December 2008
63 posts
WatchCrows are really smart.
Merry Christmas or Happy 4th day / 5th night of Hannukah Everyone!
Learning a new (programming) language
There’s so much hype around Rails these days that I figured I might as well take a look at it (finally). I checked out the examples and watched a couple of screencasts and it seems pretty cool. I’ve dabbled with a few PHP frameworks, but so far I haven’t been particularly impressed, especially with performance; for the most part I find them to be extremely bloated and slow (in...
The Onion's World Atlas →
Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits →
The decision represents an abrupt shift of strategy for the industry, which has opened legal proceedings against about 35,000 people since 2003. Critics say the legal offensive ultimately did little to stem the tide of illegally downloaded music. And it created a public-relations disaster for the industry, whose lawsuits targeted, among others, several single mothers, a dead person and a...
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These Arms - Matt Costa
And when twilight...
“I somehow see what’s beautiful in things that are ephemeral.”
– I Thought I Saw Your Face Today (She & Him)
“We’ve had one of these before, when the dot-com bubble burst. What I told our...”
– Steve Jobs (via marco)
Bernard Madoff arrested for conducting a $50B... →
It also appears that someone pulled a fast one on the journalist covering this story, giving their name as “Ira Roth.” Clever.
WatchJon Stewart discusses same-sex marriage with Mike Huckabee. Yet one more social conservative looking like a complete and utter fool.
Genetic Programming: Evolution of Mona Lisa →
Mona Lisa reproduced from 50 semi-transparent polygons
She & Him - Sentimental Heart
A huge thanks...
Gmail Tasks →
Finally, Gmail has released to-do lists! Although I’m going to miss all of those emails from myself…
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John Lennon - Image
Today marks the 28th...
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willowstream:
you really got a hold on me by she...
amandalynferri:
Besides fucking like an animal I never really thought Nine Inch Nails did anything exceptionally cool. I was so wrong look at these cool ideas.
-Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, who had already begun experimenting with promotional strategies such as hiding flashdrives in toilets of their concerts for their fans to find…
-To further engage fans Reznor also hid concert tickets...
H. M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82 →
“…He had lost the ability to form new memories. For the next 55 years, each time he met a friend, each time he ate a meal, each time he walked in the woods, it was as if for the first time.”
"Le temps passe, et chaque fois qu’il y a du temps... →
A kinetic art installation, made with 500 clocks, reveals a message (see title) every 12 hours.
Twitter 'Search'?
peterwknox:
I’ve found search.twitter.com but have to imagine there’s a better way.
Sadly, thats the best there appears to be. It’s actually Summize, which was acquired by Twitter but as far as I can tell they haven’t done much with it.
OJ Simpson jailed for 15 years →
In reality he’s eligble for parole much earlier, but the reality is that The Juice is looking at 8-10 years minimum in the big house. Ouch.
Tobias: I'm afraid that I just blue myself.
Michael: There's gotta be a better way to say that.
Surgeon Saves Boy's Life by Text Message →
“It is not clear how the boy was injured. It was suggested that he had been bitten by a hippopotamus while fishing, but Mr Nott also heard that he had been caught in crossfire between government and rebel forces.”
“It’s just something to have on my resume for when I go back into reality....”
– Shaquille O’Neal on getting his MBA
Free Public WiFi
jstn:
Have you seen this wireless network? I see it *everywhere*, and it’s so suspicious because it’s always ad-hoc (meaning broadcasting from a computer rather than a regular access point). I imagined for a long time it was part of a virus; it waits for someone to connect, redirects to a page that exploits some hole in Internet Explorer, scrapes your hard disk and sends your social security...
WatchThe best of Conan.
WatchPirates of the Amazon: a new Firefox-extension that cross-references the Pirate Bay with Amazon to let you know which potential purchases you could download for free.
Body-swap Illusion Tricks Mind in New Study →
The Beatles - You’ve Got to Hide Your Love...
Hot girls.
jacobbijani:
samreich:
We need attractive girls as background for our TV show tomorrow. $50 and a lot of fun. Email Hilary at chtvhilary at gmail dot com.
at what point do you admit to yourself, “yeah, I’m a hot girl.”
How awful would it be to actually come to that conclusion and then be turned down for the shoot?
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Life is simply too damn short.
After high school I left for Boston College (and subsequently McGill), Robbie went to Providence College, Mike went to Notre Dame, and Tom and Josh both went to Georgetown. They were my best friends in high school, and the people with whom I spent every single day. After graduating we promised to remain in touch while in college, and for the most part Robbie, Mike, and I did just that. We would...
Bonne fête David!!!!!
Bonne fête David!!!!!
