Ftrain, by Paul Ford

January 2012

Jan 29, 2012

"Tarkus is depicted as a half armadillo/half tank creature,...

"Tarkus is depicted as a half armadillo/half tank creature, born from an egg erupted from a volcano." en.wikipedia.org/...
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Jan 29, 2012

Emerson Lake & Palmer did a song they called "Nutrocker":...

Emerson Lake & Palmer did a song they called "Nutrocker": open.spotify.com/...
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Jan 29, 2012

Twitter’s censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for...

Twitter’s censorship is a gray box of shame, but not for Twitter | Paul Smalera blogs.reuters.com/...
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Jan 29, 2012

Making the @mercnews in 1970; lots of neat machines,...

Making the @mercnews in 1970; lots of neat machines, hairstyles archive.org/...
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Jan 28, 2012

Not in CA. Elsewhere, yes. Exploitative and...

@Geek_Manager Not in CA. Elsewhere, yes. Exploitative and anti-competitive everywhere.
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Jan 28, 2012

Big picture it tends to be NARAL and PP; small-picture...

@bobbybaird Big picture it tends to be NARAL and PP; small-picture tends to be local hunger/shelter orgs.
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Jan 28, 2012

That's one way to describe an anti-poaching agreement, I...

@DisneyPixar That's one way to describe an anti-poaching agreement, I guess.
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Jan 28, 2012

This isn't a poaching scandal as much as it was just Steve...

This isn't a poaching scandal as much as it was just Steve Jobs trying to create a simple, elegant interface to capitalism.
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Jan 27, 2012

I can't attend. I must attend.

@smalera I can't attend. I must attend.
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Jan 27, 2012

YES! Followed by despair. I need to go give some good...

@bobbybaird YES! Followed by despair. I need to go give some good organization a few hundred bucks ASAP.
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Jan 27, 2012

Why would the mainstream media report on this when the REAL...

Why would the mainstream media report on this when the REAL STORY is that people are obsessed with trivial bullshit?
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Jan 27, 2012

Oh no. I bet it turns into absurdist literature by the 20th...

@smalera Oh no. I bet it turns into absurdist literature by the 20th reschedule. In my mind it's an amazing short story.
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Jan 27, 2012

I wonder what the most-rescheduled business meeting is in...

I wonder what the most-rescheduled business meeting is in history?
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Jan 27, 2012

Worrying about income inequality is the new doing something...

Worrying about income inequality is the new doing something about income inequality.
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Jan 27, 2012

A mix! Big teaches you more about people and how weird they...

@kissane A mix! Big teaches you more about people and how weird they are. Little teaches you lots about yourself. Both are humbling.
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Jan 26, 2012

I imagine this as a Pirandelloesque play where a group of...

@marklotto I imagine this as a Pirandelloesque play where a group of people go out in search of a calendar, a watch, anything.
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Jan 25, 2012

If "average is over" why was this piece published?...

If "average is over" why was this piece published? nytimes.com/...
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Jan 24, 2012

Badges! For Davos! http://www.reuters.com/subjects/davos#dav...

Badges! For Davos! #davos-badges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.reuters.com/subjects/davos#davos-badges
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Jan 23, 2012

"What Flanagan does is what The Atlantic does—gently...

"What Flanagan does is what The Atlantic does—gently provokes wealthy people." theawl.com/...
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Jan 22, 2012

Sure, @edd. 1 + ½ + ⅓ + ¼ + ⅕ + ⅙ + ... → ∞.

Sure, @edd. 1 + ½ + ⅓ + ¼ + ⅕ + ⅙ + ... → ∞.
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Jan 22, 2012

fflorence + the ligatures

fflorence + the ligatures
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Jan 19, 2012

1995 shutdown, ctrct w/America, ethics fines, dumping dying...

1995 shutdown, ctrct w/America, ethics fines, dumping dying wife, shitty novels, thinktanks, open marriage. He is a pink & horrid weenus.
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Jan 19, 2012

All that homophobic family values bullshit clogging up the...

All that homophobic family values bullshit clogging up the 1990s and then "open marriage"? What wasteful, poisonous hypocrisy.
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Jan 19, 2012

TED is the Coldplay of conferences.

TED is the Coldplay of conferences.
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Jan 18, 2012

Found footage of a 1950s lesbian nightclub:...

Found footage of a 1950s lesbian nightclub: archive.org/...
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Jan 17, 2012

I can't wait for Apple to control access to human...

@Mike_FTW @tomcoates I can't wait for Apple to control access to human knowledge, but more interactivey.
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Jan 16, 2012

"The idea to sell virginity at an auction on the Internet...

"The idea to sell virginity at an auction on the Internet originated in Massachusetts." #more-87586" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://englishrussia.com/2012/01/16/assorted-russia-part-43-2/#more-87586
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Jan 15, 2012

"Sun's coming up like a big bald head poking up over the...

"Sun's coming up like a big bald head poking up over the grocery store."
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Jan 15, 2012

We run a pacifier exchange program.

We run a pacifier exchange program.
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Jan 15, 2012

Thinking of ways to annoy @tomcoates.

Thinking of ways to annoy @tomcoates.
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Jan 13, 2012

I don't think Flannery O'Connor smoked.

@chrisfahey I don't think Flannery O'Connor smoked.
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Jan 9, 2012

Something resume. I remember getting stiffed by the client...

@doublebravo Something resume. I remember getting stiffed by the client at the end. Finder?
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Jan 8, 2012

We blew it today. This is like two old drunks who want to...

@Mike_FTW We blew it today. This is like two old drunks who want to fight and end up crying together. Cuteness ruins everything.
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Jan 8, 2012

My postmodern chickens have come home to roost.

My postmodern chickens have come home to roost.
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Jan 8, 2012

No need to be nice. Looking back a year later I see WWIC a...

@tomcoates No need to be nice. Looking back a year later I see WWIC a muddle--who's the "audience?" Who is the "creator?"
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Jan 8, 2012

Oh God, or sounds from Fish Disks.

@artlung Oh God, or sounds from Fish Disks.
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Jan 8, 2012

Well sure, @tomcoates. But I was looking forward to a...

Well sure, @tomcoates. But I was looking forward to a Sunday Twissing match.
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Jan 8, 2012

Yah, but the sense of entitlement is real (I share it!) and...

@tomcoates @fraying Yah, but the sense of entitlement is real (I share it!) and affects how things are made. Privileges = responsibilities.
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Jan 8, 2012

Oh yes. Or if it had had one of the line-and-circle...

@artlung Oh yes. Or if it had had one of the line-and-circle "extras" demos.
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Jan 8, 2012

The sound effects made me sad.

@artlung The sound effects made me sad.
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Jan 8, 2012

And that's true. It's written with a bias for creator over...

@tomcoates @jdunck @fraying And that's true. It's written with a bias for creator over audience which will soon look old-fashioned.
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Jan 8, 2012

I guess I should have checked with you first, eh?

@tomcoates I guess I should have checked with you first, eh?
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Jan 7, 2012

never grep the cat

never grep the cat
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Jan 6, 2012

In The Economist @GlennF explains the violin-smashing story...

In The Economist @GlennF explains the violin-smashing story econ.st/x7rVXG
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Jan 4, 2012

"I'm into geeky categorization" -- @jessamyn...

"I'm into geeky categorization" -- @jessamyn #2952683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://ask.metafilter.com/204853/Me-and-logistics-A-love-story-looking-for-a-plot#2952683
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Jan 4, 2012

When I get old I'll complain that other songs aren't like...

When I get old I'll complain that other songs aren't like The Fitted Shirt.
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Jan 3, 2012

Well, grain of salt--that's such a perfect story of @paypal...

@davidhfe @tolar Well, grain of salt--that's such a perfect story of @paypal evil that it makes me cautious. Then again, Paypal.
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Jan 3, 2012

Violin-smashing policy http://www.regretsy.com/2012/01/03/fr...

Violin-smashing policy regretsy.com/...
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Jan 2, 2012

McKean's law in action about McKean's company:...

McKean's law in action about McKean's company: hello.typepad.com/...
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Jan 2, 2012

I have a case of the 2012 scaries.

I have a case of the 2012 scaries.
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Jan 1, 2012

New trains run on old tracks.

New trains run on old tracks.
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Jan 1, 2012

"I write for users, not readers." -- Michel Foucault

"I write for users, not readers." -- Michel Foucault
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