Scott Robbin

It’s-a me, Mariobama!

Scott Robbin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:45:50 +0000

Listening to the debate last night and the banter surrounding Plumber Joe, I imagine that every twenty- and thirtysomething had a flash of a Super Mario mash-up run through their mind. If I were more ambitious, I’d make a video…but I’m not. So, here, I throw my hat into the Plumber Joe Ring…

Sparks Cake

Scott Robbin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:07:56 +0000

It’s no secret to those that are close to me: when it’s drinkin’ time, our drink of choice is often Sparks. For those not it the know, Sparks is a malt liquor energy drink favored by those who are not sophisticated enough to drink Red Bull and vodka, but need that extra little kick to [...]

The Latest In Kite Technology

Scott Robbin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:04:05 +0000

You Shouldn’t Have to Scare People to Sell Your Wares

Scott Robbin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:53:01 +0000

It seems like it was only yesterday that my friend called me and exclaimed, “Something’s wrong with my computer….my Internet isn’t optimized!” I scratched my head for a bit, hopped in the car, and minutes later I was staring at an ad similar to this: Gah! What kind of sleazy bastard would try and bait a helpless [...]

Because I know something you don’t know. I…am not left-handed!

Scott Robbin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:31:17 +0000

Biking home from the Cubs game, Judson, Becky and I happened across a group of people in the park trying on armor. After a brief chat, we found out that they’re medieval reenacters. Though, they’re not in full-gear here, I did get to capture a bit of the action. Later in the evening, I chatted with [...]

We May Be In The Midst of a Hand Drying Revolution

Scott Robbin — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:18:27 +0000

Every now and then an industry sees a period of tremendous innovation. I believe we may be at the tail end of a growth spurt in the realm of soda pops, but in the zany world of hand dryers the revolution is just beginning. Until recently, I was a big fan of the Xlerator. That is, [...]

C is for C (programming language), that’s good enough for me

Scott Robbin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:43:46 +0000

Not nearly as catchy as cookie, but that’s what you get when you Google for the letter “C”: the C programming language. A list from A to Z on the top results when you Google the letters of the alphabet (as of Tuesday, April 8th, 2008): A - Links in HTML documents (the A tag) B - Physical [...]

Subliminal Resource Locators

Scott Robbin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:05:31 +0000

Earlier in the week, Jacob turned me on to an interesting article about readable URLs. It’s been sitting in the back of my mind ever since. Today, I was poking around Muxtape, to see how they do what they do. I ran across something interesting in their Amazon S3 URLs, where they house the MP3s: http://muxtape.s3…?PLEASE=DO_NOT_STEAL_MUSIC&AWS… Funny. What [...]

A Spoonful of Hip-Hop Helps The Guilt Go Down

Scott Robbin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:15:53 +0000

Seems like it was only yesterday that ad execs were pitching a flurry of educational videos which sought to capture the hearts and minds of America’s youth through hip-hop; one of my personal favorites being the Wendy’s training video, Grill Skills. Now, thanks to the good folks at the Chicagoist, I’m adding this video to [...]

Rest Assured, The Beatles Did It First

Scott Robbin — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:05:15 +0000

Gather ’round kids, Grandpa’s gonna tell you a story. Long before the Internet, we used to have to settle arguments the ol’ fashioned way: out-bullshit your opponent. There was no final word. You either gathered enough people to support your argument, or raised your voice until your friend submitted and cried. Either way, [...]