Author: Jesse

Movin' On Up (To the East Side!) 2

Movin' On Up (To the East Side!)

1,597 unique visitors. 3,442 distinct visits. 10,484 pages served with 34,860 hits consuming 2.23GB of traffic. And that's just last month. What does this all mean? It means we're outgrowing our cable modem connection and need to move to new...

My Own Private Idaho? 3

My Own Private Idaho?

On our way home from visiting Shauna's brother last night, the radio station we normally listen to was playing a lot of off-the-wall stuff as part of the night format. Something that really jumped out at me was the B-52's...

Verizon to Vonage: All You Phone Calls Are Belong To Us 10

Verizon to Vonage: All You Phone Calls Are Belong To Us

In a move designed to infuriate the technical community (yours truly included), the judge in the patent case between Verizon and Vonage has issued an order that Vonage is prohibited from completing calls from its service to a regular phone...

And yet, I can't look away. 2

And yet, I can't look away.

In the proud tradition of Badger Badger Badger and Peanut Butter Jelly Time, I give you: LeekSpin. (Hat tip: Ethan at SLC Spin.) Warning: this will be stuck in your head for weeks and yet you won't be able to...

It's about time the groundhog did his part. 5

It's about time the groundhog did his part.

Yesterday marked the true first sign of spring. No, I’m not talking about sunny skies and chirping birds. I’m talking about busting out the grill and doing some manly cooking over open flame. Yes, I broke out the BBQ for...

It's a lot like Sanford and Son 7

It's a lot like Sanford and Son

What, you might ask, has this to do with anything? Take a look at this picture from our living room: Yes, that's 16 computers and a 17" monitor. There's three more monitors downstairs and 12 more waiting for pickup. The...

Why I Don't Buy New Video Games 11

Why I Don't Buy New Video Games

Hi. My name is Jesse, and I used to be a video game junkie. I played 20+ hours a week, I bought at least 20 new games a year and I spent tons of money on computer upgrades to play...

I'm going to declare this the best song of 2007. 9

I'm going to declare this the best song of 2007.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzA0nG_PurQ It's like Freddie Mercury rose from the dead and anointed Mika his official successor. I'm totally stoked for the US release of his album on March 27th.

I guess we *don't* have to leave town for good eats. 3

I guess we *don't* have to leave town for good eats.

Holy moly. In two weekends, we've sampled two local places that floored us with the quality of the food we consumed. Granted, neither of them is exactly budget-friendly, but it's so worth it. So without more introductions, I'll move on...

I'm strangely compelled to buy one of these. 15

I'm strangely compelled to buy one of these.

A toaster that puts a skull and crossbones on your toast. Must have. Speaking of which… do you know what a pirate puts on the toast? MARRRmalade.