March 2009
58 posts
Doves - Black and White Town
“An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has...”
– Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged (411) [From a larger monologue on money]
“Shoot out the window there, say goodbye to the greatest chefs on earth. No one...”
– Anthony Bordain, No Reservations: Spain (S04E17)
startio:
Sarah Lane reviews start.io on last...
Last.fm to adopt paid subscription model →
Today we’re announcing an upcoming change to the way Last.fm Radio works in some parts of the world. In the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, nothing will change. In all other countries, listening to Last.fm Radio will soon require a subscription of €3.00 per month. There will be a 30 track free trial, and we hope this will convince people to subscribe and keep listening to the radio....
“Increasingly uncomfortable audience sources have also confirmed that the...”
– Oh No, Performers Coming Into Audience | The Onion “Their makeup looks way scarier under normal lighting,” one theater patron whispered. “Especially that one kid playing the old man.”
Wow...
reaganomixxx:
This is a real e-mail sent by the vice president of the company where I work to every employee.
“A packet of popcorn was dangling from the machine this morning and seems to have fallen. It looks like someone took the popcorn from the machine and didn’t advance the empty spot where the popcorn once belonged. If you picked up the popcorn and plan on keeping it, the right thing to...
“If it’s a firewall between you and your broken dreams you’re looking for; if all...”
– UNREMITTING FAILURE: Paid Advertisement (via nevver)
“I walked up to a three-star general on Wednesday and asked him if he could help...”
– Computer Experts Unite to Hunt Worm - NYTimes.com
So..
I wonder how many pitches at SXSW started with “So..”
Anyone else impatiently anticipating the death of this trend?
WatchType video - “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior (created by Gustavo Garcia) (via Vimeo)
The Sherlock that never weeps
Adam: then maybe you're not ready for the high energy of the City that Never Apples
Adam: wait
Adam: that's not right
pocket: yeah, maybe I'm just not cut out for the Windy Apple
Adam: that's seattle, idiot
pocket: I meant the Sears Tower
pocket: I mean the Alamo
pocket: maybe I'm just not cut out for the Alamo
Adam: you really don't know your Indonesian history, do you
I miss oink
I just learned that it’s more efficient to install locks that take key’s teeth pointing upwards, because the dirt that builds up inside is more likely to fall to the bottom. Shneat.
The funny thing about my house is that during the spring and summer months, I have to open my windows to warm up the inside. If you’ve ever been in a cave, I can tell you that walking through my front door gives you the same sensation as descending into the earth. In a lot of ways, my house is like Batman’s lair.
Obama : Wealth Destroyer
dalasverdugo:
optimisto:
Wealth in its current cultural context doesn’t mean happiness through well-being and health. It represents greed and inequality.
The majority of the world’s wealthiest humans haven’t contributed the most to humanity, they’ve just found the best way to game the rest of us and the system.
Assuming the current monetary system was created as objectively well-intentioned...
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write...”
– Benjamin Franklin
Danielson - Did I Step On Your Trumpet
Peter: noir - no infrared
Peter: fritz lang HATED infrared
Adam: yes, that is what it means
Peter: "I can't see this shit!" - Fritz Lang, on infrared
“Mike wants to go on the booze cruise. Mike, you could pledge $30,000 and...”
– Tom Scharpling - WFMU Pledge Marathon
