September 2011
1 post
Do You Remember Ricky Tikki Tavi?
Classic material from the John Eaton Elementary school days. Holds up remarkably well. Is that Orson Wells narrating in the background?
February 2010
3 posts
Little-Known Secret to Typing Contractions on...
seoulbrother:
freitag:
When you’re typing on your iPhone or iPod Touch and you were to type W E R E and hit space it’ll think you typed “were” but if you type W E R E E and hit space, that’s not a word and it’ll default to “we’re.” There are other contracted words where that works but you kind of have to discover them, such as I L L L = I’ll.
I’ve used this tip extensively in the last week...
Greg Kauss on cynicism, accepting baldness and... →
A must read for anyone who’s had the urge to confide in your younger-self.
Places Nerds Have Lived
mrgan:
The garage (1976)
The IT lab (1988)
Mom’s basement (1994)
The cubicle (1998)
The foosball room or, like, whatever you want! (1999)
A smaller cubicle (2001)
The coffee shop (2004)
The big, minimalist, DWR-furnished office (2009)
The garage (2016)
November 2009
3 posts
WatchIDEO tackles climate change at livingclimatechange.com.
September 2009
1 post
The iPhone Prequel →
June 2009
1 post
HUMAN GIANT ON ITUNES
paulscheer:
I just saw this….
Apple’s iTunes Store has launched a summertime comedy promotion giving away five full-length episodes of some popular TV comedies… for free. Dozens more episodes are being virtually given away at just 99 cents a pop.
Getting the gratis treatment are some ensemble half-hours with strong cult followings, including “Arrested Development,” “Human Giant,” “Reno 911!,”...
April 2009
2 posts
“…That’s what comedy is. It’s being true to what you are...”
– BEA ARTHUR via NPR Fresh Air
March 2009
1 post
February 2009
2 posts
1 tag
“Cedric Price famously said that the best solution to an architectural problem...”
– an OpEd by Julie V. Iovine in The Architect’s Newspaper (via ArchNewsNow)
January 2009
14 posts
Aretha Franklin's Hat Flickr Pool
mashable:
Social media takes a turn for the irreverent. Love it or loathe it (I loved it!) Aretha Franklin’s hat was the talk of the inaugural town….now some Flickr users have formed a pool devoted to the remarkable headpiece. My faves:
The Tom Cruise one is hilarious.
“But while our president-elect, seated stage right, showed steely resolve by...”
– Sasha and Malia: America’s Adorable New Statler and Waldorf
Because it wouldn't fit in my little Twitter...
liana:
Trying to find a liquor store in Beverly Hills is like searching for the Hope Diamond. Full of deception, one-way streets, rich people in funny hats — and when you finally get to the end there’s an old woman who’s pissed all over everything.
Whoa.
recommended Kung Pow: Enter The Fist on @boxee.... →
“You know what the trouble is, Brucey? We used to make shit in this country,...”
– Frank Sobotka from The Wire
vmarinelli:
Sam Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come.*
...
“…. Loelia Ponsonby, the third wife of the Second Duke of Westminster,...”
– from The Telegraph
December 2008
7 posts
1600 Pennsylvania Avenues →
Creator of the Obama logo →
- via cameron.io
“If any of you guys know Styx, ask what they’d charge to fight each other...”
– hotdogslaides
WNYC - Radiolab » Race →
Who are we?
Sweet & Dirty.
mad decent worldwide radio #37...
