January 2011
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Watchecgroom:
Watch: @SaulWilliams: “Explain My Heart” via twentyfourbit:
It’s been three years since Saul Williams’ last Trent Reznor-produced album dropped as an In Rainbows-esque free-or-five-dollar release, and now the poet/singer/rapper’s first official follow-up LP is on the way. Speaking to Miles Marshall Lewis, Williams revealed that his latest studio effort, Volcanic Sunlight, was recorded...
“Oh. I have that brownie still in the fridge from yesterday. I guess I’ll get out...”
– A brownie was my only inspiration to leave my bed this morning. This is where my life’s at, currently. (via sade)
I am right there with you today. Brownies for breakfast. YUM!
“Web developers have tried to compensate for this problem by creating IPv6...”
– FoxNews.com - The Internet Is Nearly Out of IP Addresses
Fox News. Yup. Informed.
“I’ve also got a mental library of stock academic phrases: “A close consideration...”
– Fascinating read about the vast industry of cheating at all levels of college.
The Shadow Scholar - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
(via Instapaper)
“So: dark, small, stroby, headache inducing, alienating. And expensive. The...”
– Why 3D doesn’t work and never will. Case closed. - Roger Ebert’s Journal
I’m already there. And all it took me was staring at a 3D television at Best Buy for two minutes.
(via Instapaper)
Rands In Repose: Interview: Marco Arment →
Two very smart people talking to each other. Well worth the read.
(via Instapaper)
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Greater Than Lapsed: Watched: The Kids Are All... →
Quoting from greaterthanlapsed. She sums up my feelings on this terrible pile of filth better than I can.
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
I hated this movie and didn’t see what others saw in it to nominate it for awards. It was brutally terrible.
Laser is… named fucking Laser. I looked the movie up on IMDB to make sure I spelled all the actors’ names right, and found out that what I...
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PSA: Why your iPad won't charge in your car →
Having lost power all of last night and trying to charge my iPad and iPhone in the car for entertainment and alarm clock purposes respectively. The iPhone charged like a champ and woke me up this morning. The iPad didn’t charge at all. Though it’s bluetoothless, wirelessless battery life was a champ for going all night.
I wish I had known about this last night. So now I share it with...
“ Leave note: “MORE SOAP PLEASE” and $5 bill in bathroom
Tip...”
– This will not stay in Vegas - Vegas gift wife | Ask MetaFilter
It’s all about the soap (and has nothing to do with Fight Club).
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PSA: Blocking Tumblr Spammers →
Tumblr Dot Com Slash Block
It will make you happier.
“The National Journal was keeping tight-lipped about how it obtained the speech,...”
– State of the Union Address Got an Unscripted Leak - NYTimes.com
Is this the political equivalent to posting “FIRST” in a comment thread?
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What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!
jessiechar:
You’re a really hard worker
Your time is poorly managed
You don’t know what to do with your life
Your boss knows you’re gullible
At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food
You send out work emails at inappropriate hours
You have no perspective on life
You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function
You have very little self-respect
Your salary should be higher,...
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Ron Swanson's Pyramid of Greatness (PDF) →
Print it. Love it. Cherish it.
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Help Desk Satisfaction →
Today seems like a good time to repost this.
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Art Versus Industry - Devour
Art Versus Industry - Devour
This song has been on repeat all day. It’s helping me get through today. Just listen to it. It will help you feel better. And maybe dance a little.
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“Nathan Harrington, a Salem native, bested 3.1 million competitors to finish No....”
– Salem man is on top of the fantasy football world » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA
What a great story!
Octopus Iphone Case
octopoda:
i found that and thought you might like it. :)
(submitted by falloutchix.)
Ah, this makes me wish I had an Iphone!
I want it! It’s killing me with cute octopi!
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Android Apps I Use and Love
With the growing discontent with AT& T and the holidays there have been a flood of new Android users in the world. Being that I’ve had my Motorola Droid for about a year, I’ve gotten asked for recommendations about apps from a couple of friends. Instead of continuing to resend the same email, I thought I’d share my list here.
All of these applications are usable on a stock, unrooted Android...
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Android
I’ve been working on an Android app recommendation post that (assuming the queue works) will get published tomorrow morning.
It’s 2500 words and 42 apps in all and I hope you enjoy it.
Colbert's Incredible Palin Rant →
tristn:
barthel:
It is great, but it’s not a rant, it’s a tightly controlled piece of criticism. This is an extremely well-written bit of sarcasm, like a NYT Book Review pan of Sarah Palin’s entire career - cutting, witty, dry, acerbic, precise. It’s the lack of ranty rage that makes this good. Rather than yell about Palin, he’s simply dismissing her entire life in a minute and a half, and...
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Get a $20 Amazon gift card for $10! →
Today’s LivingSocial deal will get you $10 at Amazon for the price of $10. Limit 1 per person, you do not have to be in Washington DC to take advantage of this offer.
Today only. Get free money, I have!
“I think that if everyone stopped worrying about whether what they said was...”
– Well said!
Being Yourself Online — Ian P. Hines
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“I think that if everyone stopped worrying about whether what they said was...”
– Well said!
Being Yourself Online — Ian P. Hines
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Reverb10 Day 12: Body Integration
January 15 – Body Integration This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? (Author: Patrick Reynolds)
I wrestled with one for a long time. I went back and forth about whether I wanted to or could write this one up. But I want to complete all the prompts no matter how long...
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Reverb10 Day 12: Body Integration
January 15 – Body Integration This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? (Author: Patrick Reynolds)
I wrestled with one for a long time. I went back and forth about whether I wanted to or could write this one up. But I want to complete all the prompts no matter how long...
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Reverb10 Day 11: 11 Things
December 11 – 11 Things What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? (Author: Sam Davidson)
1. Physical Media. What started in 2009 when I gave away every single CD I owned to a Thrift Store, about 90 in all continues in 2010. I have no purchased a physical DVD all year, all my music is now...
“Recently I discovered that spouses, like computers, must be booted up before...”
– How often do you need to reboot your wife? Mins listens at first but I lose her about a minute in.
Scott Adams Blog: Marital Deafness 01/12/2011
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“Recently I discovered that spouses, like computers, must be booted up before...”
– How often do you need to reboot your wife? Mine listens at first but I lose her about a minute in.
Scott Adams Blog: Marital Deafness 01/12/2011
(via Instapaper)
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Problem: Windows 7 Bluescreens on start up after...
If you have Windows 7 and installed the Windows updates pushed today, you may encounter a blue screen of death on startup with an error message indicating there is no bootable device (or similar). Don’t panic.
Solution for Blue Screening PC:
Boot into Safe Mode (Press F8 continously at startup until menu loads)
Windows 7 will rollback the changes of the failed update.
Reboot normally.
...
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tpdsaa:
This gives the “things people never say about restaurant websites” site a run for its money!
I love this one. She’s my favorite!
“If you haven’t yet made the switch to Blu-Ray, I would urge you to consider...”
– That’s where I’ve been and it looks like that is where I will stay. I even removed a Blu-Ray player from our wedding registry. The only people I know with a player are those who own Playstation 3s.
Subtraction.com: Blu-Ray Blues
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“If you haven’t yet made the switch to Blu-Ray, I would urge you to consider...”
– That’s where I’ve been and it looks like that is where I will stay. I even removed a Blu-Ray player from our wedding registry. The only people I know with a player are those who own Playstation 3s.
Subtraction.com: Blu-Ray Blues
(via Instapaper)
Watchkateoplis:
MSNBC talks to Rep. Gabrielle Gifford about the death threats, vandalism and harassments. Aired 3/25/10.
“Sarah Palin has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district and when people do that, they’ve gotta realize there are consequences to that action.”
So… that’s chilling.