September 2009
42 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Frightened Rabbit (16)
Radiohead (7)
Barenaked Ladies (5)
The Decemberists (5)
R.E.M. (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Friends who seemed pretty much indistinguishable from you in your 20s make...”
– The Referendum - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
Fleet Foxes (11)
Neko Case (6)
Ben Folds Five (6)
Counting Crows (5)
The Decemberists (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
That article about the violin guy shits me.
indefensible:
People pay a fortune to go to the Formula One Grand Prix too, but if someone revved an F1 engine at me as I walked past I’d wouldn’t pay them a cent.
Context is everything.
Most people don’t pay a fortune to *listen* to a Formula One car though, and most people would get pretty excited in just seeing one on the street. And, car aficionados definitely get excited when they...
SF Literary map →
via @briznad
Modern pixel art //case: YouTube | Typophile →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Frightened Rabbit (6)
Justin Timberlake (2)
Ryan Adams (2)
Mogwai (2)
Jay-Z feat. Fela Kuti (2)
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Letters of Note →
indefensible:
It might seem obvious, but I bet your life would be much better if you decided to hold on tighter to the people who bring joy to your life, and to loosen your grip on people who don’t.
“Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service...”
– Roger Federer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Well, same with these books — if you migrate to a different tablet (the...”
– David Byrne Journal: 08.25.09: The Kindle Experience
WatchDid kcrw get new engineers when Harcourt left? Cause the sound is tending towards a shit-warmed-over style. That said, some great artists the past few months!
Burning Man Missed Connections
gabevidal:
Topless Girl Who Clears the Dancefloor (Burning Man) Date: 2009-09-09, 12:48PM PDT http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mis/1366211070.html
Hey topless girl with the pretty smile who says she always clears the dance floor. I met you at Burning Man on Friday. We ate dinner at my friends place, then walked back to my camp. You didn’t approve of my touching your back. You had to leave and...
WatchPitchfork: TV Daed Man’s Bones: Name in Stone
“Baseline is a side project, as such it might see slow development but feel free...”
– Baseline - a designer framework by ProjetUrbain.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) →
Ryan Adams (45)
Talking Heads (21)
Cake (14)
School of Seven Bells (9)
Theresa Andersson (7)
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Top Ten UX Mistakes on Consumer Websites » Bolt |... →
Patents, and…
indefensible:
kurafire:
A global patent system is not an inherently bad idea or concept—those who know me well tend to know I’m in favor of all manners of Globalization—but what is a bad idea, and always has been, is software patents.
<snip>
It would also set a precedent for international copyrights that might finally help break down the wall of international copyright and licensing...
Designing For Social Traction →
Miss Cougar accepts prize in Palo Alto →