Jay Robinson: Archive

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Jan 1st

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“Woman, woah man, wo-man! She was a theif, you got to believe. She stole my...”

– The Roots play Mike Myers poetry.

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

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Things I Saw Today

An article from The Guardian article, “Why dolphins are deep thinkers”: … [D]olphins at the institute are trained to hold onto any litter that falls into their pools until they see a trainer, when they can trade the litter for fish. In this way, the dolphins help to keep their pools clean. … One day, when a gull flew into [Kelly, the dolphin’s] pool, she grabbed it, waited for the...

Dec 30th

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Dec 29th

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Dec 21st

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Dec 20th

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Dec 19th

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Dec 18th

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Dec 14th

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He came dancing across the water / With his...

Dec 14th

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Dec 14th

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Save MySQL →

Michael “Monty” Widenius, the creator of MySQL, is afraid Oracle’s ownership will ruin it for the rest of us.

Dec 14th

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WordPress Plugin: WP Lessn →

I’ve created a WordPress plugin that automatically creates Lessn short URLs for published posts. Lessn, created by Shaun Inman, is a free, self-hosted URL shortener that you download and upload to your own server. More details available on the WP Lessn Plugin page.

Dec 13th

Dec 12th

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Fake Steve Jobs Calls AT&T →

“Right here in your own backyard, an American company creates a brilliant phone, and that company hands it to you, and gives you an exclusive deal to carry it — and all you guys can do is complain about how much people want to use it. You, Randall Stephenson, and your lazy stupid company — you are the problem. You are what’s wrong with this country. “I stopped, then. There was nothing on the...

Dec 12th

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Dec 11th

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Dec 11th

“Face it, you’re never going to say “Just Bing it.”

– Jay Robinson

Dec 10th

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Dec 10th

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Watch

Star Trek Re-dubbed. Via Dan Gurewitch

Dec 10th

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"Fuck" →

by Christopher M. Fairman, Ohio State Moritz College of Law “This Article is as simple and provocative as its title suggests: it explores the legal implications of the word fuck. The intersection of the word fuck and the law is examined in four major areas: First Amendment, broadcast regulation, sexual harassment, and education.”

Dec 10th

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Dec 9th

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Microformats: What, Why, and How →

Andrew Burgess does a much better job explaining Microformats than I did: “Why should you use microformats? What’s the incentive? Well, if you’re convinced that HTML should be semantic just because, then microformats will click with you.”

Dec 8th

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Dec 8th

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Dec 8th

Dec 7th

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“For every 100 copies of a physical book we sell, where we have the Kindle...”

– Jeff Bezos I’m thinking of putting all the money I get from selling my books on Amazon into a fund to help me buy a Kindle DX. Then I’ll require another fund to help me buy back all my books in Kindle-format. Via Marco Arment.

Dec 7th

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Dec 6th

How to Be Funny Like Owen Wilson

Someone describes an activity with which they have a personal affinity. Next, proceed to be funny like Owen Wilson: Begin to express enthusiasm for the stated activity at a rapid clip. Repeat the activity back to the person. Pick a certain detail or two involved in the activity and state these details back in the second person. Ask a question about the activity which seems to divert from the...

Dec 6th

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