April 2005
5 posts
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Advertising: Past, Present and Future...
Interesting New Yorker article on the evolution of advertising and the difficulties agencies face in the post-three network era of television.
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My Bologna has a first name, it's P-A-C-O...
So in this latest news headline from CNN, some dude trying to smuggle 800 lbs of bologna across the US-Mexico border gets caught. The Department of Homeland Security reports that the source of the smuggled bologna could not be verified, and therefore; it had to be destroyed.
Now I have two questions.
1. Doesn’t the Department of Homeland Security have better things to be doing with...
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Urban Development
I wonder if there is a correlation between the number of bike paths a city has and its level of urban development. One would be inclined to say yes, but I’m still curious. As I continue my quest to purchase a bike, I’ve been paying careful attention to what my possible routes would be from my apartment to the office or the studio. Since Miami is one of the least-friendly pedestrian...
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Useful Day
So I got a lot done today.
1. Tested a bike
2. Rode around south beach for 30 minutes.
3. Decided not to impulsively purchase a bike that was remarkably less than what i expected to pay.
4. Decided i would continue testing various brands of bikes till i was pleased with the seat and suspension.
5. Noted to myself that i do not want to spend more than 300 dollars on an item i know will wind...
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The Game
What’s the first rule of the Game? There is no game.
So basically this is the greatest way to annoy a room full of people (i.e. your coworkers) during the day. You start by losing your game bc you thought of it. Then they ask you what game (this is the only way to introduce new people to the game.) You then proceed to tell them the rules. Any time they think of the game, they must...