All Blog Posts (Page 29)

Jan 08, 2009
Zoon Politikon

Your Daily Norm Coleman Update

My least favorite former Senator of recent memory, Norm Coleman, got a little kick in the groin today when the Senate phonebook was published without his name in it. In other news, Alan Mathiowetz of Edina, MN is my new favorite person with his ...

Jan 08, 2009
Miscellaneous

With you always

A few questions regarding this linked image from jesus-withyoualways.com. why does Jesus have a nasty little pencil moustache? why does this girl look like some sort of slug monster? why does Jesus look like he's offering this little slug mons...

Jan 08, 2009
Media

Coraline

Looks super-cool. Check out the trailer: You can also pick up the original Neil Gaiman graphic novel from Amazon.

Jan 08, 2009
Technology Zoon Politikon

Announcing the NYTimes Congress API

The initial release exposes four types of data: a list of members for a given Congress and chamber, details of a specific roll-call vote, biographical and role information about a specific member of Congress, and a member’s most recent positions o...

Jan 07, 2009
Seattle

Wetter than usual

Seattle is wetter than usual today. It’s been raining since last night, and some areas around here are expected to receive 10-20” before it’s all over. Needless to say, this amount of rainfall is way above the minimum level required for flooding a...

Jan 07, 2009
Music

The Most Unwanted Song

Head on over to the Slog and listen to the song; there’s an embedded music player at the bottom of the blog entry. This thing is totally, awesomely terrible. If you can tolerate it for 30 seconds, listen to the portion from about 5:40 - 6:10. It’...

Jan 07, 2009
Photography

Seattle in Miniature

These awesome tilt-shifted photos of Seattle—shot by Erynn Rose—make me feel like I stumbled into the neighborhood of Make-Believe. You can buy the book on Blurb, or see more of Erynn’s photos on Flickr.

Jan 07, 2009
Microsoft

Relevancy

Oh yeah, I forgot that Ballmer was giving the keynote at CES tonight. It’s funny how much can change in just a year after leaving the ‘Soft.

Jan 07, 2009
Zoon Politikon

National Portrait Gallery Gets Obama Poster

Shepard Fairey’s ubiquitous illustration of President-elect Barack Obama, seen in rallies, parties, shop windows and construction sites throughout the 2008 election season, has found a permanent home. The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D...