Amazon stupidly breaks their wishlist URLs

Amazon stupidly breaks their wishlist URLs. but Paul has the solution for all you gift-hungry bloggers out there

The Simple Life

Did anyone else watch The Simple Life? I just got done with it, and it wasn’t half bad. There’s debate about how real it actually is (did Paris really not know what Wal-Mart was or was she just kidding around?), but I don’t think that actually matters too much. Either way Paris and Nicole will do whatever they want, setting up a “conflict” between the girls and the family: those who can and will do anything without fear of consequences vs. people who can’t because of the consequences. Class clash, culture clash. Reminds me a bit of Frontier House and the Clune’s difficulty in honestly dealing with the situation into which they were placed (and had agreed upon).

Substitution chart

Substitution chart. car alarm = painful urination, 1 punch in jaw = 8 middle fingers

Jorn Barger, one of the earliest webloggers, is missing

Jorn Barger, one of the earliest webloggers, is missing.

The Simple Life debuts tonight on Fox

The Simple Life debuts tonight on Fox. Meg, crank up the TiVo!

Netscape to release new “toolcircle” software

Netscape to release new “toolcircle” software. I dunno…do you think it’s big enough?

Democrats Go Off the Cliff

Democrats Go Off the Cliff. This is the 4th or 5th “the Dems are acting irrationally” article I’ve read in the past couple of months…and I can’t say I disagree

2003 Perl Advent Calendar

2003 Perl Advent Calendar.

Just in time for the holidays, a

Just in time for the holidays, a collection of Lance Arthur’s writing in book form.

Catch Me If You Can

A really fun movie, even better the second time around (I completely wasn’t paying attention the first time around…I missed most of the abandonment, sense-of-belonging, father/son, etc. stuff in the film).

Esquire profile of Will Ferrell

Esquire profile of Will Ferrell.

On the silver screen

To no one’s suprise, the writing on this site sounds even more ridiculous in screenplay format:

KATE WINSLET

Go away, GEORGE CLOONEY. Don’t you know that I took an instant dislike to you?

GEORGE CLOONEY

(whispering to KOTTKE.ORG)

What can I say to make her love me?

KOTTKE.ORG

(whispering back)

The only problem is with three books and four movies.

GEORGE CLOONEY shrugs and dutifully whispers this in KATE WINSLET’s ear

KATE WINSLET

(swooning)

I love you, GEORGE CLOONEY

FADE TO.

I was just telling George the other day that we should work on a project together.

The Harper’s web site gets the Ftrain treatment

The Harper’s web site gets the Ftrain treatment.