March 2009
24 posts
“God wants policemen and preachers, mechanics and missionaries.
Nevertheless,...”
– What’s the difference between a calling and a plain old job you’re obeying God in? « 22 Words
MLB.com At Bat →
10 bucks for audio from every game for the entire season? Doesn’t seem like too bad of a deal for me (especially since I work in the middle of a building with no radio reception).
131. Know your neighborhood like the back of your...
(via rulesformyunbornson)
WatchSigur Ros - Við spilum endalaust - A Take Away Show
Little by little the room empties, the remaining diners drag out the final moments of their lunch, and then the drumsticks arrive. The environment is tense, but they jump in. A few notes on the harmonium, and an incredible voice that it would have been a shame to exhaust. We don’t know if the sticks were essential. But in three minutes, our...
President Obama’s Bad Boy Streak | THINK... →
Oh dear, President Obama… You’ve got some people upset about the way you act.
Sometimes, he doesn’t wear a jacket in the Oval Office; a rule that has been in place since the Reagan years. (To some this is a very big deal.)
Dropbox - Secure backup, sync and sharing made... →
So, I’ve been using this for a couple of months now, and it is fantastic. I can’t even describe how simple it is. I have a (2 GB!) folder on my home computer and my work computer that syncs automatically (hello showing off pictures at work). I can add torrents automatically to my home computer while I’m at work Lifehacker taught me this one).
Seriously, its free. Sign up....
“Basically, for 99.9 percent of people on Twitter, it is about updating friends...”
– -Guy Kawasaki, the guy who ‘gets’ Twitter the least. (via seoulbrother)
He’s almost right. It’s actually “99.9 percent of people on Twitter are decent human beings. A tenth of a percent of them are marketing tools.”
(Ack, funsizebytes beat me to this.) (via moltz)
Repeat- Writings on Architecture: Restoring Daniel... →
Anyone who knows me well knows I have a minor obsession with Chicago architecture, specifically with Burnham. Unfortunately, I agree with Lynn Becker about this absolute farce.
In his 1909 plan, Daniel Burnham saw Congress Street as Chicago’s great gateway to the lake. What better memorial than to find a way to create it?
Instead, we’ve got a competition to commemorate the...
WatchInfographic Little Red Riding Hood (via Daring Fireball)
The Sound of Young America: I know you hated,... →
I cannot even tell you how much you need to go to maximumfun.org and listen to Tracy Morgan on a sports talk show.
Seriously, stop what you are doing, click that link, and go listen. You MUST do this right now.
It is at once the most brilliantly funny and insane thing you will ever here in your life. Absolutely amazing.
I’ve come to a realization. Its okay if I don’t read every twitter that is put out. After not reading any for close to a month, its time to read sporadically.
Mazarin - The New American Apathy
I just...
Grasping Reality with Both Hands: The Geithner... →
Great rundown of the simple facts of the Geithner Plan:
Q: What if markets never recover, the assets are not fundamentally undervalued, and even when held to maturity the government doesn’t make back its money?
A: Then we have worse things to worry about than government losses on TARP-program money—for we are then in a world in which the only things that have value are bottled water,...
Rands In Repose: The Makers of Things →
Great essay from Rands about the Brooklyn Bridge (the pictures he found are fantastic too):
In the late 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge was built with no power tools, no heavy machinery, and only a basic, evolving understanding of how to make steel. It’s not these facts, but the stories surrounding the facts that inspire me when I take a good, long stare at a suspension bridge. But first…
Watchmarco:
College Humor’s prank war between Streeter and Amir has just been taken to a new level: Payback for the Yankee Stadium fake-proposal prank.
Epic.
I love it. Can’t wait for the next prank.
