October 2009
“Attorney General Eric Holder says a lawsuit in San Francisco over warrantless...”
– Obama Admin.: Toss Wiretap Lawsuit - CBS News
“In a huge development in the NY-23 special election, Republican candidate Dede...”
– NY-23 GOPer Scozzafava Suspends Campaign | TPMDC
Toyota Develops New Flower Species →
kateoplis:
Toyota has created a new plant species designed to offset the CO2 created by its Prius assembly operations in Toyota City, Japan. The flowers are derivatives of the cherry sage plant and the gardenia. The sage leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases, while the gardenia leaves create water vapor in the air, reducing the surface temperature of the factory and...
“If Sony or HP or Dell builds a netbook based on Chrome OS, they will make money...”
– Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model (via jonathanmarcus) (via dalasverdugo)
brooklynmutt:
“slow like honey”, fiona apple
The Story Behind National Geographic's Viral Chimp... →
mabelmoments:
allcreatures:
On September 23, 2008, Dorothy, a female chimpanzee in her late 40s, died of congestive heart failure. A maternal and beloved figure, Dorothy spent eight years at Cameroon’s Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, which houses and rehabilitates chimps victimized by habitat loss and the illegal African bushmeat trade.
After a hunter killed her mother, Dorothy was...
“Some people online are trying to flout Dunbar’s number, to become connected and...”
– Seth’s Blog: Dunbar’s Number isn’t just a number, it’s the law (via superamit) (via mikehudack)
Geisterbahnhöfe →
redking:
“In August 1961 the East German government built the Berlin Wall, ending freedom of movement between East and West Berlin. As a result, the Berlin public transit network, which had formerly spanned both halves of the city, was also divided into two. Some U- and S-Bahn lines fell entirely into one half of the city or the other; other lines were divided between the two jurisdictions, with...
“The public wants term limits, and while it may be that the city council has the...”
– New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, November 22, 2005
In August 21, 2002 he said “I believe it is simply inappropriate to seek to change those rules in a manner that may work to their own advantage.”
On October 2, 2008 he said “If the council passes it, I will sign it and I plan to run for...
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Watchbliptv:
Life From The Inside’s classic Halloween episode “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Mason”
“Even the most beloved Halloween special ever made has a horrifying dark side.”
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Illy B (Medesky, Martin and Wood), Jennifer...
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Tomorrow Never Knows. Truly.
merlin:
The Beatles Return To London From America Interview 1964
In the video above, jump to about 2:40 or so….
Wikip:
When the Beatles returned to London after their first visit to America, in early 1964, they were interviewed by BBC Television. The interview included the following: Interviewer: “Now Ringo, I hear you were manhandled at the Embassy Ball. Is this right?” Ringo: “Not...
“When Newt Gingrich is trying to pull you back to the center, you’ve gone so far...”
– Ezra Klein - The beginning of a Republican split? (via think4yourself)
“Just more than one-third (37%) of American adults have a great deal or fair...”
– Gallup: GOP Not Trusted On Health Care | Real Clear Politics
WatchJon Stewart Takes On “Net Neutrality” (via huffpo)
Includes some spectaculary mininformed nonsense from Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Joe Wilson (R-SC).
It also points out that John McCain is the number one recipient of donations from the telecom industry and their lobbyists.
“I think some people are under the impression that the White House wants Fox News...”
– What Obama’s Doing With Fox News (via azspot) (via think4yourself)
“Let’s say that when the dust starts to settle in this market, Android winds up...”
– John Gruber
Watchrafimama:
Space Ghost is a show creator who spends his budget to bail himself out of jail…
blip.tv's Eric Mortensen on the value of a Web...
dinakaplan:
Eric: “We can bring something really unique to the table in that advertisers are starting to understand the benefit of advertising to an audience, rather than advertising on a show. They can define a niche audience and speak directly to them. And, as much as they’re starting to understand that, they’re still really attached to the notion of TV ad buying, which is you just want to buy...
“Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely...”
– Christopher Hitchens, on atheists (via zoee, vruz, misterpeace) (via bringmethathorizon)
Mac mini hosting: The State of the Mac mini... →
Conservative Party's Hoffman Unable To Answer... →
Many prominent social conservatives, like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Todd Tiarhrt, Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, Dick Armey and Steve Forbes are scrambling to support Hoffman over the GOP and Dem candidates. Big surprise, he doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about.
But he sure does hate gay people. So that’s something, right?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
Zomby (4)
The Qemists (3)
YACHT (3)
Ministry (2)
Tori Amos (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Well, the band hasn’t broken up. It’s one of those weird things where we never...”
– Guy Picciotto, Fugazi - Gothamist
This interview with Guy is mostly about his current work as a sideman for Vic Chestnut, but this is him explaining that Fugazi is in some way still something that exists. Though I hold out hope for those guys to make more music or tour again, I mostly just want to...
“Twitter got Google and Microsoft to pay for the content that the media industry...”
– Dave Winer, Is Google/Microsoft/Twitter in the News Business? (via soupsoup) (via mikehudack)
Top 10 Lessons From NBC's Failing Jay Leno... →
kstewart87:
Lesson #1: Jay Leno is a helluva lot more annoying when you’re still wide awake.
“Supporting female filmmakers isn’t necessarily the same thing as demanding that...”
– Sadybusiness: (via gauntlet) (via robot-heart-politics)
spytap:
marco:
The more I think and learn about the curious pricing of the 27” iMac, the more bizarre and incredible it seems.
It has a resolution of 2560x1440, which no other monitor in the industry seems to have (that I can find). 30” LCDs are the same width but 1600 tall. Shrinking 2560-wide into a screen that’s 3” smaller diagonally yields an impressive pixel density, especially given the...
“Assertions made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.”
– Christopher Hitchens (via savagemike) (via atheistramblings)
