dotorg greg commented on Odd Couple: Pictures of the Ferrari-branded Motorola Z8 Cellphone, at 12:49 AM on Dec 22, 2007 Ferrari has the absolute sh*ttiest merchandising in the automotive world. more » [jalopnik]

dotorg greg commented on Icelandair Overbooks Flight, Delays Return By 43 Hours, Forgets To Compensate Passengers, at 9:53 PM on Dec 21, 2007 Some of my best friends are Icelandic, and some are from Minnesota, but Icelandair is as comically inept as any national airline of any other tiny third world island. On our flight back last summer, we were told to be five [5!] hours early at the airport in reykjavik, that was the only way to get seats together. more » [consumerist]

dotorg greg commented on Bad News For The Crazy Lady On The Stairstepper!, at 12:25 PM on Dec 20, 2007 yo gabba gabba! more »

dotorg greg commented on Cross-Pond Posh Tykes Spoiled With Art Crit, at 11:41 PM on Dec 19, 2007 dude's getting a dollar a word, just like every other hack, assuming he actually charges anybody for anything. I'm trying to imagine the conversations he has with those "friends" whose children he critiques where he says, "that'll be 130 pounds, please." more »

dotorg greg commented on 2009 Mercedes GLK Gets Naked on "Sex and the City" Movie Set, at 2:03 PM on Dec 19, 2007 Big Trouble In Little Stuttgart more » [jalopnik]

dotorg greg commented on Knocked-Up Jamie-Lynn Spears Carrying On Britney's Troubled Family Tradition, at 10:31 AM on Dec 19, 2007 We're country, y'all! more » [defamer]

dotorg greg commented on Is Denise Rich Just Really Into Transactions?, at 3:01 PM on Dec 18, 2007 I think he was up for the femmy capoeira-dancing aristo-thief and didn't get it. more »

dotorg greg commented on Conrad Black Rips His Traitorous Pals Buckley And Kissinger, at 10:45 AM on Dec 17, 2007 @Tammany_Fall: because one wouldn't want to put one's famous friends in an awkward spot by asking them in person if they'll write a letter to keep you out of jail. more »

dotorg greg commented on Nick Denton to blog again at Gawker, at 9:35 AM on Dec 17, 2007 @brendastarlet: yes, and I hear he makes $50 million/year. more » [valleywag]

dotorg greg commented on Nick Denton to blog again at Gawker, at 8:51 AM on Dec 17, 2007 Ah, finally, someone else for my list of People who buy a demonstrably less powerful Macbook solely because it's black: 1) Jake Gyllenhaal 2) Nick Denton more » [valleywag]

dotorg greg commented on Create Custom iPhone Ringtones the Free and Apple Way, at 11:36 PM on Dec 14, 2007 Hm, it wasn't called a ringtone, I guess, but I did this with the previous version of Garageband [I have 3.0.4] about six months ago, and it works fine. I just dropped an mp3 into a Garageband track, edited it down to the segment I wanted to loop, and then exported it to iTunes. more » [lifehacker]

dotorg greg commented on "I Can't Relate To You How Much I Hate Courtney Cox", at 10:10 PM on Dec 14, 2007 clearly, Gawker's not Jewish, or that tip would've been cut off. more »

dotorg greg commented on 1979 Mercedes-Benz 300SD, at 11:08 AM on Dec 14, 2007 we have an 85 300CD that we bought from a little old lady who'd taken it to the dealer for servicing every 1500 miles, whether she needed it or not. We love it; it's perfect for a family of three with only one friend, or a family of four with none. But we've also spent about 2 million dollars replacing all the rubber and bushings and things that a friendly oil change/tune up visit won't catch. more » [jalopnik]

dotorg greg commented on Atoosa Rubenstein's Last Minute E-Shopping Nightmare Before Christmas, at 11:48 PM on Dec 13, 2007 Uh, I've been all over that UNHCR site, and I can't find the store anywhere. more »

dotorg greg commented on Everything about today's Joyce, at 11:26 AM on Dec 13, 2007 wait, is the cat lawyer's crazy for wiping his pet's butt, or is the dog mom crazy for not wiping it? Or is Joyce Wadler crazy for wri-- aha. more »

dotorg greg commented on 'New York Times' Web Crew Trashes IMDB, at 10:55 AM on Dec 7, 2007 argue with Ariel Kaminer? more »

dotorg greg commented on Larry King To Family-Building Brad Pitt: Don't You Think Four Kids Is More Than Enough?, at 9:13 AM on Dec 7, 2007 Not that he remembers them all, or counts the estranged ones, the ex's kids he adopted, or the steps, but King has seven kids. Also, his first wife is named Frada. more » [defamer]

dotorg greg commented on Ivy League Identity Thieves Have Dreadful Taste, at 3:38 PM on Dec 5, 2007 @overunderover: Ron Perelman. Drexel: "Oh, I go to a little school in Philadelphia." more »