February 2010
cjereneta: I built a single-serving website to... →
cjereneta: I built a single-serving website to help me remember how to spell “Mr. Mxyzptlk” but now I can’t remember the URL.
"Reality is what doesn’t go away when you stop... →
“Reality is what doesn’t go away when you stop believing in it.” - Philip K. Dick
January 2010
7 Real World Heists That Put 'Ocean's... →
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Thomas Blood Steals (and Ruins) the Crown Jewels of England
Leonardo da Vinci's resume →
From the Codex Atlanticus, this is a letter that Leonardo da Vinci wrote in 1482 to the Duke of Milan advertising his services as a “skilled contriver of instruments of war”. From the…
RT @davegorum: It seems like carotene has been in beta forever. Release a stable version, carrots!
Cul de Sac Comic Strip, January 31, 2010 on... →
Kids learn to love living on the edge →
A risk-embracing children’s book initially rejected by US publishers is poised to be a UK bestseller
It is a book that some parents would not want in the house, but a thesis that was rejected…
it ain’t torture when we do it to them, only when... →
Justice Official Clears Bush Lawyers in Torture Memo Probe
Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Newsweek, Jan 29 2010
An upcoming Justice Dept report from its ethics-watchdog unit, the Office of…
Only If I Go Armed →
Girl #1: My boyfriend is so romantic, he’s taking me to a private wine-tasting! Girl #2: Doesn’t that violate your probation? —5th & 7th, Brooklyn Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down |…
davegorum: It seems like carotene has been in beta... →
davegorum: It seems like carotene has been in beta forever. Release a stable version, carrots!
Flickr Photo Download: 13x18_11 →
Secret Banking Cabal Emerges From AIG Shadows:... →
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BusinessWeek!
That the New York Fed, a quasi-governmental body, was able to push around the SEC, an executive-branch agency, deserves a congressional hearing all by itself.
Poetry Daily: Hope, by Shirley Kaufman →
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Through a blue window
I am letting it go, light
having washed its feathers. The sky is a flat sheet
of water reflecting itself,
and when I face its…
weselec: Japan: If It's Taboo To You, There's A... →
weselec: Japan: If It’s Taboo To You, There’s A Good Chance We’ve Already Put It In A Vending Machine
Tinkerer’s Sunset [dive into mark] →
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When DVD Jon was arrested after breaking the CSS encryption algorithm, he was charged with “unauthorized computer trespassing.” That led his lawyers to ask the…
Gray Hair Is Awesome (As Long As It's Fake)... →
Now that even Kate Moss is doing demented granny-hair, there’s no turning back:
(Okay, maybe there is, considering Moss has apparently already lost the touch of gray.) The ironic…
Well, Judging from the Way Your Cubicle Is... →
Office manager: So, what’s beeping down here? Maintenance guy: Well, we think it’s the fire alarm. But we’re not sure… Nashville, Tennessee Overheard by: cubegirl
Alsome | Thumbs…
More Apps, More Problems: How the iPad Will Change... →
It doesn’t really matter what you think of the iPad itself, because love it or loathe it, it will irreversibly change the landscape of the App Store. Here’s how.
Apple Will Finally…
Daring Fireball: Various and Assorted Thoughts and... →
Lastly, a thought regarding the iPad’s aggressive pricing. Apple is obviously leaving money on the table here. They could easily charge $999 as the starting price and have hundreds of people lined…
For Orson Welles's daughter, the world was her... →
What’s most impressive about Christopher Welles Feder’s memoir of her unconventional childhood in the shadow of the Hollywood titan is how gracefully she appears to have emerged from it
In…
JD Salinger: A tribute roundup →
From favourite quotes to speculation over the secret stash of unpublished works, the blogosphere is awash with JD Salinger tributes and anecdotes
Outpourings of prose from what the New York…
CourtneyReimer: The word onomatopoeia is all, "do... →
CourtneyReimer: The word onomatopoeia is all, “do as I say, not as I do.”
Michael Gladis Rates Mad Men Co-Stars' Beards [Mad... →
Though they’re clean-shaven on Mad Men, most Sterling Cooper men have grown off-season beards. Michael Gladis, a.k.a Paul Kinsey, explains: “On the show, everybody wants to imitate …
Neocon likens Israel to ‘police states’ →
A lot to be savored in neocon Jamie Kirchick piece’s in Haaretz on Jared Malsin, the reporter for Ma’an who was deported by Israel last week. There is Kirchick’s frank acknowledgement that young…
Rabbis slam Zionists for instrumentalizing Nazi... →
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Berlin : A group of international anti-Zionist rabbis lambasted Zionists for instrumentalizing the Nazi killings of Jews for their own political agenda.
Addressing…
When Snobs Sing Country Music →
Curly-haired girl: When I think back on all the prestigious internships I had… I really regret how awkward I was. Friend: (nods vigorously) —Union Square Overheard by: Trist Alsome…
As We Fumble Along →
After extensive research of all the baffling, exclamation point-riddled status updates I’ve been seeing on FB and Twitter, I’ve concluded that something either is happening, has happened, or will…
Our Most Frustrating Redesign Ever | The Onion -... →
Burning bright: William Blake →
Philip Pullman reveals that behind William Blake’s brilliant designs for his poems are words that more than stand up to scrutiny on their own
The one thing everyone knows about William Blake…
nevenmrgan: Lol: iWork on the iPad stores your... →
nevenmrgan: Lol: iWork on the iPad stores your files in “My Documents”.
"One’s destination is never a place, but a new way... →
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” - Henry Miller
Soup To Nutz - January 29, 2010 →
Zooey: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name... →
The J.D. Salinger character is pronounced ZOO-ee; actress Zooey Deschanel pronounces it ZOH-ee.
Authors' tributes: 'His great theme was the moral... →
Salinger’s immense fame would seem to be in inverse proportion to his actual output – a single, much-reviled, much-loved and now classic novel
Joyce Carol Oates
No writer in history so…
abigvictory: Tweet like nobody's starring. →
abigvictory: Tweet like nobody’s starring.
Gaming Notes →
There was an exciting post (in my world, at least) over at Plastic Axe about the Rock Band Network, and it featured two videos of Rock Band Network tracks: Flogging Molly and Bill Bruford’s…
nevenmrgan: Every time I've used Pandora:
1.... →
nevenmrgan: Every time I’ve used Pandora: 1. Enter my song 2. Enjoy my song 3. Skip next song 4. Skip next song 5. Skip next song 6. Close Pandora.