February 2012
2 posts
Maciej Cegłowski on The Business of Bookmarking →
And since the job of advertisers, by definition, is to persuade people to buy things they would not otherwise purchase, the third leg of this relationship is somewhat adversarial.
“It would be really nice next time somebody sees my ring and they ask, ‘Are you...”
– Our Local Paper
January 2012
1 post
Are iBooks the New Apps?
If the amount I’m paid as an iOS developer relative to what I was making as a web developer is anything to go by, Apple still has a serious problem that could be summed up as “Making apps is hard!”.
Apple has done a lot in iOS 5 to address some of the difficulty of app development, but it remains that much of the work of creating an app is dealing with leaks in the abstractions...
December 2011
1 post
October 2011
4 posts
“When the President is with his wife, his humanity comes out in a way that it...”
– Keith Humphreys
“We have lots of communities in America that have drug use, drug dealing and no...”
– David M. Kennedy
“That’s what poodle people do. They lure people into their poodle...”
– Dan Savage
September 2011
3 posts
“I was in the bathroom and I noticed her name on the cover of a magazine and now...”
– Merlin Mann
2 tags
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
1 post
What Can Apple Code-Name Their Next Release of Mac...
Where do you go after Lion, the King of the Jungle? Here are some remaining members of the family Felidae, and the reasons they would be problematic:
Cougar
The cougar, or mountain lion is common throughout much of the US. Unfortunately they
occasionally prey on the young children of potential Apple customers. Plus, there are
the mythical “Cougars” who prey on the college-aged...
June 2011
6 posts
“The victim asked, “Why are you carrying a weasel?” Police said the...”
– Bellingham Herald
One More
Any discipline with the word “Science” in its name isn’t one.
My Law of Nation Names
Any country with the word “Democratic” in its official name isn’t.
Betteridge's Law of Headlines →
bestofwikipedia:
Betteridge’s Law of Headlines states that “any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ‘no’ “. (via factoringprimes)
May 2011
2 posts
Like Hammers
merlin:
So. If Home Depot sold two identical hammers that represented the best and most useful hammer in the entire universe—only one was marketed as “a really nice hammer,” while the other was marketed as “a distraction-free hammering environment”—I’m fairly certain that any adult who uses a hammer every day for a living would instantly know that the second one represented potentially harmful...
April 2011
6 posts
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
March 2011
3 posts
“If there is screwing to be done you want to be the first one to screw, not the...”
– Karl Smith, Modeled Behavior
“It’s worth getting strong because we go to gyms in large part to maintain a...”
– Everything You Know About Fitness is a Lie
“The experience of programming on so little sleep was like trying to cook a...”
– Maciej Ceglowski
February 2011
2 posts
“in the post-apocalypse, THERE ARE NO SECOND DATES.”
– The Best Questions For A First Date « OkTrends
venomous porridge: Wherein I solve medical ethics →
dwineman:
Me: I think anyone who wasn’t an organ donor while they were healthy should automatically go to the bottom of the transplant list. Wife: That’s been suggested. Me: In fact, why is organ donation opt-in? Shouldn’t it be opt-out? Wife: Well, some people have religious objections, and the…
January 2011
2 posts
“If I worked for the World Health Organization, I’d tell you that “the...”
– The Inanity of Overeating | Gary Taubes
December 2010
3 posts
Totally digging this song right now. →
November 2010
12 posts
“I think so Brain, but burlap chafes me so.”
– Pinky
“The thing to remember about love affairs,” says Simone, “is that...”
– Lorrie Moore
No one crumples a blank sheet of paper. →
“Some negative feedback just isn’t helpful, but that’s life. The world has its...”
– Chris Clark on ignorethecode
“When does the magic of a situation fade? When do we get acclimated to the...”
– Frank Chimero
“The cold process grenadine tastes bright and fruity while the hot process is...”
– American Drink | Grenadine
So That's Why Red Bull Tastes Like Vomit
Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic acid. It is a major constituent of bile
“In 2008, Democrats won the presidency and both houses of Congress, and by the...”
– William Saletan - Slate Magazine
“the next single, “Even Flow,” was played on MTV 57 times an hour during the...”
– Steven Hyden
“You know that exercise routine you’ve been talking about starting up in...”
– Newsweek on Procrastination
October 2010
11 posts
“Eat your cake Panda. It’s gonna be a long night.”
– Skins