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Misuseful: $14 For Sexual Favors & The Unexpected Comedy Of Online Bill Payment

In December 2006, virtual real-estate mogul and real-life millionaire Anshe Chung conducted an interview with CNET inside the virtual walls of a Second Life studio. But not long into the interview, something not-so surprising happened. The conversation was hijacked by a bombardment of flying penises. Pictures and video went viral …

Misuseful: $14 For Sexual Favors & The Unexpected Comedy Of Online Bill Payment
Want To Track Secret U.S. Drone Strikes From The Palm Of Your Hand? There’s An App For That

Back in September 2012, I tweeted about Apple’s third-time rejection of Drones+, an iOS app that displayed reports of killings by U.S.-operated unmanned aerial vehicles. The app’s creator, Josh Begley, emailed to thank me for the tweet, and thus began an occasional electronic messaging relationship about data, hackathons, and robot …

Want To Track Secret U.S. Drone Strikes From The Palm Of Your Hand? There’s An App For That
Vote Via Retweet For Comedy Hack Day’s “Pseudo-Democratic Champion”

Cast your vote for your favorite demo at Comedy Hack Day by retweeting one of these: RT if you think #BreakerBot should be declared the Pseudo-Democratic Champion at @CultivatedWit‘s #ComedyHackDay — Cultivated Wit (@CultivatedWit) September 22, 2013   RT if you think #FatBit should be declared the Pseudo-Democratic Champion at …

Vote Via Retweet For Comedy Hack Day’s “Pseudo-Democratic Champion”
Shake, Frisk, And Flip Your Pancake: The Best Man-On-The-Street Interviews In Harlem

Late night comedy shows have employed the shove-a-microphone-into-a-stranger’s-face technique for several decades now. The Tonight Show has a long history of quizzes and gotcha-type moments exposing some level of ignorance in the public. I’m particularly interested in these street interviews when the setting is the historically black Harlem neighborhood in …

Shake, Frisk, And Flip Your Pancake: The Best Man-On-The-Street Interviews In Harlem
Nutmegger, Please: How Carrie Brownstein, John Hodgman, and I created multi-dimensional Vines in Hartford, CT

This past weekend, I was invited to join John Hodgman and Carrie Brownstein on stage as part of “The Connecticut Forum.” The Forum’s final event of the year was on Funny Smart People. Here is some of what happened as retold through tweets, photos, and vines.

Nutmegger, Please: How Carrie Brownstein, John Hodgman, and I created multi-dimensional Vines in Hartford, CT
Comedy Nerds, Tech Nerds, Nerd Nerds: Come Build Crazy Apps With Us This Weekend At Comedy Hack Day

Personalized jihads, Zipcar for dogs, yard sales for Internet business models, and a service that lets you shout at people with whom you disagree are among fake startups becoming real. Meanwhile, there’s a real video chat app that lets you have a “virtual one night stand,” whatever the hell that …

Comedy Nerds, Tech Nerds, Nerd Nerds: Come Build Crazy Apps With Us This Weekend At Comedy Hack Day
Help Us Build Out & Legitimize Whiskey Friday (So Much As You Can Legitimize Something Called “Whiskey Friday”)

If you’re seeing this post, it’s likely you are already familiar with Whiskey Friday (aka #whiskeyfriday). However, the sad truth is that many less fortunate whiskey-drinking souls are not.  We aim to fix that.  As a quick aside, Whiskey Friday began as a semi-formal tradition when we worked at The …

Help Us Build Out & Legitimize Whiskey Friday (So Much As You Can Legitimize Something Called “Whiskey Friday”)
Read, Watch, Play: Something smart, something stupid & a Harlem Shake to see you through the weekend

It’s not just Friday, it’s Whiskey Friday. Before we begin pouring that magical elixir of life over cubes of frozen water, we wanted to share a few good links to carry you into the weekend.  READ: Our friends at the Nieman Journalism Lab posted this interesting piece yesterday on making …

Read, Watch, Play: Something smart, something stupid & a Harlem Shake to see you through the weekend