December 2010
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September 2010
1 post
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Is the Magic Trackpad truly *magic*?
I <3 new gadgets. Today, the UPS man delivered my new Magic Trackpad. As a giant mac geek, it was inevitable that I’d pick one these up.
First impression: WEIRD!
When using the thing, gestures are very natural and it’s great to be able to swipe for things like Expose, but I cant help feeling like something isn’t quite right. I feel a bit of strain in my hand as I dangle...
August 2010
1 post
Did you guys know you could subscribe to an underwear delivery service? Manpacks.com offers an underwear subscription service that will send 1, 2,or 3 sets of underwear (undershirt, briefs and socks) every 3 months. That’s pretty amazing.
More amazing? While browsing their site, a customer service agent IM’d me and asked if I needed help with anything.
Kinda genius, right?...
July 2010
2 posts
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At least we aren't Cubs fans
Ben Ackerman: the rockies beat the cubs today
Ben Ackerman: 17-2
Catherine Tran: eep.
Catherine Tran: that's pretty horrific
Ben Ackerman: yep
Ben Ackerman: as dodgers fans, we have to tell ourselves constantly: at least we arent cubs fans
Catherine Tran: yeh
Catherine Tran: did we lose today?
Ben Ackerman: oh yeh.
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Monthly Amazon MP3 Sale
Even though I work for one of their competitors, I have to confess something: I really do love Amazon.com. Buy practically everything from them. As an Amazon Prime member, I can have anything I purchase shipped to me overnight for $4. That’s insane!
One of my favorite things about Amazon is their MP3 store. Having worked in the digital content space for several years now, I really...
November 2009
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August 2009
1 post
July 2009
6 posts
Shirt.Woot: The Community: The Community: Woot... →
My new favorite shirt? Maybe!
Paddle boats - update - Chicken Corner →
This is really sad to me. Not in the sense that I’m personally robbed of something, as I never actually used the paddle boats. More, I’m saddened that it’s another grimey spot of decay on what used to be the great areas of Los Angeles. We need to be preserving our historic attractions, not letting them close.
With the paddle boats gone and the lotus flowers no longer blooming,...
Exotic Wolf Glass Top Side Table →
Looking for a new side table, I spotted this thing on Craigslist. It’s amazing. I’m contemplating redecorating my whole apartment around it.
June 2009
10 posts
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a... →
Hilarious review of an old Sony Walkman by an iPod using teenager in Britain. Great stuff.
Disneyland - June 28 2009 - a set on Flickr →
Palm Pre →
I played with a Palm Pre today at Best Buy. I’ve been somewhat coveting that sucker since Palm announced it several months back and, though it was recently released, had not managed to find anyone who actually ponied up the money for this sucker. Here’s the thing- it’s not that great. The first thing I noticed about the Pre in comparison to the iPhone 3GS I’ve used for the...
The Onion on MJ
LOS ANGELES—Michael Jackson, a talented child performer known for his love of amusement park rides and his hobby of collecting exotic animals for his Neverland Ranch, died from sudden cardiac arrest Thursday at the age of 12. The prepubescent singer, who enjoyed playing dress-up and often referred to himself as “the King of Pop,” was celebrated for his naïve exuberance and his...
D-Town Burger Bar - Downtown - Los Angeles, CA
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Sweet jebus do I love the D-Town Burger Bar. It’s across the street from my apartment and, therefor, very dangerous. But delicious. Very delicious. They mix their shoestring fries, which are delicious on their own, with sweet potato fries. Their burger is nothing extraordinary, but sometimes thats exactly what one wants.
There is, however, a sign outside in neon light that says...
New MacBook Pro!
My new MacBook came via FedEx today! Just two days after purchasing it online! Pretty amazing how quick Apple’s 2-3 shipping really is. Anyway, the computer is very nice! I got a low-end MacBook Pro (which is plenty powerful for me) with the harddrive upgraded to 250GB. I’ve enjoyed my black Macbook for a little over 3 years (had it replaced about 1yr in), but it was time for an...
New flowers for the loft
Now that I’ve got a new loft here in lovely, grimey, noisy, awesome Downtown LA, I figure I should use it as an excuse to blog more.
Today, I woke up at the crack of dawn (aka 9:30am for me) and headed down to the LA Flower District looking for some plants and/or flowers to make my loft seem a little less warehouse like. My friend Cate drove, but that was pretty unnecessary as the flower...
March 2009
3 posts
blackberry has a pretty rad tumblr client. considering making tumblr my primary blog. not that i ever blog anyway :(
July 2008
5 posts
The Dark Knight Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten... →
94% fresh!! a summer blockbuster superhero movie!
crazy. i guess thats what a dead villain gets you. can’t freaking wait til i see it on saturday in imax! :)
Is A New TMNT Movie Ramping Up?? -- Ain't It Cool... →
i actually liked this cartoon TMNT when i finally downloaded it and watched it a few months ago. not half bad… ill watch this :)
gonna give tumblr another go. i dont have the energy to fully blog. maybe i can integrate this into my wordpress blog somehow as a giant megahub of ben.
i got tumblr.benackerman.com to work. thats kinda badass.
February 2008
2 posts
test
testing!
tumblr
hmm. yet another place for me to post stuff. wonder what makes this one different. www.benackerman.com is my home.