Archive for DCDan

The Original DC Food Truck

Shorpy always has some great images this one doesn’t disappoint.

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This is How You Create a Viral Video

Just the right amount of time, great concept and amazing idea, well done Cat.

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Free Download of the Day – De La Soul Mix Tape

De La Soul remixed some of their songs over JDilla beats and you can download them for free, legally.
De La Soul and the late great J. Dilla present “Smell The Da.I.S.Y.” the mixtape

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Two Security Fails

Today I encountered two security fails.
1) When chatting with Sprint customer support they need your account PIN to update your records. After the conversation is over they email your transcript with your PIN sent in the clear.
2) When signing up to pay a travel fee to gain entry to a South American country they confirm your signup by sending you your username and password in the clear.

Good job!

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He’s Only Pulling Your Ponytail Because He Likes You

He’s only pulling your ponytail because he likes you.

Or as I call it the conservative approach to feminism.

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Girls aka Horrible People Being Horrible to Each Other

I’ll admit that I’ve watched every episode of the HBO series “Girls.” It’s a guilty pleasure and it dawned on me, vapid, shallow, horrible people being horrible to each other Girls is a fictional prequel to the Real Housewives of NY. In fact so much that I’d love to see a mashup with the other HBO series “True Detective” wherein the scene where Marty is given a flask to drink through watching a graphic crime, is swapped with scenes from Girls.

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