Links and commentary by Ryan Jerz. See everything at mrjerz.org.Tumblr (3.0; @jerz)http://cynicool.com/<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/02/04/liz-phair-on-why-lana-del-rey-scares-rocks-boys-club/">Liz Phair on Why Lana Del Rey Scares Rock's Boys Club - Speakeasy - WSJ</a>: <p>I guess I’ll have to check this Lana Del Rey out now.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/17357940446http://cynicool.com/post/17357940446Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:27:02 -0800<a href="http://deadspin.com/5883428/win-a-championship-lose-a-knee">Win A Championship, Lose A Knee</a>http://cynicool.com/post/17274603310http://cynicool.com/post/17274603310Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:52:37 -0800<a href="http://deadspin.com/5882759/the-mariners-probably-just-pulled-off-the-best-signing-of-the-offseason">The Mariners Probably Just Pulled Off The Best Signing Of The Offseason</a>: <blockquote> <p>All of this is to say that Hong-Chih Kuo is awesome, and that the Dodgers—a team without a real owner and with an idiot for a general manager, an idiot who signed Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano and Jerry Hairston and Mark Ellis to two-year deals this offseason)—could have been quite silly in nontendering him. It should surprise no one when Seattle flips Kuo for gems in July. He’s great.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ugh.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/17173835674http://cynicool.com/post/17173835674Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:41:09 -0800<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/02/sharron-angle-endorses-santorum-113230.html">Sharron Angle endorses Santorum</a>: <p>I’m almost offended that they claim Angle was beaten badly by Harry Reid because of what he did in the campaign. She was trounced because the people of Nevada flat out rejected her. He didn’t need to campaign against her at all.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/17012393217http://cynicool.com/post/17012393217Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:02:15 -0800<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1067784/index.htm">Bryant Gumbel, NBC's Olympic host, is alone at the - 09.26.88 - SI Vault</a>: <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p>http://cynicool.com/post/16809680230http://cynicool.com/post/16809680230Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:50:17 -0800<a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3084-watching-apple-win-the-world">Watching Apple win the world - (37signals)</a>: <p>This expresses a lot of what I feel about Apple. I began with a Mac in 1996 and struggled through a few years until my first iMac. Then things got great. In 2008 I almost bought a Blackberry (I have no idea why) when my phone contract expired. Luckily, we decided on iPhones and they changed how we communicated. I trust them, which is more than I can say about just about every other company.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/16582186058http://cynicool.com/post/16582186058Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:35:27 -0800<a href="http://www.vice.com/read/peeling-oniontown-0000126-v19n1">Peeling Oniontown | Vice Magazine | Jan. 20, 2012 | 24 Minutes (6,146 words)</a>http://cynicool.com/post/16397878521http://cynicool.com/post/16397878521Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:25:50 -0800<a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/164926/2012/01/macalope_the_unbearable_lightness_of_analyzing_apple.html">This week’s Macworld column (The unbearable lightness of analyzing Apple)</a>: <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p>http://cynicool.com/post/16349623162http://cynicool.com/post/16349623162Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:02:51 -0800<a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7443714/jonah-lehrer-concussions-adolescents-future-football">Jonah Lehrer on concussions in adolescents and the future of football - Grantland</a>http://cynicool.com/post/16160891524http://cynicool.com/post/16160891524Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:07:09 -0800<a href="http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/the-architect-the-it%e2%80%9d-girl-and-the-toy-pistol-that-wasnt?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAwl+%28The+Awl%29">The Architect, The "It” Girl And The Toy Pistol That Wasn't</a>http://cynicool.com/post/16106660936http://cynicool.com/post/16106660936Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:51:06 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/4IocRO4XMt0/how-traffic-jams-are-born.html">How traffic jams are born</a>: <p>Lesson: go at a reasonable speed to avoid having to hit the damn brakes. The fast people cause issues just as much as the slow ones.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/16022585517http://cynicool.com/post/16022585517Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:29:55 -0800<a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/Who-Pinched-My-Ride.html?page=all">Who Pinched My Ride? | Outside | Jan. 9, 2012 | 23 Minutes (5,805 words)</a>http://cynicool.com/post/15999890589http://cynicool.com/post/15999890589Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:54:04 -0800<a href="http://www.mrjerz.org/blog/1416/i-think-i-m-going-to-start-this-place-back-up">I think I'm going to start this place back up - Ryan Jerz, a person</a>http://cynicool.com/post/15554366314http://cynicool.com/post/15554366314Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:21:30 -0800<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/magazine/taken-by-pirates.html?_r=2&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all">Taken by Pirates - NYTimes.com</a>http://cynicool.com/post/15391675131http://cynicool.com/post/15391675131Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:20:06 -0800<a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=72281">Looking Back: The Brien Taylor Story | FanGraphs Baseball</a>: <p>The first draftee I can remember. Sad story.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/15328381177http://cynicool.com/post/15328381177Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:43:58 -0800<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/01/02/why-best-buy-is-going-out-of-business-gradually/">Why Best Buy is Going out of Business...Gradually - Forbes</a>: <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p>http://cynicool.com/post/15287465435http://cynicool.com/post/15287465435Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:52:37 -0800<a href="http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2008/nov/20/man-ball-hoop-bench-and-alleged-thread-teller/">A man, a ball, a hoop, a bench (and an alleged thread)… TELLER! - Las Vegas Weekly</a>: <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p>http://cynicool.com/post/15230291486http://cynicool.com/post/15230291486Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:33:42 -0800<a href="http://orrinjohnson.com/blog/2011/12/23/theres-a-lesson-here-dont-blog-angry/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">There’s a Lesson Here – Don’t Blog Angry « « First Principles First Principles</a>: <p>Orrin Johnson vs. Chuck Muth is shaping up rather nicely.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/14741135182http://cynicool.com/post/14741135182Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:25:27 -0800<a href="http://inessential.com/2011/12/23/gamification_sucks">inessential.com: ‘Gamification’ sucks</a>: <p>So right on. I HATE the idea of badges for simply using the software. Trendy BS that makes the users look dumber to me.</p>http://cynicool.com/post/14734366616http://cynicool.com/post/14734366616Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:50:19 -0800<a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-nevada-foreclosure-20111210,0,1470654,full.story">New Nevada law spurs big drop in home foreclosures - latimes.com</a>http://cynicool.com/post/14674334350http://cynicool.com/post/14674334350Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:43:00 -0800