aleks. Filed under: random stuff Tagged: art, Robert Montgomery
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Filed under: random stuff Tagged: art, Capitalism, conspicuous consumption, Consumerism, culture, Robert Montgomery
View ArticleWhat motivates you?
Thanks to Andrew Teman for passing this my way. My favorite quote from the piece is this: “It is better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable...
View ArticleLünchausen Syndrome
Lünchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder wherein those affected know they are hungry, and that they must eat, but are paralyzed by the weight of deciding what or where to eat. First coined by...
View ArticleIf they could transform
Awesome illustrations of what our favorite cars and trucks from fiction would look like as Transformers by Darren Rawlings (hopefully he doesn’t mind me posting these here). Filed under: random stuff,...
View ArticleCronuts are still a thing.
A very popular thing at that. Almost one year, and one James Beard Award (congrats Dominic Ansel!), later people are still lining up for hours to get these things. And the secondary market for them,...
View ArticleOne of my favorite stories
I’ve probably posted this before, and I can’t remember when/where I first heard it. But its simple message, and the fact that it involves NASA at the height of the space race, makes it one of my...
View ArticlePeanuts are like crack to them.
Filed under: random stuff, Uncategorized Tagged: squirrels, video
View ArticleWe’re All Going to Die.
Pretty much sums it up. Good find, Wendy.Filed under: random stuff Tagged: atheism, death, Humanism, life
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