September 2008
33 posts
yes
i mean, anyone paying attention to mine would think that i have asperger’s. actually, the other night a psych major at nyu just told me that straight up w/o the status updates.
i dunno.
pith:
Someone told me that looking at my [twitter, facebook, etc] updates recently, that I seem really angry and irritable. Is that true? It if is, it makes me sad, more so than actually being angry and...
“Sebadoh: Bubble and Scrape Deluxe Edition
It says: Plucked from the detritus of...”
– Buddyhead » Blog Archive » Dr. Wilhem VonSchusterbauer’s Magnificent Pitchfork Translation Apparatus
The most entitled generation →
Find a job you don’t hate, because there is no retirement for us, kids.
Graphic design is pretty decent. BONUS IRONY FOR FINANCE KIDS: All you douchebags can learn Powerpoint to design charts that explain how you fucked up.
“Mr. Chairman, we have in this country one of the most corrupt institutions the...”
– McFadden’s Attempts to Abolish the Federal Reserve System :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website
Rebranding Vegetables
Today at brunch a woman on the sidewalk started harassing all the patrons and singing about how great it is to be vegan and cruelty-free, and distributing PETA literature on vegetarianism. I raised the bacon on my fork in support of her activist effort.
OK, veganism and especially vegan sidewalk activism outside 7A is pretty silly, but it did make me consider vegetarianism, or, specifically, how...
“Let me break it down for you. Obama is 47, McCain is 72. If you are 47 or...”
– Freakoutnomics: The Financial Crisis, In 15 Easy Links
hipsterrunoff:
John Brown - Sarah Palin (I Wanna...
8tracks Issues + New Facebook →
Hey Syd! Thanks for taking some time to check out 8tracks.
The shuffling thing is a bitch, I agree, but that’s part of the compulsory small webcaster license. We’re talking to congressmen about trying to get that kind of thing sorted out. DMCA is a tricky beast.
The annoying duplicates is a problem, agreed, which will hopefully be fixed by song detection through music...
“Carles says:
Xanga is for AZNs. Blogger is for generic people who post 3 times...”
I AM THE DESTROYER →
I generally consider psychology to be about a half step above voodoo in the scientific validity scale, but I like the way this guy breaks things down.
thegovernment:
Does anyone have any good advice on where to buy a toilet seat? My budget is between $4000 and $6000 (including installation).
Thanks.
-Govt.
The Tiberius Gambit →
claytoncubitt:
“It can be useful to look at what happened to the succession of power once ancient Rome made the transition from republic to empire under Julius Caesar. I think of it as the Tiberius Gambit. Each emperor did his best to ensure that the one who followed him could never rival his achievements. And it was a short step indeed for Tiberius to inflict the egregious Caligula on the...
“Orchard CEO calls for audit of “grossly incompetent” SoundExchange”
– RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter: RAIN 9/11: Orchard CEO calls for audit of “grossly incompetent” SoundExchange
EXILED ONLINE - MANKIND’S ONLY ALTERNATIVE » Is... →
Nice one CNN.
Are You Registered? →
Everyone do this please. These gallup polls have me scared.
blakeley:
verenasays:
I don’t know if anyone else is as retarded as I am, but I have been seriously confused about whether I was registered to vote. And if I was, where? And if I wasn’t, how to fix it. Anyway, a friend forwarded me this link and it’s like Voter Registration for Dummies. Seriously. They even use soothing pastel colors...
“It is easy to become unsettled by privacy-eroding aspects of awareness tools....”
– I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive Thompson - NYTimes.com
Man I can’t wait til the singularity. I wonder if facebook will let me add my own flickr tab then.
“When she dealt drugs, she writes in her memoir, no one came up and said,...”
– When pretend is real: exclusive interview with stars of The Wire | Media | The Guardian
gutdesign.com | gustaw dmowski →
really good work
printUtopia.com →
Jesus christ I finally found a printer with an online interface which will do spot inks.
