January 2009
31 posts
“The reason to turn off the porn might become, to thoughtful people, not a moral...”
– Naomi Wolf on Why Porn Turns Men Off the Real Thing — New York Magazine
I like this article because for the first time ever I’m reading a logical argument against pornography, and not one based on religious or other moral preaching.
““Saddlebacking: the phenomenon of Christian teens engaging in unprotected anal...”
– Dan Savage on the new definition of “Saddlebacking,” created in honor of Rick Warren. This seriously needs to be bigger than Santorum a few years back. (via raptoravatar & izimbra)
Hahahahahaha this is so excellent
(via pterodactyls)
“But the new authorities sometimes acted like the old ones. An American public...”
– For Iraqi Journalists, Free Press vs. Free Land - NYTimes.com
Wow. I guess that’s slightly better than the Russian government’s solution of just killing them.
“But, guess what? If you’re an artist, if you’re a creative person, you don’t...”
– Create Digital Music » Artists’ Jobs Aren’t Jobs? Will the Real Conservatives Please Stand Up?
Belmont Journal - Smoking Ban Hits Home. Truly. -... →
“We need your help,” read one of Mr. Goodrich’s letters in July 2006. “A barking dog disturbs our sleep but will not kill us. Secondhand smoke is killing us.”
God this pisses me off. The tiny, tiny bit of secondhand smoke filtering through your apartment door’s crack will NOT kill you, old man; it will annoy you. Please stop using fear to get these kinds of laws passed, as no rational...
The Future of the Party Pic Industry →
hipsterrunoff:
I used to be a party photographer with my own website on the internet filled with pictures of culture and youth and fun and love and relevant bands
But then 2k8 ended and I had 2 grow up …
For the most part, this blog is pretty annoying, but occasionally it has some amusing as hell tidbits, like this one here.
the luxuries of working in Poland
hudson: and watch it
working here
me: so am i
but that doesn't stop me from cursing or having a beer right now
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really...”
– Steve Jobs (via jonathan-deamer)
When I see people make Hype Machine clones, this is exactly what I wonder about. Life is short, why not make something original and awesome?
(via fascinated)
Agreed.
“It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,” Obama spokesman Bill...”
– Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology - washingtonpost.com
Poor Obama staff. Hopefully fixing the way the American government runs will begin at (the White House) home in this case.
Why so many minds think alike - CNN.com →
I’ve known about the sociological experiments mentioned for quite some time, but finally having the hard science backing them is enlightening - and consequential, particularly the part about unanimous juries not being so unanimous after all.
Bush by the Numbers - ProPublica →
Much can be argued about Bush’s legacy in words, but numbers don’t lie.
“Around the globe, from Hong Kong to London, Barack Obama’s inauguration became a...”
– NY Times: Europe Set to Party for Inauguration (via kimberleecline) (via inauguration)
And in Poland we watched with beers in our hands and hope in our hearts =)
“Universities under increasing financial pressure, he explains, do not “hire the...”
– The Last Professor - Stanley Fish Blog - NYTimes.com
I need to read the book he reviews in this article. But this is another example of the need for a divorce from market forces, this time for education.
The Library of Congress has a Flickr! →
(via jaclyncampanaro)
Billionaire Seeks Deal to Invest About $250... →
Oh, newspapers, ure doin’ it rong!
This will buy some time, but it is not a solution.
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““He was a late bloomer—and for some reason in our accounting of genius and...”
– “Late Bloomers” by Malcolm Gladwell
I am definitely a late bloomer, and I am very OK with that.
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“You can go back to your - what do you call it? - your Google, and you figure out...”
– George H.W. Bush, when asked about previous statements regarding his son’s shortcomings as president.
So, like father, like…. defeated presidential hopeful McCain?
Timothy Garton Ash: Europe is failing two life and... →
“Unless and until we Europeans do thus gather our strength, our American, Chinese and Russian “friends” will be richly justified in their contempt.”
A very accurate analysis of what so many EU citizens feel about the lack of unity and action on the part of our government. But then, Timothy Garton Ash is one of my favourite historians - if you’re at all interested in...
““Judging by where the media are focusing their attention, you’d...”
– Arianna Huffington: Why Are the Media More Interested in Blago Than in Unraveling the Bailout Mystery?
The failure of American TV journalism is no longer baffling, it’s just depressing. And dangerous.
This crap pisses me off. →
monkeytypist:
Step One: Outsider visits Strange Exotic Place.
Step Two: Outsider experiences Strange, Exotic Things, primarily through a helpful translator, who is a natural source of information and opinions.
Step Three: Outsider gains Impressions, which consist mainly of: recycled translator opinion; plus idealised and mysticalised version of foreign culture; plus general ignorance of the...
Bush Lead During Weakest Economy in Decades -... →
A part of me wants to rub this in the face of everyone I knew who voted for Bush eight and four years ago, when I was telling them pre-emptive “I told you so”s, and knowing that pretty much this would happen. However, first of all I’m not that petty. Second of all, it wouldn’t do any good - the same people still voted for McCain two months ago. And most importantly, this is...
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“I get the feeling that the 24 hour news networks are like the bus in the movie...”
– from Jon Stewart on the latest episode of The Daily Show, January 8th.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here →
Newsvine LIVE is neat, it would be neater if they provided some code so you could put the feed on your site.
Growyn - the eco-friendly search →
Interesting concept. It would also be interesting to see search engines that only focus on a certain topic, i.e. if you went to a music-specific search engine and typed in “the doors,” you would only get results about the band, and not a door manufacturing company or other unrelated sites like on google. Just a thought…
Managing the Facebookers | The Economist →
Perhaps this comment says it best:
“I hate the names our generation is given. “Millenials” is thrown about a lot, for example. Well, here’s my name for the generation that follows the “Greatest”: They’re the “Entitlement” generation. They used to be called the baby boomers, but now that their all grown up, and have caused their own special set...
“Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously...”
– Potter Stewart
“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without...”
– Thomas Jefferson