“You can’t say anything anymore! You can’t even make jokes!” There’s a constant complaint from people in positions of power, mostly men, who keep making the...

I’m a normal guy. I don’t drink alcohol. I don’t smoke cigarettes. I don’t do any illegal drugs. I don’t drink coffee. I never graduated from college. I’ve...

Chris Poole is founder of two of the Internet’s most creative communities, the notorious 4chan, and Canvas, its playful image remixing cousin. The Details...

Hmm, lots of interesting responses to If your website’s full of assholes, it’s your fault , and even more interesting conversation about the topic of commenti...

I often lament the lack of perspective in tech reporting, so it’s always a delight to find a story that typifies what I’d hope technology reporting could be...

I don’t ever know how to respond politely when declining a drink without sounding like either a religious teetotaler or a recovering alcoholic (I’m neither) so...

I think I’d read the same paper as Jeffrey , and thought the same thing as Andre . The only thing worse than bad news is when bad news isn’t even newsworthy...

“ Half the country is not stupid. We’re all stupid. ” Were I a true political blogger, I might add “Indeed.” as my comment here. Instead, I’ll add that I still...

Now that we’re in the last few months of the Era of Pop-Ups on the web, I’m kind of curious what the annoying ad format means. I think pop-ups are distinct fro...

A few random thoughts that have occurred to me of late: Whenever I wonder about random things like "Why are commercial toilets shaped differently than...

Bryan at JunkYard Blog mentioned a similarity in the photos of the John Doe #2 suspect from the Oklahoma City bombing and Jose Padilla. I caught a reference...

I am always surprised at what things get huge responses… People have been emailing me like crazy about the “links in new windows” thing. Let me clarify: I’m no...

Boring....

Just in case you’re curious, or in case you like ugliness, you can [disable style sheets](javascript:for(i=0;i<document.styleSheets.length;i++)document.styl...

Damn Internet anonymity! Who was the kind soul who sent me the Strunk & White book? I hate not knowing who sends me a gift! But thank you, thank you, tha...

And didn’t Saima say she was supposed to be back by now?...

I get interesting mail sometimes. Like this: Someone has sent you hate mail from http://raging.nu/ihateyou.php Here it is… I’ve seen you around met...

Note to those who might judge me harshly for some uncouth behavior in Texas: Yesterday I was literally Walking In Memphis, yet you have recieved no Mark...

go to conclave obscurum ....

I really must be a product of my culture, this is the goverment homepage of the state my parents are from. Absentmindedness as a tribute to one’s heritage…?...

At long last, the mystery is solved ! The incredibly complicated layout of street numbers and addresses in Queens apparently does follow a pattern. This a...

Does anyone want to see the picture of me and Al Sharpton in front of my office building? Anyone..? No? Okay....

Although it probably just means I’m unpopular , I think it’s interesting that I haven’t received a single copy of the "I Love You" worm, in any of...

Hmmm… Now we know what Lane and Courtney, et al. have been up to . Might as well go and register, you know you want to....

Little bit of not-quite-wisdom which I have realized is very, very true: We hate most in others that which he have failed to see in ourselves . Or, as I like...