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Farhan "Frank" Mashraqi

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Comic Strip Live

So over the weekend we went to Comic Strip Live, the legendary comic club where comedy geniuses such as Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Jay Mohr, Eddie Murphy got their start. The place was jam packed and there wasn't enough room to move around. Overall the place was expensive but a lot of fun.

Yesterday, Michelle got a call from them and she was told that her card was picked up and she will be getting a VIP pass which is really cool. Also, I think we can now go to an upcoming show hosting by Chris Rock.

Today, there was a talk about how much HBO sucks at our office. It was really interesting to note that within a few minutes three people decided to switch from HBO permanently. If they keep loosing subscribers due to bad programming then they are done doing business.

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Technorati's new UI: OMGWTFBBQ

Trust me, OMGWTFBBQ was what I yelled out lo when I saw Technorati's new layout today (sorry Dorion). It's plain horrible IMO. I mean could they shout it out louder that they have sold their soul to advertisers? I mean graphical ads right on top of the page that make Technorati look like some cheap website. What happened to the "integration" and "usability", if I may ask.

Very disappointed...
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