...but they're going to have to deal with the fact that my wife and I commonly have exchanges like this: Me: can you hand me the thingy from the thing? Courtney: this one? Me: which one? Courtney: the one I'm pointing at Me: I'm not looking at you Courtney: this one Me: the thingy! Good … Continue reading I welcome our future computer assistants…
Category: Comedy, haha
We should make jokes about tech millionaires
I try not to respond to the bullshit in this world with "this person is awful and they should feel awful”. Except for politicians. I try not to participate in witch hunts. I cope via jokes and satire. After making a few jokes about Paul Graham at RubyConf, a fellow asked me why I made … Continue reading We should make jokes about tech millionaires
Things I've noticed San Franciscans deeply despise: housing prices nearby events that aren't actually held in San Francisco (e.g. the Super Bowl)
Commercialeering
Things you might hear in commercials/promotions for software and beer: “The first 96-calorie Pilsner” “Invented the smooth-pour top” “Next-generation build system” “The database that beats the CAP theorem” American software and beer, much innovation, many hands waving. Solutioneering!
Vegas, America/Starbuck’s playground
Wherein the Starbucks density is off the chart
A chunk of paper
So I’m in rehearsals for a comedic musical. I love comedy. I'm very "meh" about musicals; I don't know much about them. I like combining familiar and strange things, so it's great so far. I carry a big chunk of paper around what has the lines written on it. Some of the pages are typed, some of … Continue reading A chunk of paper
Toot a horn while you test
Someone make me a thing that plays horn samples as my test suite runs. Every time a test or assertion finishes, toot the horn sample. A fast suite would sound like Phil Spector's Wall of Sound (i.e. awesome), a slow one would sound like a grade school marching band (i.e. kill it with fire).
How to understand Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a changing thing. It's not new like it was in the seventies, it's not a powerhouse like it was in the nineties, it may not be the training camp for NBC sitcoms anymore. Despite that, its still a big dog in the worlds of comedy and pop culture. Every time I … Continue reading How to understand Saturday Night Live
The Rite of March
INT. OFFICE: A team of enthusiastic young folk rush to get their “game changing” app ready for SXSW. A cacophony of phone calls, typing, and organizing swag. EXT. PATIO: A team of folks that have done the SXSW ritual before look at their calendar, note it’s almost the middle of March, and shrug. They go … Continue reading The Rite of March
How to Jerry Seinfeld
How Jerry Seinfeld writes a joke: Very different from how I approach it. But, I love knowing how much goes into his craft and the degree to which he is particular about how he does it.
