Grand Larseny

Cory Doctorow, who is currently not an evil villain, gave a speech a few years back at Microsoft about the effects of DRM (DRM being the technology that prevents you from copying things you own on your computer).  His presentation is one side of the argument around copyright protection, given in a very well spoken, [...]

Stella is an absolutely out-there, gut bustingly funny show based on an established night club routine thought up by three guys. It is the height of random or abstract humor. Every critic I know of spoke very highly of this group of guys.  They only made one season. You can watch it on Hulu here.  If [...]

Lifehacker is a great resource for interesting and clever ways to do normal things.  Their recent article on brewing the best coffee struck a chord with me.   I reall love all their advice; it matches up completely with everything I’ve learned so far about brewing coffee.  The next step on my coffee journey is [...]

Remember creating mix tapes for your friends, carefully choosing their audio experience?  Me neither, but I wish I did.  Muxtape endeavors to bring that feeling back for the first time. They used to be a fast rising star in the internet world until the reality of band labels hit them.  It’s an interesting story.  Now they seem to be [...]

This is no photochop. What you are looking at is a genuine, Vietnam era camera gun. It gives new meaning to photographers everywhere saying they’re going to go “shoot” their subject! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!1! But seriously, it’s pretty impressive from a situational engineering standpoint. Gizmodo was able to get a hold of a guy who was a [...]

I have yet to permit myself to be excited about our new president, despite how great he seems.  Listening to President Obama’s speeches, seeing the passion and feeling a genuine sense of care is both reassuring and inspiring.  However, I really have a hard time witnessing any political grandstanding, and I believe this is because [...]

If you go through the trouble of earning, and more importantly paying for, a computer certificate you want that to mean something. That’s why it would be somewhat troubling to find out that an 8 year old Macedonian boy has been made a Microsoft-certified professional.   I certaily believe this boy is a computer prodigy, [...]

Here are your official playoff predictions for the 2009 AFC and NFC Championship games. This is for real, folks.   Eagles Cardinals Ravens Steelers Daniel 21 28 13 9 Steve 30 14 20 10 David 28 31 17 14   Up next, the victor as determined by complex scientific analysis. Update (3:26 pm): Steve is [...]

The transition from analog to digital TV may not be as easy for the older population as it is for you and me. This may not be a genuine PSA, but it can’t be far off.

My good friend since kindergarden, Jonathan Moore, has just announced he is moving on to create an independant studio to follow his creative passions.  While he hasn’t released the new name, I have it on good authority (my own) that he will be calling the studio “Newer Ezra.”  The logo will be rendered in comic [...]

Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple Inc until June, citing health reasons. This news is traveling incredibly quick. I imagine he’ll be back very soon. Stress is a huge strain on your weight, and if he is trying to get back to a healthy weight, getting away from work and stress is [...]

I made a quick WordPress blog for my brother Matt. Its temporary home is at http://matt.grandlarseny.com. Give it a look if you get a chance. It was fun, and probably will be more fun.

Social justice as a concept makes me angry. It just pissed me right off when most anyone starts talking about how “we as a culture need to take care of the poor.” Sure thing, chief. I’ll just need to stop kicking every homeless person I see in the face from now on. What does that [...]