I have the highly unpleasant task of looking for a new place to stay in a strange, unknown city. I ask everyone for an insider's edge and they all refer me to Craigslist (thanks for the 'insider' edge). The problem is timing. I just have to wait until the right place at the right price at the right neighborhood shows up, which means I'm on Craigslist 24/7 hitting the refresh button praying for a miracle.
There's an RSS feed on Craigslist. Each posting seems to be formatted (price, location, description). Why not build a feed where I can specify exactly what price/where/how long (if I'm subletting) and then when it shows up it, it'll be sent to my feedreader?
The internet is a big place and I can certainly find other places to waste my time, like Twitter.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
What's Creepier Than Creepy?
Drying your whitest whites on a clothesline.
In the moonlight.
Almost as creepy as flying a kite at night.
My idea is to invent a creepy commercial for a night-time laundry detergent.
It would be called Moontide.
That is all.
In the moonlight.
Almost as creepy as flying a kite at night.
My idea is to invent a creepy commercial for a night-time laundry detergent.
It would be called Moontide.
That is all.
The non-vulgar idea from last night—
a virus for GPS devices that makes people drive around in circles. It's pretty incredible how trusting people are of their Tom Tom.
Get to it, hackers.
Get to it, hackers.
Instant Drunk
Ever show up at a party late and everyone's drunk? Do you want to catch up, but chugging ten beers/shots not appealing/take too long? How about a legal pill that catches you up?
That reminds me...
'Call Mom' tattoo: to be inked onto the tops of hands of naughty/forgetful daughters and sons.
'Call Mom' t-shirts: to be worn by nice daughters and sons to remind the naughty ones to call.
Lets make this part of a campaign for, say, some cell phone company that gives me the free mom minutes I don't have.
Also, welcome to the blog Liz.
'Call Mom' t-shirts: to be worn by nice daughters and sons to remind the naughty ones to call.
Lets make this part of a campaign for, say, some cell phone company that gives me the free mom minutes I don't have.
Also, welcome to the blog Liz.
Monday, June 9, 2008
The forearm
is generally useless. I think I'd like to keep my wallet there in some giant gauntlet-styled device.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Gmail as a Super Contact Book
During the job search we email hundreds of people begging, pleading, bargaining for a shot. Many don't reply. Some say no. And a handful say to keep in touch. By the time we finally land a gig, we'll have amassed tons of "let's keep in touch" people.
It would be an interesting feature on Gmail if we could setup profiles for each email address that we've emailed. On the profiles we can have notes, stats on how often/how much you've contacted them, history of emails and so on. Also let's have a feature where you can tag each email you get from them so on the profile you can get a quick tag cloud that serves as a summary.
Call it Gmail+. I think there are other services that do this, but the problem is that we have to learn yet another interface and go through the process of setting things up again. It would be so much easier if it was on something we already use.
It would be an interesting feature on Gmail if we could setup profiles for each email address that we've emailed. On the profiles we can have notes, stats on how often/how much you've contacted them, history of emails and so on. Also let's have a feature where you can tag each email you get from them so on the profile you can get a quick tag cloud that serves as a summary.
Call it Gmail+. I think there are other services that do this, but the problem is that we have to learn yet another interface and go through the process of setting things up again. It would be so much easier if it was on something we already use.
Somewhere
in that middle area between laying on a slab and having your limbs torn off, I think The Rack would feel really good as a stretching machine.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
A Company Matchmaking Service
So I have a lot of friends who have recently graduated and are looking for the right place to work at. They're treating it like it's dating and finding the right someone (while I was a total whore and picked the hottest piece of ass, jk).
My idea is to create a company match making service based on the Myers Briggs test. All the employees at a company will take the test and their results will be stored. So you can figure out how many ENTJs or INTPs there are at the place and whether or not you'll get along with those types.
So, you take your test. Match up with their results based on the types of people who work there and pick the one you like the best.
My idea is to create a company match making service based on the Myers Briggs test. All the employees at a company will take the test and their results will be stored. So you can figure out how many ENTJs or INTPs there are at the place and whether or not you'll get along with those types.
So, you take your test. Match up with their results based on the types of people who work there and pick the one you like the best.
Oranges = Friends
Every orange can be split into ten sections. Therefore, they are great for sharing. And who would turn down a 10th of an orange? We should use this idea to create a campaign for sharing oranges.
BANANA PANCAKES, BANANA PANCAKES, BANANA PANCAKES
Idea:
An after-bar diner menu with all items typed in 36pt font and repeated over and over again so there is no confusion when all the hungry bar-folk stumble in drunk around 3am.
An after-bar diner menu with all items typed in 36pt font and repeated over and over again so there is no confusion when all the hungry bar-folk stumble in drunk around 3am.
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