November 2011
October 2011
Journalism Is Fine Because Everyone Is a... →
“Before gas goes into a crowd shield bearers have to be making no progress moving...”
– Redditor ‘SawOnPoint’, former Marine with special operations training in riot control regarding the Oakland PD and their ‘assistants’ from other departments’ totally unacceptable and unprofessional crowd control methods. (via bstriddy)
The Stallman Dialogues
Friendly conference organizer: Mr. Stallman, I think I've found a place for you to stay. They have a nice couch, and they have very well-regulated air conditioning.
Stallman: That's great.
Friendly conference organizer: They don't have cats, so you don't have to worry about that. And they don't have parrots, though they did at one point consider buying a parrot.
Stallman: That's too bad. Do they have any friends with parrots that I could visit?
Friendly conference organizer: Ummm...I'm not sure. I could ask them that.
Stallman: Please do.
Friendly conference organizer: They do have a dog, though.
Stallman: ...
Friendly conference organizer: Mr. Stallman? Are you there? Is that OK?
Stallman: Dogs that bark angrily and/or jump up on me frighten me, unless they are small and cannot reach much above my knees.
Friendly conference organizer: It's a small dog. A chihuahua, I believe.
Stallman: Does it bark?
Friendly conference organizer: I think chihuahua's bark. Most small dogs bark, sir.
Stallman: If they only bark or jump when I enter the house, I can cope, as long as they hold the dog away from me at that time. Aside from that issue, I'm ok with dogs.
Friendly conference organizer: ...
“July
What the shit. I am pretty disappointed in this beta. This book just...”
– If Haruki Murakami’s New Book Were Sold Like a Video Game
This was pretty fucking hilarious.
“Pets: I like cats if they are friendly, but they are not good for me; I am...”
– Richard Stallman’s rider is quite the read
Anonymous asked: What is the meaning of life?
“There was no doubt about it: Obama was intent on killing an entire industry — in...”
– Obama’s War on Weed
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Some bad news for #votemat
Let’s recap. On October 19, Mike Monteiro encouraged people to vote for me as write-in candidate for mayor of San Francisco. I went along with it, jokingly at first, but #votemat kind of exploded. It was all over Twitter, and even received a modicum of mainstream media attention. As it became apparent that a lot of people really seemed to want it to happen (which, I think speaks more to...
“Generation Xers are workers. About 86 percent of these adults work full- or...”
– Gen Xers Lead Happy, Balanced Lives, Survey Finds | Generation X & The Internet | Social, Family & Community Lives | LiveScience
"vote for me because my inexperience at running...
inthefade:
I am all of the tired. Slept horribly last night, to the point where I’m not even sure if I slept at all, except for those ten minutes where I had a dream I was running for public office and the above quote was my campaign slogan.
I will be stopping at Starbucks on the way to work today and getting whatever they call the big coffee with seventeen shots of espresso.
Stealing this.
Vote Mat →
Oh my. This was not my handiwork. I approve?
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“Federal employees whose compensation averages more than $126,000 and the...”
– Top Income in U.S. Is…Gasp!…Wash. D.C. Area - Bloomberg
Anonymous asked: So, "Emptyage"... a Descendents reference?
Anonymous asked: Is it intended that I hear the "ask me"s in Morrissey's voice? Cuz I do.
Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going forward,” to borrow the business-speak. Economists are warning that even when the economy recuperates,...
“Sean argued that all Spotify users should not be forced to sign up for a...”
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A witness, speaking to the New York Post, about a recent argument between Sean Parker and Mark Zuckerberg over the merits of Spotify’s Facebook integration. (via newsweek)
I’ll repeat myself: Spotify is deeply uncool
“Reuters cannot — must not — get a reputation as a right-wing media outlet. We...”
– On George Soros, Occupy Wall Street, and Reuters | Felix Salmon
Great follow-up by Felix Salmon, taking down his own employer over that horseshit Soros / Occupy Wall Street story.
Is Kevin Bacon Secretly Behind Occupy Wall Street? →
“I’m guessing, for instance, that the banks were secretly thrilled in the...”
– My Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Reckoning
Merlin’s post about So Central Rain made me have to go listen to Reckoning again. It’s by far (by far) the best album R.E.M. put out. One of the best albums of the 80s. One of my all time favorites. No matter how old I get, it always reminds me of being young. It always reminds me of being a kid in the humid air and decay of the south. It sounds like nothing so much as kudzu growing...
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“Hi, this is Steve. I really want my phone back.”
– Steve Jobs Was Always Kind To Me (Or, Regrets of An Asshole) | The Wirecutter
