July 2009
61 posts
June 2009
79 posts
“Personally, I desire a romantic relationship where each partner challenges the...”
– Dan King
Virtuality renewal info →
I watched the pilot, and would really love to see at least four solid seasons of this show get produced. You should all check it out! Hulu link is on that page.
(Plus Clea DuVall is fucking badass.)
Nina's SoundClick page →
Want to hear my first attempt at recording on tape? Hit up any of the tracks labeled “live analog”
Tangentially
I don’t quite understand why we can’t have stock Skyline GT-Rs shipped fully assembled to the US. There’s nothing technically wrong with them that makes them unsafe to drive on our public roads, yet laws exist that make you jump through all these hoops of shipping the drivetrain in separately and fitting it after the fact.
The Skyline GT-R could occupy the title of “best...
“To other NSX owners out there, I say, `Don’t half-ass it! You are...”
– Vance Hu
Here is audio from my little test today, which I...
“Loves are like empires: when the idea they are founded on crumbles, they, too,...”
– Milan Kundera (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) (via thresca) (via inkless-pen)
This man is a genius. →
It’s long, but you should read the whole thing.
“Today, was my birthday. After hinting for almost 2 months for a Wii, my dad...”
So many hilarious quotes →
in this interview with Marilyn Manson. I couldn’t even decide what to post.
Today I saw various tweets and Facebook updates...
The folks behind Reason are making a DAW! →
Apparently you can flip over the rack to look at patching, just like you can in Reason. Yusss.
Many of this have been dreaming of this for years.
“Another word for “composer” is “handicrafter.” Another...”
– severoon on Slashdot
Today, I am proud to be an American. →
“Girls age 13-17 are interested in relationships (who likes who) and boys age...”
– I, Cringely
The Doctor Who Model of Open Source →
Midori Wada: noodles.
Midori Wada: noodles.
Midori Wada: noodles.
Midori Wada: or pasta.
Ben Englert: is that like fruit and fruit and fruit and vegetables?
Midori Wada: yes, but or not and.
Ben Englert: depends what you put on the (truth) table
Ben Englert: boo yah.
Midori Wada: ....
Midori Wada: i so set that up for you, btw.
One of my favorite B5 episodes →
Who are you? What do you want? Who do you serve,...
Bonnie: you do realize i say all this because i genuinely want you to be happy, right? i really do respect you, with all of your faults and all.
Ben Englert: of course
Ben Englert: i don't take your inquisitions personally
Ben Englert: nor do you take mine personally
Bonnie: well normal people do
Bonnie: when you do i know you're just playing devils advocate and asking me to introspect
Ben Englert: what the fuck is their problem!
Ben Englert: taking this shit personally
Bonnie: well i do too when its not you
Ben Englert: they have some problem with introspecting
Bonnie: ...
Bonnie: they do
Ben Englert: they don't like to be challenged
Bonnie: people are afraid of themselves and they dont like being interrogated to force themselves to see their own beliefs
Ben Englert: they don't see the value of regularly justifying yourself to yourself
Bonnie: yeah because its annoying and it feels like you're being challenged.
Bonnie: no one likes that
The Quiet World
In an effort to get people to look into each other’s eyes more, and also to appease the mutes, the government has decided to allot each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words, per day. When the phone rings, I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way. Late at night, I call my long distance lover, ...
“love is a mandate. if you love her and she loves you back, you are required to...”
– VyVy
“Today my dad finally hit upon one positive aspect of a music career: You...”
– Sharon
Two more words I find myself using a lot
“preclude” and “requisite”
“I’ve been listening to my gut since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking,...”
– High Fidelity
My favorite from this list of 100 Best Movie Quotes.
Think you're good at Flight Control? →
I used to, then I read this article. Playing that game in the simulator with a pen tablet sounds amazingly fun.
