March 2010
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I was apologising for not being perfect.
stuffmygirlfriendsays:
“Aw baby! Sometimes you’re a dipshit, but you’re never a douchebag.”
Watchmakingofmovies:
Slate mashed up a bunch of different home-made interpretations of The Catcher in the Rye from YouTube for a piece they wrote after the author’s death on January 27th, stating:
The late JD Salinger never allowed Hollywood to make a film version of his classic coming-of-age novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
But that hasn’t stopped a new generation of fans from making their own...
foreach(bill) paywith(skill);
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Ahhhhh
int nSamples = nFrames * fileFormat.mChannelsPerFrame; float *sampleBuf = (float*)calloc(nSamples, sizeof(Float32));
It was inevitable that I would someday type those two lines, but at the same time, I’m glad the day finally came. One more step on the long road…
the ch!cktionary: The American Prospect: "The... →
Yes, I am publically admitting that I read The Chicktionary. Whatever, I find it thought provoking, because I disagree as often as I agree.
I’m obviously not into abstinence. Time and again the inefficacy of abstinence-only sex education, for example, has been clearly demonstrated. I’m also in favor of radical changes to the institution of marriage - separating its legal component...
Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs →
My consideration has no bounds.
[B]: i dont know what i want
[B]: i know what i'm not doing though
[B]: CS, engineering, food, garbage collecting, teaching at any level
L: haha
L: how thoughtful of you to remove
L: garbage collecting
[B]: i know, right?
How do I know I am nerdy? My first thought was "why exclude garbage collection when you've already excluded CS." Reality wake-up call, haha.
“In her 2006 book, Generation Me, Twenge notes that self-esteem in children began...”
– How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America (a great overall article, but for this brief quote, paraphrasing this book) (via marco)
Another good one:
“Using national survey data, she’s found that to an unprecedented degree, people who graduated from high school in the 2000s dislike the idea...
The Tumblr directory
Is incredibly useful for finding interesting stuff to read. Check it out from your Dashboard if you haven’t already.
Next To Normal
Go see it.
It’s incredibly effective. The acting is superb and effortless. All the technical elements work together in such a way that after a while you stop thinking about them. Specifically, the use of amplification is judicious and subtle. Despite being a “rock musical”, the score is written around a piano, not a guitar. The on-stage band uses a real, proper grand piano - not...
“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its...”
– Jean Cocteau
Why I Take Good Care of My Macintosh
buzzandersen:
(via frijole)
A poem by beat poet Gary Snyder, as published in today’s New York Times:
Because it broods under its hood like a perched falcon,
Because it jumps like a skittish horse and sometimes throws me,
Because it is poky when cold,
Because plastic is a sad, strong material that is charming to rodents,
Because it is flighty,
Because my mind flies into it through my...
Fox News is running a poll about the Tea Party... →
midoriw:
katyisntfunny:
yayponies:
bringmethathorizon:
apsies: michelleosaurus:
One of the choices is “Fruitless mix of racism, conspiracy theories.” Get on it, Tumblr.
[via a ton of people]
UPDATE: We’re up 55% to 28%… vote!
Keep this going!
Go, my Tumblrites, go! 68% hahahah
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I have a great idea, and I’d like to bring you on board as a partner.”
Me: “Go on..”
Client: “It’s great. I want to recreate Google, but make it better.”
Me: “How?”
Client: “Well that’s where your expertise comes in.”
Fortunately, I am no longer in middle school so this happens much less often these days.
Bared my guilty soul on IRC.
< benglert> i didnt start reading new york times on my phone until the ipad was announced
< benglert> now i've started so that i'll be prepared to actually be an informed and worldly person who reads the news on his ipad
< benglert> i also never felt like reading before but now that there will be a shiny apple thing to do it on
< benglert> i am starting to make a list of books i have always been meaning to read
Dear Motion Picture Academy,
If you had nominated both Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) and Sam Rockwell (Moon) for Best Actor, I would be conflicted. I wouldn’t be sure which one I wanted to win.
George Clooney was flawless in Up In The Air, so I guess I’m rooting for him. But seriously? No ZQ for best actor, no Zoe Saldana for best actress (even though she was in your precious Avatar! (More on that later))? No...
“A terribly common error is having a debate over how something should be...”
– Joel Splosky