December 2011
39 posts
“Donna Fountain carried her list with her everywhere, five items written out in...”
– Brooklyn woman killed in Christmas hit and run died with pocketful of dreams - NY Daily News
Fuck.
“So, the battle lines are drawn. Will it be Batman’s rugged, John Galt-ish...”
– Batlas Shrugged: Batman, Gotham’s Libertarian Hero, and his Unlikely Nemeses - Forbes
Somehow both poignant and silly.
“In its energy and complexity, football captures the spirit of America better...”
– Gerard Baker: Football Is Better Than Soccer - WSJ.com
I was reading somewhere that the average pro defensive scheme is so complex that, at any given moment, the number of viewers who might completely understand what’s going on when a play begins is around 5%.
Best new music and reissues of 2011 (via: Rick... →
rickwebb:
Well, there went a whole Saturday afternoon.
All links are Spotify unless it’s not there. Then it’s iTunes or Amazon. Playlists for both list are up on spotify. Some of the reissues are to their non-remastered versions up there, but what can you do? Also, apologies to RDIO. I am making the switch soon, I promise…
Oh hey Tumblr I made you a version of this with links to Rdio....
parislemon: Limbs Are Replaceable, Heads Are Not →
parislemon:
As you’ve probably heard by now, Heather Harde — my boss for the past three years or so — has quit AOL. There’s not much more to say beyond what Mike already has. This is just really sad — sad because it never should have gone down this way.
Heather was far and away the best boss I ever…
For fuck’s sake.
“Chinese stocks are flashing warning signs. The Shanghai index has fallen 30pc...”
– China’s epic hangover begins - Telegraph
“Post-traction companies can use the old numbers – you can’t. Your first two...”
– Why You Can’t Hire « Startup Boy
MUST READ.
“The Twitter service this new UI presents is about a whole lot more — mass-market...”
– Daring Fireball
“Third, find teachers and role models who will encourage you to develop an...”
– How To Ruin Your Life | Via Meadia
It’s the American Spectator, so it’s completely over-the-top reactionary… but still, there’s a point where the vitriol boils down to an actual point: American universities are churning out a lot of graduates with hefty debt and minimal...
Jared Hecht's Blog: Everyone Has a Plan Until They... →
jared:
Word had leaked that we were raising and we were convinced that we had to continue onwards. Up until that point we weren’t running a process, the process was running us. There was no backup plan because we never thought one was necessary.
Early Results in Egypt Show a Mandate for... →
Welcome to the result of the “Arab Spring”.
Sometimes I’m left to think that I’m the only fucking guy who read Edward Said.