November 2009
51 posts
“As a kid I rejected [society] without even thinking about it. Now that I’m a...”
– Jeff Mangum (via marinich)
Prospective client: $400 for a logo?! Why are you so expensive? My nephew has Photoshop—I can just get him to do it.
Me: Does your nephew have Microsoft Word?
Prospective client: Yes.
Me: Then have him write you a novel while he’s at it.
“On 2 November 1996, Brown ingested blue gelatin and cake icing prior to entering...”
– Jubal Brown@Everything2.com
“And do you know what that means? That means that just as the antiwar crowd spent...”
– Matt Taibbi - Taibblog – Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy - True/Slant
Logo with Flare
clientsfromhell:
Client: I already know what I want for the logo. It’s a house, with a face, and it’s on wheels with an exhaust pipe coming out of the back which is shooting out smoke in the shape of dollar signs.
Best logo ever.
Desire Lines →
something that keeps coming up for me; here’s some wonderful examples of desire lines in public places.
Going Rogue is currently sitting at the top of Amazon.com’s bestseller list, ahead of Stephenie Meyer, Dan Brown and Stephen King.
The Guardian
Where’s the fucking reset button on this thing?
“The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than...”
– George Bernard Shaw (via marinich)
Watchmerlin:
Phoenix WordCamp 2009 Archives - (Something Something Social Media: The Overdue Minority Report)
My talk at WordCamp last week.
Slides:
A Study in Post-Modern Relationships
marinich:
You are in love with an old friend. Her wall is populated by comments from a girl you’ve never met who professes her undying love. One day your friend is in a relationship with this girl and she has proclaimed herself a lesbian. The next day this relationship ends and the lesbianism is revoked. Every night before you go to bed, instead of saying prayers, you wonder what this girl looks...
Dogear-Nation – Episode 128 – “bits” | Dogear... →
Twategy gets a nod, 18 ish minutes in.
“Their books are also different. Works of fiction contain a single plot, with all...”
– Borges - Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
“The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which “people reach...”
– Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“If there could be a next time and somebody said let’s fight for liberty he would...”
– Johnny got his gun - Dalton Trumbo (via infobunny)
“A time of testing has come for us all. We must believe everything or deny...”
– Albert Camus, The Plague (via fuckyeahexistentialism)
Florence & the XX. Wonderful.
twategy inc. - boutique bespoke tweets →
bossa:
“The team at twategy have been using the internet 2 for the past 3 years. We can guarantee you that our social media douchebaggery™, together with your crappy product, is sure to alienate and confuse your customers.”
:)
twategy inc. boutique bespoke tweets →
meltingman:
Ha. And ha again.
Boo. And Yah. Thanks for the link.
Twategy! →
chimeraobscura:
Can’t help thinking this is long overdue!
:)
Keep the reblogs going…
The Official Shotgun Rules →
Useful, of course, although no mention of the nose touching rule.
Ultimate Cheater Pulled Pork: The Splendid Table →
One 5- to 6-pound boneless Boston butt pork roast or same weight of boneless country-style pork ribs
