October 2008
Oct 31st
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Lounge cover of “Desperado” starting to play in this cafe. FUCK
Oct 30th
Also: is it weird that I’ve only wanted to listen to Blackalicious for the past couple days?
Oct 30th
EndNote is kinda like an iTunes for academic papers - import/export, make playlists, search, sort - except you can’t listen to any songs.
Oct 30th
When iChat spontaneously fails to load my contact aliases, I have no clue who these AIM people are.
Oct 30th
loling, and thanking @55kevy and @impeachpedro for the much-preeshed cards :D
Oct 29th
My absentee ballot is now officially IN THE TANK.
Oct 29th
shaking off the morning fog
Oct 29th
Oct 29th
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Watershed →
The Christian Science Monitor has always been a unique institution, small but national in scope and with special, though distant from editorial, roots in the Christian Science movement. But today…
Oct 29th
Gel deodorant is fail in a tube.
Oct 28th
Lifestyles of the Nouveau Pauvre →
Oct 28th
RIP John Galt. And stay down.
Oct 28th
Say “Worschington” again. Just say it. Worschington. Washington D.C.? Worschington. D. C.
Oct 28th
Tutorials | MacResearch →
tutorials on mac / os x research topics - CS material for scientists
Oct 28th
Google Earth on the iPhone is pure, gee-whiz, Mr. Wizard cool. Just awesome.
Oct 27th
Oct 27th
Uh, we raided a village in Syria? I need to stop looking at the news in the morning. And/Or we need to stop expanding the scope of our wars.
Oct 27th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-26) →
Wolf Parade  TV on the Radio  of Montreal  The Cool Kids  Bat For Lashes  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 26th
And they're super bad →
Shared by Colin Ashe want. By David Roberts Seoul is planning 129 miles of bike paths in the next four years. “We will make sure that bicycles will compete with vehicles for commuting in…
Oct 26th
Zones of Exclusion →
[Image: The charismatic boundaries of an earlier worldview – here, the Hereford Mappa Mundi]. Note: This is a guest post by Nicola Twilley. Another question for the topic of whether or…
Oct 26th
Bruce Schneier to liveblog election night at: http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010725.html …sadly, Kip Hawley isn’t running.
Oct 26th
WatchWatch
Somewhat lost amid the election hysteria: The Indian Space Research Organization launched its first lunar orbiter, the Chandrayaan-1, from Sriharikota this Wednesday. From ISRO’s press release: Chandrayaan-1 is India’s first spacecraft mission beyond Earth’s orbit. It aims to further expand our knowledge about Earth’s only natural satellite – the moon. With well-defined objectives,...
Oct 26th
Oct 25th
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Make Sure the Letter You Carve Into Your Face...
Should’ve carved an O. (via whatthefuckdoineedtoknow)
Oct 25th
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“You’re a nice young man and I thought you had a political future ahead of you,...”
– I’m really hoping that this is a serious trend: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) to his GOP challenger, Chris Reed, after Reed accused Harkin of being anti-American in a debate. (via election08) (via emptyage)
Oct 25th
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Oct 25th
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Overheard: Old UK guy: I just wanted to say, it’s so good to see a Thai person *reading*, like that. Young Thai Woman: Haha. Um. Thanks?
Oct 24th
Oct 23rd
“We’re still trying to find the bottom of this market…” - CNN
Oct 23rd
Arphid Watch: RFIDs in American passports inserted... →
Shared by Colin Ashe New RFID passports might be assembled here? What could go wrong? (((I’m no big fan of the Moonie Times, but these allegations sound distinctly weird. A passport factory in…
Oct 23rd
“Airfare for your kids to fly around to events on the taxpayers’ dime: $21,012  ...”
– Donklephant on Sarah Palin’s Priceless Journey. She’s done. (via election08)
Oct 22nd
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PROGRAMMING IS HARD
Oct 22nd
YELLING ON TWITTER IS EASIER
Oct 22nd
STAR-TIDES | Sharing Sustainable Solutions →
Sustainable Technologies, Accelerated Research-Transportable Infrastructures for Development and Emergency Support
Oct 22nd
Filling in my absentee ballot.
Oct 22nd
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Oct 22nd
Watching an Indian rocket take off for lunar orbit.
Oct 22nd
Oct 22nd
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Oct 21st
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Oct 21st
FriendDA -- Slightly more than a hearty handshake →
slightly silly NDA for friends that you do not necessarily trust?
Oct 21st
Quicksilver: The Guide | The Apple Blog →
again with quiksilver! there’s always more that i want to learn about this bloody thing.
Oct 21st
http://useqwitter.com *IS* the Beginning Of The End. How will I painlessly dump my instantaneously acquired e-friends now?
Oct 21st
“Pakistan never changes but it’s always updating, never getting any better but...”
– The War Nerd
Oct 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-19) →
R.E.M.  Girl Talk  Wolf Parade  Vampire Weekend  Amon Tobin  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 20th