March 2009
103 posts
How broke would you have to be to revert back to...
In an effort to cut costs wherever possible, some consumers are going back to the cheaper, crappier-in-every-way dial-up we all cast aside years ago. This recession has just gotten serious. Sales of the often sub-$10 dial-up subscriptions have increased after the stock market crash and many report that they’ve switched from broadband, though NetZero CEO Mark Goldston was quick to note that...
Mar 1st
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February 2009
51 posts
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Feb 28th
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“I’ve learned so much from my mistakes… I’m thinking of making...”
Feb 28th
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THE QUICK BROWN →
Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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monies makes the world go 'round
Customer: Why do these balloons cost so much?
Salesman: Inflation.
Lyons: I should have warned you that [The Story of Money] was punny.
Roosevelt, 1933: Dollar backed by gold
Nixon, 1971: Dollar backed by faith
Feb 27th
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Feb 26th
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head hoods →
Feb 26th
WatchWatch
You are viewing the making of “The Seed” which is a short film created for Adobe by animator Johnny Kelly. The animated film follows the life cycle of an apple seed.  It was made using a mixture of stop motion papercraft and 2D animation. The film is here.
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“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the...”
Feb 23rd
ListenI’ve been playing so much Pokémon: Special...
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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“Good design is all about making other designers feel like idiots because that...”
– GRAPHDES POSTER in A5 on design (art people use)
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why can't all design be this simple? →
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“FML FML FML FML FML SO-TOTALLY-FUCKING-ML FML”
– underclassman girl coming out of the German classroom
Feb 21st
Fridays
aren’t weekends. They’re school nights. This week was also excruciatingly long, despite having to go to school for only three days out of the week.
Feb 20th
google knows who the boss is. →
Feb 20th
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“Once you turn on this feature, Gmail uses Gears to download a local cache of...”
– Offline Gmail
Feb 20th
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WatchWatch
Glowing Cities Under a Nighttime Sky
Feb 18th
Running From Camera →
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“Remember… 1. Whoever comes are the right people. 2. Whatever happens is...”
– The 4 Open Space Rules of Transport Hero Camp
Feb 12th
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Feb 10th
The Tooth Fairy's Office →
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“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at...”
–  F. Scott Fitzgerald
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IN THE BUTT →
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Old Jews Telling Jokes →
Feb 5th
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“What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.”
– Text from Danielle’s non-ironic silk screen design. Only until much later did Tara and I realize this is a quote from Aristotle. It loses a bit of an impact next to halftone image of a human hugging a dog.
Feb 5th
Tuesday
0755 - AP French Language: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme 0905 - AP Economics: Taxes 1020 - Classical Mythology: Creation 1120 - Michaels: 16x20, graphite, fixative, shirts 1230 - Mashed Potato Bowl. The new LJS’s/KFC drive-thru is odd. 1300 - Double Trouble In The Panhandle, Fire In The Ice 1500 - Nap 1700 - Internets and whatnot 1900 - Dinner I enjoy having three classes.
Feb 4th
I LEGO NY →
Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
The groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter. Which is not all that bad, I guess, since I’m sort of finally getting into the swing of winter weather. Plus, I haven’t even worn all of my winter clothes yet! Vain, I know.
Feb 2nd
Emergency Yodel →
Feb 2nd
WiFi in SF BART by 2011 →
Feb 1st