October 2010
2 posts
I’m bringing this back so get ready.
March 2010
2 posts
February 2010
18 posts
“This coming September, the U.S. is officially changing the name of the Iraq War...”
– 10 New Names For The Iraq War More Bombastic Than “Operation New Dawn” | Best Week Ever
WatchJesse Schell’s mindblowing talk on the future of games (DICE 2010) « fox @ fury
You’re going to want to stop listening to this as soon as you hear Jesse’s Mitch Hedberg-like delivery. He’s just nervous; he gets more natural. And this talk is on a steep upward slope of goodness; the best moments are the last 10 seconds, but it just gets better and better until then.
For a...
Occasionally, the bedbugs bite →
Why are there photos with that long-ass thing I wrote for The Awl about my bed bugs?
Because originally it was going to JUST be photos.
I actually didn’t understand until almost the entire way through aforementioned long-ass thing that the photos were of the author. I thought there was basically no chance of that, actually. I’m delighted to be wrong.
“My daughters sweet sixteen is in 5 weeks from friday, she is a huge film buff....”
– I need a Jesus Christ for Sweet Sixteen
(via foundoncraigslist, my new tumblr)
“Abstract” is of course a way to dismiss the bookish Mr Obama, as opposed...”
– Fisking Bill Kristol
A DADT delight.
“New and extremely ticklish females needed for fun, quick video shoot focusing on...”
– Weirdest Craigslist post ever?
This American Life iPhone App
baileygenine:
ronbailey:
$2.99, lets you access all archived shows for no extra charge.
I wasn’t going to care about this at all until I saw that you can browse by contributor, and listen to all of their stuff; so, for example, you can listen to all of John Hodgman’s TAL contributions so that you may be sure you have gotten his full oeuvre. Good enough for me, so I bought it,...
Reeder →
In about fifteen seconds of use, this replaced NetNewsWire as my iPhone RSS reader of choice. The interface is amazingly well designed—it makes every other RSS reader look ugly.
January 2010
9 posts
“Yet, if you ask even the film’s most devoted fans, “Why doesn’t the Sausage King...”
– “Cameron Fry, this one’s for you.”
I think this is basically correct.
“For over 200 years, this country has treated corporations and other fictitious...”
– Inhuman Rights.
What I like best is that Scalia is apparently still on the bench in 2029. (And his views on standing have apparently gotten closer to mine.)
Watchcharlietodd:
I love that they made a 9-minute documentary about the rise and fall of a Saved by the Bell character that appeared for one episode.
SBTB (or “Bell”) remains an unintentionally hyper-real window into its time, as this documentary convincingly demonstrates.
Metagames and Containers – Sleepover →
You can unlock an achievement by reading this short essay.
“Then, as now, voters live in only the present tense, exhibiting neither...”
– Steve Kornacki: Sound familiar?
You will rarely bet wrong if you bet on this proposition in moments of doubt.
December 2009
34 posts
“It’s almost 2010, and that means it’s time to retire some old phrases that just...”
– DanWarp: “Funny” Phrases It’s Time To Retire
Each and every one of these deserves not just retirement, but banishment. A while ago, I heard a person use “… Never mind!” which would have been bad enough, but they also used it incorrectly.
Continuity →
Continuity describes itself as a “puzzle platformer,” and I’d say that’s about right. I also realize I’m pretty late to the show on this one.
How to be popular on Tumblr.
prophetized:
You MUST be attractive.
Shit.
“The first thing you will need to get started with Emacs is a beard.”
– Wilhelm Bierbaum (via merlin)
“In Dune, by contrast, the willingness of the Fremen to accept Paul Atreides as a...”
– That’s Matt Yglesias in The Racial Politics of Dune and Avatar. I haven’t seen Avatar yet, so I can’t comment. But the interpretation of Dune is spot on.
Probably Best
Ian: Hey, I might learn how to make cottage cheese.
Isabelle: I'm not going to say anything for or against that. I'm just going to glaze over it.
You Have Nothing to Apologize For, Panera Bread... →
codykniffen:
I think I announced earlier in the year that someone won the Internet, but that was wrong. THIS GUY WINS the Internet.
What I love is that Panera appears to tolerate this.
“Salvian of Marseilles wrote a long hell-fire sermon called On the Governance of...”
– Chris Wickham, in The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000. (via Matt Yglesias)
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70-Minute Video Review of 'Star Wars: The Phantom... →
This is just an incredible piece of work. I agree with Gruber: “I know, a 70-minute long video review of The Phantom Menace sounds nutty. And, when you start the first segment, you’re going to be tempted to close the tab when you hear the guy’s voice.”
But this is great. And it rewrote my thinking on the film.
I, Too, Am Sorry In Advance
baileygenine:
All of you with your degrees, your great jobs, nice homes, just being put together and only a few years older than me. It is probably one of my biggest causes of anxiety, and I’ve even told you before, most of you give me a complex.
I may be wandering far afield of the etiquette here, because I basically feel like a stranger eavesdropping on a (now quite old) conversation and...
