February 2010
January 2010
Prepare for the backlash
whatsonyourthing:
Because there is going to be one, trust me. This device isn’t as obvious as iPhone. It’s kind of subtle. Which means that those of you who have done the spiritual work to prepare for it will be fine, but those who haven’t done the work, well, they’re probably going to miss a lot of this at first. So you’ll see some noise about who needs this thing, it’s just a fancy desk...
The Recreation and Parks Department has approved La Cocina and Blue Bottle Coffee to operate long-term food carts both in Dolores Park and Justin Herman Plaza. Caleb Zigas at La Cocina proposed introducing four carts in Dolores Park, one at each corner, but the city so far has only approved two on weekends and one on weekdays, which will operate alongside a Blue Bottle cart, likely near the middle...
Welcome To The ‘Medicine Show’: Madlib At Mighty →
Review of the Phantom Menace
Part 1:
Part 2 - And FINALLY Someone breaks down the horrible space taxes plot.
Part 3
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70-Minute Review of Phantom Menace Is The Only Prequel I’m Ever Watching Again - Star Wars - io9
clientsfromhell:
In the contract I received from Client:
“If payment for services is not received, all work must still be completed.”
A Celebration of David Foster Wallace →
peterwknox:
Nine peers pay tribute with a talk or essay. Strong suggestion.
Amy Wallace-Havens is David’s sister. She is a deputy public defender in southern Arizona. Bonnie Nadell is vice president of Frederick Hill Bonnie Nadell Agency in Los Angeles. Gerry Howard is an executive editor at large for Doubleday. Colin Harrison is a novelist, and a vice president and senior editor at Scribner....
Haiti Now
Haiti Police admit gangs have taken over Port-au-Prince CIA Contractor Now Flying Spy Drone Over Haiti 3500 More Peacemakers to Haiti US Marines ’Hit the Beaches’ To Help Stricken Haiti Haiti earthquake: medics warn of infection risk to 3 million people Haiti Hospital Waits for Patients Supplies Diverted From Haiti for Fifth Time Profiting From Haiti’s Disaster Haitian ‘Orphans’...
“if you don’t have the right rules and you don’t have the...
– Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University professor and Nobel laureate “US Does Not Have Capitalism Now”
Conan, Galifianakis, Richter
Roller Derby Art & Advertising →
Maya Lin - Unchopping a Tree
Fortunately, the best design work is put towards good causes.
If you like trees, donate here.
The Airborne Laser (ABL) research and development platform successfully fired the onboard High Energy Laser (HEL) to engage an instrumented target missile, called a Missile Alternative Range Target Instrument (MARTI). This test demonstrated the full functionality of the ABL system to successfully acquire, track, and engage a boosting target.
“I’m here” by Spike Jonze. For Absolut vodka?
Haiti as it happened
President Obama pushed the button on the last tweet. It was his first ever tweet! - @redcross
In the aftermath of disaster, we are reminded that life can be unimaginably...
– Why Haiti Matters - Barack Obama | Print Article | Newsweek.com