The Marcos Kirsch Experience®

The World's Billionaires [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:54:45 PST

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is now #1. I did not make the list this year.

Tacos in the Morning? That’s the Routine in Austin [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:29:55 PST

Breakfast tacos are big here. The place Tacodeli that they mention quite a bit is across the street from work and I eat there (lunch, not breakfast) at least once a week. It's excellent.

Felipe Calderón and me

kirsch — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:01:54 +0000

People think this was photoshopped*, but no: that’s really how big his head is. *ok, ok, it’s fake… and not even a good one.

program-glitch-esc [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:04:26 PST

The new "Tron: Legacy" movie trailer!!!!

What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once? [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:39:05 PST

We all knew this is how it works... but it's nice to see the hard data.

Teletransporter

kirsch — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:01:34 +0000

I suspect this is used on me.

Trolololo

kirsch — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:01:44 +0000

This latest internet meme is strangely relaxing, soothing… even hypnotizing. I find myself humming it non-stop. Trolololo! Read more for more info about this wonderful video. This man singing in the 1978 Russian TV video is Edward Anatolevich Hill. In case you couldn’t gather so much from the lyrics, the song is called “I Am So Happy [...]

Photo of the day #28

kirsch — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:06:09 +0000

You’ve been warned. Source.

Interview with Mosab Hassan Yousef: 'They Need to Be Liberated From Their God' [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:47:11 PST

Fantastic and very interesting interview with Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef and former Mossad spy.

First Listen: Gorillaz : NPR [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:32:27 PST

NPR's article on Gorillaz's new album Plastic Beach, including a link to stream the whole thing, which may or may not remain there in the long term

Chinese New Year Parade

kirsch — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:03:30 +0000

As part of my many activities in the Bay Area last weekend, Shlomit and I went to San Francisco to check out the mythical Chinese New Year Parade that’s been an anual tradition there for many years. While many dragons took part in it, I was very disappointed to learn that they were not real: [...]

The Full Story Of How Facebook Was Founded [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:28:31 PST

Very interesting details on the very beginning of Facebook. To me Facebook is a shady, douche-like entity trying to violate your privacy as much as possible without getting into too much trouble. They keep testing the boundaries to see how far they can get. Unsurprisingly, looks like the ethics for the website come directly from the original founder.

Israel Block Party 2010

kirsch — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:11:28 +0000

After two very tough acts to follow (Berry Sakharof in 2009 and HaDag Nachash in 2008), the annual Israel Block Party organized by Texas Hillel was held yesterday in UT. All in all it felt like it was less advertised, smaller, emptier, and with less energy than the previous years. Even the usual pro-Palestinian protestors [...]

London Sperm Bank: Awesome new logo [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:38:44 PST

Check out this new logo that the London Sperm Bank just unveiled. It's awesome.

21 Apps Apple Doesn't Want on Your iPhone [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:20:26 PST

My iPhone is not jailbroken, but some of the apps in this list make it very tempting.

Can Anyone Rescue Palm From Its Death Spiral? [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:31:23 PST

It's too bad, because I think that after the iPhone, the Pre is the best smartphone out there. But they just can't compete against Apple, RIM, Google, and Microsoft at the same time.

Snake Oil? The scientific evidence for health supplements [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:11:23 PST

Awesome bubble graph (with link to source Google doc).

The Missile Defense Agency Logo Conspiracy Theory [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:18:54 PST

If you ever thought Obama was a Muslim/Communist/Anti-American, then you will be glad to see that this logo redesign for The Missile Defense Agency proves it beyond doubt.

From Skinhead to Orthodox Jew [del.icio.us]

marcoskirsch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:15:53 PST

Talk about extremes. Former Polish skinhead is now an orthodox Jew.

Snow@ATX

kirsch — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:39:12 +0000

My office’s window is turning out to be quite the interesting spot. A few days ago I could see smoke from a plane crash. Today I can see some heavy snow. Snow is rare in Austin, Texas. This quantity of snow is even rarer. Read more for more photos and a short clip.

5th Annual Kosher Chili Cook-off

kirsch — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:59:15 +0000

This afternoon the 5th Annual Kosher Chili Cook-off was held at the JCAA. This is a probably the only kosher chili contest in the world – blending Texan and Jewish culture together (although I’d prefer a kosher BBQ cook-off). I promised last year to enter for 2010, but due to unforeseen reasons, I did not. Most [...]

Plane crash nearby

kirsch — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:17:56 +0000

This is a photo I just took of what is apparently the smoke from a plane crash on MoPac and 183. I took it from the eight floor of my building at work: There’s not a lot of news out there but KVUE has a report (with video): Apparently a 1-engine Cessna crashed onto the Echelon [...]

Kokoloko

kirsch — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:01:14 +0000

While digging through an old little box accurately labeled “Morralla“, I found a Kokoloko token. Kokoloko was the best bar in downtown Monterrey back in the nineties. They were open for a very long time and went through several remodelings (hanging chairs? phone booths? rooftop bar? Star Wars theme?). They eventually shut down and even though they [...]