Insomniac's Dream Sequence

bryan: Here’s a hidden feature that shipped in Monday’s Tumblr...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:45 -0400

Here’s a hidden feature that shipped in Monday’s Tumblr for iOS update. You can now prefix a URL in Mobile Safari with tm to easily create a link post in the Tumblr app.

If you’re into bookmarklets, you can save yourself the trouble of typing tm and bookmark the following JavaScript instead:
javascript:window.location='tm'+(window.location.href);

Well isn’t that clever?

Piles of Digital Books

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:51 -0400

Piles of Digital Books - How to feed your need to read on the cheap!

I love to read. I fell out of it for a long time in college when I was overwhelmed with underwhelming books and papers to get through. But now that I am past all that, I have found my love for reading again.

I have torn through books on the cheap. I love…

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"Anything we want to be true we can find online — and who would choose to be informed when they..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:20:12 -0400

“Anything we want to be true we can find online — and who would choose to be informed when they can choose to be affirmed? You can see it start with our cable media, as Fox and MSNBC are scrambling to find new ways to affirm the beliefs of the right and left respectively, all the way down to the corners of the web, where you can find out why September 11th was a conspiracy, how vaccinations are responsible for autism, why our first black president must not be an American, and how the rapture is still coming soon. No matter the crazy thought in your head, there’s a minor media outlet starting up just to serve you”

- Surviving Election 2012: An Information Diet for a Sculpted, Toned Mind - Technology - The Atlantic

"Writing Better Support Emails (for Humans) @chaseclemons of @37sgnals on how to rock #custserv..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:10 -0400

“Writing Better Support Emails (for Humans) @chaseclemons of @37sgnals on how to rock #custserv emails — http://j.mp/13izjtA #socialbiz”

- [Writing Better Support Emails (for Humans) | The Nimble Blog](http://j.mp/15eNiyZ)

"Making guns with 3D printers is a controversial topic. @khsieh on why the problem is lax gun laws,..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:04 -0400

“Making guns with 3D printers is a controversial topic. @khsieh on why the problem is lax gun laws, not 3D printers. http://j.mp/10GLzlq”

- [3-D Printing a Controversy — Adventures in Consumer Technology — Medium](http://j.mp/14GMF0B)

Overheard in the office

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:20:29 -0400

1happyst:

Him: So you guys, anyone wanna do our own version of the Harlem…

[gunshot sound]

Me (placing finger on his pulse): Yep, he’s dead.

[cheering sound]

Politicalprof: And yet another day in Gunmerica: May 17, 2013

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:48 -0400

Politicalprof: And yet another day in Gunmerica: May 17, 2013:

politicalprof:

From Joe Nocera, New York Times

Bonnita Todd, 64, who neighbors and friends called “Granny,” was shot to death while she slept as more than a dozen bullets ripped through her apartment in Richmond, Calif., Wednesday night. Investigators said the shooting was not random, that the home was…

Gunmerica

That's No Space Station: Accidentally Shot

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:06 -0400

That's No Space Station: Accidentally Shot:

chartier:

Tennessee man allegedly field stripping his Glock pistols shoots his 13-month-old daughter in the chest

Cops: Man Accidentally Shot Brother, With 2-Year-Old In The Room

Texas boy, 5, shoots his brother, 7, with rifle as they play in the bath

FBCSO: Teen accidentally shot by…

Gunmerica

This website maps every recurring joke on Arrested Development

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:34:54 -0400

This website maps every recurring joke on Arrested Development:

whydoihaveablog:

An interactive visualization of running jokes in Arrested Development.

Comedy and chart orgasm.

News You Can Use!

All together, roughly one-third of House committees are engaged in investigating some aspect of the Obama administration.

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:31:06 -0400

All together, roughly one-third of House committees are engaged in investigating some aspect of the Obama administration.:

wilwheaton:

This is a really good use of time and money. You’re fucking fantastic at governance, Republicans.

Meanwhile cancer research (and other medical research) isn’t getting funded because these idiots can’t get their act together and GOVERN.

Because investigating the President for the 5th year is more important.

TSS exclusive Summertime Sadness (Vanic Remix) - Lana Del...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:04:43 -0400

TSS exclusive

Summertime Sadness (Vanic Remix) - Lana Del Rey

Follow Vanic @djvanic, facebook.com/djvanic

I’ve fallen in love with this song.

Politicalprof: One Day in Gun-merica: May 9, 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:39:06 -0400

Politicalprof: One Day in Gun-merica: May 9, 2013:

politicalprof:

From Joe Nocera, NY Times

A 3-year-old boy died Wednesday night after a self-inflicted shooting in Corsicana, Tex. Kinzler Allen Davis found a handgun inside a bedroom in his home and then discharged it, striking himself in the head. The boy’s father was in another room at the time….

"Not familiar with Reddit? Just click that link and prepare to walk away from your computer tomorrow..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:41:00 -0400

“Not familiar with Reddit? Just click that link and prepare to walk away from your computer tomorrow at 3 a.m. If you think Facebook is a timesuck, Reddit is an eternal abyss. It’s the best and worst of the internet mixed into a single site and served in bite-sized chunks that gain or lose popularity by users’ votes. It’s democratic ADHD.”

- Teens aren’t abandoning “social.” They’re just using the word correctly. — Understandings & Epiphanies — Medium

Blogged purely for the perfect explanation of Reddit.

What your customer wants from you

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:01:50 -0400

When people call customer service, what are they looking for? What forces them to pick up the phone, send an email, post a tweet or complain to Facebook? Before calling for support, people will usually try to fix the problem themselves. Barring the…

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sliu: nicklovesglass: Don’t you just hate when someone else...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:34:57 -0400

sliu:

nicklovesglass:

Don’t you just hate when someone else wears the same thing as you?

file under: things that make me lol uncontrollably at my desk

You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

Offer One Choice

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:01:58 -0400

Offer One Choice. Customers don’t want a laundry list.

When customers ask for advice or recommendations they are looking for one answer. Often times, I know of a couple of options and will try to narrow them down to get a better idea what my customer is really looking for.

I often struggle to make a single…

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Why I care about what I do

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:09:10 -0400

Why I care about what I do. I am an ally in the fight against technology.

I have a deep technical background and the soul of a tinkerer. I need to understand not just that things work but how and why they work. I want to know even more why they aren’t working and what I can do to make them work again.

Just as I am dedicated to…

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"During the single How Long, a discreet Kinect captures lead singer Maandig, translating her image..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:19 -0400

“

During the single How Long, a discreet Kinect captures lead singer Maandig, translating her image through the projectors as a bright white silhouette, with a vortex of moving red lights spinning out of it like red blood cells.

Dressed all in white, with a Kinect-generated halo, she looks a bit like an angel.

”

- Trent Reznor’s How to Destroy Angels plays light like an instrument (Wired UK)

It’s an amazing effect.

an-sceal: stfuconservatives: collegehumor: Simple Ways to...

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:44:52 -0400

an-sceal:

stfuconservatives:

collegehumor:

Simple Ways to Improve 7 Popular Websites

Facebook — Snopes Filter

IF ONLY.

THIS NEEDS TO BE REAL.

Can we have a kickstarter for this?

"I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:18:48 -0400

“I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any ideas. I recommend McDonald’s. An interesting thing happens. Everyone unanimously agrees that we can’t possibly go to McDonald’s, and better lunch suggestions emerge. Magic!”

- McDonald’s Theory — What I Learned Building… — Medium

This is completely brilliant. I love the idea. Throw something out there so other things will get suggested. And if you end up going to McDonalds, find better co-workers.