January 2011
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Tax protesters stage sit-in. →
howlinatthemoon:
Protesters have marked Sunday’s day of action against tax avoidance by staging sit-ins at UK stores accused of denying the country much-needed cash.
In central London, members of the campaign group Uncut occupied a branch of Boots in Oxford Street.
Dressed in surgical masks and bloody bandages,…
This is awesome! People protesting businesses for *not* paying taxes! This...
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I just re-read some old AIM conversations I saved
IMpressions:
This was a terrible idea.
I was a jackass in middle school and high school.
I can’t believe I dated a girl who used Comic Sans as her AIM font.
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help. send waffles
and omelettes. it’s an eggmergency
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If you've ever thrown a party, you can be a new...
Party promotion:
How do you invite people? Approach them in media they use. Call them, text them, send them a postcard or a Facebook event invitation.
What makes a good party? Good people, and maybe good food, drinks, or theme.
How do you get enough good people there? Invite your friends. Get influencers and opinion leaders interested.
Marketing:
How do you market to people using new media?...
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - Little Girl →
It’s nice to be loved, it can never happen too late I wanna share my food but you have stolen my plate
The Beard Rules
I am not saying that some specific beard rules, I am actually stating some rules about beards, or maybe I should just say rough outlines, not necessarily official regulations. Hey let’s get to it: I can’t understand why everyone in their 20s have beards these days. You don’t get to have a beard until you are at least 30, it’s how it has always been, it’s how it should be. You...
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I just talked to Grant Petersen!
If you don’t know, dude has a Wikipedia page.
He was way cool and said he always had time to talk. So if you want to talk to Grant, I’m sure you could call him or email him. I just didn’t have the guts to talk to him until someone special talked me into it.
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bruschetta is pronounced "bruss-ketta"
if you are an Italian restaurant, you should know this
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy has given way to Brett...
I’m getting so much good pedal steel in my eardrums today.
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"I want to hug you like a toaster holds a...
And melt your insides with infrared heat
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) →
You think you know about the American civil rights movement? Check these guys out.
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“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from...”
– Emma Lazarus, 1883, Statue of Liberty
Closing KNI is wrong →
ryangigous:
It is disappointing to realize, this proposal from the Governor, reflects a misunderstanding of what is quality mental health services and the need for those services. Have we not learned anything over the last 20 years?
This isn’t a money thing or a political thing, its what is right and what is wrong.
It is right to provide quality mental health support services for individuals...
Track racer
I dreamed I was going to race nine other people on a small velodrome. Two of them were Tavio and James, the fastest riders I know. Being the slowest and smallest, I was set to start in last place. When the race started, and I climbed the banked wall to pass the ninth place guy, but the referree made us all stop and said I was cheating. He explained to me that the peloton moves very slowly at...
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My latest experiences with public transit →
I’ve been riding the bus to work lately, and as you might guess, it’s a little different than riding my bike or driving myself to work in a car. Here’s an entry on my “long-form blog” about some of my impressions of using public transportation.
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Find out who Banksy is for $25k →
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I believe in:
Art, the freedom of speech and expression, and providing tools (like education) for people to express themselves freely
Bicycles for fun and transportation
City design and urban planning with pedestrian and transit access, affordable housing, mixed-use buildings and mixed-income neighborhoods
Supporting local businesses before chains - but only when they’re as good or better
Travel, to...
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A few things I would like to eventually quit doing
Patronizing 24-hour establishments.
Using disposable drinking straws.
Eating meat.
Eating fast food.
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“We have no art; we do everything well.”
– Balinese saying
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“This is from the front line, this is watching an art form self-combust in front...”
– Banksy
Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of... →
“For another of his projects, Mr. Ward over the past 18 months has visited 160 London convenience stores and made careful notes about a popular chocolate bar called Twirl, including the product’s availability, price and storage conditions. He publishes the details online.”
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Women laughing alone with salad →
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Content
It’s January 3, and I call bullshit on content curation. Content creation is what really matters.
Mister Brainwash (Exit Through the Gift Shop) started out as a collector, became a curator, and finally a creator. In one fell swoop he sold $1 million worth of art and sort of destroyed the pop art + street art genre. His work was good, but it was everyone else’s themes remixed.
In...
“When we first started hanging out together, this morning, we were just friends;...”
– Coop, Wet Hot American Summer