Married, 30 year old, retail-obsessed, technology geek from New Jersey. This is a place for me to share all of the random things that I find on the interweb. This page also aggregates my own content from several other corners of the web, including Twitter, Flickr, Vimeo, and Last.fm.Robotic TomTumblr (3.0; @robotictom)http://robotictom.com/Just noticed that Google Maps gives estimated driving time in traffic: NJ -> Queens, 1 hour 7...<p>Just noticed that Google Maps gives estimated driving time in traffic: NJ -> Queens, 1 hour 7 minutes or 2 hours if in traffic.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/4vI_xUa6TKk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/4vI_xUa6TKk/438345960http://robotictom.com/post/438345960Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:05 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/438345960Looking for recommendations on baseball-themed podcasts. Weekly or better with a good discussion of...<p>Looking for recommendations on baseball-themed podcasts. Weekly or better with a good discussion of statistics. Any ideas?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/XG1YXqOtAMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/XG1YXqOtAMc/438345958http://robotictom.com/post/438345958Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:05 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/438345958Monmouth Park going to shortened season, higher daily purses. I love this idea: http://bit.ly/aIydyj<p>Monmouth Park going to shortened season, higher daily purses. I love this idea: <a href="http://bit.ly/aIydyj">http://bit.ly/aIydyj</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/9OSL-iy_SbA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/9OSL-iy_SbA/437301150http://robotictom.com/post/437301150Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:16 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/437301150RT @brunning: $AAPL on quite a run lately - poised to surpass $WMT in market cap?...<p>RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/brunning">brunning</a>: $AAPL on quite a run lately - poised to surpass $WMT in market cap? <a href="http://bit.ly/a2B01I">http://bit.ly/a2B01I</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/3zdJK1ZH99Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/3zdJK1ZH99Y/437301155http://robotictom.com/post/437301155Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:16 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/437301155My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/noturnonred/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267963200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pearl+Jam">Pearl Jam (62)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Goldfinger">Goldfinger (50)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Boy+Sets+Fire">Boy Sets Fire (41)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Everclear">Everclear (32)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pink+Floyd">Pink Floyd (29)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/6wh_N17qwBQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/6wh_N17qwBQ/436386266http://robotictom.com/post/436386266Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:56:46 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/436386266After my last Tweet, I have a feeling that @jerseycat40 is just going to show up and wait for me on...<p>After my last Tweet, I have a feeling that @<a href="http://twitter.com/jerseycat40">jerseycat40</a> is just going to show up and wait for me on my back deck with a six pack.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/_-nmdveTQQQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/_-nmdveTQQQ/436346701http://robotictom.com/post/436346701Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:29:05 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/436346701Weather is right on the borderline of “drinking beer next to the firepit outdoors”...<p>Weather is right on the borderline of “drinking beer next to the firepit outdoors” weather. Hoping the rain stays away this weekend.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/QUtYsQ9oFsA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/QUtYsQ9oFsA/436346733http://robotictom.com/post/436346733Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:29:05 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/436346733Just used Google Sky Map to figure out where Mars is. Now I also know which one is Pollux and which...<p>Just used Google Sky Map to figure out where Mars is. Now I also know which one is Pollux and which one is Castor.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/92fCwKI-gfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/92fCwKI-gfU/436346736http://robotictom.com/post/436346736Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:29:05 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/436346736I saw two nominated movies this year and one was a short. Yet, I am actually very entertained by...<p>I saw two nominated movies this year and one was a short. Yet, I am actually very entertained by this Oscar broadcast.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/KwdwJyVl0Gg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/KwdwJyVl0Gg/434336780http://robotictom.com/post/434336780Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:47:33 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/434336780Really happy the Plague from Hackers won an award tonight.<p>Really happy the Plague from Hackers won an award tonight.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/ohE3P6UNR3w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/ohE3P6UNR3w/434336782http://robotictom.com/post/434336782Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:47:33 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/434336782Pretty surprised that Kerry Rhodes was traded. I wonder what is next for the Jets.<p>Pretty surprised that Kerry Rhodes was traded. I wonder what is next for the Jets.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/dQjSMEHMUX8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/dQjSMEHMUX8/434336783http://robotictom.com/post/434336783Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:47:33 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/434336783My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/noturnonred/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267358400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Weezer">Weezer (34)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Girl+Talk">Girl Talk (31)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Lonely+Island">The Lonely Island (31)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Reel+Big+Fish">Reel Big Fish (24)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Motion+City+Soundtrack">Motion City Soundtrack (24)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/zhm9EO49P-g" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/zhm9EO49P-g/434014562http://robotictom.com/post/434014562Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:06:49 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/434014562My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21)<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/noturnonred/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1266753600">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Underworld">Underworld (37)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pink+Floyd">Pink Floyd (36)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Joel">Billy Joel (28)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Magnetic+Fields">Magnetic Fields (24)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Boy+Sets+Fire">Boy Sets Fire (23)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/1oUR0zRcyR8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/1oUR0zRcyR8/405796489http://robotictom.com/post/405796489Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:07:03 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/405796489This Tweet delivers: RT @brunning: yo check out this wolf http://bit.ly/9PvVOp<p>This Tweet delivers: RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/brunning">brunning</a>: yo check out this wolf <a href="http://bit.ly/9PvVOp">http://bit.ly/9PvVOp</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/9a2jU-6-XmM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/9a2jU-6-XmM/405643733http://robotictom.com/post/405643733Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:47:21 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/405643733Designers are meant to be loved, not to be understood. — Fabien Barral<p>Designers are meant to be loved, not to be understood. — Fabien Barral</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/_7YZTt3mz7s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/_7YZTt3mz7s/405643737http://robotictom.com/post/405643737Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:47:21 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/405643737USA USA USA!<p>USA USA USA!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/Jyzw0Khcz34" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/Jyzw0Khcz34/404032294http://robotictom.com/post/404032294Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:07:31 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/404032294There is nothing I like more about the Winter Olympics than Scott Hamilton’s excitement during...<p>There is nothing I like more about the Winter Olympics than Scott Hamilton’s excitement during figure skating.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/2JMNw3XABPs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/2JMNw3XABPs/398144745http://robotictom.com/post/398144745Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:52:38 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/398144745Brilliant: RT @Adam_Schefter: Tiger Woods press conference will be aired live on ESPN @ 11 am ET RT...<p>Brilliant: RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter">Adam_Schefter</a>: Tiger Woods press conference will be aired live on ESPN @ 11 am ET RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/Bobby_BigWheel">Bobby_BigWheel</a>: And 8 pm on NBC.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/-2k5_98Cqp4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/-2k5_98Cqp4/398144746http://robotictom.com/post/398144746Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:52:38 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/398144746Anyone ever driven from Tunica, MS to New Orleans? I wonder how bad of a drive it is. Is Mississippi...<p>Anyone ever driven from Tunica, MS to New Orleans? I wonder how bad of a drive it is. Is Mississippi exciting to drive through?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/yWd9CTi_71U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/yWd9CTi_71U/397245121http://robotictom.com/post/397245121Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:19:00 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/397245121How do I block a specific hash tag from my Twitter stream? #nerdbeatles<p>How do I block a specific hash tag from my Twitter stream? #nerdbeatles</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robotictom/~4/6zntjk1YN8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robotictom/~3/6zntjk1YN8A/397245123http://robotictom.com/post/397245123Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:19:00 -0500http://robotictom.com/post/397245123