Author Archives: Conlan

Occam’s razor has dulled considerably

By Conlan | Published: August 29, 2010
Recently on Twitter, I linked to an article about Michael Ian Black, a comedian, telling off an audience member who compared President Obama to Hitler. Black, who supports Obama, went on tirade against the audience member, then later reflected on the encounter on his own blog. I presented the link and said only that my [...]
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40° 44′ 54.36″ N, 73° 59′ 8.5″ W

By Conlan | Published: August 19, 2010
With the announcement of Facebook’s new “places” location services, we’re likely to see a spike in the use of these services in general. I want to offer some suggestions1 for effective locationality. Let’s say, you’re at an event and want people nearby to join you. Cool, do it. You want to impress your friends by [...]
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Ask Conlan: Areas

By Conlan | Published: August 12, 2010
It’s that time again. Dear Conlan, I’ve been having issues with my… you know, my area. I tried to tell my mom about it, but I was too embarrassed. What should I do? Sincerely, Burning in Burlingame You might be surprised, Burning, but I actually get this question fairly often. For some reason, people feel [...]
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“Run and tell that, homeboy”

By Conlan | Published: July 31, 2010
Some people think I’m a snommety cob. I mean a comedy snob. These people are so dumb—for real. Fact is, I like to spend time figuring out why something is funny (or unfunny)1. For a lot of people, it’s enough to simply know that something is funny and leave it at that. But I’m the [...]
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