January 2009
162 posts
Why Fugitives Is Heroes' Last Chance →
Hot N Cold by Katy Perry
Google Flags Whole Internet As Malware →
Lost - Because You Left
John Locke: What is this?
Richard Alpert: It's a compass.
John Locke: What does it do?
Richard Alpert: It points North, John.
“I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of...”
– Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (via unalone)
News from Ireland
Liz: i'm learning to read beowulf in its original written form
Liz: and then how to hang myself from the shower
On 4chan
extrapickles: wow, that was not a fun website visit
“So, while the circumstances of his sabatical are unfortunate, I’m glad to see...”
– Charlie O’Donnell says ‘good riddance’ to Arrington (via david)
Google Earth Reveals Two-Acre Field of Weed to... →
marc:
No word on whether Google Earth also has a case of the munchies.
Editor: Sounds like you're on track.
Caroline: I'm trying to make it good.
Editor: I always like to hear that. 'Make it mediocre' always bums me out.
unalone:
Dear Tumblr staff: can you make it possible for people to like themes? I think some themes are super-neat, even if I always prefer messing around and making my own, and I’d like to have a way of showing my love.
Uncov on Arrington's unexpected expectoration →
marco:
I think it’s hilarious that some guy spit in Mike Arrington’s face. I think it’s even more hilarious that Arrington thinks he’s somehow spiting the internet by taking a month off from blogging. Take the whole year, Mike!
Arrington’s attitude and style create enemies. While I don’t wish physical harm on anyone (apparently he got some serious threats last year), spitting in your face isn’t...
“Well we all pay for sex one way or another. At least hookers are honest about...”
– Cal Lightman
supernumerary
wordjournal:
noun • a person serving no apparent function
adjective • exceeding the usual number
“SEC. 1112. ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds...”
– The Stimulus Bill (via squashed).
“Tumblrs are like bedrooms, and we’re teenagers spending idle hours postering...”
– Zach Klein (via clichetheme)
Just overheard on St. Mark's Place
Guy 1: What's up?
Guy 2: Unemployment.
Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk →
147xxxx:
Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later in life, as well. A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption in a group of 1,409 middle-age men and women for an average of 21 years. During that time, 61 participants developed dementia, 48 with Alzheimer’s disease....
No Winners
unalone:
For every Israeli death due to Hamas rockets, the state of Israel has killed 22 children.
There are no winners here.
samsantos:
The Show-Lenka
To a Skylark
We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
“You cannot change anything. You can’t. Even if you tried to, it wouldn’t work....”
– Daniel Faraday from Lost
“Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.”
– Ayn Rand (via unalone)
“Personally, when it comes to rights, I think one of two things is true: I think...”
– George Carlin. The last joke he ever made on television. (via unalone)
Watchstevenbeelen:
Push (movie trailer)
unalone:
Happy birthday, Mac!
Mistakes →
dingus
wordjournal:
noun • something whose name is either unknown or forgotten
Dateline: Crapstone, England →
caro:
The New York Times is getting hip to what the cool kids want to read. Reminds me of when I was on the tube in London and laughed every time the overhead recording said that the train was bound for Cockfosters. I think everyone could tell I was a stupid American.
jacob:
Prince - Raspberry Beret. Reblogging this...
The Evolution of Apple Design Between 1977-2008 |... →
rogier:
With the 25th anniversary of the first Macintosh computer coming up on January 24th, 2009, we’re taking a look back in time at the evolution of Apple products.
Youtube versus Metafilter →
unalone:
Comments are drawn live from both sites. Unsurprising yet hilarious.
Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad →
caro:
This week’s feature story. My favorite part, in case you don’t like to read anything longer than a paragraph:
But as “1984” turns 25, its images of conformity and totalitarianism have grown increasingly sprinkled with irony. It’s the irony of the launches of both the iPhone and its iPhone 3G successor, reflected in the faces of the Apple “fanboys” willing to wait in line on the sidewalk...
“God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply...”
– Robin Williams (via affremblequotes)
Amazon customers review Security Checkpoint... →
slackmo:
(via theoriginaljoefisher)
Tremendous find.
“The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers...”
– Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology - washingtonpost.com (via 1FPS) (via marc)
Inaugural words and presidential summary →
inauguration:
Move the slider at the top to get an overview of every American president and the words they used most often in their inauguration speeches.
“To violate the freedom and sanctities of the suffrage is more than an evil, it is a crime that if persisted in, will destroy the government itself.” - James Garfield, 1881
(via charliec)
“As the world grows smaller, our common humanity will reveal itself.”
– Barack Obama (via asakite) (via inauguration)
A Satellite Image Of The Inauguration →
“You are not in this alone. The country is behind you. Lean on us, President...”
– John, Sycamore, IlI (via forever-insatiable) (via inauguration)
China confirms third bird flu death this year →