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Michael Jackson on iTunes after his death

Joe — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:39:10 +0000

Just after 12:30am the morning after he died, 6 of the top 10 albums on iTunes are from Michael Jackson. None of the top 10 singles are from him.

Passover Coke and Pepsi Throwback

Joe — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:15:04 +0000

Here in the central part of New Jersey this year, Kosher for Passover Pepsi was abundant while Coke was even more scarce than last year. I am not Jewish so I cannot profess to be an expert on this matter, but this is my understanding: During Passover, Jewish law states that they are not to eat (or drink) grains that have been in contact with water for more than 18 minutes. (Read more here) Since most soft drinks are made with , they’re not allowed.

To avoid a drop in sales during Passover in areas with large Jewish populations (like the New York metro area), bottlers will make limited batches of their beverages with sugar as opposed to high fructose corn syrup. This is the way the beverages were originally formulated. In the 1980′s, corn prices fell (combined with NPR Story from a few years back.

Back to the point, today I picked up a 12 pack of cans of Pepsi Throwback. Figuring that it would be the same as Passover Pepsi, I picked up a two liter and compared the labels. The Passover Pepsi had Citric Acid listed on the ingredient list, whereas Pepsi Throwback didn’t. Not sure of the who and whys, but, it’s different.

As for the taste? Anyone will tell you that a soda from a can tastes different than a soda from a 2-liter bottle. But, both the Pepsi Throwback and the Kosher for Passover Pepsi lack the mouthcoating sweet that “normal” Pepsi has… and that’s a good thing.

These go to 11

Joe — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:08:23 +0000

At the BBC, the volume goes to 11.

Amazon giving away “Let’s Get It On” MP3 for Valentine’s Day

Joe — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:22:09 +0000

I find this funny:

(if this is blank, it’s because you’re blocking ads on my site)

Amazon is giving away free MP3 copies of Marvin Gaye’s “Lets Get It On” for Valentines Day. 256kbps, no DRM. Download and enjoy.

Upside to Market Chaos

Joe — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:58:20 +0000

There is at least one side to chaos in the stock markets… pictures like this…

SELL! NO, WAIT! BUY!! I think...

Cost of doing business in New York: Parking Tickets

Joe — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:06:46 +0000

UPS paid $18.9 million in parking violations to the City of New York in 2005. FedEx paid $8.3 million, Verizon $7.8 million, Coca Cola $1.9 million, and Time Warner Cable $1.1 million.

Sources: MSNBC, MSNBC Again.

Quick note: “Studio 60″ gets 5 Emmy nominations

Joe — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:10:25 +0000

“Studio 60″ was cancelled after just less than one full season. However, it was nominated for 5 Emmy awards. However, ER was renewed for the 90th season, even though it’s totally “jumped the shark.” It got no nominations.

JiveTalk IM for BlackBerry goes Open Beta

Joe — Mon, 07 May 2007 16:17:48 +0000

JiveTalk is an instant messaging client for the BlackBerry that is head and shoulders above the competition. It provides data-based (as opposed to SMS based) instant message access that is fully functional. I’ve been using it for about a month now in closed testing, and it’s awesome. It provides access to AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, and Google Talk. It’s the Adium of BlackBerry IM clients.

You can download it over the air from www.beejive.com.

Easter Rabbits

Joe — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:18:56 +0000

My 80 year old grandmother sent me this photo. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did.¹

Except, you didn’t get the joy of getting it from your grandma like I did. ↩

Twitter Error

Joe — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:28:24 +0000

Twitter Error

Originally uploaded by jeversol.

Twitter was having a bit of a fit this morning, and this is the error message I received. That’s the great thing about new small web companies: senses of humour.