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Real Advice Hurts
Merlin Mann via 43 Folders on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
In the wonderful Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott talks about the incredible, ripping pain she felt after having her tonsils removed. All she wanted to do was chug pa readmore
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Foundations: Pirates of the Caribbean
Florida Mike via Foundations Of Magic on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
If The Haunted Mansion is archetypal in its themed design, and it set the st readmore
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Conservative-Libertarian Treatise
Dr. Melissa Clouthier via Dr. Melissa Clouthier on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
What should we stand for? Here’s what I think we should stand for: Life: Protecting life, preserving life, defending life, encouraging life and fostering ways to make life more abundant. Liberty: There is a sense that there are too many laws, constricting too many lives, for too many idiosyncratic reasons. People need to be free from too many re readmore
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Recession not uncommon in U.S. history
(unknown author) via KUSA-TV - on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
DENVER - It's the law of physics transferred to the world of economics. An economy that goes up must also go down. readmore
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Photography, and the Tolerance for Courageous Sucking
Merlin Mann via 43 Folders on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
As I’ve started shooting photos more often, I’ve picked up on some interesting patterns: habits, if you like. And, as I struggle to absorb the insane physics of capturing light with some glass and a black box, I accept upfront that the improvements to my actual photo readmore
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week 41
everyweek via Every Week on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
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The Financial Crisis Spreads To Japan
Tom McMahon via Tom McMahon on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
From Planet Proctor: Because of the market crash, Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended afte readmore
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Obama's Transition Team Includes Contributors, Bundlers and Lobbyists
Lindsay Renick Mayer via Capital Eye on Tue, 25 Nov. 2008
Members of Barack Obama's transition team weren't necessarily selected solely on their résumés and expertise--some may have scored positions over similarly qualified individuals because they supported the president-elect by bundling money for his presidential campaign or opening their own wallets to him. And although Obama prohibits readmore
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Selectable Output Control in Make
Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing on Tue, 25 Nov. 2008
MAKE's put my latest column, "Selectable Output Control," online -- it describes a proposal to the FCC to allow broadcasters to shut down parts of your home theater while you're watching their channels, and the consequences for Makers. Chances are, you haven't heard of Selectable Output Control (SOC), a proposed digital TV technology that would allow broadcasters or copyright holders readmore
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Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis
Nathan via FlowingData on Tue, 25 Nov. 2008
If you're like most people, you don't really know what's going on with the economy. You know there's something to do with loa readmore
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Service?Sacrifice?Equity?Honor?
(unknown author) via The Tom Peters Weblog on Mon, 24 Nov. 2008
The Washington Post reports that Representative Peter Roskam (R-IL), during last week's hearings, asked automaker CEOs if they'd work for a dollar a year. Chrysler's Nardelli said yes, GM's Wagoner said "I readmore
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Week 40
everyweek via Every Week on Mon, 24 Nov. 2008
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Gallup says Republicans want to see Sarah Palin run in 2012.
Ann Althouse via Althouse on Sat, 22 Nov. 2008
Sarah, first, followed by Mitt and Mike. blog advertising blog advertising readmore

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Michael Jackson picks the name Mikaeel after rejecting Mustafa....
Ann Althouse via Althouse on Sat, 22 Nov. 2008
... as he converts to Islam at some mansion in L.A.Cat Stevens was there. Maybe he sang this song. blog advertising readmore

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CNN Corrects Its Pathetic 'Bush Snubbed By World Leaders' Story
Noel Sheppard via NewsBusters.org - Exposing Lib on Sat, 22 Nov. 2008
CNN has corrected a bogus story the network's Rick Sanchez pathetically aired Wednesday about leaders at last Saturday's G20 meeting snubbing President Bush as if he h readmore

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The most important piece of software for an Industrial Designer
(unknown author) via Core77 on Thu, 20 Nov. 2008
Jason Morris, a professor at Western Washington University's ID program, has just posted up the findings of a year-and-a-half long survey of readmore

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Stanford Prof.: U.S. 'Not in Anything Resembling' Great Depression
Paul Detrick via NewsBusters.org - Exposing Lib on Thu, 20 Nov. 2008
Pulitzer-Prize winning author and professor of history at Stanford University David M. Kennedy told Bloomberg radio Nov. 18 that the current financial crisis bears no comparison to the Great Depression. "Well, we're not yet in anything remotely resembling the crisis, th readmore

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Naught for Twenty Years
(unknown author) via The Tom Peters Weblog on Thu, 20 Nov. 2008
There was this GM sales VP—a senior job, but hardly stratospheric. As I recall he was to attend a regional sales meeting, and his pre-visit specs called for a refrigerator filled with beer to await him in his hotel room. In this instance, there wa readmore

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Ann Curry Cites Gross 'Mis-Example' of Climate Change
Julia A. Seymour via NewsBusters.org - Exposing Lib on Thu, 20 Nov. 2008
The glacier on Mt. Kilimanjaro is melting. If you were watching NBC "Nightly News" Nov. 19 you probably would think that ice is declining because of "climate change."After all, "Today's" Ann Curry said it: "Mt. Kilimanjaro has become a kind of poster-child for climate change. Eighty-four percent of the ice has disappea readmore

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Apple to Mac owners: throw away your monitor if Hollywood says so
(unknown author) via Boing Boing on Thu, 20 Nov. 2008
Shared by Jason Dear Apple and Steve 'Hipster With A Lot of Advertising Budget' Jobs: go fuck yourselves. Buying an Apple computer? Get ready to throw away your monitor, over and over again. New Apple hardware is shipping with "HDCP" anti-copying technology that prevents showing some video on "non-compliant" monitors. Best part: the list of "compliant" monitors will readmore
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