Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com

Really cool visualization of Netflix rentals.
A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com

Facebook's sexy bra stunt - THE WEEK

Men Unite! Tomorrow--what color are your socks? Foot fungus awareness.
Facebook's sexy bra stunt - THE WEEK:
"This weekend, Facebook newsfeeds exploded with a rainbow of terse but colorful updates — 'blue,' 'pink,' 'black and lacy' — mystifying social networkers. The culprit: A message chain urging women to post their bra colors in the name of breast cancer awareness: 'Write the color, nothing else,' the anonymous call-to-action read. 'It will be fun to see how long it takes before the men will wonder why all the girls have a color in their status.' Did the stunt, unsupported by the Breast Cancer Association, do any good — or was it just flirty 'slacktivism'?"

Monday, January 11, 2010

Emails From Crazy People � Let’s Prey

Solid. Thanks Kate.
Emails From Crazy People � Let’s Prey

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Northwestern kicker Stefan Demos doesn't let Outback Bowl nightmare get him down - chicagotribune.com

Still hurts.
Northwestern kicker Stefan Demos doesn't let Outback Bowl nightmare get him down - chicagotribune.com

He walked around Welsh-Ryan Arena the other night as if he were running for mayor of Evanston.

Outfitted prominently in a walking boot and black shirt with a purple "N" logo, he chatted with university President Morton Schapiro and sat at halfcourt for an interview with WGN-AM 720.

You might have envisioned Stefan Demos entering the Witness Security Program after missing that game-winner in the Outback Bowl, but he has taken the opposite tact since returning to campus.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Overheard at Lunch

While watching CNN:

Looks like Al Qaeda is hiring.