June 2008
45 posts
“That’s best seen on the Big Three social networking sites —...”
– - washingtonpost.com
Whatthefuck is a ‘soc-net’ ? Did I seriously miss this linguistic development?
Microsoft & Apple
Came across my attention on the same day. How it all got started:
Gates Without Microsoft
Bill Gates gave Fortune magazine exclusive access to some rare photos from the Microsoft archives - and shared his memories about them.
Steve Wozniak: How it began
Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs in 1976. He remembers how it all began from the Computer History Museum in Silicon...
“The letter was written in 1841 by a young lawyer to his law partner and he wrote...”
– globeandmail.com: ‘We must never give up on the potential of people to recover’
“CARRIE: (V.O.)
Every year, thousands of women move to New York hoping to find...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Excerpts From Sex and the City and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The Hold Steady - "One For The Cutters" →
Great song. Did they release a new album already?
One drop of blood, on immaculate Keds… Mom, do you know where your girl is?
Sophomore accomplice in a turtleneck sweater… Dad, do you know where your kids are?
Sniffing on crystal in cute little cars, getting nailed against dumpsters, behind townie bars.
It’s a cute little town, boutiques and cafes. Her friends all seemed nice, she was...
WatchThe Sad Truth About Relationships
Relationship!! LOLZ!!! (via Jenny McCarthy)
He's Greek, you're Elegant and he's giving you a...
This is kind of priceless aktuly.
A friend of a friend got approached by a guy on the street and they exchanged phone numbers. Soon after she started recieving these messages that got recorded and made their way to our office.
Someone made a little You’re The Man Now Dog thingy out of it, and you should go Listen to It.
My favourite parts:
“I hope it isn’t…...
“The traffic wasn’t moving. I asked him to suggest a French game instead that we...”
– “Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” by Rosecrans Baldwin - The Morning News
I’m in love with Rosencrans’ Paris travelogues on The Morning News. The short format and the funny, astute observations make for a really easy read.
NASA - Bright Chunks at Phoenix Lander's Mars Site... →
Soooo choice!
“Barack Obama is a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. He has one HAND over his HEART at all...”
– Rumors Barack Obama’s campaign shouldn’t try to correct. - By Christopher Beam
“And I submit that this is what the real, no bullshit value of your liberal arts...”
– David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon University
WatchКонтрабанда music video, by Мумий Тролль
For all my russian-speaking peeps, there are 7 tracks from the new Mumiy Troll album available for free streaming on Last.Fm.
“Let’s hear it for the insufferable winners! Yes men! Optimists! You guys...”
– A comment on a ridiculous self-help blog:
7 Habits of Losers - Are Your Buddies Keeping You Back?
“The only pick-up line you should ever use at any time is “Hi, my name is...”
– Balls Deep: A Special Balls Deep Message To The Class Of 2008
Sooo ace.
Oi. Went to Circa last night where Stella Artois was having a launch of some new light beer (thank you Chris for the pass!!) and they had Wyclef Jean perform there.
I’ve only been following his career sporadically in the post-Fugees era, but the man can put on a crazy show! He played classic Fugees songs (including my favourite ‘Ready Or Not’), Bob Marley and other covers -...
“Scepticism is effortful and costly. It is better to be sceptical about matters...”
– Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom
“We didn’t invent car jacking, we just figured out an honest way to make it...”
– Sam Houser, founder Rockstar Games According FBI statistics The yearly earning of the GTA franchise is worth twice the value of cars stolen in the US. via Unconfirmedsources.com
“Fernando Pando” by The Virgins ...