Archive for August, 2007

So, a podcast question.

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Podcast, Housekeeping | 6 Comments »

The first podcast went out on Monday, and I've received some good feedback, and I'm looking for some more. A few people have asked that it be a little longer ... Read more..

Illustrated Coffee Drinks

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in I Found This Interesting | Comments Off

[caffe latte] [cappuccino] Lokesh Dhakar illustrates the (sometimes rather arbitrary and picayune) difference between the different coffee drinks for those who think of their caffeine as some kind of toy instead of, ... Read more..

So to clarify:

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in Trivia | Comments Off

Yes, trivia will be on tonight. It won't be the formal DSO style (I'm not sure if the PA is working yet, and if there isn't a boombox, then I'll ... Read more..

WNYC Celebrates John Cage

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in Music, I Found This Interesting | 4 Comments »

One week from today, on Wednesday, September 5, starting at noon, WNYC will be celebrating the 95th birthday of John Cage by playing 24 hours and 33 seconds of his ... Read more..

Today’s job

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Trivia, Housekeeping | Comments Off

I have a metric shitload of trivia questions to write today, and I have been very easily distracted. (To be fair, distractions are kindasorta what this blog is about. But ... Read more..

Moms Mabley - Agitation in Moderation

Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Music | Comments Off

From the WFMU blog (the best music blog on the planet, bar none; their army of music geeks have a level of passion and knowledge that dwarfs even that of ... Read more..

DSO Trivia Podcast #1

Sunday, August 26th, 2007 Posted in Trivia, Podcast | 2 Comments »

Here, warts and all, is the first Drunken Smartass Olympics podcast. Consider this kind of a dry run, or a beta release, or something. At a little over six ... Read more..

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

Sunday, August 26th, 2007 Posted in Sports | 1 Comment »

I'm slowly getting comfortable with following Premier League soccer. Last year I started actively paying attention to the weekly goings-on, and frankly, as a fan, there's way more payoff there ... Read more..

Other Games: Ken Jennings

Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Trivia | 1 Comment »

In what will be an ongoing effort to tie the DSO Trivia Jalopy to projects greater than ourselves: if you're not getting enough trivia in your diet, may I recommend ... Read more..

Recaplet

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 Posted in Recaps, NYC, Trivia | 2 Comments »

It turned out we had a bit of a thing last night after all. We really aren't officially starting formal DSO festivities again until September 5, but I'd been tipped ... Read more..

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