November 2008
“Earlier this month, the Bush administration nominated Neil Barofsky, a federal...”
– Talking Points Memo | Unnamed GOP Senator Blocking Appointment Of Key Bailout Overseer
“If you’re an audiophile, and have noticed recently that Apple has been offering...”
– Apple Removes All Signs Of Dolby Digital 5.1 From All HD Movies
“Well, I thought maybe they’re a little tone deaf to what’s happening...”
– Barack Obama, on Auto Executives
“Ostensibly just part of a broad-based coalition, the Mormon faithful soon led...”
– Prop 8 involvement a P.R. fiasco for LDS Church - Salt Lake Tribune
Susie Bright's Journal : "Clitoris" on Google's... →
(via amandaelend)
“If you set your Google SafeSearch filter on “strict filtering” and search for clitoris, you get zero returns.
But if you try a Google SafeSearch “strict filtering” search for penis, you get…
33,000,000 returns.”
The highest paid state employee in New Jersey is... →
soupsoup:
letsgomets:icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse:(via robot-heart)
“More than 17 years ago, on the night Guns N’ Roses released Use Your...”
– The Guns N’ Roses crowd at one Best Buy in Long Island, New York, is small — very small
The source of the famous “Shit, if this is...
“So basically the tax payers give money to Citi[bank] to get naming rights to a...”
– Talking Points Memo | Strings
WatchPublic Lecture in Auckland, New Zealand, about the war between “prohibitionists” and “abolitionists” in the copyright debate. Builds on old stuff, adds an idea about how best to deal with copyright in developing nations.
(via Lawrence Lessig)
Watchjustinday:
Try this on your iPhone…
Our embeds are now iPhone compatible. Woohoo!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-23) →
Ani DiFranco
Mitch Hedberg
Underworld
The Countess
Mates of State
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Watchgeoweasel:
mdfsmash:
whatson:lickystickypicky:
PLEASE take a look at the Bob Ross of graffitti. this is beyond amazing!! (man! I will reblog this a few times just to get the word out there.)
Man, I would never even think to use some of those methods. This is great!
The Sitcom Digresses →
barthel:
Not to quibble with my editor or anything, but I’m not sure this is either a new phenomenon or particularly postmodern. When you’re tracing the first instance to The Simpsons, a show that began almost 20 years ago, it’s not really novel. (And, though it’s not mentioned, you can find the exact same whoosh/cut/time-jump/digression -> whoosh/cut/time-jump/back to original storyline...
WatchSaqoosha.net :: Carousel
The iPhone Application “Carousel” is for counting the rotation of your iPhone. Place the iPhone on a smooth flat table and spin it clockwise quickly. You can see the counter even when the iPhone spins at high speed.
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afghanistanbananastand:
hoarr:
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aliexplainsitall:
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
Back...
“The lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn parts of...”
– Sex offender files lawsuit to get off list | ajc.com (via sarahchristine) (via robot-heart)
Watchindierawk:
Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi.
It’s like some strange, tentacle-loving puppet Death Race 3000.
Blondie - Sunday Girl (French Version)
The French...
“I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my...”
– who dixit ? (no it wasn’t George Bush) (via vruz)
HAL - 2001: A Space Odyssey
(via msbadkittie)
That quote could be a part of my new game: “Who said it? John McCain or HAL?”
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Google map of L.A. gangs →
(via chickensdontclap)
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Watch2008 has been Santogold’s breakthrough year…and boy is she tired.
(via XLR8R TV - Episode 86 - Santogold Scores!)
Watchitsthr33am:
patafilm #140b “another riddle”
“Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his...”
– Obama’s Once-Disciplined Team Springs Leaks During Transition - washingtonpost.com
“In 2001, the Peruvian Air Force shot down a plane flying over the Amazon after...”
– Reason Magazine - New Report: CIA Lied About Missionary Plane Shot Down Over Peru