"please don't serve up a heaping dish of pain by default. pain is special order only."

@davidyell that's kindle v3, as I've mentioned in earlier tweets

this gymkhana stuff is increasingly surreal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TshFWSsrn8

@howtogeek solution: don't use Facebook

I really thought iPad would kill Kindle as an e-reader when announced; now I think it's the other way around

the kindle 3 screen is very cool and extremely book-like; I'm an e-ink noob, though http://i.imgur.com/1WOMI.jpg

not for those with a fear of heights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdv_oNq81I

Stacktrace or gtfo. http://imgur.com/jacoj

@codinghorror just accepted an awesome job offer thanks to Stack Overflow Careers. Thanks so much for the awesome SO a ...

this Grace Hopper on Letterman clip is dedicated to @secretgeek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57bfxsiVTd4

OSX *still* doesn't support the Trim command for solid state hard drives? Wow, that is LAME.

Do most languages need more space than English? http://t.co/MoMsY2M

Kindle 3 is awesome for a paltry $139, but I will give Apple this: the urge to touch the screen and manipulate it, is overwhelming

imagine that, a device that just works right out of the box, no USB tether required! Rev-o-friggin-lutionary!

ooooo the new Kindle 3 is here! very slick little device, and best of all, NO GODDAMN ITUNES to make it work!

in the history of email, has there EVER been an email which said "I'm not spam, really!" which was anything but spam? Lame.

pruning season on stackexchange.com -- so long gadgets.se http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/09/pruning-season/

@gfraiteur users need to learn to push the "edit" button instead of "new post" -- see http://stackexchange.com/sites

traditional forum software is great for wasting time in idle discussion, but TERRIBLE for surfacing, y'know, actual useful *information*

After wading thru ~15 pages on getting a sim-free iPhone 4, I agree w/ @codinghorror that traditional forum sw should die h ...

If you like the TV show Community, you'd love this remix♫. http://bit.ly/9AJLO8

r @jaredpar STUPID TONY HOARE!! http://bit.ly/179lpL

every time I hear random yelling in the distance, I wonder: has the zombie apocalypse arrived?

saucy Kindle vs. iPad commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGmRKSds9OY

need to view, seach, sort and filter Windows / IIS logs? check out http://logenvy.com/ by my old pal jcooney.net

"Today, at least one out of every fourteen people in the world has a Facebook account." http://goo.gl/Al1O (via @anildash)

hmm. these iPad "pongvaders" look awfully similar to another phone vendor's mascot.. http://goo.gl/k1LB

the DVD is the new MP3

In today's Bizarro, the 21st Century Freakshow, featuring the Blank Woman and the Boy Who Never Tweets! http://bit.ly/fxT5Q

this treaded off-road skateboard thing is amazing http://goo.gl/WAcA

"The Electronic Coach" a video showing Donald Knuth at 20 years old: http://bit.ly/bDXsdi via @rexm

well, I guess I know what I'll be reading tonight http://goo.gl/p1Yg

Have you ever had anyone come up to you and say, "You know, all joking aside, Booger really changed my life!" http://goo.gl/JvNR

"Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way... turn." http://goo.gl/JovK

thought experiment: what is the perfect search result page?

attempting to get information out of phpbb (and their ilk) is like panning for gold in a neverending river of sewage.

@gortok well good thing I live in El Cerrito, then :D

these hybrid ssd/hdds are better than I realized.. http://goo.gl/LrA7

some first person HD BMX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrbSRLiIdOk

Electronics and Robotics proposal at 96%. U CAN DO EET! http://goo.gl/FL6V

we now support global login through HTML5 Local Storage http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/09/global-network-auto-login/

iTunes is so infuriating. All I want to do is drag a video to the iPhone and I can't figure out how. (yes, "manually manage" is checked)

for Poker experts and enthusiasts: follow the Area 51 Poker site proposal: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/3425/poker

I'm not sure what I should do with my electronic waste. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Es9tWXZgw

"Friends don't let friends work at Zynga." http://bit.ly/bPUZTd (via @sfweekly)

oh look, new badges on Stack Exchange / stackoverflow! <runs away> http://goo.gl/wblc

they should have stopped recording music after "The Touch". http://goo.gl/9ILT

some say Stack Overflow focuses too much on reputation and badges. I say to them .. build a castle! http://is.gd/f201N

zero g dog says hellooooo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN77b9DqEbc

reminder: http://programmers.stackexchange.com is basically prog.reddit or hacker news ; for FULLY subjective stuff

finally, a place for all your "best programming cartoon" and "best programmer's food" questions http://programmers.stackexchange.com/

@canadiancreed I don't think so, but feel free to support a legal proposal on http://area51.stackexchange.com

I didn't help cure cancer.. but I.. wrote a SQL query today.. I guess that's.. something..

you guys check out the awesome science @betsyphd is doing. CURING CANCER. FOR REAL. http://goo.gl/L6oR

r @josephcooney I'm more likely to build a life size WOPR replica http://www.imsai.net/movies/wargames-2.htm

"there is a certain freedom in designing an Android app. Anything goes? Sure, why not?" http://goo.gl/yzmc

Mad Men is this serious, dramatic show, and yet at the end of every one I see "created by Matthew Weiner" and crack up.

still looking for more supporters for our Android Enthusiasts Q&A site proposal http://goo.gl/KZUU

apparently nobody told @nathanbowers about the Smiths song in Rock Band 3 because I expected a lot more girlish screaming

Scotland's historic royal coat of arm has not one but TWO unicorns? SOLD! http://goo.gl/YlIW

oh sweet gingerbread Jesus, C# 4.0 optional parameters, where have you been all my life. I blame K&R.. again.

If you cross the International Date Line on your birthday, do you still get presents?

so.. what's the difference between Android OS and Chrome OS again? It's like Google WANTS to be Microsoft.

apparently @rockhardawesome 's first haircut is the REAL delineation between baby and toddler http://goo.gl/67QO

New Malware Detects Your Browser, Spoofs Warnings to Trick You http://bit.ly/bQojEl

I suspect this backdooring (omglol) of humor into Wikipedia through song synopses won't be tolerated for long http://goo.gl/UVLL

There are only three single-letter .com domains: q.com, x.com and z.com. http://bit.ly/9Bg19G

one or two spaces after a period? men have been killed for less. http://english.stackexchange.com/q/2544/91

At this point, I wish Microsoft made iTunes.

LOLCode compiler for Windows Phone 7 http://goo.gl/HBUQ

YouTube's complete reversal of fortunes on copyright, and my utter defeat: http://webapps.stackexchange.com/q/6445/7

Children's laughter really is the best medicine. well, except for heroin.

I'd like to have my mind erased so I could watch The Wire for the first time again.

in other news, YouTube's copyright content detection system has gotten REALLY good too

Fun with YouTube's Audio Content ID System http://www.csh.rit.edu/~parallax/

wow, youtube's uploads are way more sophisticated and easier than 2 years ago. Dramatic improvement.

Why your website is more valuable than Facebook: http://j.mp/bnXifv

FAQs about the Hadron Collider http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6110/chast20100426.jpg

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison for $4. Get it or live with the shame for the rest of your life. http://is.gd/eUkJ8

stackexchange.com -- now with more electrolytes! http://goo.gl/77H5

how to successfully pretend to be a designer protip #8: get out your ruler and just make sure things LINE UP

apparently @jonskeet 's reign of very mild-mannered terror is over.. notice SO league stats! http://stackexchange.com/leagues

the real battle is between Fruit Ninja and Veggie Samurai.. FIGHT!

puppy tweets.. your dog can be on twitter? lolwut? http://puppytweet.com/

I know when I think "computer tech support", I think "Florence Henderson" - http://www.flohclub.com/

For 9/02/10: Color Me Badd sing to Brenda & the gang at the Peach Pit ... http://youtu.be/KqlyezRuLPE

Redis 2.0.0 is out! http://bit.ly/d8AVq0 Many thanks to VMware, @pnoordhuis and the Redis community for making this possibl ...

sometimes, honestly, being a little bit of a dick is what it takes to get things done in this world. Just look at Steve Jobs..

yay, my first organic search hit on a Stack Exchange site! http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/q/1555/3

ooh, Chrome 6 is out http://www.google.com/chrome

Microsoft uses "Bear", the double-rainbow guy, for a Windows Live ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jXz7NrfzsI

Gary Cole On Mr. Lumbergh from "Office Space" http://goo.gl/PoM7

Stop Being a Rambo Designer - http://bit.ly/9FclNx (via @iamFinch)

Guess what's for dinner, dudes! http://tinyurl.com/unicornblood <@drhastings>

reason #21 not to have a meeting with me: every meeting must open with the "airing of grievances"

Stack Exchange Q&A site public beta: Bicycles http://bicycles.stackexchange.com/

ok wait, so our only two iDevice camera choices are.. 920 x 720 and.. 2560 x 1920? #lies

I can't find the time to blog thoughtfully about either software or aerospace work, but this may work out like the ol ...

I have a Tesla and the X6 now, I gave up my turbo Ferrari habit (328, TR, F40, F50, GTO) in favor of rocketship devel ...

That absurdly low res camera on the new iPod touch is a total dick move on Apple's part. WTF?