November 2010
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minusmanhattan:
First you get the sugar.
Then you get the power.
Then you get the women.
A short history of airport security: We screen for guns and bombs, so the...
– A Waste of Money and Time | Bruce Schneier, NYT Op-Ed
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The funny thing about work itself, it was so bearable. The dreariest task was...
– Joshua Ferris, Then We Came To The End
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Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.
– (via youmightfindyourself)
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noahkalina:
I ♥ NY
Can’t wait to see Reggie again at Highline Ballroom on 12/17.
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RSS
Been held captive by my RSS readers for at least the past year. Always looking for a more efficient iPhone/iPad app to go through all the feeds I subscribe to, which have turned into a task list instead of a leisurely activity. I can’t tell you the last time I visited a website just to see what’s “news” - all of it is coming through RSS, including all Tumblr feeds I...
Reggie Watts on Conan
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“This was what was keeping me awake at night,” Walter said. “This fragmentation. Because it’s the same problem everywhere. It’s like the internet, or cable TV - there’s never any center, there’s no communal agreement, there’s just a trillion little bits of distracting noise. We can never sit down and have any kind of sustained conversation,...
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If you’re not getting happier as you grow older, you’re fucking up.
– Ani Difranco
whatevs:
Things That Didn’t Exist Until Now: The Ultimate David Lee Roth Karate Kick Compilation [Best Week Ever]
You’re welcome, Internet!
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If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being...
– blue_beetle on metafilter
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The most obvious change in reading and writing, however, is the decline of the...
– “Books and Bytes” by Alyssa Botelho | The Harvard Crimson