May 2013
4 posts
“It was like seeing the Ghost of Eighty-Six. Suddenly, I knew they were going to...”
– Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of the 2003 ALCS - Grantland
Obviously a very old story, from probably the best of the Simmons years.
“For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives...”
– Carrie Rickey
(via fireworkselectricbright)
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay...
“Just as we once knew that infectious diseases killed, but didn’t know that germs...”
– Smoking With Friends | The Hairpin
“Google Reader was my first personal assistant. When I moved to Los Angeles in...”
– On Colossal Squids, Google Now & Betaworks — Trends & Predictions — Medium
The article isn’t at all just about Reader and worth reading on its own, but I thought this was amazing.
“San Franciscans feel resentful about the tech industry’s lack of civic and...”
– Why we’re invisible to Google bus riders - San Francisco Chronicle
“NoPa = Prospect Heights. You moved away for a few years and came back and all of...”
– New York Elsewhere - The Morning News
The writer is completely and utterly wrong (and I assume, kidding/trolling, but maybe not). I say that because of a small crime I took part in, a civic misdemeanor that is still playing out.
In 1999, my then girlfriend (now wife) and I moved into a little...
April 2013
6 posts
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“I know motorcycles are dangerous. I know they’re not practical. But riding...”
– Riding motorcycles into storms, and other inefficient therapies
March 2013
4 posts
Varsity Bookmarking →
amazing
Don't Try: My Father's Horniness →
daxtumbler:
My father, Dave Robert Shepard Sr., died on either December 30th or December 31st, depending on what time zone you were in. I received the call on the 30th at 11:30PM in Los Angeles, but the caller, positioned in Detroit, was two hours deep into the 31st. He was dead at 62 years old. Small cell…
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February 2013
1 post
January 2013
4 posts
Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully →
lessig:
(Some will say this is not the time. I disagree. This is the time when every mixed emotion needs to find voice.)
Since his arresting the early morning of January 11, 2011 — two years to the day before Aaron Swartz ended his life — I have known more about the events that began this…
Below the Boat - San Francisco Bay →
WANT
“But we should not assume that, just because we pay a company they’ll treat us...”
– Derek Powazek - I’m Not The Product, But I Play One On The Internet
“Reminder:
It’s similar at every scale;
it’s full of continuous variations;...”
– Fractals and Stories
December 2012
2 posts
New York City's Very Weird Five-Year Forecast --... →
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How a Gun-Loving West Texas Girl Learned to Fear... →
November 2012
1 post
EBay Sued by U.S. Over Recruiting Accords With... →
(via Instapaper)
October 2012
2 posts
99 Life Hacks to make your life easier!
shialabeowulf:
violentakrez
It’s not anonymity or pseudonymity that’s the issue. The issue is people being assholes while anonymous because they don’t believe it’s ever going to get back to them.
September 2012
0 posts
“Bond was a character that people in his era could identify with: Think about how...”
– “You carry a 00 number, it means you have License to kill, not GET killed!” | MetaFilter
August 2012
2 posts
July 2012
3 posts
Marissa Mayer's 9 Principles of Innovation | Fast... →
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JOMO! →
from Anil Dash
Sparkwood & 21: Well Is Fine →
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June 2012
4 posts
Film Crit Hulk Smash: THE DAMON LINDLEOF... →
(via Instapaper)
Facebook’s Dilemma With Native iOS Apps: Relevance... →
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The $4 Million Complaint Call | Inc.com →
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May 2012
6 posts
I Know a Lot of Mothers →
My friend Emma wrote something great.
Remarks by Aaron Sorkin '83 at Syracuse... →
George Wright Fugitive Story - Uncatchable GQ May... →
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Danny Meyer on How to Be an Effective Leader |... →
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April 2012
4 posts
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Unstoppable Links • Here's the thing about... →
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“When people write critically about Facebook, they often say that “you are the...”
– Facebook and Instagram: When Your Favorite App Sells Out — Daily Intel
March 2012
10 posts
Addiction, Friendship and the Prom Night I'll... →
(via Instapaper)
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SXSW Monday Recap: An Awkward Moment at That Jay-Z... →
Amazing essay.
mrbrnmkg:
Mattel Electronics Baseball - 1978 →
from It’s a long season.
Dock Ellis Artball®
by Very Mysterious Artball... →
from It’s a long season.
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