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?
Jun 26th
Jun 26th
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...
Jun 25th
“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’
Jun 24th
Jun 24th
3 notes
Jun 24th
Jun 23rd
“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.
Jun 23rd
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...
Jun 23rd
Jun 22nd
171 notes
WatchWatch
The Sad Truth About Relationships Relationship!! LOLZ!!! (via Jenny McCarthy)
Jun 20th
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…...
Jun 20th
“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.
Jun 20th
1 note
Jun 20th
NASA - Bright Chunks at Phoenix Lander's Mars Site... →
Soooo choice!
Jun 20th
Jun 20th
Jun 19th
Jun 19th
Jun 18th
Jun 18th
“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
Jun 18th
“And I submit that this is what the real, no bullshit value of your liberal arts...”
– David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon University
Jun 16th
WatchWatch
Контрабанда 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.
Jun 16th
Jun 16th
“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?
Jun 16th
Jun 16th
“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
Jun 14th
Jun 14th
Jun 13th
3 notes
Jun 12th
Jun 11th
Jun 11th
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 -...
Jun 11th
Jun 5th
Jun 5th
11 notes
Jun 4th
Jun 4th
Jun 4th
Jun 4th
Jun 3rd
Jun 3rd
“Scepticism is effortful and costly. It is better to be sceptical about matters...”
– Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom
Jun 3rd
“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
Jun 3rd
Jun 2nd
Listen“Fernando Pando” by The Virgins ...
Jun 2nd