The Paradox of Choice - Why More Is Less - Google Video

It takes a little while to get to the good stuff, the results of some insightful studies, but even with the mediocre production (the visual aids, comics, are not shown, only the power point slides – probably some copyright crap), I still found this entertaining. But maybe I just enjoy listening to an old Jewish guy from back east rant. And it's totally applicable to work, justifying Jeff's and my decision to remove backwards workflows (why provide a choice when you don't need to?) Ok, so maybe it was just Jeff wanting to delete all the text everywhere, and my meeting him halfway, but the end result is good.

NPR: Car Talk's Call of the Week

as many of you are aware, Click & Clack's Car Talk is not available for free as a podcast, and who wants to pay for a program that's on public radio? Now we've at least got this, the call of the week (the most hilarious part) provided by npr.org

REJAX - Coolest Regular Expression Tester. Ever.

he's not exaggerating. it really is the best one I've ever seen.

Game Board

duct tape rocks.

Interview with Jamie Bamber - Google Video

how amazing are this dude's american accent and mannerisms in battlestar galactica. I had no idea he was british!

YouTube - LineRider "Discarded" A Line Rider Short by TechDawg

kottke's right, this seriously puts other Line Rider videos to shame.

California Split - New York Times

I'd like to point out the parallels between these two articles, California Split - New York Times and Sweet home Alabama? - Top Gear, only I'm too lazy and they're pretty obvious.

Light to Matter and Back to Light

2nd half of this episode is worth a listen, on the edge of Star Trek-esque breakthroughs here.

xkcd - Blanket Fort

this comic hits that blend of childlike amusement and kink that makes life so good. and the title text (rest your cursor on the image) adds that bit of morbidity that rounds it all out.

Apple - Trailers - Blades of Glory - March 30, 2007

Cybil saw a screening of this the other night. She said that Jon Heder stole the show. Also, that this trailer doesn't do justice to how goddamned uncomfortable their first routine together is.