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ShortWoman.com Supports the International T-Pain Autotune Treaty

Published on November 12, 2012 By bmagnus

Be it resolved that henceforth, only T-Pain will be allowed to use autotune in recorded music. Other uses shall be considered a crime against humanity. It is further resolved that quotations of Rapper’s Delight may only be made with the express consent and permission of the United Nations Security Council.* Please, join me in support [...]

The iPhone

Published on June 13, 2012 By bmagnus

So here’s my iPhone. It’s ok. It’s way too easy to take a screenshot, unless of course you want to take one. As you can see, just by looking at the main screen, I can tell what time it is, how much signal I’ve got, battery life, unread emails, even how many items are on my [...]

Food Fight

Published on June 8, 2012 By bmagnus

Maybe you heard the story of a blogger who was threatened with jail time for blogging about his experience in a non-mainstream diet called “Paleo” or “Primal” eating. Never mind for just a moment that his diet doesn’t conform to what The Experts think it should. That wasn’t the issue at all: the issue and [...]

Clive Barker’s SHORTIESRAISER

Published on September 22, 2011 By bmagnus

Ok!  Let’s clear some browser tabs! Yahoo!: Not so excited about Wall Street protesters. Anybody Surprised?: OnStar selling your data. But have no fear, they won’t give it to the FBI for free. Unless they ask sweetly. To think I’ve been paying money for this: How to make your own ricotta. Explain it again: seriously, [...]

Curious No More

Published on August 24, 2011 By bmagnus

When I saw this in a parking lot, I wondered what the heck it was: Now I know. It’s an old mail truck!   Alright, for those of you who aren’t into Volkswagens, here’s In Closing: earthquake shaking things up at the zoo; solving Too Big Too Fail with Even Bigger; I wonder if Blodget [...]

Someone Noticed the Man Behind the Curtain?

Published on August 4, 2011 By bmagnus

Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down over 500 points. Now make no mistake, I don’t like to read too much into the Dow. After all, it’s only 30 stocks, tweaked so the most expensive ones matter the most. However, the S&P 500 also dropped almost 5% today. The culprit? “Fears over the economy.” [...]