Posted in Rant on 04/09/2009 01:42 pm by Martin Cortez

I saw this sign in my local Qdoba last night and took notice of the ambiguity. The sign reads:
ADD ON
Chips and Salsa or Queso and a Regular Fountain Drink
for only $1.99
It can be interpreted in one of two ways.
Interpretation #1:
- You can have chips and salsa for two dollars, OR
- You can have queso and a soda for two dollars.
Interpretation #2:
- You can have chips, salsa, and a soda for two dollars, OR
- You can have queso and a soda for two dollars.
These are the questions that keep me up late at night. Yes, I have too much time on my hands.
Posted in Books on 04/07/2009 07:28 pm by Martin Cortez

Just finished reading Star Trek: Countdown, the official prequel to the new Star Trek movie. Now I’m even more excited for the movie! I encourage any other trekkies out there to pick up this graphic novel. You can get it from Amazon for $12.
And once you’re done, watch the Star Trek Trailer again.
Amazon Link
Posted in Uncategorized on 04/04/2009 11:11 pm by Martin Cortez

I just recently learned about Twitscoop, a website that groups the most commonly used words across all twitter updates, and apparently it does this in real-time. I didn’t really think much of this until I saw the above keyword cloud tonight. The biggest words tell the story: “korea launched rocket.” This is a reference to North Korea just launching their highly anticipated missle/rocket. You know, the one that the Japanese have been fretting over (with good reason) for the last week.
The most interesting part about this particular Twitscoop cloud is that I couldn’t find a single TV mention of this event for another 10 minutes. Twitscoop has scooped the press (at least in my cable-free household.)
Twitscoop Link
Posted in Funny on 04/01/2009 03:41 pm by Martin Cortez

This goes under the category of “Too bad it’s an April Fools’ Day joke.” This Uber-Awesome sleeping bag is waaaaay cooler than the Heinz ketchup bottle one that I used to sleep in as a kid. Love the lightsaber zipper and the tauntaun intestine lining.
ThinkGeek Link