April 2008
“As the Chinese say, 1001 words is worth more than a picture.”
– John McCarthy (computer scientist) (via lukedyer)
Aphex Twin @ Coachella →
trystero:
Very good quality bootleg (via We Are the Music Maker).
Very nice find
Reusing Cardboard Postal Boxes Illegal - Denver... →
“we should produce more oil in this country”
– Shell Oil president: To cut price, produce more gasoline in U.S. - CNN.com
hmm
Fascism = Imperialism
Imperialism = WAR.
WAR = Poverty
Poverty = Inequality
Inequality = Repression
Repression = Organization
Organization = Representation
Representation = Democratization
Democratization = Change
Change = Revolution
Revolution = Change
Gas Tax Proposal
The idea that suspending the Gas Tax for the summer is going to make any actual difference is ridiculous.
The Gas Tax is 18.4 cents a gallon. Assuming the average consumer uses 20 gallons of gas a week, thats a measly $3.68 off per week for 4 months.
Spare me the semantics. Exxon Mobil and Shell are posting record breaking all time quarterly profits while every cent of income is getting...
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please...”
– Bill Cosby (via hydeordie)
fitting post for the day I have had. it truly is impossible to please everyone.
Totally Real Inquiry
rach:
Does anyone out there know someone (family member, friend, distant acquantaince) who either owns or works on a vineyard? Thanks in advance.
A good friend’s family I grew up with owns and operates Westport Rivers Vineyard - http://www.westportrivers.com/ . Anything in particular you wanted to know?
“Senator McCain’s not here. He probably wanted to distance himself from me a...”
– Bush said of the candidates explaining their absence from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner (via mascarah) (via asprettyasasong)
“easy like Sunday morning, afternoon, and night.”
“aliens farm humans for their game shows. Think MXC but with landmines.”
Dutch look to ban magic mushrooms →
ericlodwick:
jakoblodwick: Sad news. I consider occasional mushroom trips an essential part of living, just like regular trips (traveling). They allow you to zoom out and evaluate your life from a completely different perspective. They’re fun, natural, and, from the many times I’ve done them, completely safe (especially compared to, say, alcohol). A city which allows them to be freely sold is a...
WatchMade with Processing (http://www.processing.org). Audio by Radiohead (Weird Fishes from In Rainbows).
Read about this project here:
flight404.com/blog/?p=121
I am taking all of Today Off - To Swim and Play and Pay tribute to the SUN
I just tried to take a sip of my Gatorade with the cap still on… Whiff
Tom Hayden Charges Fox News-Clintons Conspiracy
sds:
Tom Hayden, writing in The Nation:
It is abundantly clear that the Clintons, working with FOX News and manipulating old Clinton staffers like George Stephanopoulos, are trying, at least unconsciously, to so damage Barack Obama that he will be perceived as “unelectable” to Democratic superdelegates. It is also clear that the campaign of defamation against Obama has resulted in higher...
How to Make Dandelion Wine - wikiHow →
The Beat Meet Project →
travissatten:
This is my new project I started. It’s about funky beats and I think it can be very useful in people connecting on music and art in an organic way.
Please check it out, reblog if you support.
“I want to create at least one thing a day for the rest of my life.”
– Me
marco:
If you’re an Obama supporter and can afford to do so, consider donating to his campaign today.
Want to change politics? Vote with your dollars. It sucks that the country is run this way, but it is, and contributing to a campaign is (sadly) the best way to make your vote count.
This post is brought to you by the letter E and...
jakoblodwick:
Global warming, carbon neutral, low emissions, eco-friendly…
Are these things important because the health of the Earth itself is important, or because an unhealthy Earth is dangerous for humans?
That is: What is your highest value? Man or Earth? If you had to pick one, which would you pick? If what’s best for man is what’s worst for the Earth, would you do it anyway?
You...
GTA IV is in stores but you still can't play it... →
soupsoup:
(via danhacker)
Dan,
This game is pretty much the killer app that will drive me to purchase an XBox 360 or Playstation 2. Which platform should I choose?
Thanks, Soup
I would recommend PS3. Xbox 360 has reached it’s peak as far as game graphics/performance etc., where as developers have barely reached the PS3 hardware’s limits. Oh yea, it doubles as a free Blu-Ray...
Today I didn't get to work in my garden because of work.
I didn't get to finish the pathways. I didn't get to finish starting the seeds inside. I didn't get a chance to tack up my cold frame.
Damn You Work. Damn You.
“it is amazing how much work gets done when I give everyone in the office fake...”
– my fake boss
160,000
noraleah:
Number of Pennsylvania Republicans who have switched parties to vote in the primary today. Source: NPR.
Note to Self: It still gets cold at night so crack, not open the window.
Celebrating 4-20 by...
working all day in my garden. Last year I learned a ton, from my own mistakes and from a neighbor that has experience running a produce co-op. My space is roughly 45ft long by 25ft wide, giving me the room to grow a ton of great stuff, and a bunch of it at that.
This year I am utilizing the Wide Row Method, which I put in today. They are roughly 3 and half ft wide by 15 ft long each. All winter...
“You think you like all music? Here, I made you a mix CD. It’s got Ratatat on it,...”
– I Like All Music.
It’s raining in Los Angeles and I just spent a huge portion of my afternoon reading Richard Dunlop-Walter’s tumblr and blog and it is very safe to say I have my first tumblr crush. He should love me because my books are homeless too. (via wherescoachbombay)
FBI Lied To Support Need For PATRIOT Act Expansion →
nicknoyes:
“It probably won’t surprise you, but in 2005, the FBI manufactured evidence to get the power to issue National Security Letters under the PATRIOT Act. Unlike normal subpoenas, NSLs do not require probable cause and you’re never allowed to talk about having received one, leading to a lack of accountability that caused them to be widely abused. The EFF has discovered via FOIA requests...
dailymeh:
Here’s an interesting idea. Mark Pesce did the math back in 2005 and found that for the price of one (of many) ad spots on popular tv programs, an advertiser could actually buy the whole episode and distribute it themselves. This would mean that they got the sole ad spot, and they could brand it however they please, like putting a “bug” (like tv channels put their logo in a corner)...
“Merrill Lynch (MER.N) will announce a further $6 billion to $8 billion of asset...”
– Merrill Lynch to write down further $6-8 bln: report - Yahoo! News
Where is my hard hat? The Sky is falling…
