July 2011
Watchlongshotmag:
We used a song from our friends at Correatown as one of our very first moodbook entries way back when we were still [REDACTED] magazine. And we posted another last time around for the Comeback issue of Longshot magazine.
So we couldn’t be prouder of this tune, written and performed by Ms. Angela Correa and Mr. Rob Poynter, just for our moodbook. It’s an original composition...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-24) →
Major Lazer (22)
Talking Heads (7)
King Tubby (4)
Mad Professor (3)
Lee “Scratch” Perry (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Is The U.S. Debt Ceiling Raised Yet? →
“In early July, the bankrupt tech company Nortel put its 6,000 patents up for...”
– Intellectual Ventures And The War Over Software Patents : Planet Money : NPR
I had this funny dream
I had this funny dream.
In the dream, I was in a windowless room, with lots of bunks. There were other people in the room too. My friend, boss, and editor Joe Brown was there. So was Alexis Madrigal, my pal, Longshot magazine co-founder, and technology writer for The Atlantic. So too was Farhad Manjoo, who I don’t really know other than online, but who writes about technology for Slate,...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-17) →
Cat Stevens (34)
Cat Power (19)
Washed Out (13)
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx (8)
Public Image Ltd. (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“There should be a word for that feeling you get when an older person — and not...”
– Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings? — Daily Intel
“In the world of social media, it can feel bizarre that potent evidence of...”
– Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings? — Daily Intel
“Correction: It turns out that the quote from Ed Lee was purely the invention of...”
– Ed Lee Lays Out Vision For Next Muni Chief
Huffington Post do journalism real good
So What the Hell Are We Supposed to Put on Google... →
I think I finally figured it out. The reason Google+ is so boring is because nobody is using it as intended. Nobody’s being real. Nobody’s taking chances. And as a result, it’s already turning into blowhard central. Here’s how to do it right.
The Wall Street Journal's Interview With Rupert...
The Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal ran an interview with its owner. It was fluffier than a down jacket fresh out of the dryer. It’s also, essentially, written in code. I thought I’d decode it for you.
(With apologies to John Gruber)
In his first significant public comments on the tabloid newspaper scandal that has engulfed his media empire, News Corp. Chairman and Chief...
“On the 17th of September, we want to see 20,000 people flood into lower...”
– #OCCUPYWALLSTREET | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters
Hmmmmm.
“I can do anything. Anything that can be done by a human being; I can do. All of...”
– The Truck
I had forgotten that I wrote this until Andre reminded me about it. I think it pairs well with this other story I wrote about my summer in Kuwait for Gizmodo today.
Looking back, I really can’t believe I did that.
“He was the conscience that sparked these international controversies. He was the...”
– Bradley Manning, the Person: The Making of the World’s Most Notorious Leaker - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-10) →
Ahmad Jamal (17)
The Beach Boys (16)
Cat Stevens (12)
Fleetwood Mac (4)
Operation Ivy (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Three days ago, Washington was preoccupied with the prospect of a “grand...”
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John Boehner has lost control of the House GOP. All hell may break loose.
(via gbr4k)
“Putting screenshots of Google and Twitter next to each other (as above) you’ll...”
– Mule Design Studio’s Blog: Density and Difference
theMattSmith: I wouldn't want to be just joining... →
themattsmith:
I joined Tumblr in February of 2008. More than HALF of the people I follow now are people I started following in the first 6 months of using Tumblr, mainly because we had something in common- we were using Tumblr when basically no one else was, we were probably compatible personalities.
That’s not just not the case anymore. I’m not necessarily lamenting that fact, it’s just the...