October 2008
Dancing Around the Golden Calf on Wall Street... →
“Twitter has also become a social activism tool for socialists, human rights...”
– Terrorist ‘tweets’? US Army warns of Twitter dangers
Good, says this human rights supporting socialist athiest.
Shane MacGowen: A Life in Wikipedia Chapter Titles
yourmonkeycalled:
History Fame Self-destructive behavior Dental problems
Look Ma, No Hands! » Let’s Polka - An Accordion... →
cultrvultr:
My band, Sex With No Hands, is the most recent review on Let’s Polka! Ever since I started playing accordion funk, this is the one publication that I really wanted to cover us. Check it out for a free mp3!
Listening to Pogo Stick right now and downloading the EP. Funky accordion and falsetto backing vocals: How much more can you ask for? Click the link, listen and download.
WatchUnderstanding Real America in Wasilla | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
“After a few days in Wasilla, Jason Jones understands what real America is all about.”
“Our techs coined the phrase “Sigma’d” to describe any lens that didn’t function.”
– LensRentals.com - News: The Sigma Saga
Last month it was Dean Allen’s Good Faith blog entry and now this. As an interested party – I have Sigma’s “Dirty Thirty” – I have to wonder whether this will be the hint Sigma needs to get its head out of its ass.
The Online Photographer: Some Perspective on... →
Very good rant about focal ranges. If I had to quote from it it would have to be in entirety so click that link.
“I want to stick my long-necked Giraffe up your fluffy white bunny.”
– Habitat Chronicles: The Untold History of Toontown’s SpeedChat (via Jeff Atwood)
“My Beerbelly, which fit comfortably over my beer belly, contained two cans’...”
– The Things He Carried - The Atlantic (November 2008) (via squashed)
Now, that’s a tale of two real American heroes. I had a low opinion of the fascist upgrades to airport security before but this article left me shaking my head.
“If the Canadian dollar devalues any further it will soon supplant the Icelandic...”
– Joe Schmidt on Twitter
“For those hurt by the financial crisis, a coin is no longer required.”
– iFixit on removing the battery cover on the new MacBooks (via marco)
“Surprise release of McCain debate prep tapes”
– Talking Points Memo | Shudder to See (via Kent)
Rene Wanner's Poster Page / Shepard Fairey posters... →
(via Tony Delgrosso)
Pantyhose for Men →
Or, as Derrick said it: “For the record, I’m gay, but not *that* gay…”
Where is your username registered →
mrgan:
Enter a username and see if it’s available on a ton of popular websites. Genius.
Watch New McCain TV smear ad leaked: “The REAL Real Barack Obama” - Boing Boing (Via John Moltz)
Apparently, Brad Pitt is a rather decent... →
http://☃.net/ →
Yes, it’s awesome. Yes, it’s Unicode. Yes, Unicode is awesome. (Via Tony Delgrosso)
Buzzaire - Metered Dose Caffeine Inhaler →
Holy. Fucking. Shit. (Via Jon Rosenberg)
Pelgi presents: Reykjavik Range Rovers →
Just what it says: A series of photos of Range Rovers in Reykjavík. Interesting for its timing and the Range Rover probably being the symbol of economic success in Iceland.
Country for sale: ICELAND - 99p start price no... →
So they put Iceland on eBay. I’m surprised that they’ve received a £10,000,000 bid, though.
“Any fool can convict a guilty man; what distinguishes a great prosecutor is the...”
– (via dantesoft)
“A man who took a photograph of an ill woman outside an Edinburgh bar has been...”
– BBC NEWS | Man fined for taking photograph
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with drinking yourself sick.
