Cosmo Catalano

velogogo: stiff. light. strong. choose two. How are you liking...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:31 -0400

stiff. light. strong.

choose two.

How are you liking that Scott, Brayt?

Made a few changes, added a few drinks, mostly because I love...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:05:29 -0400

Made a few changes, added a few drinks, mostly because I love Creative Commons.

Also, use caution ordering a Caffe Latte. If you say “caffe latte” in America, you may end up with a Cafe au Lait. Stick to “latte”.

Confusingly, if you order a “latte” in Italy, I’m told you will get a glass of milk.

The Jackson 5 - Who’s Lovin’ You The world mourns...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:19:00 -0400

The Jackson 5 - Who’s Lovin’ You

The world mourns MJ. I think this was him at his best, aged 11.

Oh, Velonews. Even when you do something cool, you manage to...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:00 -0400

Oh, Velonews. Even when you do something cool, you manage to screw it up with broken images and JPGs that should be PNGs.

rosefromthedead: The source of Swine Flu! The...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:27:20 -0400

rosefromthedead:

The source of Swine Flu! The Critic :

Doris: I guess the test results say I’m not your mother.
Jay: Yeah, but it also says that I have a virus only found in pigs, and I mustn’t reproduce, and blah blah blah blah, you know these tests, they’re always wrong.

The author of this post is currently getting paid to “work” from home.

"In the title I say the bike weighs 15 pounds. [m]anufacturer specifications…usually have the..."

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:18:30 -0400

“In the title I say the bike weighs 15 pounds. [m]anufacturer specifications…usually have the tires pumped to the minimum pressure. So technically, this bike weighs 16.9 pounds…””

- boston.craigslist.org/bik/

Oh shi-

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:30 -0400

Oh shi-

Dear internet "social media experts":

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:00:44 -0400

marco:

If you’re trying to be interesting to anyone beyond… yourself, you have to consider whether anyone else in the world will benefit from spending a tiny slice of their time learning where you’re having coffee or holding a meeting.

Don’t you mean “his or her”, pronoun Nazi? (boldface is my own). Or do you consider “anyone” to be plural?

(via marco) This is such garbage. Gender neutral singular...

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:55:00 -0400

(via marco)

This is such garbage. Gender neutral singular personal pronouns are a must-have in modern English usage. “His or her” is an abomination. “Their” enjoys vernacular popularity, and, if history is any indicator, will be accepted within a generation.

stepliana: vacantalleyways / roflcoffee Nice.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:51:38 -0400

stepliana:

vacantalleyways / roflcoffee

Nice.

Amy took this. Deeply existential.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:55:34 -0400

Amy took this. Deeply existential.

OMG WTF (43:40)

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:08:55 -0400

soxiam:

USA 2 : BRA 0

Jinxed it.

"I am so pleased that the diverse coalition supporting this bill includes everyone from: The Union..."

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:20:00 -0400

“

I am so pleased that the diverse coalition supporting this bill includes everyone from:

The Union of Concerned Scientists to the Evangelical Climate Initiative and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops…

”

- Speaker Pelosi

velogogo: TRP’s new 970SL brakes. rumored to be around 200...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:31:18 -0400

velogogo:

TRP’s new 970SL brakes. rumored to be around 200 grams.

Ultralight brakes are kind of like ultralight condoms. Except unlike the skinny jim hats, they tend to feel worse.

rosefromthedead: Otto is an educated gentleman. Otto actually...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:28:20 -0400

rosefromthedead:

Otto is an educated gentleman.

Otto actually looks like a stern, Puritanical preacher, with a book-burning mob behind him, catching you in the act of reading some dangerous, immoral text.

Given his attitude toward computer use and other activities that involve not paying attention to Otto, I think it’s a better fit.

beeriety: Beer and food pairing chart This is really neat, I...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:24:00 -0400

beeriety:

Beer and food pairing chart

This is really neat, I wish I knew where it was from

Click through for larger version

(via capcatchers)

Sweet chart, definitely good to have. But two issues:

I’d prefer if the beers went from lightest to darkest along the y-axis Or in any sort of order, really. If I’m missing a logical assembly here, please, clue me in.
This should be a PNG. GIF is acceptable based on image content, but the format is very old and saddled with some (largely ignored) copyright issues. The PNG standard was created to replace it. The only time you should ever use gif is for animation (and even then, you shouldn’t).

What has two thumbs and is camped out at work watching CSPAN right now?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:45:17 -0400

Yeah. On occasion my political nerdery is hardcore.

Look at these fucking riverboat captains.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:19:00 -0400

Look at these fucking riverboat captains.: Look at this fucking link that doesn’t go anywhere. Here’s the link to the full riverboat hipster story in the Star-Tribune story.

(via lookatthisfuckinghipster)

I kinda want to get this sandwich. But I’m not sure if...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:14:43 -0400

I kinda want to get this sandwich. But I’m not sure if I’d want to be seen eating it.

(via dlisted)

Boston Mounted Unit Disbanded

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:55:36 -0400

Boston Mounted Unit Disbanded:

The City had better pray the Sox don’t make the playoffs this year. Or the Celtics. Bruins or Pats will likely have limited riot potential.

Seriously, as a Fenway resident, I kinda want to buy some tear gas—though I doubt it will put the fear of God into drunken BU students the way the horses did.