FLYMF alum (and “Captain Freedom” author) G. Xavier Robillard has released a humor album, “G is for Gangsta” He’s now offering a free download of a track at his blog, All Day Coffee. Check it out!
His work for FLYMF included “When George Lucas Gets His Hands on Other Blockbusters.”
This Brad DeLong post sharing how Google has been overcome by spammers matches my recent experience, especially when looking for product reviews. One of the search-engine alternatives cited, Blekko, sounds like it may have some promise, even if it’s burdened with a silly name.
Some context for the tragic shooting of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords: the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence catalogs anti-government violence or rhetoric promoting such violence since 2008.
Greg Neise, a former co-worker and an excellent photographer and birder, shares how birding may have very well saved his life on North American Birding, the birding blog/web site he has put together. A great read.
John Hodgman is one of my favorite humorists. Best known for his Daily Show appearances and the PC vs. Mac series of commercials, he’s also written two hilarious, crammed-with-detail humor collections: “The Areas of My Expertise” and “More Information Than You Require.”
His books have benefited from a lot of creative web-based promotion, and I’ve just found his latest: Judge John Hodgman. In this podcast, he dedicates each episode to judging a protracted, but low-stakes, dispute. So far he’s adjudicated “Are Machine Guns Robots” and “Dish Soap or Hand Soap.” I’ve found his reasoning to be sound in both instances and full of low-key humor to boot.