August 2008
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Coworker: Wow
Coworker: Your life ------------[other end of the spectrum]------------ my life
QQs: The Democratic National Convention
dihard:
How much did it cost to attend the DNC? Free for everyday adults. Some special seats cost at least $1,000.
How many seats does the Mile High Stadium (aka Invesco field) hold? Aboout 76125
How old is Biden’s “drop dead gorgeous” wife? 57
What is her PhD that he says is “a problem”? She received her PhD in education from the University of Delaware.
How old is Biden’s mom? 90
How cute are...
21 Tips For Living
mikehudack:
johncarney:
Walk, run, stop. Use all the speeds with which nature equipped you.
Be generous with second chances. Realizing that you’ve underrated something or someone is more fun than you think.
Happiness is nature’s reward for an animal doing what it was meant to. Figure out what kind of animal you are before you pursue the wrong kind of happiness.
Don’t be afraid to have a best...
I love this place →
The occasion for our return to smarmy form, you ask? Well, it’s just that time of year, I guess… hurricanes, elections, and oppressive August heat just brings out our best. And hey: it’s the 3rd birthday for the 2nd Street District and we will be doubling-up the fun with an art opening with Darvin Jones (see pic. below). Hell, we’ll triple the fun with DJ Chicken George....
Report from Tbilisi by Michael J. Totten →
“We are so heartbroken. I don’t know what to say or even think. Our whole lives we were working to save something, and one day we lost everything. Now I have to start everything from the very beginning.”
Hey guys I made a time machine! →
But it only takes you to 1998.
“First off: Reputation, Posterity and Cool are traps. They’ll drain the life from...”
– Patton Oswalt’s graduation speech to his former high school
Perhaps the best grad speech I’ve ever come across. Substantive, well thought out, and sincere.
(via rickyv)
“Keep being happy. It suits you.”
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think...”
– Kurt Vonnegut’s uncle, Alex
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“Yom nifla.”
– Day two of learning Hebrew commences.
Spam Subject Line Prints →
Linzie Hunter has a set on Flickr that consists of prints made from spam subject lines.
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19.32 →
I wrote about this a while back, and here is some more about Michael Johnson’s absurd 1996 200m. Just take a look at that chart. (via Kottke)
“One of today’s most groundbreaking online music services was created by, and for...”
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This month’s Billboard likes The Hype Machine! I’d link to something but it’s behind a pay wall. (via fascinated) (via mikehudack)
I love websites that make it big behind the efforts of one person and I love Hype Machine. I had no idea it was a sole effort.
Aussie mayor urges unattractive women to move into... →
“Well I said beauty disadvantaged,” he told national radio. “Now beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty can be a good set of teeth, beauty is nice wavy hair. Beauty can be blue eyes or green eyes.
Van She - Changes
“You are not quite
the air I breathe
thank god
so go.”
– Diane di Prima, courtesy of AL Herzog
Spain Makes Sure They Medal High In The Racist 400 →
Real classy, Spain.
Purple drank →
There are numerous other slang terms for purple drank, including sizzurp, lean,syrup, drank, barre, purple jelly, and purple stuff.
Two of my great loves: Wikipedia and Houston, Texas.
Pres. Bush declines to slap Misty May-Treanor's... →
Then after a good play, in the tradition of female volleyballers, May-Treanor turned, bent over slightly and offered her bikinied rear-end for the 43rd president to slap.
“Mr. President,” she said, “want to?”
Viewzi →
If you aren’t using Viewzi already, I highly recommend it. Some favorite views:
Weather (my homepage)
3D Photo Cloud
MP3 Search
Everyday Shopping
Album View
Recipe View
Amazon Book View
So…pretty much all of them.
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Caffeine: The Good News and the Good News →
Drinking caffeinated coffee might decrease your risk for Parkinson’s disease
Drinking 4 to 6 cups of regular or decaf coffee a day might lower your risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes
Caffeine does not make you pee more
Caffeine does not increase the risk of heart attack
Caffeine does not contribute much to hypertension development
Caffeine does not cause pancreatic, kidney, liver,...
Using your browser URL history to estimate gender →
imkevin:
Too fun. Try it out.
100% male.
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Travis Jeffords has a website →
Recommended.
Highly recommended.
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Five “Web 2.0″ ways to break up with your... →
add unflattering Flickr tag, “Fat asshole with a unibrow”
change Facebook status to “He’s literally dead to me”
web widget counts up days since your last climax (currently: “193″)
share Zoho spreadsheet to split up MySpace friends
decline to participate in Series B round of affection
I sometimes think someone could create a blog dedicated solely to things Merlin Mann is doing online. And...
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Top 50 Olympic Athletes →
7. Michael Johnson (United States)
Gold: 200m, 1996; 400m, 1996, 2000; 4x400m, 1992, 2000
Based on his three individual Olympic gold medals alone, Michael Johnson would not make the top ten. But his 200 metres world record of 19.32sec in Atlanta in 1996 elevated him alongside Bob Beamon at the top of the Olympic ‘single greatest performance’ tree. Not since Beamon’s historic long jump (see No...
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Don’t scoff at She and Him mashed up with...
Love Favtape →
Favtape is my new favorite website of all time.
Techcrunch Austin Ventures Meetup →
The TechCrunch Austin Ventures Meet-Up will be held at Pangaea (http://www.pangaea-austin.com/), one of the hottest new venues in Austin.
After the original Alamo left this location I didn’t think I’d ever be there again. Yet web companies from the Bay Area keep having events at this yuppie haven. At least Gawker got it right with Side Bar.
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rickyv:
I learned about the term “Tweetup” in the newspaper this morning and almost puked up my scrambled eggs. Can we just go back to Web 1.0 for a while? Web 2.0 is just getting obnoxious.
I’m glad I’m not the only who feels this way.
Sugar Daddy Online Dating →
I know, as a very wealthy man myself, that nothing says “classy” like “As Seen On TV”, especially WB11 WPIX NEWS.
Last night at Longbranch
New Yorker: I'm getting used to the city. It's really hard to adjust, coming from New York.
Austinite: How long have you been here?
New Yorker: Two and a half years.
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Giving in one web service at a time.
First it was Twitter, now it’s tumblr. When I start using friendfeed, you’ll know I’ve given in completely.