June 2009
31 posts
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“We should, in particular, have several Congressional committees, plus a...”
– Equal representation in Congress - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
ADVENTURES IN AWESOME, PART 2
Finding ourselves back in Los Angeles post-MaxFunCon, Katie and I activated our wondertwins powers and took the form of XOXCO. We zeroed in on the Idyllic Nerd Commune where we met up with one of our clients, Micki Pedia.
(Yes, I agree with you that it is strange that her last name is actually Pedia. These are strange times we live in!)
As XOXCO, we are helping Micki achieve her dream of...
“It wasn’t just about educating parents, it was about preventing us from getting...”
– From a great interview of Dee Snider by the readers of The Rumpus.
Adventures in Awesome, Part 1
It is so much better to be a visitor to California than it is to live in California full-time. At least, for me it is.
We arrived in Los Angeles last Thursday night to an admittedly beautiful evening.
“Isn’t it so hella nice here,” said our friends from California.
“Yes,” we said.
“Cooler than Texas,” they said.
“Much,” we said.
...
“Why sell the reward that you already have in order to gamble on getting a much...”
– I hope I’m not overblogging.
From a post by Buster Benson about a post someone else wrote about working.
“Um, isn’t the purpose of health care reform to protect American citizens, not...”
– Krugman gently tears Senator Ben Nelson (Douche, Nebraska) a new hole.
Open Ocean Fish Farming: Is it a Good Alternative? →
My brother works for FishWise, a company that provides information about the sustainability of various seafood products. He just posted this interesting essay about the subtleties of “farm-raised” seafood - a must-read for anyone who eats a lot of fish.
WatchI missed this when Robert first posted it a few months ago: Procedurally generated jellyfish that change colors in response to music.
“Mathes’s Law: The quality of software developed is inversely proportional...”
– Oh, Adam!
“The request, made to a Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, is yet another new-media...”
– U.S. Steps Gingerly Into Tumult in Iran - NYTimes.com
“Somehow, Jesse has managed to attract an audience which consists only of those...”
– lonelysandwich nails the reason MaxFunCon was so great. I have described it as having all the best parts of SXSW mashed up with all the best parts of Burning Man, but with none of the negative bits from either.
“…Supposedly respectable news organizations and political figures are...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Big Hate - NYTimes.com
My dad has been saying this for months.
Help me think of ideas for new pixel video games! →
Red Beans Road Show →
Pableaux Johnson just launched a delicious new rolling bean tour of the country. As he travels, he’ll be serving giant vats of Cajun red beans and rice to families and friends along the way, and documenting the phenomenon on his site. We were lucky enough to host a pre-tour SXSW preview, and I am still recovering from the delicious.
Pableaux carries all the necessary ingredients and...
“The few folks who read it seven years ago nod in agreement, and everyone else...”
– Webzines -> Blogs -> Twitter -> Short URLs. Can Blipverts be that far off?
Read the rest of Anil’s great post about a stupid feature coming soon to Facebook which features like 12 other awesome lines like this.
Is There Truth in No Beauty? →
I added permalinks to RandomTrek so I could share this episode with you. It features Spock in crazy goggles, mind reading ladies, and psychadelic blinken lights in a box. Kirk’s solution to being lost outside of reality is to seduce a blind woman.
Anyways, every single episode is great and now you can link to them when you find one that’s awesome.
Peep Show on Hulu →
Finally, Peep Show is available to American audiences. This show is hilarious and sick and brilliant.
“Think about it. The insurance industry’s idea of a cutting-edge, cost-saving...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Keeping Them Honest - NYTimes.com
INTERVIEW PROJECT →
David Lynch just launched a new online project. He travelled across the country for 70 days and recording hundreds of interviews with random people he met along the way. I am excited to see our nation crumble through Lynch’s eyes!