14 posts tagged “qotd”
How well does your name Google? Who are you up against? (Celebrities, etc.)
Submitted by Matt Blank.
The #1 is still occupied by a controversial cop case, which is fine by me because I hear there are "Free Kenneth Conley" stickers in Boston (I'm waiting for my copy)
For awhile I actively worked to demote my own site for my name search. I've reversed course now that I've started getting into more professional photography. I could do more to raise my search result, but I already have most of the top search results.
When was the last time you interacted with any sort of wildlife?
Submitted by warpedreality.
When you go out to eat, how do you pick where to go?
Submitted by Kristine.
'tis been awhile since I've answered one of these, so here goes.
I'm a meatatarian and don't eat fish; d only eats organic meat. If we're in a large enough group, we'll often try to go some place where we can dine family style and she can gets some fish dishes and I can eat meat -- its pretty hard to find an organic meat restaurant. If its a smaller group and its still family style then it probably means we have to go somewhere where there are decent. If its just me and d we have to choose a place that meets both of our requirements and compromise. For example, Chipotle's burritos aren't nearly as good as our local joints, but they serve organic meat; Maruichi has non-pork Japanese noodle dishes whereas Ryowa doesn't (until very recently); sushi restaurants are okay as long as they have items other than chicken teriyaki on the menu.
This is why we usually cook at home :)
How did you pick your Vox name? Does it mean something?
Submitted by LeendaDLL.
My mom picked it.
How many computers do you have in your house?
Submitted by Foomper.
About 5
Working:
- Windows desktop (runs kwc.org, does all my photo editing). This is the computer that I first built in college, though it no longer has any original parts
- HP 'Livestrong' laptop. Won this in a Trek Tour de France contest in July. This is now my principle laptop.
Retired:
- Dell laptop. I didn't really buy this as a laptop; I bought it for it's
large widescreen display (1900x1200) to watch movies. I was choosing
between an iMac-ish computer and this. Dell had a 50% deal and a better
screen, so I went with the Dell. Now that I have the HP, this rarely gets turned.
- Windows desktop. Leftover parts and previous case from my current desktop. With about $100 of parts, it could be running again, but I don't need the additional headache.
Not mine:
- My desktop frequently scoffs at the G4 PowerBook sitting next to it. One of these days there may be a MacBook Pro to teach it some respect.
At work:
- Dual Xeon workstation. My next home machine will probably be dual processor after playing with this beast.
- Dell X300. Sweet <3lb laptop that is starting to show its age and damage from mishandling.
Do you listen to podcasts? Are there any you'd recommend?
Inspired by Alex.
The podcast I listen to most regularly is JapanesePod101. The 10-15-minute Japanese language lessons are ideal for my commute and interests. I have been to Japan since starting the lessons and there was a dramatic improvement in my speaking and comprehension.
I occassionally listen to the Onion podcast, which is basically a 30-second Onion story.
Less frequently I'll listen to NPR's The Sunday Puzzle, Discovery Channel News (science headlines). I may pick up This American Life now that it has been de-Audibleized.
In vodcast land, I occassionally watch Rocketboom (b/c it's on TiVo), Zefrank's The Show, and Nova (very high quality, but they don't put out episodes very often).
What is your earliest memory?
Submitted by Megan.
My earliest memory was from before I was 4, but I'm not exactly sure when. We were living in Yokosuka Naval Base, which is on the southern edge of Tokyo Bay. My earliest memory is riding on my dad's shoulders as we walked around an inlet of the bay just outside our home. There was a man in scuba gear swimming around, which must have been really cool, because otherwise I don't know why this would be my earliest memory. I went back to that spot 10 years later and discovered that they had filled it in with concrete.
What was your very first job?
Submitted by Laurel.
Baskin Robbins! It was pretty much the only job I could get on a work permit before I was old enough to legally work full time. My boss also had no scruples, so I could actually work more than the 20 hours a week I was legally permitted, as long as I did so for the $4.25/hr minimum wage he was paying -- he did later offer me a $0.25/hr raise if I would come back the next summer. We were a dissatisfied lot -- one of my fired co-scoopers started calling in fake cake orders to get back at my boss, but my boss figured out that rainbow sherbet + rocky road cakes weren't in season.
What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why?
Submitted by ducnly.vox.com.
Battlestar Galactica for darkness, Scrubs for levity, and MythBusters for real explosions. I'm giving Lost one last chance to redeem second season suckage, but I'm thinking it's time for that show to end.
I'll also checkout Heroes and Studio 60 for at least a little bit, but I watched both tonight and wasn't particularly enthralled by either.
What song or lyrics are stuck in your head at the moment? What album is it from?
Submitted by Lox Ly.
OK Go's Here it Goes Again is stuck in my head. d and I were watching The Colbert Report. Colbert showed a brief clip from the treadmill video and interviewed one of the band members. d didn't think the clip looked all that special so I pulled up the full thing on Youtube -- it's been stuck in my head since. Oh, and once she saw the full thing d thought it was great. My favorite part of the video is the using the two treadmills to rotate around.
