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Lose Trust, and You Lose Everything: 3 Rules to Live By

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:31:07 -0700

Lose Trust, and You Lose Everything: 3 Rules to Live By:

Jim Louderback articulates exactly why I no longer trust Yelp.

Beckham's Torn Achilles Moves British Poet Laureate To Write Dreadful Verse

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:07:20 -0700

Beckham's Torn Achilles Moves British Poet Laureate To Write Dreadful Verse:

I expected it to be at least a little good. But no.

Hilarious use of Chatroulette: guy plays piano, improvs short...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:07:23 -0700

Hilarious use of Chatroulette: guy plays piano, improvs short songs about his chat companions. O, the funny! Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1 (via PianoChatImprov)

New Jersey Woman Aiming to Become Fattest Woman in the World

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:59 -0700

New Jersey Woman Aiming to Become Fattest Woman in the World:

Health risks aside, I don’t understand why anyone would want to orphan her children for the sake of a world record.

NewsRadio added to Hulu

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:52:53 -0700

NewsRadio added to Hulu:

I love everything about this show, but especially Dave Foley.

Townshend Tea’s Crème de la Earl Grey is some of the best...

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:22:00 -0700

Townshend Tea’s Crème de la Earl Grey is some of the best tea I have ever tasted.

Every time you make a PowerPoint … (via nostrich, via...

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:18:44 -0700

Every time you make a PowerPoint … (via nostrich, via fuckyeahinfo)

Lost: the Subway map

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:10:20 -0800

Lost: the Subway map

"You have but to take a peek in the comments section below this column, any column, any article on..."

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:25:26 -0800

“You have but to take a peek in the comments section below this column, any column, any article on this or any news site whatsoever, to see just how mean and nasty we have become. It does not matter what the piece might be about. Obama’s speech. High speed rail. Popular dog breeds. Your grandmother’s cookies. The anonymous comments section of any major media site or popular blog will be so crammed with bile and bickering, accusation and pule, hatred and sneer you can’t help but feel violently disappointed by the shocking lack of basic human kindness and respect, much less a sense of positivism or perspective.”

- Mark Morford, “Why are you so terribly disappointing?”

Howard Zinn, Historian Who Challenged Status Quo, Dies at 87

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:04:21 -0800

Howard Zinn, Historian Who Challenged Status Quo, Dies at 87:

Rest in peace, and thank you.

Largest book in the world goes on show for the first time

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0800

Largest book in the world goes on show for the first time:

Showoff.

MUNIFAIL

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:34:04 -0800

MUNIFAIL:

Didn’t get to work on time today because of a MUNI breakdown? Tweet Mayor Gavin Newsom with this handy website! (via njudah)

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (via...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:21:54 -0800

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (via TheOnion)

Man caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:05:17 -0800

Man caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants:

Regrettably, there is no photograph.

"In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live..."

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:49:28 -0800

“In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically.”

- Vincent van Gogh

Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:18:58 -0800

Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent complained about a child reading the definition for “oral sex”. (via ‘Oral sex’ definition prompts dictionary ban in US schools | Books | guardian.co.uk)

French report calls for veil ban: “A French parliamentary...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:55:06 -0800

French report calls for veil ban: “A French parliamentary panel has called for a ban on Muslim women wearing the full Islamic veil in public institutions, describing the dress as an ’unacceptable’ challenge to French values.” (via Al Jazeera)

ProPublica Unemployment Insurance Tracker

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:25:50 -0800

ProPublica Unemployment Insurance Tracker:

At least 25 states’ unemployment compensation funds are insolvent or will be within six months according to a study by ProPublica.org, a non-profit investigative journalism organization founded two years ago. (via a colleague)

Bookbook by Twelve South: a MacBook case that looks like a...

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:00:05 -0800

Bookbook by Twelve South: a MacBook case that looks like a well-loved hardcover book. Gorgeous. (via FunkyPlaid)

laughingsquid: Indie+Relief, Buy Mac Software To Support Haiti

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:37:40 -0800

laughingsquid:

Indie+Relief, Buy Mac Software To Support Haiti