March 2008
54 posts
An Empty Edinburgh - A Photographic Study →
Delightful urban study shot on an LC-A+.
February 2008
46 posts
What is this, 2000?
But it’ll always be 1999 in my heart.
No, what I’m saying is today marks one year on Tumblr, one year of these here random pieces. My first post here didn’t make any sense, but that’s okay. Coherency has never been the policy here.
“The web doesn’t forget.”
– Seth Godin (via cubicle17) (via david)
…What? The FUCK it doesn’t. It forgets all the time. People have memory and questionable ones at that. Stop making the web into some sort of Big Brother. And stop turning it into a soundbite.
Watchglass:
Jonathan Coulton performs “Still Alive” in Rock Band at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. Featuring Veronica Belmont, Leo Laporte, and Merlin Mann. Link via waxy
Leo! TIGHTEN UP, SON*!!
(*What I’d imagine my bassist friend Nik would say in this instance.)
Louis Bayard reviews "Reasons to Believe," by John... →
(Thanks to Stephen for the link.)
Watch5min - Penn & Teller Explain Cups & Balls - Video, via JPD
“I should’ve figured it. / Don’t give me degrees, / I’ve been...”
– The Aislers Set, “Long Division”
Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame... →
Wired Mag article. People are dicks on the internet: nothing new there. Some people have an organized reason behind it: hmm.
Wikipedia Idiots: The Edit Wars of San Francisco →
(Entitled “Wikipidiots” in the print version.) Given my shift in thinking about such topics as “everyone on the internet has an opinion” over the last year, this article really resonated with me. And made me flat out laugh.
Horny Werewolf Day →
via illtemper. Says Warren Ellis: Happy Valentine’s Day to all. And to those who hate the day, I say this: Valentine’s Day is a Christian corruption of a pagan festival involving werewolves, blood and fucking. So wish people a happy Horny Werewolf Day and see what happens. I was going to say that I wished I had a t-shirt today that said “Breaking up is for lovers,” but Horny...
MC Hammer Blog: WOW...Dancing..Dancejamin' →
I had wondered if MC Hammer knew that male orcs in World of Warcraft follow some of his signature steps. Apparently he does, and he digs all the dancing. Cool.
Cat Armor Is Awesome, My Cat Wants Some -... →
And your dad's a Friendster
Nik: tumblr does have that whole following thing.
Nik: Which I guess it stole from twitter
Nik: ?
Jason: From anything
Jason: livejournal
Nik: Oh! I wouldn't know.
Nik: I'm so out of touch with all that.
Jason: Your MOM's a livejournal!
Nik: :O
:O
davidslog.com/random →
(via david) Only reblogging this because it works for everyone. Check out a random post from this here tumblelog.
Votes Count, a post by The Infamous Brad →
It’s true. It matters. Sometimes it really does come down to a few votes. You never know. Brad’s breakdown of Missouri’s election math sounds like a huge margin, but I’ve heard of smaller ones.
Look, here’s how I think of it: there is no other point in day-to-day life where governments go out of their way to ask you, “Hey, so, what do you think?” And all...
Ernie was working from a cafe where two guys were...
Ernie: i heard the phrase "you can't tap that"
Ernie: and trust me
Ernie: not in the same way that, say, gay men or rappers say "you can't tap that"
On Assignment - Staff writers’ notes in the moment →
Linking this because today, my friend George has been blogging Primary-related bits from Oakland and the East Bay. Fun stuff.
“Dude… they’re only left with On the Block at this point.”
– My pal Vanessa on hearing that New Kids on the Block are rumored to be reuniting.
UbuWeb Sound - Komar and Melamid & Dave Soldier -... →
From 1997, comes questionable statistics leading to what could be the most wanted and most unwanted songs ever written. Count me as part of the 200 that would actually like the latter. Take a listen and read up on the process.
