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)