http://www.unlikelywords.com A blog with delusions of grandeur. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:06:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Actually, no. Tilt-shift photography from Flickr user B Tal. http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/19/scale-model-fenway-park/ Surely I must be mistaken. There's no way Salon published a feature article on Michelle Obama's ass, right? Class act, Salon. http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/18/michelle-obama/ "Wipe those tears away, for Jeffrey Tambor—quite possibly the most wonderful Bluth of all!—says the movie. Is. Back. ON!" http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/18/arrested-development-movie-is-back-on/ Sorry, Portfolio. http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/18/michael-lewis-to-vanity-fair/ This post has changed in the 3 weeks since I started it. Right now, the way I'm blogging is writing posts in bulk a couple times per week and then roboposting them one post a day. This makes it easier for me to blog and makes the blog better, I ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/17/unabashed-kottke-linking/ It's kind of old news already, but this is the first chance I've had to write anything about it: for a while now, the conservative blogs have had their undergarments in a twist over President-Elect Obama's plans for a "civilian national security force." Sounds ominous, right? Our conservative friends think ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/17/obamas-civilian-national-security-force/ I've been sick, so maybe this only amuses me, and if so, well, sorry. But this weekend, I came across news that spam was up, spam was down, spam was lucrative (enough), and divine intervention as evidenced by a seemingly unironic collocation of sentences from the AP. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/16/round-up-of-a-weird-weekend/ 3 spam posts in one weekend? Why not?! I've often wondered abut the economics of email spam. Clearly it was making someone money, otherwise we wouldn't get nearly so much. So how much does spam make? Via Schneier, the answer is not much, but enough. Spam is all about economics. When ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/16/does-spam-make-any-money/ Via Erika, not only does this tuxedo look like bacon, it smells like bacon, too. It says dry clean only, but, uh, doesn't that get rid of the bacon smell? http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/16/bacon-scented-bacon-print-tuxedo/ I think these are from last night's show, but can't confirm it. It's not much, but below are the first notes of The Thorns of Life music to hit the web. Nice work, lyssarella and thanks to my bro for the links. Can we please get some official news? http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/15/the-thorns-of-life-music-videos-brooklyn/ "Sales of Spam — that much maligned meat — are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets." http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/15/spam-sales-going-up/ "The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide dropped drastically today after a Web hosting firm identified by the computer security community as a major host of organizations allegedy engaged in spam activity was taken offline, according to security firms that monitor spam distribution online." http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/15/spam-is-down-well-see-how-long-that-lasts/ Baconnaise, from the makers of bacon salt, of course. http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/15/baconnaise/ Olbermann: http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/14/whats-it-to-you/ John Cole touches on something I think about every time I go through airport security. While I don't agree so much on the death penalty part for Reid, I consider him the most successful terrorist of all time. 2 minutes per person per flight is what he has done. Obviously, ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/14/pretty-much-how-i-feel-too/ "The legislation passed without the support of the Opposition Liberals." http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/13/plastic-bag-ban-south-australia/ Ripping through the internet over the last couple days is word that Blake Schwarzenbach debuted a new band on Saturday, November 8th at the Jerk House in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The band features Aaron Cometbus (Crimpshrine and Pinhead Gunpowder among others) on drums and Daniela Sea (The L Word) on ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/12/blake-schwarzenbachs-new-band-the-thorns-of-life/ I don't think you'll be able to watch The Love Guru and not laugh. Whether you're laughing at one of the numerous silly cameos, one of the numerous half-clever word plays, or one of 9 million 14 year old sex jokes is up to you. I actually enjoyed this one. http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/10/the-love-guru-2008/ ...Of the Music Industry. Or at least dictator. Via Atrios, an article about record labels finally coming to their senses, fighting online music less, and also releasing DRM free music. They're beginning to realize that treating their customers like customers instead of treating them like criminals is a practice that might ... http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/10/airport-ipod-music-kiosks-mark-cuban-for-president/ This pretty much sums it up for me, too, and if you don't have Chris Piascik’s daily drawings on RSS, you're a damned fool who hates good stuff. http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/11/09/ambitious-thoughts/