March 2008
How to Win in a Knife Fight →
Karl Rove secretly wishes he were a Democrat this year.
“hey hackers — will pay good money for a program that makes the Muxtapes...”
– pls make this happen kthxbai
You need to hear this.
alexbalk: Hey ladies: you know how your boyfriends are always bugging you with music? Insisting that you sit through a whole song even though there are about eight million other things you’d rather be doing? It’s because men have a hard time expressing themselves and they somehow think that if you listen to a particular song you’ll magically be able to understand the feelings that song engenders...
the return of the California Gold Rush →
yeah, they mean it literally
Problem of evil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
nickdouglas (via missingmuse; via browneyes; via cowboyo) Logical problem of evil God exists. (premise) God is omnipotent and omniscient. (premise — or true by definition of the word “God”) God is all-benevolent. (premise — or true by definition) All-benevolent beings are opposed to all evil. (premise — or true by definition) All-benevolent beings who can eliminate evil will do so...
This is the only track from the first Fugees album...
Boffo! →
I now lense infopike indie vids. Let’s sked a pour!
the new Obama Girl video might hurt more than it...
After all, we live in a post-Client 9 world now. Everything is going to change.
Watch The last film ever produced by the legendary John Ford was a work of propaganda commissioned by the United States government in support of the Vietnam War. Production of the documentary, “Vietnam! Vietnam!,” began a few months after the Tet Offensive, and by the time the film was completed at the end of 1971, American policy toward the war shifted toward withdrawal and negotiation...
and thus endeth the rickroll →
“I don’t like Portishead. The name makes me think of toilet.”
– my dear Jenny Zirinsky, sometime in 1995.
A new Portishead album is coming in April, eleven...
no daylight savings time in Japan?
I just noticed that my little Uniqlock widget to the right is an hour off. Yes, I know that it lists my location as “Los Angels,” but that’s endearing. Teasing me with the idea that I have an extra hour is not.
an Easter-themed political message from Andrew...
via The Daily Dish: “An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton. “Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic.” After the last few weeks, I’d say it’s an act of simple judgment. But...
“As it happens, many people inside Clinton’s campaign live right here on Earth.”
– The Politico, revealing that some Clinton advisors don’t see her nomination as likely.
credit where credit is due
Despite my revulsion at the behavior of the Clinton campaign thus far, I have to acknowledge that by staying in the race this long, and drumming up as much controversy, much of it racial, as she has, Hillary had a role in pushing Obama to make this speech today, and it was something to behold.
“Before today, this was a test of him. Now it’s become a test of us.”
– Jim Wallis, on CNN ten seconds ago, about Barack Obama’s speech today.
um, can you even resign from the office of 14th... →
sigh
I just asked someone if they would “ballpark the equity split.” Thus endeth my halcyon days of goofing off.
what I learned at work today
datn: spiegelman: With the exception of Fargo, no movie that takes place entirely in a snowy venue or even has the word “snow” in the title has ever done well at the box office. I challenge the tumblr community to prove this statement wrong. You’ll kick yourself: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Also, hey, Snow Day broke even. Wow, you just caused havoc and massive fits of laughter around...
the crane hit my cousin Stephen's building
From an email he just sent me: “The crane toppled and hit my building first. It almost knocked me off my feet. The top third of the crane broke off and destroyed some smaller buildings on 50th st. I got to my bedroom window and saw a plume of debris and people running away from the impact. I left with just the clothes on my back. As we left the front entrance you could see the crane...
what I learned at work today
With the exception of Fargo, no movie that takes place entirely in a snowy venue or even has the word “snow” in the title has ever done well at the box office. I challenge the tumblr community to prove this statement wrong.
Hey, the LA Times made clever on a headline! →
the absolute best thing I've seen all week
HoneyShed. It’s like the home shopping network, but with cursing and sex. The hosts who shill the products say fuck and shit, and they make out on camera. One is on parole and has to wear an ankle-bracelet monitor while he sells NBA slippers. Segments are divided by absurd little vignettes. One features different kinds of tans (as a girl in a swimsuit poses on a rotating table, a...
WatchBattle Decks. It’s Powerpoint improv. I went to an EFF seminar on encryption keys once. This ranks just below that on the LaFleurve scale of nerdiness.
these are the people in my neighborhood, #3:...
Overheard outside the Peninsula Hotel, on my way to Starbucks this morning:
“I went to the top of the Empire State Building. But I regret not going to the top of the twin towers, now.”
… you know, because the real tragedy of September 11th is that this asshole missed out on a major tourist opportunity.
“My strategy is to simply produce cheap content that makes people laugh and cry.”
– Michael Eisner at SXSW. A mantra for Internet video.
Pottery Barn desk once owned by Christina Ricci -...
The crowdsourced craigslist gestapo just flagged my post for deletion. It was up for all of 45 minutes. And technically, I’m trying to sell abandoned property, not stolen property. Fuckers. Anyway, enjoy: ————- Reply to: sale-601040575@craigslist.org Date: 2008-03-09, 6:51PM PDT Cherrywood desk from Pottery Barn, approximately 5 years old, a few scratches here...
“That’s how history is made, Henry — by the first timers.”
– Susan Stanton, i.e. Hillary Clinton, in Primary Colors
I’m staying in Sherman Oaks this weekend. ...
