February 2010
WatchThis was one of my all-time favorite projects at Wired
“Recently, a University of Arizona microbiologist named Charles Gerba, author of...”
– Can hand sanitizers like Purell really stop people from getting the flu? - By Darshak Sanghavi - Slate Magazine
That’s it. I’m moving to Death Valley.
“On March 9th, Starbucks is dramatically changing the way they serve traditional...”
– Pour Over and Over and Over: Coming to 11,000 Starbucks Near You
Whither Clover?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21) →
The Hood Internet (6)
Islands (4)
Theophilus London (4)
M. Ward (4)
Spiritualized (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Call Me Doctor
I would like both Master’s and Ph.D degrees. Field is unimportant and I don’t want to have to do any work.
Which dodgy non-accredited “university” should I buy them from?
“As a computer savvy person, it’s easy to forget how different the average...”
– Dan Grover » Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs
“Even though we’re in the same fucking time zone as the Games, the Pacific Coast...”
– explosion of intangibles (via bstriddy)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14) →
T.I. (537)
Thievery Corporation (71)
Massive Attack (59)
DJ Shadow (53)
Peaches (45)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“@mat-honan: My point is that if you care about concealing your address,...”
– How Not to Be a Foursquare Jackass - Foursquare - Gawker
Holy monkey nuts. A Gawker writer just accused me of being too snide and a jerk in the comments on a post there. That’s like having Bernie Madoff call you a crook.
I don’t know what I did, but obviously I need to keep on doing...
“3. What’s the biggest story the media has missed in the last year?
I’m going...”
– 5QQ: Thomas Goetz | Mediaite
Cellphone Recycling Program Helps Eliminate... →
Google is the one on the left →
I just read that Google bought Vark for $50 million.
That’s great news for the Vark folks. Pass the Patron!!! I love Vark, and I use it at least weekly. But
when I think about Google’s track record,…
“What it doesn’t talk much about is Google. That’s because the goal...”
– Buzz by DeWitt Clinton from Buzz
“Dear visitors from Google. This site is not Facebook. This is a website called...”
– Yes
“Why does Buzz even exist? Is it because Google wants to make my life better in...”
– - Daniel Lyons from Newsweek
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/techtonicshifts/archive/2010/02/10/google-buzz-more-like-buzz-kill.aspx
(via dpstyles)
I see Dan’s point, but disagree. Anyone with a Gmail account who argues Google shouldn’t compete with existing services ought to go back...
Gmail > Settings > Labels > Buzz > Hide
(via colinkloecker)
This Buzz is Killing Me - emptyage →
Right now—and admittedly it’s early—Google Buzz is letting me know way too much, about too many people, in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
“Today Buzz launched and I realized my annoyance expressed last July was going to...”
– A Whole Lotta Nothing: Broken feedback loops
I completely agree. The funny thing? Matt Haughey will never see this commentary about his post.
“Right now—and admittedly it’s early—Google Buzz is letting me...”
– This Buzz is Killing Me - emptyage
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-7) →
Minutemen (91)
K’naan (41)
The Flaming Lips (28)
Modest Mouse (26)
Dirty Projectors (21)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“World coffee supply will fall short of demand in the 2009-10 season, according...”
– Holy fuck. The World is running out of coffee. I blame Obama.
“It turns out that ChatRoulette, in practice, is brutal. The first eighteen...”
– Is ChatRoulette the Future of the Internet or Its Distant Past? — New York Magazine
WatchSynesso Vs Mypressi
“Back in 1991-93, there were a surprising number of senators who constituted...”
– Barack Obama and the Republicans: If you can’t friend them, f2f them | The Economist
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-31) →
K’naan (16)
Animal Collective (14)
The Mountain Goats (14)
Louis Armstrong (8)
Thievery Corporation (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
