Mark Allen

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – 40 Day Dream This album...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:27:28 -0700

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – 40 Day Dream

This album makes me want to get naked. Not in a sexy way but in a hippie way. It’s kind of awkward, and yet it feels so right.

Whenever I launch IE to see how it mangled the code I’m writing, I feel like I should light a...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:15:23 -0700

Whenever I launch IE to see how it mangled the code I’m writing, I feel like I should light a candle or pray to the patron saint of HTML.

Neil Young – Ambulance Blues Whenever I think of my favorite...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:20:56 -0700

Neil Young – Ambulance Blues

Whenever I think of my favorite Neil Young songs, I never list Ambulance Blues. But almost every time it pops up I end up listening to it about three or four times which is quite the compliment since it’s 9 minutes long and doesn’t really develop much over the course of the song.

Working on a potentially cool Twitter aggregator, because I don’t have enough half finished...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:48:39 -0700

Working on a potentially cool Twitter aggregator, because I don’t have enough half finished projects already sitting here on my computer.

How evil do you have to be that when your secret CIA death squads are exposed, no one is remotely...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:24:09 -0700

How evil do you have to be that when your secret CIA death squads are exposed, no one is remotely surprised? Cheney needs to be indicted.

Reviewing my last couple of posts, I feel like I need to inject...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:02:00 -0700

Reviewing my last couple of posts, I feel like I need to inject some testosterone back into this blog. So here’s a picture of me shooting a gun. It’s not a very big gun, but still. Me and a gun. Pretty manly stuff.

My coworkers probably wonder how I ever got a real job when I ask them how to do basic Microsoft...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:26:48 -0700

My coworkers probably wonder how I ever got a real job when I ask them how to do basic Microsoft Office tasks (Hint: I’ve got great legs)

After syncing my iPhone, this showed up. I swear I have no idea...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:53:00 -0700

After syncing my iPhone, this showed up. I swear I have no idea how it got installed.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home I am kind of...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:11:00 -0700

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home

I am kind of looking forward to their new album that comes out tomorrow.

I think it’s going to take a few days to figure out how my new haircut works.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:09:25 -0700

I think it’s going to take a few days to figure out how my new haircut works.

X Plane is a blog about experimental aircraft, and is exactly as...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:46:18 -0700

X Plane is a blog about experimental aircraft, and is exactly as awesome as it sounds.

Very, very cool http://www.inbflat.net (via @mightyj)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:39:52 -0700

Very, very cool http://www.inbflat.net (via @mightyj)

Treasure Island music festival lineup looks split into a “kids” day and a...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:50:43 -0700

Treasure Island music festival lineup looks split into a “kids” day and a “grownups” day. Probably a sign that I’m old. http://murl.in/Phh8

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:06:26 -0700

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Links for 2009-07-12 [del.icio.us]

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:20:42 -0700

Links for 2009-07-12 [del.icio.us]:

AppViz
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I really need to make friends with someone who owns a big sailboat. Or my current friends need to...

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:49:36 -0700

I really need to make friends with someone who owns a big sailboat. Or my current friends need to buy a boat. Either one is fine with me.

New live poll allows pundits to pander to viewers in real time

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:01:42 -0700

New live poll allows pundits to pander to viewers in real time

Today I tried to write for fun. If anyone ever finds this Word doc they’ll assume it’s a...

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:03:29 -0700

Today I tried to write for fun. If anyone ever finds this Word doc they’ll assume it’s a failed attempt from Monkey #327 http://murl.in/wqAT

Suicide jumps from the Golden Gate Bridge by light post This...

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:35:51 -0700

Suicide jumps from the Golden Gate Bridge by light post

This graph is kind of fascinating. I knew that light pole #69 is the most popular jumping off point for people tired of this life, but I have never seen a detailed breakdown of all the locations. Post 69 is the obvious leader because it is exactly halfway across the bridge, so you get the maximum distance and best chance of a successful suicide there. Also the bay side of the bridge is more popular than the ocean side because the ocean side is only open to bike traffic, so a jumper would be a little more obvious. What I don’t get is the people who jumped before even making it out over the water. Were they too excited that they couldn’t wait to make it halfway across, or were they just too lazy to do it right? Maybe those were “cry for help” suicides, or people afraid of water. (via strangemaps)

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – Meet Me In The Garden I...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:18:12 -0700

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – Meet Me In The Garden

I dare you not to love this song. Actually, I dare you not to love the entire album.