Yeah, pretty much.
A man called 9-1-1 because Burger King ran out of lemonade. Yes, he was arrested. I guess lemonade is pretty important in Florida?
Related: A man in Jacksonville, Florida called 9-1-1 because Subway left the sauce off his sandwich
The folks at iFixit have already gotten their hands, and screwdrivers, on Amazon’s Kindle 2. They took it apart and found out that it’s using a faster processor than an iPhone 3G.
To be fair, it’s using the same processor as the more recently updated iPod touch. I assume that that is now the slowest ARM processor that you can place new orders for.
A look at what happens when you microwave foam, glue, cake, eggs, crayons, etc.
Proof that some people have too much free time.
Tonight, some co-workers and I ventured to the way-upper-west-side and had dinner at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
Full rack of ribs, double side of fries, and cornbread
We started off with some very good spicy chicken wings. I’m not sure where they get their chicken from, but they were some of the largest, meatiest chicken wings I’ve ever had. I’m thinking whoever raises their chickens is working with Barry Bonds’ “trainer”.
I got a half-rack of baby back ribs (with mac-n-cheese and fries on the side), and they were quite good. They make them with dry-rub and were nice and tender, but not too tender. They pulled away from the bone easily, but didn’t fall off without some help. They had a nice variety of bar-b-que sauces on the table and the mac-n-cheese was very well made…nice and crusty with some sort of spice on top (maybe cayenne?).
The atmosphere is exactly what I want in a ribs place. Lots of unfinished wood, hubcaps and old posters/advertisements on the wall, The Rolling Stones playing on the stereo, and wooden tables with hand-carved names in them. The place was fairly crowded for a Wednesday night at 7pm, but it wasn’t crazy, and the service was pretty good.
There is one minor downside to it…it’s located at 131st Street and Riverside. It’s not ridiculously out of the way, but there are places that are just as good that are a lot more convenient for people that live in mid-town Manhattan or the outer boroughs.
I left stuffed. And isn’t that exactly what you want from a bar-b-que joint?
Rating: 8/10
Between April 20th and June 13th “Pepsi Throwback” and “Mountain Dew Throwback” will be available, both made with real cane sugar.
Mexican Coke (also made with real cane sugar), aka “Mexi-Coke”, is smuggled from Mexico, sold at a premium, and is a popular product near the border as well as shipped around the country to people who prefer the taste or want a more natural product.
All I wanted was a quick glass of water. What came out of the tap was less than appetizing.
It looked more like skim milk than water.
I know it’s just aeration due to apartment living, but it still looks ugly. When it finally cleared up, it looked like someone hocked a luggie in it.
Looks like I’ll be stopping by Bed Bath & Beyond, again, and picking up some Brita water filter stuff.
Howard Stutz writes:
It also operates in the “stealth mode,” in which the phone’s screen is shut off. The program can be run effortlessly without detection as long as the user knows where the keys are.
I assume all iPhones/iPods will be banned from the tables.
Boy do I need that app. I’m horrible at blackjack.
A while ago I had to call Apple’s phone support due to a problem with my laptop. Being somewhat technically inclined, first level support was useless to me, so they put me on hold while transferring me to second level. What I heard on hold made me laugh.
Apple has music playing while on hold, and the song was already playing when I was put on hold. I recognized it as a Tom Petty song instantly, wasn’t completely sure of the name of the song, but I was able to sing it as it went by (to myself…I generally don’t subject strangers to my singing). As the song got closer to the chorus, and I anticipated the lyrics, I began to laugh and wonder if the song selection was made purposely.
It was Tom Petty’s “The Waiting”, which contains the line, “The waiting is the hardest part”.
How apropos.
The Citibōt is a foldable kayak for city dwellers. From the description:
Ever want a quality kayak you can easily store in your apartment closet or keep in the trunk of your car to throw into that beautiful body of water you happen to be driving by? Well, meet Citibōt.
You don’t know how many times I’ve woken up on a Sunday and thought, “You know, I’d love to go kayaking in the East River today. Too bad I don’t have room for a kayak in my apartment.” Problem solved.
Actually, kayaking around Manhattan is a popular attraction, but you have to be on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge by 6am. It’s a major chore for me to be up at 7am on a weekday.
It presents each section of the Times as if you had opened the paper on a dining table, and allows you to skim the section with headlines and brief synopses of the articles.
Excellent idea. I hope they make it permanent.
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