February 2009
Girls Like Mysterious Guys
ryanpurtill:
Now I don’t know a ton about girls, I’ll be the first to admit it. I don’t know if they like being hit on, if size matters, or where they pee out of. It’s a mystery like the bermuda triangle, but one thing I do know is that girls love a mysterious adventure.
This is why when I’m out on a date and things are getting a little stale, I will pay the waiter $40 to come up to the table...
“This is my impersonation of a guy from Queens who likes cargo shorts: “Hey, are...”
– Zach Galifianakis
Playboy interviews Steve Jobs (from 1985) →
pile:
There are some hilariously dated remarks in here, but it’s incredible how much foresight Steve shows, especially when it comes to the crazy idea of the internet (the WWW was the breakthrough he predicted here):
JOBS: The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it into a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of...
January 2009
WatchGlowing Cities Under a Nighttime Sky
On my night time flight back to SF from Amsterdam, I noticed that the lights from cities were making the clouds glow. Really spectacular and ethereal - it was really seeing the impact of urban environments from a different perspective. Each glow or squiggle represents one town or city!
Luckily the flight was half empty, so I was able to set up an improvised...
Banker + ganster = bankster →
aatw:
It seems timely to resurrect this Americanism from the 1930s - one of many evocative words the United States has contributed to the English language, says Harold Evans.
“To be precise, I do love the clarity and brisk style with which Malcolm Gladwell...”
– Dean Allen
Who has clearly practiced being a smartass for at least 10,000 hours. Just like The Beatles. Also, Hush Puppies are popular because The Beatles played a lot in Hamburg. There’s supposedly a whole big study about it. Or, something.
Coconut Records - “Is This Sound Okay?”
WatchFireball: The John Gruber Story
“Television is chewing gum for the eyes.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
“Thelonious” by Thelonious Monk
To all you...
“TV has never been better. Someday, we’re gonna look back on this period as this...”
– Ira Glass on why the death of network television is awesome
If you can't figure out who might have leaked your...
HA
WatchChristopher Hitchens vs. Al Sharpton on Religion
Man Attacks His Lawyer In Court With Feces
SAN DIEGO — A mistrial was declared Monday when a home-invasion robbery suspect smeared human feces on his attorney’s face then threw more at the jury.
Weusi McGowan, 37, was upset because San Diego Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Fraser refused to remove Deputy Alternate Public Defender Jeffrey Martin from the case, prosecutor Christopher Lawson said.
At the mid-morning break, McGowan...
Question
Who was the first person to leak the StupidInBoston nudes? All I saw was the “FUUUUUUUUUUCK” cartoon and random conjecture.
“When life gives you lemons, just say ‘Fuck the lemons,’ and bail.”
– Paul Rudd’s character Chuck in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Kinks - Yes Sir, No Sir
Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk - NYTimes.com →
Scientists found that the subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely to have developed dementia, compared with those who drank two cups or less.
“Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or...”
– John Updike passed away today at 76.
duplo:
This guy reblogs every single picture female tumblrs post of themselves.
It’s a liiiittle smarmy
Just felt like a little chop-busting was in order.
Duplo called it months ago.