June 2008
26 posts
“Sen. Kit Bond was on NPR this morning explaining why telecom amnesty was...”
– Sad day. I may not vote Democrat, after all. From Glenn Greenwald on the new “compromise” on destroying the 4th amendment and letting felonious federal and corporate lawbreakers off the hook
“Memes seem to be spreading so rapidly now on the web that they burn out before...”
– A kottke.org discussion of the new meme, “nuke the fridge.” At the end there, I thought he was going to say jump the shark, which is really the original “nuke the fridge,” now, isn’t it?
This is Sand →
Far more compelling than I first thought it would be.
I made this and this.
dAndy made this. mattw told him he had too much free time and he should get a job (an inside joke — he’s moving to SF to work for engineyard in July).
Why I love reddit: the funniest comment thread... →
It’s very hard to stifle the laughter at work. A hard job, I know, but I try.
“I refuse to be lectured on national security by people who are responsible for...”
– Barack Obama, quoted in Andrew Sullivan’s Quote for the Day. Worth clicking to read the rest.
Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE tattooed on his stomach. It’s upside-down, so he can read it while doing sit-ups. He does FIFTY SITUPS every morning, which is the same number as OUR FOUNDING FATHERS did to commemorate our FIFTY STATES.
(From Teach The Controversy About Barack Obama [dive into mark])
Vs.
Barack Obama buys AMERICAN STUFF. He owns a FORD, a BASEBALL TEAM,...
War and Piece: "If the president says it's legal,... →
Our Congresscritters are preparing to pass a proposed bill that will amend the FISA law so as essentially to give retroactive immunity to telecoms who assisted the government in unconstitutional spying on American citizens. So the Bush regime (repeatedly) breaks the highest law in the land, and big business helps them do it, and neither is being held accountable — in fact, the telecoms are...
Video visualizations of how the HTML rendering... →
As a web semi-geek, these are both fascinating and kind of scary.
“FADE IN:
EXT. NEVADA DESERT
PRODUCER FRANK MARSHALL immediately proves his...”
– Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: The Abridged Script | The Editing Room — Funny stuff!
“E-mail is the cockroach of the electronic world”
– Elizabeth Charnock, CEO of Cataphora, a California company that “helps companies in legal matters by investigating patterns of employee e-mail use,” in an interview on e-mail use and abuse on NPR.
Mind Hacks: Consciousness happens between the... →
Mostly, you should be conscious of the fact that Scott McCloud is awesome.
“One of the most powerful things to come out of both a historical view and...”
– From a post on the Mind Hacks blog about a Neuroanthropology article “on how culture influences the experience of trauma.” This article is an interesting companion to On Killing by Dave Grossman.
Grossman focuses much more on the individual, internal experience (indeed, much of his...
“Before I knew the best part of my life had come, it had gone.”
– HA HA! [/nelson-laugh]. As seen in the fortune widget on Slashdot.
The Frustration of Computer Illiteracy and...
Or, “Things that make me want to throw my hands up in the air and run around in circles screaming.” Also known as: “For the love of the gods, people! What’s obvious to me should be obvious to you too!”
So I have been re-discovering lately how much of what I do every day is based in investigation and experimentation. I am often not certain of the precise and...
Developing Intelligence : Caffeine: A User's Guide... →
Where has this handy guide been my entire academic and working career?
It's Not Just Me
It’s not just me who’s disappointed with the direction Apple and Apple’s product lines and development focus are taking.
It’s also John Siracusa (creator of Keynote Bingo) at Ars Technica as well. His take on the 2008 WWDC keynote:
Yeah, I guess the developers attending WWDC do get the details, under NDA. But I can’t help thinking this has been another keynote...
Cory Doctorow on "The difference between a day... →
I didn’t read the full interview, but the quote on Kottke’s page is “pure gold.”
“To clarify: Passengers who refuse to show ID, citing a constitutional right to...”
– Your Papers Please: TSA outlaws ID-less flight | Surveillance State - CNET News.com This new rule points to one of the fundamental conflicts in the way airport security is operated. To wit: they want to eliminate an alleged security loophole in the no-fly lists, while not seriously inconveniencing...
“In reality there is only one candidate. Barack Obama. In November he will win or...”
– Bay Buchanan, quoted by Andrew Sullivan
“Help. I am being devoured by your octopus.”
– From WWdN’s post on the R’lyehan tourist phrasebook
WatchVia glumbert - Remember Timmy… Be Careful!.
“Terrorists are not building Hometown Buffets across America. But they should be....”
– Ten Car Train’s fantastic The Worrier’s Almanac Guide—The 15 Ways You’ll Probably Die.