The Apple TV Take 2, originally announced at Macworld about a month ago, is finally available. And while I was ready to buy one after I heard the announcement, my eagerness has worn off. The price point is relatively low, so I may still eventually buy one, but I’m not terribly excited about it. And [...]

My improv friend Amanda has a new website, so I thought I’d send some link love her way. And while I was at it, I added a boatload of links to my blogroll (on the right on the main page). If you have some free time, take a look — there’s a pretty broad mix [...]

Am I the only person in the world who thinks Amy Winehouse sucks?

A few weeks ago, we took a short trip to Arizona to celebrate our third anniversary and see some slightly better weather. When you live in Seattle, it’s easy to forget that the sun actually does still exist in winter — it seems like we go months without seeing it.
The trip was great. We stayed [...]

Great video by Lawrence Lessig on the election.

It’s been a while since I’ve written a TIBTIL post, but this gadget really earns it. It’s the Chef’n GarlicZoom. Chef’n is a local company and they make a lot of cool stuff, but this is my favorite thing of theirs so far. I generally try to follow the Alton Brown philosophy of avoiding unitaskers, [...]