July 2010
18 posts
Love Brigade Clothing - Summer of Love Brigade... →
This shirt belongs on Tumblr. Nice work, Tinypants!
BP's tree fell on my lawn - Roger Ebert's Journal →
Great commentary on the BP disaster by Roger Ebert. Some of my favorite paragraphs include:
All this seems clear to me. In my view, the overall neocon strategy for quite some time has come down to this: Maximize corporate profits in disregard of legal and traditional safeguards by all means necessary. Now that Paul Wolfowitz has written that the Iraq War was about oil, not WMD, a decade of...
“The 400 of us [here] pay a lower part of our income in taxes than our...”
– Buffett blasts system that lets him pay less tax than secretary - Times Online
Mr Buffett said that he was taxed at 17.7 per cent on the $46 million he made last year, without trying to avoid paying higher taxes, while his secretary, who earned $60,000, was taxed at 30 per cent.
Okay I know...
New U.S. rules allow for unapproved iPhone apps -... →
Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally break electronic locks on their devices in order to download software applications that haven’t been approved by Apple, according to new U.S. government rules announced Monday.
Because if there’s something hackers are all concerned about, it’s staying within the confines of the law according to the end user agreement.
“The Sun Chronicle, a Massachusetts paper, will charge would-be commenters a...”
– US newspaper to charge website commenters (via nikf)
I’m thinking about doing this to some of the dogster/catster blogs. Well not charging, but requiring that people post a link to their pet’s page. Amazing how many people post anonymously when they have something mean to say not realizing their IP...
Taking Web Humor Seriously, Sort Of - NYTimes.com →
An article about ROFLCon in the NYTimes!?! HOORAY! But, just like any internet meme, is it still funny and cool if it’s popular?? ;)
Shakedown: A dance party in every air-conditioned... →
SATURDAY 07.17 | VIDEODROME @ Common Ground | The House That Mod Night Built has been remixed into shiny sequins and ’70s disco beats. Not only does DJ/VJ Craig MacNeil spin the vintage pop — from Klaus Nomi to Bob Welch, with modern dashes of Gaga and Kylie — he also fills the multiple screens with classic and lost TV footage. Try not to stare, it is a dance party.
YAY CRAIG!!
Why Parents Hate Parenting -- New York Magazine →
Before urbanization, children were viewed as economic assets to their parents. If you had a farm, they toiled alongside you to maintain its upkeep; if you had a family business, the kids helped mind the store. But all of this dramatically changed with the moral and technological revolutions of modernity. As we gained in prosperity, childhood came increasingly to be viewed as a protected,...
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Exclusive: Dangermouse & Sparklehorse’s Dark Night Of The Soul feat. David Lynch. - Indie Ear - IFC.com
“Dark Night Of The Soul” was originally the title of a 16th century spiritual work by a Christian monk describing the painful journey made after life into the eternal love of God. But we can set that aside now, for after a long dispute with their record label, this...
WatchRachel Maddow interviews Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, about the complexities in Afghanistan.
WatchRichard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, talks with Rachel Maddow about pruning some of the names from the U.N. terrorism list.
United Farm Workers invite Americans to 'Take Our... →
robot-heart-politics:
pegobry:sexartandpolitics: jasencomstock: azspot:
At least half a million applicants are needed to replace the immigrant workforce, so the union has posted an online application for Americans who want to work on a farm.
Through its Web site, at www.takeourjobs.org, the union promises to connect applicants with farm jobs in their area.
Since June 24, at least 4,000...
“Well, gosh, Biden said. I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t say anything about...”
– Joe Biden, in response to Obama’s calling him out on his mis-statements, in Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime, by John Heilemann & Mark Halperin (via rickwebb)
“Why would I want to be the leader of a party of such assholes?”
– John McCain, in Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime, by John Heilemann & Mark Halperin (via rickwebb)
June 2010
18 posts
IFC and Foursquare Present the IFC Always On,... →
The Always On, Slightly Off Guide to America is your guide to the bars, barges and dinosaur-shaped eateries that matter most to the IFC community, and IFC and Foursquare need your help to put it together. We know that there are some places in the country that only you know about, so if there’s a sushi spot with monkey waiters in tutus you love, we want to hear about it!
I have misplaced my pants.
- Homer Simpson
Let's Get Some Flash On This Bitch →
Your Battle for "Mayor" Just Got a Whole Lot... →
With a quick search, “Be The Mayor!” reveals how many check-ins it will take to oust the current mayor of any location in your city. The site is easy, but not perfect: You need to authorize your foursquare account each time you pull up the site.
Heavy promotion for the site began Tuesday, but it’s been in the works for a while, Rick Webb, one of “Be The Mayor!”s...
May 2010
28 posts
“People who find the Web distasteful — ugly, uncivilized — have nonetheless been...”
– Mind blown. What a crazy, and what I think accurate, thought.
Virginia Heffernan (via soupsoup)
(via katykelley) (via mikehudack
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ooo. Yeah. Dead on. This, by the way, is what I think Steve meant by “Freedom from porn.” Maybe not the porn you want, but that it’s not gonna pop up all the damn...
Common Ground - House White
housewineprimetime:
House Pinot Grigio:
Ashley: ”Transparent, low viscosity (always a plus). Uninviting nose of dishwater. Palate of almost absolutely nothing until 2-3 sips in, at which point there was a bloom of burnt popcorn and tapioca. A quizzical turn to lime, apple, and crayon. Pairs well with a white t-shirt, after being drizzled there by nearby overzealous dancing.”
The Common...
“The most telling thing to me was Google’s tone toward Apple at the event....”
– Lyons, on why he’s switching to Android (via newsweek)
WatchAlive - Goldfrapp | Music Video
Uhhh. WTF??
“Steve Chen worked at Facebook for a few weeks before quitting to do his own...”
– 27 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know About Facebook
