ImJasonH.com: Archive

Stranger in a Strange Land

I finished Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land today, as part of my “Jason Needs to Read More Classic Sci-Fi if He’s Going to Have Nerd Friends” initiative. I’ve never read Dune, or Neuromancer, or Snow Crash, or any Asimov, or almost any Philip K. Dick, and I read Ender’s Game for the first time about a year ago. If you’d like to recommend me...

Aug 5th

May 30th

Loud N’ Clear helps old people: win at bingo play euchre enjoy church eavesdrop watch TV some other stuff eavesdrop look like a douche hunt animals win at bingo

Apr 12th

Mar 13th

Donald in Mathmagic Land

I loved this video as a kid. I even bought a VHS copy on eBay at some point (then lost it). Thankfully good old YouTube has kept this from being entirely inaccessible. edit: Duck

Mar 2nd

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NFL Mascots: For the Birds

Fun Fact: Three of the final four teams in the NFL playoffs have bird mascots (Cardinals, Eagles and Ravens), and four of the NFL’s five bird teams made it to the playoffs this season. This is, as far as I can tell, pretty unusual. So, since I was really bored today, I decided to figure out what kinds of mascots performed the best this past season. Of course, my suspicions were on...

Jan 12th

Pugapalooza

Lauren and I went to a pug owners meet-up this afternoon with my co-worker Kai and her partner Sarah (who own a pug). It was…the absolute cutest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. Imagine if you will a room filled with 30+ adorable pugs, running around, barking, playing, snoring and peeing all over the place. Yeah, it’s like that. Commence crappy camera phone YouTube...

Jan 11th

“If you, me, and a collection of our British friends who have never played...”

– Andy Zaltzman, from the latest episode of The Bugle, regarding the Detroit Lions

Jan 7th

Fun Fact: I flew 25,000+ miles this year

Source Or just over the circumference of the Earth. This due in part to a wonderful trip to Iceland and Wales, two work trips to California and more trips back and forth from Ohio than I care to count.

Dec 29th

Christmas a month early

I got my copy of the Protomen’s new single today in the mail, and I gotta say, it’s getting me pretty excited for their new album, coming out next year. In case you’ve never heard of the Protomen, they’re a group of Tennessean musicians who wrote and perform a Mega Man rock opera, and if those words all side by side like that doesn’t get your blood warm, then I...

Nov 25th

FYI, FBI...

Donovan: so I'm probably going to have to go with plan B
Donovan: (you may be arrested for threatening arson, just a little heads up there)
Donovan: woops
Donovan: wrong window
 Donovan has left the conversation
 Donovan has disconnected

Nov 18th

Update: Tumblr's not a bowl of roses either

Bulk deleting posts is not possible in Tumbler (yet!), and I just switched over my Feedburner feed to this, so surprise! everyone gets to re-live all those old shares and tweets. Isn’t the internet just grand…

Nov 7th

PSA: Beware the Divel

So on the way to and from work I walk down 23rd Street across town, and I keep seeing a bunch of these crazy homemade ranting flyers all over the place. I’ve seen so many of them I finally decided to take some pictures and share them, because they seem pretty serious, and helpful for all yous about-to-become-bats out there… Flickr Set

Nov 7th

Mic check, one two one two...

What the hell is this nonsense, words written by me being displayed somewhere on the internets for public consumption? This hasn’t been done in…months! There hasn’t even been an ImJasonH.com since May. I mean, I’m not saying there will necessarily be much of an ImJasonH.com from this point on, but at least there’s something here, right? Also, this is going to be...

Nov 7th

ImJasonH: @fitzymj Yeah but I don’t have to drive the train. Also, bootleg DVDs.

Nov 2nd

ImJasonH: 3.09 a gallon?! I miss you, MTA…

Nov 2nd

ImJasonH: Decemberists tour cancelled?! NOOOO!!!

Nov 1st

Mark Twain And An Angel Named Satan

Released in 1985, The Adventures of Mark Twain is the creation of Will Vinton, best known for The California Raisins. The movie is a series of vignettes based on Twain’s stories and his life. The overarching plot of the film is that Twain, disgusted with people and society, boards a riverboat-airship in order to collide with Haley’s Comet and end his own life. He is joined on his terminal...

Oct 29th

Brohemian Rhapsody

(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 25th

Rumormonger: Microsoft to make big changes at...

Microsoft is rumored to have completed a deal to acquire a stake in Facebook and expand its current advertising deal. And Facebook Director or Brandee Barker even confirmed the news, if inadvertently. And now, we’re already hearing rumors of how exactly Microsoft plans to stir things up on the social network’s website. Here’s what we’ve gathered so far: Facebook will...

Oct 24th

ImJasonH: Pretty charts! http://tinyurl.com/36mvtm (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 22nd

ImJasonH: Carving pumpkins. Drinking pumpkin beer. Fall has arrived. (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 19th

Hannibal Buress, the next Mitch Hedburg [via Scott...

(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 18th

ImJasonH: Got my copy of Leopard for $10 shipped. Thank you, blurry “up-to-date upgrade” boundaries! (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 18th

ImJasonH: Just (finally) got my FriendFeed invite, though now I’m not so sure I want to use it… (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 18th

ImJasonH: @dolapo just got Web2.0wned (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 17th

ImJasonH: Colbert shouldn’t even joke about running for president, he’ll probably get a good chunk of votes. Colbert/Nader ‘08? (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 17th

It Only Tuesday

WASHINGTON, DC—Tuesday’s arrival stunned a nation still recovering from Monday’s nightmarish slog, leaving some to wonder if the week was ever going to end. (via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 16th

ImJasonH: Do you know what is delicious? Cream of wheat is delicious. And not just because it’s a vehicle for brown sugar. (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 11th

Special Report on Death - New Scientist

Special Report on Death - New Scientist Some of the things I learned: Lethal injection may be painful, most hanging victims choked (only a few hangings successfully ended in a quick broken neck), two-thirds of drowning victims are good swimmers (but struggling to breathe, they don’t call for help), and there is an annual International Symposium on the Definition of Death. (via Jason...

Oct 11th

Exploits of a Mom

(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 10th

ImJasonH: Just sold my old laptop on Facebook Marketplace (free listing, no shipping). Maybe it’s not worthless after all. Better than eBay, anyway. (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 8th

It feels surreal and homey to see the cast of "The...

(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 6th

Watch

You know what, I’m going to keep posting YouTube playlists until someone tells me to stop, how’s that for democracy. This one’s Ricky Gervais (from UK’s “The Office” and “Extras”) interviewing Christopher Guest (from This Is Spinal Tap, Best in Show and every other funny movie you’ve seen). If you can’t tell, I’m on a British...

Oct 5th

Watch

Jason’s YouTube playlist extravanganza continues with this BBC special on UK comedian/writer/director/Harry Potter narrator/Renaissance man Stephen Fry.

Oct 5th

The Most Dangerous Elephant, Ever

The elephant—a symbol of the Republican Party dating back to Thomas Nast’s cartoon in Harper’s Weekly in 1874—has long been thought to be both “strong and dignified.” While these words have not always described the Grand Old Party itself, they do well apply to the old and familiar elephant symbol, with its simple red and blue graphic forms and three patriotic stars. The new Republican...

Oct 5th

ImJasonH: @vkxmai @blookins http://tinyurl.com/9thoq (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Oct 4th

Video of Wal-Mart's spreading across USA like germ...

The WSJ has an article abut the trouble Wal-Mart is facing, because competitors are offering Wal-Mart’s low prices along with better quality merchandise, better service, and more convenience. The most interesting part, however, was this video showing the way Wal-Mart has spread across the country like a microbe culture in a petri dish. Today, though, Wal-Mart’s influence over...

Oct 3rd

STOP STOP IT JESUS CHRIST STOP IT THE MOONWALK...

STOP STOP IT JESUS CHRIST STOP IT THE MOONWALK GOES BACKWARDS THERE IS NO HOPPING INVOLVED NONE BRAD ANDERSON WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU WHAT ARE THE DOGCATCHERS EVEN TALKING ABOUT AND WHY IS THEIR TRUCK FLOATING MARMADUKE LOOKS SO HORRIFYING JESUS FUCK STOP IT I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS EVERYTHING YOU CREATE IS CANCER AND MADNESS HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE (via Jason...

Oct 3rd

Watch

Look Around You, an educational TV parody recently featured on BoingBoing (http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/01/educational-tv-parod.html) I made a playlist so you can watch all the videos at once.

Oct 2nd

American Shatters World Stone-Skipping Record

An American man has been named the new official world stone-skimming champion after casting a stone that skipped on water an astonishing 51 times. Russell Byars, a 43-year-old engineer from Pennsylvania, shattered the previous world record of 40 skims on July 19 - but it took officials from the prestigious Guinness Book of Records until this weekend to declare him the new record holder. Even...

Oct 1st

That Full House Episode Where They Meet The Beach...

WASHINGTON, DC —Officials have advised all Americans to remain indoors, huddle close with their loved ones, and stay completely silent unless it’s a commercial. (via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)

Oct 1st

ImJasonH: In a hot air balloon high above the ground with Lauren (via Twitter / ImJasonH)

Sep 30th

Tegan And Sara, Amanda Palmer Cover Rihanna

Really, we should be keeping a running list of all the “Umbrella” covers for posterity, ‘cause clearly it’s this year’s “Crazy.” We’ve already pointed the way to Mandy Moore’s acoustic take but never pointed out My Chem’s Gerard having his way with it. And who could forget the star treatment afforded to music’s very own LonelyGirl,...

Sep 28th

Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom

Alan, our managing editor, has until very recently been held captive in a programming forced labor camp. As he recovers from his schedule wounds, please enjoy this classic Damn Interesting article which was originally posted on 06 September 2005. Early in the morning on November 21, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that it was beginning to collapse...

Sep 28th

Spiral-cut fried whole potato: Korean junk-food

Tornado Potatoes — new street-food from South Korea. It’s a spiral-cut potato, deep fried and dusted with tangy cheezy powder. Yes, it’s unhealthy, but the Koreans have a long way to go if they’re going to bridge the US-Korean junk-food gap — hello, deep-fried Coca-Cola! Get that potato some whipped mayo and maybe some rat-poison (or plutonium) and we’ll be...

Sep 28th

Spiral-cut fried whole potato: Korean junk-food

Tornado Potatoes — new street-food from South Korea. It’s a spiral-cut potato, deep fried and dusted with tangy cheezy powder. Yes, it’s unhealthy, but the Koreans have a long way to go if they’re going to bridge the US-Korean junk-food gap — hello, deep-fried Coca-Cola! Get that potato some whipped mayo and maybe some rat-poison (or plutonium) and we’ll be...

Sep 28th

Andrew Bird - 2007 Tour Dates & presale

Andrew Bird @ Austin City Limits 2007 (CRED) Andrew Bird just announced a slew of new tour dates, and some of them are now on presale - that includes the one happening November 30th at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. I unfortunately missed Andrew’s set at ACL because I went to the Wilco ACL TV taping (which was amazing), but there’s a picture from it above. Andrew is playing six shows...

Sep 25th

Gullible.info for September 23, 2007

• Due to the increase in use of text messaging, linguists estimate that the American language will lose a vowel by the year 2050. Many expect the vowel to be “e”. • It is estimated that two percent of women will lose their wedding rings in the first five years of marriage. • Olympic diver Greg Louganis is an accomplished oboe player and has soloed on three different occasions with...

Sep 23rd