February 2012
11 posts
one day at a time: ODE TO THE G TRAIN →
abangupjob:
Your metal doors do not like diamonds glow,
And few admire your bright green neon face
You travel not where I most yearn to go,
And at a slow and steady snail-like pace.
Our schedules seem forever out of sync,
When I arrive of course you will have gone,
I patiently await you on the brink,
…
I love the G train. Not the waits so long I wonder if service has been...
January 2012
22 posts
John's Tumblr: It's Tough to Compete with Simple →
lilly:
Yesterday we met with a very talented entrepreneur who said this:
“It’s tough to compete with simple.”
He was talking about their product and how hard they’re working to make some basic human needs & expressions as simple as possible — and how if you can crack that nut, it’s very, very hard for…
“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)
“10 million people contacted Congress, Wales said. “That’s not an abuse of power,...”
– Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, responding to MPAA chairman Christopher Dodd’s claim that SOPA blackout was “an abuse of power.” (via wilwheaton)
That thing where
jumonz:
The stuff that used to feel good kinda feels crummy, and the stuff that felt crummy feels pretty good now. I wish there was a word for that.
“Growing”?
“Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your...”
– Jonathan Coulton is wise.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/
(via neil-gaiman)
I wish I had summed it up so smartly. But you know me: talk talk talk.
(via areasofmyexpertise)
WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: PIPA In A Nutshell →
wilwheaton:
Stolen from Fark, which has the best SOPA/PIPA protest I’ve seen today:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41911.pdf - provides the absolute best summary I’ve seen of the bill, if you don’t want to read the actual bill itself. It also states the concerns about the bill.
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WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: I am not a hacker. →
stryker:
But in my recent research, I’ve talked with a lot of them. Not just the “lololol we r legion” kind either. The real deal. Guys who now work for McAfee or run their own security contracting firms. When I asked them about whether further government restrictions on internet behavior,…
“Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the...”
– Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on CNBC. (via wilwheaton)
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with rock at all. It’s overlooked. And...”
– Dave Grohl, on why “rock is dead” claims are bullshit.
More of our convo with the always mouthy Foo Fighters frontman.
(via billboard)
My love for Dave Grohl is a complicated thing that kind of totally circles around THIS.
(via jumonz)
Schneier on Security: The TSA Proves its Own... →
wilwheaton:
Have you wondered what $1.2 billion in airport security gets you? The TSA has compiled its own “Top 10 Good Catches of 2011”:
10) Snakes, turtles, and birds were found at Miami (MIA) and Los Angeles (LAX). I’m just happy there weren’t any lions, tigers, and bears…
[…]
3) Over 1,200 firearms were discovered at TSA checkpoints across the nation in 2011. Many guns are found loaded...
John's Tumblr: What's bothering me about the SOPA... →
lilly:
There are 3 things that have really been bothering me about how the SOPA/PIPA discussion has been going so far.
it’s not a discussion at all — it’s people calling each other names.
it’s highly likely to have a result that is unhelpful at best, and insanely destructive at worst
we’re building a…
Rep. Lamar Smith Decides Lying About, Insulting... →
wilwheaton:
It appears that SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith has decided that his best strategy continues to be to ignore any and all criticism of SOPA and pretend that none of it “is legitimate.” That’s kinda funny since we’ve shown, in great detail, where many of the problems in the bill are (see here,here and here for example — all of which cite specific language from the bill). And yet,...
December 2011
12 posts
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I...
Watchlookatthisfrakkinggeekster:
13 years ago the 1998 Christmas episode of SNL predicted Jimmy Fallon would be hosting tonight?! (Too bad the writers didn’t get the correct date) Hopefully there will be some callbacks to the skit. I’m hoping for John Goodman…
On the one hand, we could believe no one bothered to check whether December 12, 2011 was a Saturday.
On the other hand, we could believe...
November 2011
20 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Lady Gaga (15)
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (2)
Tony Bennett & Faith Hill (1)
Tony Bennett & Carrie Underwood (1)
Tony Bennett & Sheryl Crow (1)
Imported from Last.fm…
“In general, we think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy...”
– Gabe Newell, via /. (via wilwheaton)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Katy Perry (84)
Childish Gambino (26)
Lost in the Trees (22)
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper (15)
Local Natives (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
