June 2009
57 posts
Stop Password Masking (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) →
Social Media Icons — Paul Robert Lloyd →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28) →
Foreign Born (23)
Cotton Jones (11)
Bell X1 (7)
Ryan Adams (6)
Frightened Rabbit (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
What Makes Us Happy? - The Atlantic (June 2009) →
*Fascinating*
Overqualified: →
“(330): First off: I’m drunk so fuck you. Second: you weren’t a bad...”
– texts from last night
What you should know about DNS | chrislea.com →
MEEE TOOOO
Number of Songs: 4,304 Number of Albums: 390 Most Recently Played Song: “Don’t Take Back Your Time”- Foreign Born Most Played Song: “War Torn”- Nicole Atkins Most Recently Added Album: On the Wing Now - Foreign Born
First Song Alphabetically: “A”- Barenaked Ladies Last Song Alphabetically: “Zither”- REM Smallest Song Numerically: “2+2=5”- Radiohead Biggest Song Numerically: “2266...
Actually Received: "General Cover Letter.doc"
Dear Potential Employer, I would like to express my interest in the recent job opportunity. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your needs and objectives with this position. The accompanying resume will illustrate the similar experience, value and vision that I can bring to your team.
<two paragraphs about candidate>
In review of your company’s objectives and opening, I...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21) →
Frightened Rabbit (25)
Amazin’ Blue (15)
The Decemberists (8)
School of Seven Bells (6)
Ryan Adams (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
List of Commodore 64 games - Wikipedia, the free... →
Greenery
indefensible:
reimer:
I’m starting to feel like an asshole for not making my Twitter avatar green.
I’m not a joiner by nature, but I am persuadable. (It should be noted that this shit Ahmadinejad is pulling has got me very pissed off.)
So. Tell me:
Am I an asshole for not being green?
No. The green icon nonsense is Slacktivism at its worst. I recommend reading Adam Isacson’s post on the...
And One.
coley:
“For 98,000 years, heaven watches down not caring. And then says 2,000 years ago, ‘It’s time to intervene. Why don’t we give god a son and murder him cruelly in an illiterate part of the Middle East? That ought to solve it.’ That’s what you have to believe in order to be a Christian. Well, I invite you to believe it, but I can’t envy you. The sheer strenuousness, the unbelievable contempt...
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I try to limit myself to one track from each band, but each band listed is a favorite and the source album of each track is killer.
“Unfriended an excessive quiz taker on Facebook & she’s upset....”
– Twitter / this is my forehead
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-14) →
Phoenix (23)
Cage the Elephant (18)
RJD2 (16)
Bell X1 (15)
Fanfarlo (15)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
YourLogoMakesMeBarf.com →
Online Book Catalog - Overview - Project Gutenberg →
“The Panel” @ Big Omaha 2009 | BIG Omaha →
The New Negroponte Switch →
The Lie of Community →
“Serafijn Tripel is the masterpiece of the Serafijn series. This deep golden...”
– Official Serafijn-website Microbrouwerij Achilles
Daniel's Blog » Blog Archive · Block Facebook... →
“(571): So I went home with some chick last night… I’m not sue...”
– http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/
WatchBest thing Jimmy Fallon has ever done for television.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-7) →
Bell X1 (19)
Glasvegas (17)
Band of Horses (15)
Phoenix (11)
School of Seven Bells (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“At one point around 1:15 p.m., flames 10 feet high shot from the manhole. A...”
– Residents told to stay indoors after underground fire in San Francisco - San Jose Mercury News
Condescension.
indefensible:
This is a strange argumentative tool because the only person impressed by its use is the person who employs it. To other participants in debate, and to observers, it just makes the person who uses it look like kind of a dick.
One of my fav tweets: http://twitter.com/trelvix/status/1021869170
“I’m not being condescending,” I insisted. “I’m being...
Gretchen Rubin: 16 Tips For Feeling Happier At... →
“Last year Israel and Ryan embarked on a West Coast bike tour. This wasn’t a tour...”
– About Blind Pilot « Blind Pilot Official Website