As a follow-on to my research into Evite alternatives, I also decided to look into sites that allow you to find or promote public events in your area: Upcoming.org (a Yahoo company): Fairly basic public and friend-network social events calendar, providing to opportunity to meet new people interested in the same events. Seems to have …
[Updated 5/30/19: More dead sites, add Guestboard and Doodle, update Shindigg] I’m getting quite tired of Evite. The ads suck, the layout sucks, the lack of features sucks, etc. It hasn’t changed in at least the last 8 20 years, except to get slower and include bigger ads. Therefore I started looking for alternatives, and …
I met up with the guys for some beers last week, and I learned of a fascinating phenomenon and the web site that chronicles it, the Urbancougar. No young man should go out drinking without consulting this site, paying special attention to the classifications.
They’re right, it is “the most technologically advanced piece of clothing since the Hypercolor t-shirt”: The Electronic Scrolling LED Belt Buckle!
While not generally one for fecal humor, when a Seattle friend sent me a link to this report from poopreport.com about The Quest For Austin’s Nastiest Toilet, I was struck with a wave of nostalgia (along with a slight undercurrent of nausea). I had unwillingly lived that tour over the years, plus some. Though not …
According to my PersonalDNA personality report, I’m an encouraging leader, and might be an ENFP on the Myers-Briggs test.
I just discovered a site called Cooking For Engineers. Nice design, nice photos, and “patent pending tabular recipe notation”.
Ah, The Onion: Christian Juggler Regrets Years Wasted As Secular Juggler. Also, don’t miss the interview with Stephen Colbert on the A.V. Club.
Mike sent me a link to a very strange cartoon on Weebl’s Stuff, and while I was there, I discovered new Magical Trevor episodes, 2 and 3! Not only that, they have plushies now of Magical Trevor and Badger Badger Badger!
Claire sent me a facinating link: Last Night’s Party. It dispenses with the profiles and chit-chat of sites like myspace and gets straight to the voyeurism. My Halloween parties were never quite like this…