September 2008
28 posts
“I thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is...”
– Tina Fey (via allisonweiss)
“Historians noted that the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II...”
– Rands
WatchWatch the line of blue that hangs on a little longer than the rest.
Dominoes Made Of Dominoes via Waxy
WatchLawrence Lessig on Palin’s experience in just 12 minutes
“The total outlay in greenhouse gas emissions for this little experiment — again,...”
– collision detection: The environmental cost of Esquire’s e-ink cover
“White privilege is being able to say that you support the words “under God” in...”
– Tim Wise - This is Your Nation on White Privilege
How to Understand and Deal with Difficult People →
It would probably serve me well to read this regularly. I’ve been much better lately, but I still get unnecessarily frustrated with people when I feel that they’re being difficult.
WatchMerlin Mann - Hold the Cheese: Building a Smart Blog for a Smart Audience
Watchdaryn:
Gary Vaynerchuk’s awesome keynote, about patience and passion, from Web 2.0 Expo NY last week.
There is no reason, in 2008, to do something you hate.
You like Alf? Do an Alf-blog! You collect Smurfs? Smurf it up!
“Because the idea of American exceptionalism doesn’t extend to Americans being...”
– Op-Ed - NYTimes.com (via mikehudack) (via aja)
Video: I-35W made whole as new bridge opens at 5... →
s4xton:
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Eoin Colfer to write sixth Hitchhiker's Guide book →
I’ve never read his Artemis Fowl books, but I’ve requested one from the library.
Order the Color Chips by Hue →
A perfect score is 0. I scored a 99. My color vision, it is bad. I don’t think the scoring stops at 100, but I’m still on the high end of the scoring. High is bad.
WatchNew Obama Campaign Ad
The Mountain Goats and Kaki King - “Thank...
WatchHigh Speed Downhill Skateboarding