October 2009
81% of Democratic voters support the public... →
transparentcommunity:
e-money:
(via bringtheruckuss)
In Which Kate Dailey Has Perhaps the Last Word on... →
tanya77:
(via newsweek)
September 2009
Live from the David Cross show
sharingtime:
People here are dressed like the second or third Michael Keaton in Multiplicity, which is to say, retarded cloned versions of original trash from South Williamsburg. At least they have good taste in comedians.
I’m proud of myself for coming up with a MIchael Keaton reference not involving Beetlejuice. Overly proud, some might say.
So remember when Michael Keaton was like, “I’m...
Watchalla1:
soupsoup:
Jon Stewart eviscerates the right-wing machine for jumping from ACORN to the NEA to Fox’s newest conspiracy theory that President Obama is “indoctrinating” young children.
Every time I think I’ve seen it all, Stewart serves up more.
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Yim Yames - Long, Long, Long (Beatles cover)
I...
A plea
joyengel:
Hey there lovers of the Internet,
Last week, a photo of the daughters of the Prime Minister of Spain emerged on the Interwebs. And we felt a little pang for the awkward adolescence we all knew. This week, we’ve moved from feelings of familiarity to outright mockery. Worse yet, the photo is on its way to becoming a meme.
This is not like making fun of the Palin kids. Sarah Palin used...
“Both immigration and anger at the rich are sources of lower and middle class...”
– Jon Taplin | TPMCafe
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
AFX (8)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (7)
Cornelius (6)
DJ Rap (5)
The Big Pink (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Rabbi Elyashiv of the Lithuanian stream of ultra-Orthodoxy has ruled that it is...”
– Rabbi Elyashiv: No Crocs on Yom Kippur - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews
In case you need to be reminded that religious doctrine is ever-changing, yet consistently arbitrary. Serious people will be debating the “true meaning” of this ruling regarding ugly rubber shoes for centuries to...
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Woman who inspired "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"... →
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Petra Haden - Music (Japanese version)
originally...
“There’ll be no more Saturday delivery of mail, come 2011 or so. The U.S. Postal...”
– Saturday Mail Service Getting the Sack - Kiplinger.com
“Someone recently asked why I would use VLC on the Mac when I had QuickTime...”
– VLC 1.0.2 includes 64-bit Mac port and security fixes
If you're a businessman, why are half the items on...
spytap:
There are two schools of thought when it comes to the publicly accessible image of a modern businessman:
Anyone who runs across your name or occupation anywhere should be able to get an immediate grasp on who you are, what you’re doing, and your place in whatever field you work in. Anything beyond or outside of that is personal and therefore inappropriate.
People are more complicated...
“How about we blame Lorne and the writers for putting on the 7,231th variation of...”
– “crutnacker” (SNL Cast Member Jenny Slate’s First Fu*king Show: F-Bomb, Dropped - Saturday Night Live - Gawker)
Sage words in the comments section.
(via clembastow)
(via soupsoup)
For all the big stinking loads Lorne Michaels has dropped on us, you really can’t complain about a guy who...
“One of the better comments I’ve seen about the repression of the G20 protesters...”
– Richard Seymour (via Instapaper) (via jhnbrssndn) (via newleft) (via soupsoup)
Watchitsthemusic:
In 1974, progressive rock band, “Gemini Rising,” returned to the studio to begin work on their second album and were never heard from again…until now…
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Dumping Cable TV & Living Off The Land - Part 2
Some commentary based on responses to my original post.
tj.hanton says
I’m looking at using my PS3 as the centerpiece and having some sort of opensource media server sitting on an old G4 desktop I have. I just need to upgrade the G4 and figure out what flavor of Linux to put on there …
I have an Apple TV. I clung to it for two years. I desperately wanted it to be the solution to the problem,...
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Watchavideoparty:
itsthemusic:
RIP Roc Raida (via @thejeffmarks)
DJ Roc Raida breaks down bodytricks
DJ ViBE TV
“Anthony Williams p/k to the world as The Legendary Grandmaster Roc Raida has passed away unexpectedly today September 19 2009. He is survived by his wife, three lovely daughters, mother and friends. Raida was recently in an mixed martial arts accident, something that he...
“This porn don’t smell half as good as it looks.”
– Young Richard discussing the pitfalls of his brainchild, “smell-o-vision”, with a co-worker. (via youngrichard)
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Dumping Cable TV & Living Off The Land
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HARDWARE
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Stock Mac Mini 2.0 w/ 4GB of memory
External hard drive with 1.5+ TB of storage
EyeTV Hybrid USB Tuner
Cheapo amplified antenna from Monoprice
Some type of VGA/HDMI/DVI cable/adapter that matches your TV’s input
Optical digital audio cable
...
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WatchG20: Pittsburgh riot police trap non-protesting, non-confrontational students on residence hall staircase and attack.
(via @justinkownacki)
New Rule: If America Can't Get it Together, We... →
kateoplis:
And replace it with the YouTube video of the puppy that can’t get up. As long as we’re pathetic, we might as well act like it’s cute.
Well, I hate to be a nudge, but why has America become a nation that can’t make anything bad end, like wars, farm subsidies, our oil addiction, the drug war, useless weapons programs - oh, and there’s still 60,000 troops in Germany - and can’t make...
10 Weird & Gross Ingredients in Processed Food →
soupsoup:
kayteesayseat:
Umm, I apologize if you want to scrape your tongue off and do an entire body detox after you read this, but… you know… blame Tara. She’s the one who sent it to me.
Don’t read this before lunch…actually, maybe you should.
“. I know things move forward, but there’s something about discovering an...”
– Trent Reznor, video game purist
The Big Pink - Dominos
from A Brief History Of...
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Connected by Strings
merlin:
Revolver (album) [“Eleanor Rigby”]
George Martin used to claim that his composition was inspired by the Bernard Herrmann score for François Truffaut’s film Fahrenheit 451, however this is not possible because the film had not yet been released. The writers of the book Recording The Beatles theorized that Martin was probably referring to the score from Psycho, which was also scored by...
yvynyl:
Grizzly Bear - Owner of a Lonely Heart...
tanya77:
Finish this sentence: Most people are______.
waiting.
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And Your Bird Can Sing
merlin:
“And Your Bird Can Sing” (Take 2 w/Overdubs)
What I love:
Without the (albeit insanely amazing) leads from Paul1 and George playing from the top, you get to hear George’s (unused) gorgeous 12-string Rick arpeggios. Jesus, what a boner that gives me. Big Rick boner. LOVE that sound.
The chatter and clowning.
I’m not a deep Beatles scholar, but I think this (Apr 1966) wasn’t...
Watchvideoparty:
CIGNAs Edward Hanway spends his holidays in a $13 million beach house in New Jersey. Meanwhile, regular Americans are routinely denied coverage for the care they need when they need it most. Welcome to the American health insurance industry. Instead of helping policyholders attain the health security they need for their families, big insurance companies get rich by denying coverage...
