Why Farmville Isn’t The Least Bit Green...

The following is an infographic I made about Farmville. I didn’t include the statistics for the servers that run Farmville, just the users.

“Rocked His World”...

The other night I was out and noticed this somewhat attractive blond girl dancing. I watched as she danced from guy to guy, indulging herself at every opportunity to toss her hair, or look seductive. I have to admit, I was enjoying the spectacle; until she found this guy on the wall. I don’t know what was wrong with him, but he had something wrong with him. Down syndrome? Or maybe a birth defect? He just wasn’t...

The Huntington Beach Incident of ’09...

I’ve held off on telling this story, largely because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to embrace how stupid it is, or if I wanted to take it to the grave with me. In the spirit of good memoirs, I’ve decided to embrace the stupidity. For a couple of weeks during the summer, some buddies and I got into an escalating series of “Who will blink first” style encounters. It started out small, like drinking...

Five Toasts You Need To Know...

Why Don’t We Toast? The other night while drinking and telling lies with a friend, the tenuous topic of toasts came up. A toast is a rare thing anymore, and those who do say more than one word before guzzling down drinks frequently do it in a language besides English. I think we need to change this. From the 1880′s to just after prohibition, toasting was an obsession in America, much like the drinks that...

R/C Buggy Races Cop Car (And Wins!)...

How To Make AutoTune Effects For Free...

The Motivation Recently I wrote an article about how much I think AutoTune is ruining culture, youth, talent, and motivation. I came to the conclusion I have to swear off Autotuned music. To be fair about this decision, I decided to see how the other side lives: I had to be Autotuned. I very crudely taught myself how to use a free Autotune styled clone. I mean, if Autotune will work for me, it will work for anyone. I...

The Great Mustache Experiment...

For years I have sought after some sort of respectable facial hair. If I could cultivate some kind of consistent styling, I could reduce my shaving to almost zero. That’s a huge plus. Towards this end, I made sure that I gave ample opportunity for my facial hair to prove itself. Unfortunately, after a couple of weeks, I always looks like a bear with mange. However, whilst shaving the other day I noticed that I had...

Google Search Engineer Stories...

See what goes into being a search engineer at Google. Also, Check out Google’s new project, Google Wallet!

Hanging Out Vs. Hooking Up Vs. Talking Vs. Dating...

Surely it cannot be this complicated. Are we purposely complicating things now a days so that we can avoid a social stigma associated with “dating” or perhaps we’re all trying to avoid ending up like our parents and use these terms to mark the independence of our generation?

I Rub Elbows with the Titans of Industry...

Try My Product! Many people walk around all day long trying to know when they’ve ‘made it’. I had a moment a couple months back that let me know: I met video professor. You know, that guy on TV willing to give away his lessons on Excel, Microsoft Word, and Office because he’s so confident you’ll love his product? Yeah that guy. I was in line for one of the many famous Las Vegas buffet’s...