by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 17, 2012 | Asides
The Titanic of the air had an interior that was apportioned in a fashion you’d never suspect. Colour photographs of the Hindenburg interior, 1930s | Retronaut
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 28, 2012 | Asides
Hilarious, NPR-imagined textual exchange between the newly romantic Superman and Wonder Woman OKAY SINCE YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION WE’LL DO IT THIS WAY. HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS LOOKING FOR THE MOUTHWASH? ARE YOU X-RAY VISION-ING ME? IN THE BATHROOM?...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 28, 2012 | Asides
Dan Frakes details a frustrating and rather disconcerting experience with Amazon.com customer support, the summary of which seems to be, “Dude, you just don’t know how to use our software.” Well worth the read. 1-Click? Amazon’s latest innovation is...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 6, 2012 | Asides
No, not me, Mat Honan. Pretty terrifying read: In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 3, 2012 | Asides
One of my favorite podcasts. 7 Days left until this Kickstarter ends. They’ve more than met their initial goal, but if they get 619 more backers (doesn’t matter if it’s just a dollar) they will get an extra $10,000 thrown on top of what they’ve...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 3, 2012 | Asides
Everyone (including us) is saying this morning that the U.S. economy gained 163,000 jobs last month. Strictly speaking, this is a lie. In fact, the U.S. economy actually lost 1.2 million jobs last month. Ouch. Actually, The U.S. Lost 1.2 Million Jobs Last Month | via...
