July 2008
55 posts
Go Greyhound, and leave the decapitation to us -... →
I’m starting to love CNN’s bulleted version of their stories.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Man repeatedly stabbed, then decapitated sleeping seat mate, witness says
Other passengers, horrified, got off the Greyhound Canada bus, man says
Greyhound confirms an “incident” on a bus but releases no details
No, I AM Lodwikus!
david:
No, I’m Jakob Lodwick!
Swizz Beatz - That Oprah
Swizz Beatz freestyle...
From: meichenf@[redacted]
Subject: Show Idea
Date: July 30, 2008 6:44:46 PM EDT
To: driordan@[redacted]
I couldn’t sell your show to a room full of retarded monkeys. The good news is your Fox pitch meeting is on monday. See you in LA. ~Matt
“AMERICANS today spend almost as much on bandwidth — the capacity to move...”
– Tim Wu (via azspot)
The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades:... →
When Andy Baio posted a 1987 internal video from Apple predicting the year 1997, I was instantly reminded of the accompanying video from Bill Gates’ 1995 tome, The Road Ahead.
So here they are - in…
When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth →
This is one of my favorite Cory Doctorow (yes of BoingBoing) short stories
(via azspot)
The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades →
When Andy Baio posted a 1987 internal video from Apple predicting the year 1997, I was instantly reminded of the accompanying video from Bill Gates’ 1995 tome, The Road Ahead.
So here they are - in…
Google Street View, Medical Marijuana, Privacy, &... →
Particularly interesting in light of the recent New Yorker piece behind the scenes of the California Medical Marijuana economy.
Michelle and Barry Obama: The Brangelina of... →
On Douchebags →
Origin: Henry Miller?
Also: “The ‘douche’ part is feminine, and the ‘bag’ part is masculine. Someone who is ‘douchey’ has taken on the feminizing aspects of the taste culture — hair gel, spray-on tan — but the ‘bag’ part implies a masculine creepiness, a ‘perv’ factor that is about posturing and sticking tongues toward...
WatchDocumentary - The Making of Mad Men
RJD2 & Aceyalone - A Beautiful Mine (Mad Men...
“And when our artistic community is ready to show that sometimes men must kill in...”
– What Bush and Batman Have in Common - WSJ.com
WHAT?!
David Cameron and Barack Obama: Time for change... →
Tory leader David Cameron and Barack Obama certainly have a lot in common, including a shared belief that “thinking time” and relaxation are essential to fulfilling the offices they both aspire to.
““You should be on the beach,” [British Conservative Party Leader...”
– Tory leader David Cameron and Barack Obama on the essential values of relaxing and its critical place in decision-making and creativity.
(via ABC’s Political Punch blog)
WatchThe Virtues of Design By Committee
Defense Letters - For Parking Tickets, Speeding... →
Having gotten our fair share of parking/speeding tickets (or at least my fair share), Gruen and I decided it was time to create a place for people to pool their knowledge and success.
WatchThis is for you, Allie
Gossip Girl to Stream Online Again →
(via mdfsmash)
Such good news!
“As I walked past the thousands of mostly young people waiting to hear Obama, I...”
– NNS (thanks, Scott Heiferman) (via marco)
App Store vs. apt-store →
Being a completely new linux user used to suck. Not because there wasn’t much software for it, but as a completely new user, it was difficult to install the software you wanted. Software had to be…
John McCain: The Story Of Crocs Is The Story Of... →
I linked this before, but this deserves its own post.
DaveRiordan.com: Old and Busted. New Hotness. Or... →
Hulu: Hey Kids - Watch This!
“So is email in danger? No. It’s still great for business. It’s just not that...”
– sarahcpr » Email is So Fall 2007
LITTLE JONATHAN WINERY →
It appears the first vintage from Lil Jon’s winery (yes that ‘Lil Jon) is ready.
Nothing says classy like “YEEEEAAAAH”
“The initial name of the show, “Let’s Talk Sandwiches”, was changed before the...”
– Joey (TV series) - Wikipedia (via rickyv)
This seems to be a clear cut case of Wikiality.
Science: We're happier if our choices are... →
Marketers: start your engines
Official Google Blog: Our Googley advice to... →
This is enough to make me believe in Google again.
Medialets: Changing the mobile ad space →
ranajune:
magerleagues:
What is one device that everyone has? It’s not a TV, not a computer, or not even a laundry machine (me). But we all got cellphones. More and more of us are getting iPhones too, and with the…
Michael Bay's Rejected "The Dark Knight" Script →
This. Is. Brilliant.