2008

More Wine Please

Is Your Boss a Psychopath?

“Here’s the math as I see it for brand Hillary: The...”
— Seth Godin: Sunk costs,...

“We’ve got to get off oil.”
— President Bush at the Irony...

Lost: The Time-Loop Theory

confessionsMy radio station just rick-rolled me.  NEVER...

“I can’t stand her voice anymore, she makes me angry.”
— My mom when I asked her why...

“As for countering what she sees as the empty Obama brand of...”
— The Audacity of Hopelessness -...

Obama: 152, Hillary: 20

Stanford Drops Tuition for Qualifying...

Vote for experience.

Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?

National Geographic: New Species of Leopard.

“Students learn that private companies destroy jobs while...”
— - Europe’s Philosophy of...

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How we spend.

dailymeh: From an anonymous protest against Scientology. ...

Dan Quayle - Wikiquote

“People here don’t have to work. Every week, sometimes...”
— Source: Catch of the Day:...

marco: (via david) This was awesome. It’s fun trying to...

Clooney: The Golden Age of Film is Lost.

rach: Lisa Robinson, Solo. 2005 Part of a series called...

Francis Bacon’s Triptych 1974-77 sells for 26.34...

Romney Drops Out

#tumblrs

Vidar: have you talked to him about it already
nstrich: who? and about what?
Vidar: you know
Vidar: did you talk to the guy about the thing
nstrich: i'm afraid i don't
Join us... #tumblrs on freenode.

Tell Me This Is One Of Those Internet Pranks....

Source: Romy Schneider.  A private road in Napa, CA.

NOOOOOOOOO, not Willard :(

I thought The New York Times was good

marco: …until recently. What triggered this particular post about Super Tuesday: […] the...

Source: Independent.co.uk A vast expanse of “plastic...

“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to...”
— Barack Obama (via hrrrthrrr)...

“Soldiers love Ron and Barack, and lobbyists love Sen....”
— Source: Political Punch.  This...

“Ophelia is not so far off after all — in a sense she...”
— - Sources: LA Times Op-Ed by...

The new AGV trains are set to travel 1,000km (600 miles) in...

Lawrence Lessig on Barack Obama

Sorting Algorithm Visualizer

My Two Cents

verenasays: Clinton, Obama, Obama, Clinton? I have no idea. However, this op-ed piece in the Times...

A note on how the rest of the country lives

“The survey found that 47 percent thought the 12th century...”
— Brits losing their grip on...

Microsoft will go into debt to finance...

bijan: Microsoft has $21B in cash but will likely have to raise debt to finance the Yahoo...

Giants Win.  Tremendous finish and great display by the...

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“Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a...”
— Walter Chrysler (via Tumbl.us)...

A Day in the Life of a Cat and Dog

Awesome.   Source. Edited:  I changed the click-through to...

“Exxon Mobil delivered its strongest performance ever last...”
— New York Times: Exxon Mobil...

rach: The New Yorker’s Eustace Tilly contest may be...

The surge is working??

“No more yes men and women in the White House, because I’m...”
— Barack Obama (via Dan) (via...

Obama's Money Machine

“Plaintiffs in the case include Warner, MGM, Columbia...”
— Oh the irony.  Source: BBC -...

NY Times: Edwards Is Out

“But the company has declined to do banner ads, said Newmark....”
— Craigslist founder talks about...

Apathy.

“I had just been asked a question — I don’t...”
— Washington Post:...

Domino Effect. This is going to hurt. Source:...

Buying Justice

As advanced as our justice system is, it appears common sense is still lacking when it comes to...

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marco: “I feel safer!” By Clay Bennett (thanks, cowboyo)

I’ve come up with a New Years Resolution! I haven’t been drinking Coke for the last...

#tumblrs Quote Database

“Nor did it help when The Times of London cynically sponsored...”
— New York Times - Britain Seeks...

40 yrs since Tet (this week) — nevver

“There’s been a few times when people have said, ‘I...

Stormy Morning.  Source: diglips on Flickr.

Clinton Attempting to Steal Excluded MI and...

The NY Times Endorses Hillary and McCain

“The real Mr. Giuliani, whom many New Yorkers came to know...”
—  New York Times

Click to clean your screen

by Sean Wood via candywrapper — didyouevernotice

Why users should not be CEOs

Wanted to answer these: Tumblr’s Future and why 21 year olds should not be CEOs and...

At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee (thanks, Marc...

Source: reddit;  Permalink to the comment.

Last.fm Announcement: Free On-Demand Music...

Source: Sepultura on Flickr

kaukasische spezialität (via Kiyo) — marco

Fed Slashes rates by 3/4ths of a point

“Just don’t move to Dreamhost.”
— Hendrik’s comment on the...

Democratic Debate Recap

Clinton: Barack did <something bad here>
Obama: No I didn't. <insert explanation here>
Edwards: Can I talk now? I've never taken a dime from lobbyists or special interest groups.
I think I caught a policy question in the first 5 minutes, but I'm probably mistaken.

Really truly sorry.

Stewart Blasts Media Coverage Of Debates,...

Progress! Source: found via reddit

I’m in Page Six Magazine today if you happen to get...

Two of my favorites made one.

“The electromagnetic field surrounding the power lines is...

Testing iPhone icons — david The red Tumblr one is best. 

I made a couple more Garfield minus Garfield… —...

A Life in Pictures

Here’s lookin at you kid.  Source: jwiphotography

LOL - I wonder if this person is making a joke, or actually...

Which Macbook?

Does the media (specifically the news media) have a responsibility to be fair, impartial and...

44% of people disbelieve statements by...

My Sweet 1962 Ford Anglia — nevver

“Port Authority is the physical version of MySpace.”
— Dan Meth at lunch

It’s almost here… Source: Economist 

John Brissenden: How unfair to men with erections, people...

Library of Congress is on Flickr! 

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via Boing Boing

“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the [Amazon Kindle] is,...”
— Steve Jobs

I bet the Air becomes Apple's flagship...

I’ve been using Apple laptops pretty much exclusively for the last ten years (all the way back...

Would You Take a Tumblr With This Man? | The New York...

Maserati Quattroporte Collezione Cento. Only a 100...

“The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as...”
— - John McCain.  Source:...

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Promenade, Francesco Arresta. (via photorama, a site about...

We got a quesadilla maker for Christmas. I was skeptical at...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA(pizdaus.com e vanz) — hurley —...

Died In A Blogging Accident | Laughing Squid —...

A Scathing Attack on Facebook and its...

“How can someone who’s so socially awkward make a...”
— Amy on Zuck’s 60 Minutes...

Designing Haven, I’m taking a cue from Zach, who...

FactCheck.org: Does the person with the most...

Live Music.

Weapons Grade Fail.  Complete with LoTR reference.

から ffffound & JVincent — nevver

Lucky Dice Airlines

rubenfm asks, “If they want to get us, they’re still going to get us, but not through...

Kucinich requests recount of New Hampshire...

MacWorld keynote leaked?

Sony-BMG partners with Amazon

I have to stop redesigning so often.  I like this look though so maybe I’ll stick to it. ...

Someone at McDonald’s Switzerland is a Rolling Stones...

Perpenduum — nevver

Someone just referred to Williamsburg as “Silicon Ghetto”. — david

via American Copywriter — didyouevernotice

I Got What America Needs Right Here

The Guardian: Owned by no one | Ads of the World: Creative...

More Ruby Frameworks

Merb Ramaze I’ve moved away from Ruby on Rails over the past few months, but really enjoy Ruby...

Microsoft brainwashing children — david

“As a result, the music business built huge systems. They...”
— Seth’s Blog: Music...

“US Navy warships are parked a few miles off the coast of...”
— Provocation in the Strait of...

Mareen took this on our Cabo trip. —...