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Not sure what for.
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Christmas Takings

johncarney:

I don’t generally have a problem with Christmas gifts. I mean, I’m actually pretty great at giving what my friends want or need or just deserve (often three categories that don’t intersect).

But I do have a very specific problem: I’m considered one of those people for whom it is hard to find the right gift. It’s not that I am “the man who has everything.” It’s more that I don’t really want, need, or deserve very much. And most of my W.N.D. items aren’t really easy for other people to pick up. I probably need a new suit, for instance. But that’s not really something you can give to someone else. (Although I’d take a new tie clip if you are looking.)

So I’ve decided to crowd source this. What should I want for Christmas? If you are following me on Tumblr, you probably have some sense of who I am. So let me know what kind of hints I should be dropping to friends and family about what they might give me.

John Carney is the easiest person to buy gifts for. The answer is Jameson.

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theinterwebs:

Today on Good Morning Interwebs, we spoke with Philip James, CEO of Snooth.com. Snooth is the world’s largest wine site, and Philip shared an impressive rundown of the company, told us about Al Capone’s involvement in American selling and gave some great tips on how to eyeball a good bottle of wine.

Those of you who tuned in live got an excellent rundown of how to pick a good bottle of wine. Philip helped Alli and Meghan estimate the price/value of a bottle of wine brought to their last party by a friend (an Altos las Hormigas Malbec). Ustream decided to stop recording after about 19 minutes, so here’s a little recap of the top things you should pay attention to when looking for a good bottle:

1. Check the punt: The indent on the bottom of a wine bottle is a good indicator of glass quality. If the bottle is flat on the bottom, the glass isn’t very well made. The deeper the indent on the bottom of the bottle, the more expensive it was to make.

2. Look for seams: Wine bottles are often made by melting two sides of glass together. More expensive bottles are made of blown glass, meaning they don’t have any seams at all. It may be rare to find a bottle under $15 without seams. But if you’re paying over $20, a lack of seams becomes more important.

3. Etchings on the glass: Similarly, it costs more money to etch the glass. Etchings on the bottle up the cost — and likely value — of wine bottles.

4. Don’t worry about years for wines made outside of Europe: Vineyards in California, New Zealand and South America are often located in areas with consistent temperatures. If you know a winery in one of these places that you like, chances are that its quality will be consistent over a variety of years. In Europe, where rain and sunshine are much less predictable, wine age matters more.

5. Download Snooth’s iPhone app: Snooth will tell you where and how to buy a good bottle of wine while you’re out shopping. And give you reviews of specific wines you’re interested in.

I learned a lot about buying wine today. Even if you can only get the first 20 minutes here. Super fun episode.

Can’t. Stop. Watching.

I know it’s standard to complain about depressing quality of your tumblarity numbers after going away from the internets for awhile. But mine actually went up after I went to London for a week. Is Tumblr just a mean girl that likes me more when I ignore it?

On a side note: cooked lobsters are pretty.

On a side note: cooked lobsters are pretty.

I cooked my first lobster last night.
The little guy barely put up a fight, which made the whole plunging him to his doom thing a bit more guilt inducing. Cooking live creatures is mildly terrifying.

I cooked my first lobster last night.

The little guy barely put up a fight, which made the whole plunging him to his doom thing a bit more guilt inducing. Cooking live creatures is mildly terrifying.

Pun intended I guess

Pun intended I guess

Theinterwebs:

Today on Good Morning Interwebs’ Wake Up With a Start Up:

Alli and Meghan went to Buzzd to speak with Nihal Mehta and Deepen Shah.

We were reminded that start up hours do not often begin at 9A, but it was a great show. Nihal and Deep just got back from visiting Apple and Twitter in San Francisco and gave us some dirt on what those companies are up to as well as some really great insights into the state of social in mobile. (Bonus: Deep closes the show with some pretty amazing beat boxing skillz.)

If you’d like to visit specific clips, here’s what we talked about and when:

http://theinterwebs.tv/post/241581507/today-on-good-morning-interwebs-wake-up-with-a

Super fun episode today. Axe advertising and beat boxing. Two great tastes that go great together.

Why NYC is bad for little kids. Reason

Why NYC is bad for little kids. Reason

heyitsnoah:

For the record, I totally disagree with this method of eating chicken wings. I thought he was going down the right road when he said find the bigger end of the wing, but the secret at that point is to just go for it. You hold onto that end and then just eat the hold wing, pulling out just two bones and impressing all your friends. There is no room for this pulling the meat off the bones and dipping it mumbo jumbo.

Literal Consumption: How To Eat A Chicken Wing

Taking a trip to Boka tonight for Korean fried chicken wings. This video is crazy talk. That said. Wow. I’m getting hungry.