I'd do that, but it's on my lip and I want a cocktail.
@mikeindustries I'd do that, but it's on my lip and I want a cocktail.
2012
3914 Tweets, 277 Posts, 17 Publications
I laughed really hard at this and now I'm bleeding again.
@thelancearthur I laughed really hard at this and now I'm bleeding again.
We're out.
@Cruftbox We're out.
I'm checking referers on SavePublishing and this is my...
I cut myself shaving badly enough that I have to wait 20...
I cut myself shaving badly enough that I have to wait 20 minutes before I can go to the New Years party. So I can clot.
That's why I'm worried. And let's not forget...
@harrisj That's why I'm worried. And let's not forget http://en.
How's 2013 going in the UK?
How's 2013 going in the UK?
That is just amazing.
@shabbychef That is just amazing.
Outside, a hyper-stylized futurescape of jacked-in centaurs...
@vruba @infotroph Outside, a hyper-stylized futurescape of jacked-in centaurs with Bluetooth earbuds.
I'm good with it too.
@vruba @infotroph I'm good with it too.
“Steal something from me.” http://m.newyorker.com/reporting/...
“Steal something from me. ” http://m.
well now viral in quotes looking at my acess_log. Mildly...
@marcprecipice @avibryant well now viral in quotes looking at my acess_log. Mildly contagious?
god it's like you cut-and-pasted my thoughts
in lojban no less
actually in JavaScript publishing === saved
By the Internet! Just like they promised. Socially...
@thejefflarson By the Internet! Just like they promised.
Saving publishing, one tweet at a time...
Saving publishing, one tweet at a time http://radar. oreilly.
i'm really confused
“It’s an open question in mathematics: MLC, the Mandelbrot...
“It’s an open question in mathematics: MLC, the Mandelbrot local connectivity conjecture. ” http://basecase.
Hoo doggies.
@maxfenton Hoo doggies.
But he got you to use his spelling!
@Cedgell But he got you to use his spelling!
Not me, BTW. I'm still fascinated by everything.
Not me, BTW. I'm still fascinated by everything.
Someone is bored, world. Amuse him.
Someone is bored, world. Amuse him.
“...whether or not it’s actually useful is a whole other...
“... whether or not it’s actually useful is a whole other matter.
I know. I had to correct it in-tweet, because I couldn't...
@humblefool I know. I had to correct it in-tweet, because I couldn't bear to put in the (sic.
“Until Molly comes along, and her boss, Armitage, offering...
“Until Molly comes along, and her boss, Armitage, offering a deal: Make a run in cyberspace, a really major hack. ” http://www.
“The problem with extroverts—not all of them, I grant you,...
“The problem with extroverts—not all of them, I grant you, but many, _so_ many—is a lack of imagination. ” http://www.
“Other fair organizers resigned with one exclaiming, ‘No...
“Other fair organizers resigned with one exclaiming, ‘No one is going to make a clown out of my Jesus. ’” http://www.
Those dudes deserve access to reproductive rights as much...
@kshay Those dudes deserve access to reproductive rights as much as anyone else.
Thanks! Lots to fix, but glad it's finding a little niche.
@danroth @vkw Thanks! Lots to fix, but glad it's finding a little niche.
“This likely won't make the Dalton newsletter.” Great...
“This likely won't make the Dalton newsletter. ” Great caption.
“They were looking for a 2,000-square-foot loft for $100 a...
“They were looking for a 2,000-square-foot loft for $100 a month. ” http://cityroom.
The Morning News right column is always a list of awesome...
The Morning News right column is always a list of awesome charities this time of year. http://www.
lemme know next time she does a thing and i will kick in...
Kind of in that order.
Kind of in that order.
Had a good year so money to: IPFF, NARAL, Food Bank NYC,...
Had a good year so money to: IPFF, NARAL, Food Bank NYC, CAMBA, Pro Publica, and http://Archive. org.
“They send letters thanking Maxim for cheering them up...
“They send letters thanking Maxim for cheering them up during hospital stays as they recover from losing limbs. ” http://www.
“Jolene is not human.” http://www.thegloss.com/2012/12/30/od...
“Jolene is not human. ” http://www.
Thanks to @whynot for rooting out a charset bug that was...
Thanks to @whynot for rooting out a charset bug that was messing up SavePublishing parsing on http://NewYorker. com and others.
“There’s a big difference between thinking, Stop paying for...
“There’s a big difference between thinking, Stop paying for sex so much, and actually seeing the words. ” http://www.
“Imagine that your laptop display weighs 800 pounds.”...
“Imagine that your laptop display weighs 800 pounds. ” http://www.
Even moreso because it's others' words.
@pfhawkins Even moreso because it's others' words.
Forget it Jake, it's Twitter.
@nataliepo Forget it Jake, it's Twitter.
“City officials said it would be misleading to conclude...
“City officials said it would be misleading to conclude that anyone was at fault in her treatment. ” http://www.
“The fact that they’d been unrepentant knuckleheads made...
“The fact that they’d been unrepentant knuckleheads made their transformation into repentant knuckleheads seem heroic. ” http://www.
“One of them, Pedro Cabrera, 28, who is from Mexico, had...
“One of them, Pedro Cabrera, 28, who is from Mexico, had worked 10 straight days in the Rockaways. ” http://www.
“*MEAT GLUE* Never heard of it?”...
“*MEAT GLUE* Never heard of it? ” http://well.
“Completed works from the mobile maquiladora project, for...
“Completed works from the mobile maquiladora project, for example, will create the whine of an ambulance siren. ” http://www.
“We call them “throwaway” songs, but they’re the opposite.”...
“We call them “throwaway” songs, but they’re the opposite. ” JJS on Whitney http://www.
“Men who do not have wives and families often gather in...
“Men who do not have wives and families often gather in packs, Ms. Hudson argues.
“We can only tackle this by becoming Durga,” she added,...
“We can only tackle this by becoming Durga,” she added, referring to the female Hindu god who slays a demon. http://www.
“Markets, he believes, are subject to physical laws.”...
“Markets, he believes, are subject to physical laws. ” http://www.
December 31, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Sandwich, Italian, 1 sandwich 0.
December 31, 2012 - Dinner
New Years Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 8 800 Beer, 1 c. 5 480 Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 2 470 Pasta (uncooked), 1 oz.
December 31, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 1.
right? It's just so good.
@theodoreross right? It's just so good.
nice!
@jessicaplautz nice!
I'm thinking specifically Internet, I think. I have not...
@tcarmody I'm thinking specifically Internet, I think. I have not phrased my question well.
There are some really bad alternate universes like the one...
There are some really bad alternate universes like the one where Sniglets won the Pulitzer.
Is there a good word for making too much of something? So...
Is there a good word for making too much of something? So far I have "molehilling.
you can just feel it nibbling at the edges right? Like a...
@mathpunk you can just feel it nibbling at the edges right? Like a conceptual bedbug.
"one word"
So preemptively: I'm sorry, and also, shame on you.
So preemptively: I'm sorry, and also, shame on you.
I swear to god I'm going to now find out someone I like and...
I swear to god I'm going to now find out someone I like and respect has written about nanoecosystems and that I didn't make it up.
My Twitter account? A nanoecosystem. My apartment?...
My Twitter account? A nanoecosystem.
I think the most annoying thing I can do in 2013 is refer...
I think the most annoying thing I can do in 2013 is refer to everything as a “nano-ecosystem.
“Kuhn denied, however, that he had defined paradigm in 21...
“Kuhn denied, however, that he had defined paradigm in 21 different ways, as one critic has claimed. ” http://blogs.
“One reviewer in 1966 criticized Kuhn for using the word...
“One reviewer in 1966 criticized Kuhn for using the word 'paradigm' in twenty-one different senses in the book. ” http://www.
“But where there’s imagined smoke, there may be simulated...
“But where there’s imagined smoke, there may be simulated fire. ” http://www.
wait what is that I love it
really that's the endgame of an attention economy, no?
@harrisj @professorlemeza really that's the endgame of an attention economy, no?
I'm following it too now.
@professorlemeza @nytfridge @harrisj @nytcivilwar I'm following it too now.
when you're coding up a matcher and you feel something...
i'm screaming it at my webcam right now
Actually I think as long as I switch to hardcoding...
@nk Actually I think as long as I switch to hardcoding URIencoded values it's okay, cuz I'm doing most stuff “in-DOM. ” & yes to coffee!
I'm here to help.
@rachelrosenfelt I'm here to help.
Quick fix in to http://SavePublishing.com quote encoding....
Quick fix in to http://SavePublishing. com quote encoding.
“We should strive not to create better billionaires, we...
“We should strive not to create better billionaires, we should set our sights higher -- to create better voters. ” http://threads2.
sigh
December 30, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Clam, 1 medium 12 144 Olive oil, 1 tsp. 39 Pasta (uncooked), 1 oz.
oh god character encodings ruin everything
I still follow you in my heart.
@harrisj I still follow you in my heart.
Agreed. I doubt it will spread far, though. Limited...
@mathowie Agreed. I doubt it will spread far, though.
December 30, 2012 - Snack
I was pretty burned after that bike ride and wanted a banana (potassium, I guess). And also dehydrated.
Then again, editors could claim that as a skill on LinkedIn.
@lbrt Then again, editors could claim that as a skill on LinkedIn.
I'm having a lot of fun seeing new patterns, plus I love...
@MatthewBattles I'm having a lot of fun seeing new patterns, plus I love crisp sentences.
Before you criticize, I've set it up so that 1% of my...
@nostrich Before you criticize, I've set it up so that 1% of my profits will go straight to the Cato foundation.
Guys you are reading and tweeting some good stuff with this...
Guys you are reading and tweeting some good stuff with this bookmarklet and I am richer for it.
“This is one of the hardest lessons New York has taught me,...
“This is one of the hardest lessons New York has taught me, but I’m grateful for it. ” http://maryphillipssandy.
Ice LPs: “You can’t leave it on the player for much longer...
Ice LPs: “You can’t leave it on the player for much longer than the song 'cause eventually it will melt. ” http://www.
“After seeing our display, some vendors and suppliers have...
“After seeing our display, some vendors and suppliers have told us they’re using Legos at their companies. ” http://www.
“In May, the Transportation Department says, the city’s...
“In May, the Transportation Department says, the city’s long-awaited bike-share program will finally begin. ” http://www.
Interesting! May be impossible because language is hard,...
@HapaxLegoman Interesting! May be impossible because language is hard, but have added as https://github.
“Sometime in mid-July, I will eventually be able to hear...
“Sometime in mid-July, I will eventually be able to hear the word 'sundress' and not hear it in Drakevoice. ” http://www.
“What could be more selfless than sharing heat from the...
“What could be more selfless than sharing heat from the tiny campfires in your cells? ” http://opinionator.
“Elsewhere Confederate soldiers pushed a camel off a cliff...
“Elsewhere Confederate soldiers pushed a camel off a cliff because they thought it was a nuisance. ” http://opinionator.
““We got to protect the elephants,” said Mr. Lokinyi, whose...
““We got to protect the elephants,” said Mr. Lokinyi, whose hooded eyes now glow with the zeal of a convert.
Bit.ly already has a very nice data queen.
@oolah Bit. ly already has a very nice data queen.
“Zo kun je dus makkelijk quotes uit het artikel vinden die...
“Zo kun je dus makkelijk quotes uit het artikel vinden die je kunt tweeten. ” http://twittermania.
December 30, 2012 - Bicycle ride
A very long very exhausting ride. During which I was in a pit of anxiety the entire time; the only time I was calm was when the traffic was too bad.
that is what humans do
December 30, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Chips, Seaweed, 1 package 100 Sandwich, Italian, 1 sandwich 0.
December 30, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 1.
“Anyway, now people are trying to send me beats.”...
“Anyway, now people are trying to send me beats. ” http://daveholmes.
cf http://www.buzzfeed.com/mariabustillos/confessions-of-a-d...
@sippey @mathowie cf http://www. buzzfeed.
http://aaronland.info/inception-horn/ SEE ALSO...
@sippey @mathowie http://aaronland. info/inception-horn/ SEE ALSO https://github.
Not that anyone can find that volume, but it is in the...
@gnat Not that anyone can find that volume, but it is in the abstracts.
Those sites semi-secretly have a lot of journalism....
@mathowie Those sites semi-secretly have a lot of journalism. Interestingly, HuffPo DOM is TERRIFYING, BuzzFeed DOM is tidy and nice.
“I loved not being dead when I was a kid.”...
“I loved not being dead when I was a kid. ” http://www.
“But what if you could quickly identify any section that...
“But what if you could quickly identify any section that would fit into a single tweet? ” http://www.
“It has been said, after all, that only around one-tenth of...
“It has been said, after all, that only around one-tenth of historians’ research makes it into their published work. ” http://theappendix.
“If my mother had publicized that moment when I cut my arm,...
“If my mother had publicized that moment when I cut my arm, it could have devastated my future in incalculable ways. ” http://parenting.
“The transactions abstracted from the reality of the...
“The transactions abstracted from the reality of the marketplace are now more important than the marketplace itself. ” http://thenewinquiry.
“We believe in the open web, and book content as part of...
“We believe in the open web, and book content as part of the open web. ” http://blog.
“Bork was born in 1927 and came of age during the...
“Bork was born in 1927 and came of age during the civil-rights movement, which he opposed. ” http://www.
“I was a child trying to become independent almost 30 years...
“I was a child trying to become independent almost 30 years after the end of segregation. ” http://www.
“Enough, also, to pay the interim CTO these consultants had...
“Enough, also, to pay the interim CTO these consultants had chosen for us $40,000. Per month.
The Reading Experience Database is a database of who read...
The Reading Experience Database is a database of who read what when http://www. open.
“‘Sometimes people just copied out huge chunks of a novel,...
“‘Sometimes people just copied out huge chunks of a novel, because they couldn't afford to buy it,’ Eliot says. ” http://chronicle.
awesome! Good to know it works. Also that piece on heart...
@jcorn1 awesome! Good to know it works.
December 29, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 2 200 Dumpling, homemade, 1 meat dumpling 4 320 Egg, large 90 Pork, 1 oz. 3 204 Rice, 1 c.
annoying but works okay
yep. Bookmark anything, then edit the bookmark. Paste in...
@jcorn1 yep. Bookmark anything, then edit the bookmark.
great book! Still relevant.
@mathpunk great book! Still relevant.
“No: but we have always a quantity of superfluous bile upon...
“No: but we have always a quantity of superfluous bile upon the stomach, and we wanted an object to let it out upon. ” http://www.
“It’s a book that, especially if you are uncertain of your...
“It’s a book that, especially if you are uncertain of your own class status, can still draw blood. ” http://www.
the safest bet
such a great little piece though even if it was a horrid...
Wow this really is a perfect gentle freezing sleet downpour.
Wow this really is a perfect gentle freezing sleet downpour.
both
“But all bots are equally unwelcome on GitHub, Doll says.”...
“But all bots are equally unwelcome on GitHub, Doll says. ” http://www.
“It has become my favorite thesaurus, and a thesaurus is a...
“It has become my favorite thesaurus, and a thesaurus is a private thing. ” http://www.
twitter bug--I actually follow fewer. I unfollow all...
@davewiner twitter bug--I actually follow fewer. I unfollow all periodically as a brain reset.
“And yet these public shaming exercises tend to focus...
“And yet these public shaming exercises tend to focus exclusively on teenagers. ” http://mobile.
“The library is very nearly unique in its flexibility both...
“The library is very nearly unique in its flexibility both as institution and metaphor. ” http://www.
December 29, 2012 - Fitness
Food Qty Calories Exercise bicycle, moderate, 1 hr. 0.
“More New Yorkers now commit suicide than are the victims...
“More New Yorkers now commit suicide than are the victims of homicides. ” http://www.
“It can take years, even generations, to change a taboo.”...
“It can take years, even generations, to change a taboo. ” http://www.
“This is a question that has hung heavy over the Sudoku...
“This is a question that has hung heavy over the Sudoku community, not least because they think they know the answer. ” http://www.
“Maybe people in South Carolina really don't like turtles...
“Maybe people in South Carolina really don't like turtles for whatever reason? ” http://m.
“Instead of GitHub we'll see Guild Hubs.”...
“Instead of GitHub we'll see Guild Hubs. ” http://highscalability.
“*Parody Accounts: *@BidenShitPants, @PoopyBidenPants”...
“*Parody Accounts: * @BidenShitPants , @PoopyBidenPants ” http://slacktory.
December 29, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Burrito, 1 burrito 600 Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 1. 5 353 Corn chips, 1 oz.
December 29, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Raisin bran, 1 c. 1.
“It’s success theater, and we’ve mastered it.”...
“It’s success theater, and we’ve mastered it. ” http://bits.
“Company officials say KFC records its highest sales volume...
“Company officials say KFC records its highest sales volume each year on Christmas eve. ” http://www.
“In 2012, attempts to stay ahead of readers' innate desires...
“In 2012, attempts to stay ahead of readers' innate desires resulted in a collective throwing up of hands. ” http://www.
“Have they forgotten what college is actually like?”...
“Have they forgotten what college is actually like? ” http://mattbruenig.
“I walked up to them and said, 'I am from Cirque du Soleil,...
“I walked up to them and said, 'I am from Cirque du Soleil, would you like to be in our show? '” http://online.
It does its best to preserve all ads in-place and makes it...
@kirbywinfield @anildash It does its best to preserve all ads in-place and makes it easy to promote the orig. content, no $ expected.
oh man now i'm sad again
whoa
“Indeed, sharing is now much sexier than making the stuff...
“Indeed, sharing is now much sexier than making the stuff that sharers share. ” http://www.
“Why did Melville attach such great importance to these...
“Why did Melville attach such great importance to these changes? ” http://opinionator.
Biodiesel
But after a day of me posting with it this happened:...
@chrisdary But after a day of me posting with it this happened: https://twitter. com/humblefool/status/284520145530019840 -- see we can all work together!
meaning "bookmarklets are inherently flimsy and getting...
to explain why i'm right
Would LOVE to have drinks.
@xxbobbyzxx @timothymeaney @chrisdary Would LOVE to have drinks.
Quick http://savepublishing.com update: Works fine in FFox...
Quick http://savepublishing. com update: Works fine in FFox and in Safari apparently.
It might work in a mobile browser, but for right now I want...
@elanazak @cschweitz It might work in a mobile browser, but for right now I want to see if people want it or not. Bookmarks on browsers=bad.
almost!
@maureenflaherty almost!
“No ape hits with a clenched fist other than humans.”...
“No ape hits with a clenched fist other than humans. ” http://www.
“Just to say, ‘I have a transgender pawnbroker,’ that might...
“Just to say, ‘I have a transgender pawnbroker,’ that might be interesting, but do we like this character? ” http://www.
December 28, 2012 - Snack
December 28, 2012 - Snack
I expect it to break but wanted it out in the world. I'm...
I expect it to break but wanted it out in the world. I'm taking the kids out for sandwiches.
HEY! I wrote a bookmarklet to find only tweetable stuff on...
HEY! I wrote a bookmarklet to find only tweetable stuff on a page.
Of apples and pancakes, with a cup of whole milk.
@abackstrom Of apples and pancakes, with a cup of whole milk.
“For the better part of the day, the snow will continue –...
“For the better part of the day, the snow will continue – gently, never blinding. ” http://cityroom.
“But for whatever reason, the dynamite in the slave cage...
“But for whatever reason, the dynamite in the slave cage was a bridge too far for me. ” http://gawker.
First machine, best machine.
@thijs First machine, best machine.
“When I wash a crystal chandelier, it’s like milking a...
“When I wash a crystal chandelier, it’s like milking a cow. ” http://www.
December 28, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories French Fries, 1 oz.
“And I’m not going to deny that religion does help deal...
“And I’m not going to deny that religion does help deal with that first week or two of pain. ” http://www.
Very many thanks!
@joshspilker @NYMag Very many thanks!
“Grammar to the rescue!” http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafr...
“Grammar to the rescue! ” http://chronicle.
“Love,” his students whisper. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/...
“Love,” his students whisper. http://well.
It's a soft power but I try to use it for good.
@caleb_crain It's a soft power but I try to use it for good.
“FLOAT’s message is that monitoring the air ought to be an...
“FLOAT’s message is that monitoring the air ought to be an activity open to anyone who breathes it. ” http://www.
“Someone, I think the cat lady, inserted a catheter into my...
“Someone, I think the cat lady, inserted a catheter into my private parts. ” http://www.
“Sony/BMG's was hit the hardest with views dropping from a...
“Sony/BMG's was hit the hardest with views dropping from a total of more than 850 million to just 2. 3 million.
December 28, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Bread, White, 1 slice 2 180 Peanut butter, 1 tbsp.
December 28, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, healthful organic, 1 c. 1.
“Aykroyd spends his free time speeding through outskirts...
“Aykroyd spends his free time speeding through outskirts and befriending coroners. ” http://www.
“Thanks, you have successfully opted out of Klout.”...
“Thanks, you have successfully opted out of Klout. ” http://klout.
“If I do go back to Twitter, I have a feeling it will...
“If I do go back to Twitter, I have a feeling it will largely be for distribution reasons and brand building. ” http://silencematters.
“In New York, especially, money gets passed around for...
“In New York, especially, money gets passed around for little coherent reason. ” http://www.
“This game assumes information and computer networking are...
“This game assumes information and computer networking are the next deadly weapons. ” http://www.
For the whale. It ends GREAT for seagulls.
@laura_june For the whale. It ends GREAT for seagulls.
“Whales approach the city’s shores on occasion, and it...
“Whales approach the city’s shores on occasion, and it rarely ends well. ” http://cityroom.
“We now live in the robot utopia, which isn't one.”...
“We now live in the robot utopia, which isn't one. ” http://www.
“A jaunty tune is punishable by flogging.”...
“A jaunty tune is punishable by flogging. ” http://www.
“You’ll be paid in the future based on how well you work...
“You’ll be paid in the future based on how well you work with robots. ” http://www.
“You feel a powerful urge to urinate, the only thing you...
“You feel a powerful urge to urinate, the only thing you feel at all. ” http://www.
“Exploration may thus create a self-reinforcing loop,...
“Exploration may thus create a self-reinforcing loop, amplifying and spreading the genes and traits that drive it. ” http://ngm.
i'd be petrified
“It's the second time a man was shoved to his death on...
“It's the second time a man was shoved to his death on subway tracks this month. ” http://www.
““It’s one of the longer dinosaur shopping lists,” Mr. Bell...
““It’s one of the longer dinosaur shopping lists,” Mr. Bell told the judge.
“One of his sisters, Ms. Barenbaum, had become a peace...
“One of his sisters, Ms. Barenbaum, had become a peace activist, and for years they did not speak.
”He eventually emerged with a tiny word that hardly rolled...
”He eventually emerged with a tiny word that hardly rolled off the tongue: _apq’uxasiu_. ” http://www.
this could happen
“The whale is still full of blood,” the researcher, Julika...
“The whale is still full of blood,” the researcher, Julika Wocial, explained, “even though it’s dead. ” http://cityroom.
The Lives They Lived
“It’s all about balancing the library’s mission and its...
“It’s all about balancing the library’s mission and its marketing, and that is always a tricky dance,” she added. http://www.
December 27, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Chips, All! Natural!
“I carry breakfast bars in case I get hungry and pepper...
“I carry breakfast bars in case I get hungry and pepper spray in case I get harassed. ” http://opinionator.
“I discovered Seinfeld through the sitcom, when I was 11...
“I discovered Seinfeld through the sitcom, when I was 11 and the show was in its fourth season. ” http://6thfloor.
December 27, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories French Fries, 1 oz. 3 270 Mayonnaise (lite), 15 ml.
December 27, 2012 - Fitness
Walked from 82nd and 5th to 50th and Broadway, for about 40 mins. Food Qty Calories Walk, 1 hr 0.
December 27, 2012 - Fitness
Walked from 82nd and 5th to 50th and Broadway, for about 40 mins. Food Qty Calories Walk, 1 hr 0.
I miss him too. He'd be closer to 30! Picked up some...
@gloriousnoise I miss him too. He'd be closer to 30!
Nah that was the big unfollow. One of my resolutions is to...
@nk Nah that was the big unfollow. One of my resolutions is to get things done before deadline.
December 27, 2012 - Breakfast
Nice J.R. Bob Dobbs on toast here in BW:...
Nice J. R.
“The company [Starbucks] sells 4 billion cups each year...
“The company [Starbucks] sells 4 billion cups each year globally. ” http://www.
Nah this is cuz I'm dense. Calling something in debug...
@jackrusher Nah this is cuz I'm dense. Calling something in debug statements again.
i really enjoyed it too. i'm sure we'll do it again.
@poundifdef i really enjoyed it too. i'm sure we'll do it again.
My main resolution for this year is to eat right and lose...
My main resolution for this year is to eat right and lose Klout.
dude i read the alchemist i already know the secret
I thought to myself, "I'll use recursion," and now I have...
I thought to myself, "I'll use recursion," and now I have maximum call stack exceeded problems.
*request that you hang in there and offer of support*
Oh wait maybe not @BadJokeCat that's really good
Maybe I'll keep following my wife but it's still a...
Maybe I'll keep following my wife but it's still a discussion.
ALL OF IT.
@kleinmatic @BadJokeCat ALL OF IT.
we disagree on that too
I'm going to unfollow everyone again in the New Year.
I'm going to unfollow everyone again in the New Year.
I think they would add color to this thread on the "Worst...
@AntDeRosa @tolles @colbywg I think they would add color to this thread on the "Worst ghetto parts of Brooklyn" http://www. topix.
December 26, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 0. 7 92 Wine, 1 fl.
IMPORTANT NEWS: I wrote a short piece on logo hating...
IMPORTANT NEWS: I wrote a short piece on logo hating ("crowdsmashing! ") for NYMag: http://nymag.
December 26, 2012 - Snack
Two snacks conjoined. Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c.
I've been hearing "people with guns kill people" forever....
@colbywg @tolles @AntDeRosa I've been hearing "people with guns kill people" forever. This lets me know who they are.
December 26, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 3 300 Butter, 1 tbsp. 2 204 Pasta (uncooked), 1 oz.
December 26, 2012 - Fitness
Food Qty Calories Exercise bicycle, moderate, 1 hr. 0.
December 26, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pretzel, 1 oz. 1.
December 26, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2.
those guys were ahead of their time
i would have been cool with a listeria outbreak
“A frenetic, tightly wound man named James Lileks, a...
“A frenetic, tightly wound man named James Lileks, a columnist from Minnesota, warmed up the crowd... ” #print " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://nymag.
what was the monkey doing? just hanging on or was it part...
@shabbychef what was the monkey doing? just hanging on or was it part of CIA program to create monkey piliots?
then arrested development taught us nothing
I see the stakes are raising here and I am frankly worried.
@shani_o @katienotopoulos I see the stakes are raising here and I am frankly worried.
"O, Tannenbaum" recorded in 1905 in Berlin:...
"O, Tannenbaum" recorded in 1905 in Berlin: http://archive.
forget it jake it's frozen concentrated orange juice
are you my mothelsrghou8grq
yeah i mean it's an xmas miracle of pure skeeeeeeeeve
seriously katie what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
dude see the photo evidence shit went way south about two...
Stocking stuffed oh god oh god https://twitter.com/ftrain/st...
Stocking stuffed oh god oh god https://twitter.
she's her own woman dude all good
"Can you please just stop with the computer and wrap the...
"Can you please just stop with the computer and wrap the packages and go to bed.
jesus christ i hope i'm sober enough to stuff stockings
Just want to say I love my mixed-race gun-free...
Just want to say I love my mixed-race gun-free mixed-ethnicity wine-drinking building in Brooklyn. Mazel Xmaszwaa, Cathoterianjewtheists.
I really don't want to live in a fully-armed society. I...
@KenBavier I really don't want to live in a fully-armed society. I think we have to do better than "maybe everyone has a gun.
Moot because people have easier, less risky paths to gun...
@KenBavier Moot because people have easier, less risky paths to gun ownership than robbery.
The press is a capitalist organ; the needs of the civil...
@tolles @tcarmody The press is a capitalist organ; the needs of the civil society trumps all, may the best organ win.
No, I'm saying the opposite. Open it all.
@tolles No, I'm saying the opposite. Open it all.
2/2 It is ENTIRELY appropriate for people in a community to...
2/2 It is ENTIRELY appropriate for people in a community to know who has the killing machines.
1/2 First of all, I'd be 100% for that, @tolles. It's not a...
1/2 First of all, I'd be 100% for that, @tolles . It's not a right/left thing in any way.
“This map shows pistol permits registered with the...
“This map shows pistol permits registered with the Westchester County Clerk's Office. ” http://www.
I just received ANOTHER rejection for my children's book...
I just received ANOTHER rejection for my children's book "The Pigs of Pig Bottom. " CANNOT figure out what's wrong.
yes! I agree!
@mat @darth yes! I agree!
I already broke like half of my 14th baktun resolutions.
I already broke like half of my 14th baktun resolutions.
fire the hug-u-lator!
@irondavy @waxpancake @_ fire the hug-u-lator!
YOU DID NOT WIN
“Businesses from small to large should be terrified of...
“Businesses from small to large should be terrified of Santa's explosive potential. ” http://www.
I chose the ten most tweetable sentences of the year in the...
I chose the ten most tweetable sentences of the year in the @TheMorningNews , at: http://www. themorningnews.
This article is also a game. You can win by exploring the...
This article is also a game. You can win by exploring the elements of this page.
How many of us would have kept $7 million in a crawl space...
How many of us would have kept $7 million in a crawl space and not touched it? http://www.
This is EXACTLY the place.
@kissane @tcarmody This is EXACTLY the place.
yep, esp that last graf
really is
Slow nod, good name.
@shani_o @laura_june Slow nod, good name.
“Social lasers of cruelty?” http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ar...
“Social lasers of cruelty? ” http://www.
so, does this "special friend" have a name?
@shani_o @laura_june so, does this "special friend" have a name?
I also want to subscribe to this thread.
@laura_june @shani_o I also want to subscribe to this thread.
“But it slowly is turning us into a nation of hate-filled...
“But it slowly is turning us into a nation of hate-filled trolls. ” http://www.
As for members of Parliament, he said: “They are cannibals....
As for members of Parliament, he said: “They are cannibals. They kill the country and they kill the children.
Evening Shani!
@shani_o Evening Shani!
I have you now you little recursive bastard hiding in a...
I have you now you little recursive bastard hiding in a debug statement.
It is interesting!
@GrantBarrett It is interesting!
“WAITRESS MOM A poor, white working mother without a...
“WAITRESS MOM A poor, white working mother without a college education. ” http://www.
I was checking out this guy's playlist and suddenly I got...
I was checking out this guy's playlist and suddenly I got Imbrugliated.
boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing,...
TRUE GREATNESS
NOOOooooooooooooo
I made a vow: no panels in 2013.
@bdeskin I made a vow: no panels in 2013.
let's catch up later I've got training
Love in the age of turning on the TV and seeing that...
Love in the age of turning on the TV and seeing that someone has been watching Hart of Dixie on NetFlix.
would love to catch up on the Breams with you on that a...
damn shame. Never liked him but this is worse. Wellp, I...
@harrisj damn shame. Never liked him but this is worse.
real nice. Sports and/or holiday-related travel?
@harrisj real nice. Sports and/or holiday-related travel?
yep, just had a cup. Weather?
@harrisj yep, just had a cup. Weather?
do you have a Santa hat for my avatar?
@darth do you have a Santa hat for my avatar?
Mornin
Stanley Donen “is currently the last surviving notable film...
Stanley Donen “is currently the last surviving notable film director of Hollywood's Golden Age. ” http://en.
That's excellent news sir cc @don_neufeld
“Regardless of all this, I continued partying.” —Andrew...
“Regardless of all this, I continued partying. ” —Andrew W.
I wonder if it's possible. Does Flash talk to DSP via...
@don_neufeld I wonder if it's possible. Does Flash talk to DSP via browser or go straight to OS?
Yearned-for browser feature: When a page produces audio,...
Yearned-for browser feature: When a page produces audio, highlight the tab. I can't find what's playing "Last Xmas," going crazy.
rough one today
evan
The http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ front page is just an...
The http://www. huffingtonpost.
December 21, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 100 Chicken, 1 oz. 3 177 Chocolate, dark, "Meiji cacao 86 percent," 1 piece 6 120 Rice, 1 c.
December 21, 2012 - Snack
I'm putting all the snacks together. Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c.
Obviously a major inspiration for Rimsky-Korsakov.
@jackrusher Obviously a major inspiration for Rimsky-Korsakov.
December 21, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 96 Mustard, 1 tbsp.
December 21, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Puffins, 3/4 c 2. 5 275 Coffee, black, 1 oz.
Crowdsmashed
Same here!
@danielmall Same here!
Over the holidays.
Over the holidays.
only when addressed to Unix processes
HOLIDAY HUGZ
My kingdom for a check.
My kingdom for a check.
Either way he's a liar. I asked the Identity Bird.
@sfkeydel @Mike_FTW Either way he's a liar. I asked the Identity Bird.
dude
okay
This Editors' Meeting Dress http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dre...
This Editors' Meeting Dress http://www. modcloth.
guys
as a man ages he needs other couches to feel good about...
but...but...sigh
@karenmcgrane @zeldman but... but...
Something about seeing @zeldman and @karenmcgrane chatting...
Something about seeing @zeldman and @karenmcgrane chatting on the couch was so... calming.
I gave @zeldman a hug tonight and I thought: "This is the...
I gave @zeldman a hug tonight and I thought: "This is the body by Hannah!
Immodesty in pursuit of a good line is no vice.
@Mike_FTW Immodesty in pursuit of a good line is no vice.
I agree that you should only hire people smarter than...
I agree that you should only hire people smarter than yourself. I'm also self-employed.
housed
Some verb tense imperfections in that tweet but I think it...
Some verb tense imperfections in that tweet but I think it turned out okay.
If you'd added an affiliate link for the $50,000 Leica...
If you'd added an affiliate link for the $50,000 Leica Hermes camera, @Choire , you would receive TWO gifts.
December 19, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, Panko, Whole Wheat, 1 oz. 2 198 Brownie, 1 low-calorie 1.
December 19, 2012 - Drinks
And dinner Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
teach the eagle abducts child controversy
Guys eagles do this a lot check the proof from 1908:...
Guys eagles do this a lot check the proof from 1908: http://www. youtube.
Matching face tattoos as predictor of marital success.
Matching face tattoos as predictor of marital success.
I just wrote something about how Instagram commodifies its...
I just wrote something about how Instagram commodifies its users in April. http://nymag.
December 19, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Granola Bar, 1 bar 2 240 Yogurt, , 1 c.
December 18, 2012 - Drinks
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c.
December 18, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Chicken, 1 oz. 7 413 Chips, Baked Lays, BBQ 140 Cocktail, Old-fashioned, 1 cocktail 180 Cocktail, Old-fashioned, 1 cocktail 180 Potatoes, Mashed, 1 c.
every time you tweet this Richard Powers gets a book...
December 18, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, White, 1 slice 90 Curry, Chicken, 1 c. 0.
December 18, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
"Or take it out back and shoot it," read heartfelt email to...
"Or take it out back and shoot it," read heartfelt email to editor.
but until then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u30i19DhXxc
@kierafeldman but until then http://www. youtube.
not gonna make it but let's keep the fire lit until this...
i'm going for it
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as I...
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as I hate myself.
dude i graduated from columbia churnalism i'm on it
Like by Liszt? That is so not going to help right now.
@evanapplegate Like by Liszt? That is so not going to help right now.
This short essay is a few hours post-deadline and i think i...
personal platforms are great but also kind of lonely. we're...
@maura personal platforms are great but also kind of lonely. we're all looking for a balance with this stuff.
sounds preachy, just something i'm thinking. which is that...
@maura sounds preachy, just something i'm thinking. which is that we're so defensive because we have to keep talking.
silence amounts to a lot if you let it. not talking feels...
@maura silence amounts to a lot if you let it. not talking feels very risky but it actually allows you to be more vulnerable.
by which i mean, yep. also, that vulnerability is hard and...
@maura by which i mean, yep. also, that vulnerability is hard and requires a lot more bravery than either irony or sincerity.
the idea that we have to apologize for being nice and for...
@maura the idea that we have to apologize for being nice and for valuing gentleness is unfortunately very internet.
nah
travel a lot for work
i thought you LIKED blog posts. this would be SO MANY blog...
@anildash i thought you LIKED blog posts. this would be SO MANY blog posts.
man we gotta get ikea monkey together with apple store horse
Leave off the last "D" for fees!
@Choire Leave off the last "D" for fees!
Man Flickr can send itself some emails.
Man Flickr can send itself some emails.
ke$ha
In addition to jetpacks we were also promised the ability...
In addition to jetpacks we were also promised the ability to fax from the beach.
Snapchat someone from the future? You will.
@rustyk5 Snapchat someone from the future? You will.
ftrain2000
snapchat
December 17, 2012 - Snack
This is the pt. at which I can start to dick all of it up or not.
December 17, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pot pie, Chicken, [Wife]-made, 1 cup 2.
December 17, 2012 - Dinner
Christmas cookies. For Christ's sake.
December 17, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Coffee, black, 1 oz. 8 0 Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz.
The Millions asked me what I read that I liked this year,...
The Millions asked me what I read that I liked this year, so I wrote about this book from 1956: http://www. themillions.
December 16, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Egg roll, 1 roll 1. 8 360 Rice, Fried, 1 oz.
agreed. The diff between this and 25 appears to be nil.
@rustyk5 agreed. The diff between this and 25 appears to be nil.
December 16, 2012 - Fitness
Food Qty Calories Exercise bicycle, moderate, 1 hr. 0.
today is pretty bad
December 16, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Cracker, Ak-Mak, Whole Wheat, 5 crackers 1. 7 192 Hummus, 2 tbsp.
December 16, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2 240 Milk, 1 percent, 1 c.
katie
It's true Rusty's snapchats are really good and show major...
@katienotopoulos @rustyk5 It's true Rusty's snapchats are really good and show major signs of him leaving his house.
Well it sure beats writing PDP assembler.
@nzle Well it sure beats writing PDP assembler.
Never too late. That K&R book is mighty readable....
@nzle Never too late. That K&R book is mighty readable.
makes sense!
@textfiles @jeb @finn makes sense!
the idea of waiting to learn/read something is weirdly...
@textfiles @jeb @finn the idea of waiting to learn/read something is weirdly retro and very appealing.
... whoops. Guessing they have links along these lines w/in...
... whoops.
I don't know why demoscene was so Euro. Guessing...
@jeb @finn I don't know why demoscene was so Euro.
HMM. Ami Paula chips etc/C64 SID was cool, but early Mac HW...
@jeb @finn HMM. Ami Paula chips etc/C64 SID was cool, but early Mac HW was sweet and 68K anway, so like Ami.
This is representative http://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?pla...
@jeb @finn This is representative http://www. pouet.
http://mac.scene.org/ is all OSX
@jeb @finn http://mac. scene.
I'm sure there are counterexamples, but not a notable one....
@jeb @finn I'm sure there are counterexamples, but not a notable one. Lack of European market penetration, maybe?
December 15, 2012 - Dinner
At a party upstairs. Had a bunch of crackers and hummus, tending the kids, jamming my maw.
It's horrible, the calendar just keeps filling up and...
@anildash It's horrible, the calendar just keeps filling up and people go "no don't talk about it. " All this violence is a tax.
already gave!
@kendall @fogus @derekwillis @dmansen @marcweil @ASchain @niel already gave!
We kept saying "today is not the day" until all of the days...
We kept saying "today is not the day" until all of the days were taken from us.
for rlz
December 15, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Carrot, 1 medium 25 Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 1. 2 153 Peas, 1 oz.
December 15, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
December 15, 2012 - Breakfast
Going to put this picture at the top as a reminder of brightness in the world. Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Cereal, Trader Joe's Flakes, 3/4 c.
December 14, 2012 - Drinks
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c.
December 14, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2 240 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
December 14, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Rice, brown, 1 c. 0.
Done, thank you.
@mattlanger Done, thank you.
Security Camera Footage: These children should be napping...
Security Camera Footage: These children should be napping http://mlkshk. com/r/MAKK.
that was because @choire can't add you, and he wants you...
I just added you to my branch about “What can we do to stop...
@joshbegley I just added you to my branch about “What can we do to stop sincerity? ” http://branch.
December 14, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Peas, 1 oz.
December 14, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, White, 1 slice 2 180 Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Mustard, 1 tbsp. 2 20 Peas, 1 oz.
December 14, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Raisin Bran, Nature's Path Insanely Caloric, 1 c. 1.
+2 on these
You know, I've never been happier.
@yayitsrob @twmtalks You know, I've never been happier.
SURPRISINGLY honest talk about pivoting...
SURPRISINGLY honest talk about pivoting http://www. youtube.
anything is possible if you dream hard enough
you guys should meet in any case if you haven't
nope, they are carefully chosen for maximum immaturity
middle finger helicopter
"They arrested these nuts just in time." Was the NYPost...
"They arrested these nuts just in time. " Was the NYPost lede on Justin Bieber castration plot.
is it retina neti?
@djacobs is it retina neti?
you take one bite every five years as rats eat your lega
My hands! Red with the foul ichor of barbecue sauce! My...
My hands! Red with the foul ichor of barbecue sauce!
Has ever there been a more terrifying corporate slogan than...
Has ever there been a more terrifying corporate slogan than "In here, it's always Friday? " https://twitter.
In here, persists an eldritch terror, a dark sabbath of...
In here, persists an eldritch terror, a dark sabbath of eternal suffering over which demons preside.
guys
this
disturbing
actually
Headed down to the pharmacy to see if they will sell me a...
Headed down to the pharmacy to see if they will sell me a neti gun.
WELCOME TO IRONY ISLAND BEEEAAATCHEEESSSSSSSSSSS
dammit ryan
Well in theory they know SPSS, which means they can pick up...
@sjttocs Well in theory they know SPSS, which means they can pick up R, which means INSTANT DATA SCIENTIST.
He really is a good critic. So much so that he built a...
@tedherman He really is a good critic. So much so that he built a whole critical apparatus in git.
I buy this!
@tedherman I buy this!
Every piece represents the entire editorial organization....
@laurenalixb @spillman Every piece represents the entire editorial organization. Otherwise you're just an aggregator.
"075 PROCEDURE DIVISION," he said. "DISPLAY HELLO-CONST...
@DanielleSucher @megnut "075 PROCEDURE DIVISION," he said. "DISPLAY HELLO-CONST UPON CNSL.
LET THEM EAT NING OPTIONS
CAVEAT: Low level filesystemy people are CS-ey. "Product"...
@rustyk5 @megnut CAVEAT: Low level filesystemy people are CS-ey. "Product" is basically a humanist discipline dressed up as bizgineering.
HEART YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW
All good man it happens to all of us.
@TimFernholz @BenDWalsh All good man it happens to all of us.
In that piece it def sounds like Quartz is endorsing...
@TimFernholz In that piece it def sounds like Quartz is endorsing worldview.
i program in a bunch of languages and have an english...
"If you do get that college degree, you might want to...
"If you do get that college degree, you might want to consider computer languages over English degrees. " http://QZ.
PRODUCT IDEA: Grooming product sold exclusively at...
PRODUCT IDEA: Grooming product sold exclusively at hackerspaces called Elon Musk. It attracts investors but repels taxes.
"One small step toward European banking union, two more big...
"China’s four silliest economic stimulus projects of 2012"...
"China’s four silliest economic stimulus projects of 2012" "Whatever you want but it's still €400.
"Fed statement translation: Say hello to QE4" "Listen, my...
"Mongolia, which has seven times as many goats as people,...
man no one invites me to parties
Reading http://qz.com headlines feels like working as a...
Reading http://qz. com headlines feels like working as a hooker at Davos.
Can we do website architecture reviews like the NYT does of...
Can we do website architecture reviews like the NYT does of buildings? I'd do that.
MARK ANDREASQF(WGRWRG)IJSSON SAID HOTELS DON'T MATTER ON...
Tidy = a little idiosyncratic, too.
Tidy = a little idiosyncratic, too.
Carl Sassenrath's REBOL is open-sourced. The code is very...
Carl Sassenrath's REBOL is open-sourced. The code is very tidy.
I wouldn't say he's a friend, but we do have contacts in...
I wouldn't say he's a friend, but we do have contacts in common.
read like eight million things this year...
@ThaRealEdPark read like eight million things this year http://www. themillions.
I just opened this paper bag marked "PERSONAL MEDIA...
I just opened this paper bag marked "PERSONAL MEDIA PLATFORM" and it was totally empty.
wow my mind just got blown
The more honest headline would have been "Man whose...
The more honest headline would have been "Man whose influence ruined many Beatles songs dies.
Can you have temporary onset agoraphobia?
Can you have temporary onset agoraphobia?
December 12, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
The Internet is an outer borough. People can't believe...
The Internet is an outer borough. People can't believe you'd choose to live there.
can't wait until 2060 when this is timehopped.
@RachelFersh can't wait until 2060 when this is timehopped.
December 11, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 96 Bread, Panko, Whole Wheat, 1 oz.
December 11, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 5 500 Potato chips, Utz, 1 bag 0.
don't threaten me or i'll tell reddit
oh god oh god oh god
File talk:Masturbation Techniques - the campfire method...
@evanapplegate File talk:Masturbation Techniques - the campfire method (animated).
where my influencers at
I know right--just so damn human--and ONLY $3 (OKAY SEAN AM...
@harrisj I know right--just so damn human--and ONLY $3 (OKAY SEAN AM I DONE?
And The Bug is also $3 http://www.amazon.com/The-Bug-A-Novel...
And The Bug is also $3 http://www. amazon.
Because that is a great, thoughtful book about words and...
Because that is a great, thoughtful book about words and nerds. http://www.
I got asked if I would tweet that Ellen Ullman's "Close to...
I got asked if I would tweet that Ellen Ullman's "Close to the Machine" is $3 for Kindle and HELL YES I WILL http://www. amazon.
Guys the IKEA monkey is not the real story.
Guys the IKEA monkey is not the real story.
But for stuff at that length it's pretttttty amazingly...
@seraphine @Medium But for stuff at that length it's pretttttty amazingly straightforward.
It's fun. I write all over the place, though.
@seraphine @Medium It's fun. I write all over the place, though.
fair
December 11, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2.
Also apparently http://pastebin.com/ctWJeVUr
@ckolderup Also apparently http://pastebin.
using going i mean
I'm just going using Apple maps for directions,
Love it here.
@waxpancake Love it here.
I was into writing novels making fun of hipsters before it...
I was into writing novels making fun of hipsters before it was cool.
genuine question
Is that a lot of points?
@robdubbin Is that a lot of points?
Find a microwavable bowl, @rustyk5 and @nzle.
Find a microwavable bowl, @rustyk5 and @nzle .
happens
that's encouraged even
BOOOOOOooooooooooooo
CONFUSING Either a @branch buglet (hi @branch) or someone...
@robotnik CONFUSING Either a @branch buglet (hi @branch ) or someone was trolling @cshirky (which he can handle).
Galt's Gulch on Google Maps https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=...
@tcarmody @jeb Galt's Gulch on Google Maps https://maps. google.
I like myself but it's definitely not for everybody.
I like myself but it's definitely not for everybody.
True! Other people would ruin this incredibly important...
@goldman @nk True! Other people would ruin this incredibly important alone time that I share with the devices I love.
Oh god not at all. Movies, meals, walking, bike riding,...
@nk Oh god not at all. Movies, meals, walking, bike riding, etc.
Post by @rustyk5 in “What can we do to stop sincerity?” on...
Post by @rustyk5 in “What can we do to stop sincerity? ” on @branch .
DOOOO YOUURRRRR BESTTTTTTTTTTT
Just for that I'm inviting you.
@tcarmody Just for that I'm inviting you.
Talking about “What can we do to stop sincerity?” on...
Talking about “What can we do to stop sincerity? ” on @branch http://branch.
Talking about “What can we do to stop sincerity?” on...
Talking about “What can we do to stop sincerity? ” on @branch .
but dude i can't pretend that i don't love all of it down...
@rustyk5 @nzle but dude i can't pretend that i don't love all of it down to the sweaters.
I'd be a lot less cynical if I had absolute power over...
I'd be a lot less cynical if I had absolute power over everything.
You're not really embracing life if you don't read to the...
@rustyk5 @nzle You're not really embracing life if you don't read to the end.
I speak for the Listserve when I say: NEVER GIVE UP.
@rustyk5 I speak for the Listserve when I say: NEVER GIVE UP.
NOZZLES are you in this club of secret haters who...
@nzle @rustyk5 NOZZLES are you in this club of secret haters who can't... quite...
reallllly slow
Why prefer? Every generation deserves its own excellent...
@mariabustillos @pareene Why prefer? Every generation deserves its own excellent cruise-ship essay.
#emotions
There's nothing as scary as a small child singing alone in...
There's nothing as scary as a small child singing alone in another room.
my whole goddam life i've been part of the sandwich
It's all in this one, @rustyk5. Harold and Maude, Little...
It's all in this one, @rustyk5 . Harold and Maude, Little Prince, Orwell.
you're definitely part of the sandwich
Certain sandwiches need to shut the hell up #subtweets
whoa!
@maura @holgate whoa!
order thai food and run
guys when are we starting @jvggs?
@jenniferdaniel @evanapplegate guys when are we starting @jvggs ?
December 8, 2012 - Snack
December 8, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c.
December 8, 2012 - Lunch
Baby shower for a friend. Food Qty Calories Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 235 Chili, Turkey, 1 c 240 Chips, Popped Corn Tortilla, Medora, 1 oz.
December 8, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 large 110 Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 1.
totally fine
i'm ready to do this podcast
Matt Powers wants you to know that he is NOT a rabid...
Matt Powers wants you to know that he is NOT a rabid socialist http://thebillfold.
Feeling better now thanks.
@abackstrom Feeling better now thanks.
This is great. nice lights! rocks! rocks & cats & a...
This is great. nice lights!
"Rainy Day Treasures": How a kid sees Tokyo. Real-life...
"Rainy Day Treasures": How a kid sees Tokyo. Real-life Family Circus map (PDF): http://www.
imagine how I feel
Some boats just don't know when to come to the surface....
Some boats just don't know when to come to the surface.
better than 5. Even with 10. Worse than 15. Much worse than...
@tcarmody better than 5. Even with 10.
Regret is totally a side-effect of opportunity. Right?
Regret is totally a side-effect of opportunity. Right?
I know you because of Internet!
@maura I know you because of Internet!
Remember what your therapist told you.
Remember what your therapist told you.
also, there was a question mark at the end of that last...
@jakelodwick also, there was a question mark at the end of that last tweet, otherwise someone should shoot me in the face.
The Internet takes"you" literally. Different than in other...
@jakelodwick The Internet takes"you" literally. Different than in other media.
Why do all of these ESPN articles say [Citation needed]?
Why do all of these ESPN articles say [Citation needed]?
Or maybe 2017.
Or maybe 2017.
I wonder if in 2050 some kid who gets unbelievably rich off...
I wonder if in 2050 some kid who gets unbelievably rich off of inhalable computing will buy LinkedIn to "resurrect the brand?
Journalism success, @tolles, is achieved by harvesting...
Journalism success, @tolles , is achieved by harvesting organs of innocents, offering it to the god Democracy, then feeding it to the rich.
wow, that neatly encapsulates EVERYTHING
tweet-276765996684021760
Take a deeeeeeeeep breath and hold it, @rustyk5.
Take a deeeeeeeeep breath and hold it, @rustyk5 .
Actually that should have been "For whom else would I be...
Actually that should have been "For whom else would I be speaking? " right?
December 6, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Popcorn, SmartFood, 1 bag 120 Pretzel, 1 oz.
Who else would I be speaking for?
@jakelodwick Who else would I be speaking for?
That is completely true. I used to think the web was like...
@goldman That is completely true. I used to think the web was like publishing but now I think it's like real estate.
To find success on the web you work incredibly hard to...
To find success on the web you work incredibly hard to create a real, loving, caring family, then you sell it.
Compromise: Everyone could take a week off, listen to the...
Compromise: Everyone could take a week off, listen to the Ke$ha album on repeat, then never speak of it again.
First they came for my newlines, @mattlanger
and holding it with her left hand!
@Choire and holding it with her left hand!
December 6, 2012 - Lunch
Lunch at a Thai place. Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 3 300 Cookie, one small cookie 2.
December 6, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Nature's Path Organic Heritage, 3/4 c. 2 240 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
just skip the ones on boats
I was into truncation before it
can't make it tonight! Childcare issue.
@yoni can't make it tonight! Childcare issue.
would only be worse
right, who has time to fave?
@anildash right, who has time to fave?
Can't decide whether it will be funnier if Alaina faves...
@anildash Can't decide whether it will be funnier if Alaina faves this or if she doesn't.
plus that movie where she appeared in support of her boobs
no those people are no fun
Skrillex
it's too late for me evan
I kind of hate that NYPL is renaming “Patience” and...
I kind of hate that NYPL is renaming “Patience” and “Fortitude” to “PNC Bank” and “Facebook.
I have the best intentions money can buy.
I have the best intentions money can buy.
for the breams!
@monbud for the breams!
And then I realized that I'd become the thing I hated most....
And then I realized that I'd become the thing I hated most. https://twitter.
Scorpus the charioteer rode for the Greens and won 2,048...
Scorpus the charioteer rode for the Greens and won 2,048 victories before his death at 27.
Sometimes I get it backwards though and end up really sore
You also find the second person boring, @negatendo.
You also find the second person boring, @negatendo .
All right. Time to go write my Medium.
All right. Time to go write my Medium.
actually on the shelf?
@tcarmody actually on the shelf?
God me too.
@balkissoon God me too.
I wish Williamsburg would cut out all the metonymy.
I wish Williamsburg would cut out all the metonymy.
You know, litotes is not a bad trope.
You know, litotes is not a bad trope.
Sure onomatapoeia sounds good but what's it really mean?
Sure onomatapoeia sounds good but what's it really mean?
Srsly why is it always irony? Why don't other tropes and...
Srsly why is it always irony? Why don't other tropes and forms get a beating?
BTW, the right hashtag for a BuzzFeed/Internet fridge...
BTW, the right hashtag for a BuzzFeed/Internet fridge mashup should have been #fridgebuzz , not #buzzfridge . I failed, and I'll do better.
A: If irony is not the real story then what is? A: Irony.
A: If irony is not the real story then what is? A: Irony.
guys irony is not the real story
High five! Thank you.
@vboykis High five! Thank you.
but the downside is that it's actually about a telekinetic...
27 amazing things to make with the rest of the milk...
The 11 eggs that can't wait to meet you #buzzfridge
I wish BuzzFeed could get combined with Internet Fridges.
I wish BuzzFeed could get combined with Internet Fridges.
I started using TimeHop and now it's saying I have to shoot...
I started using TimeHop and now it's saying I have to shoot Bruce Willis in a cornfield.
odds are good we've been on a conference call
Twitter is basically office hours for assholes.
Twitter is basically office hours for assholes.
God, you're totally right.
@kleinmatic God, you're totally right.
As the number of users of a network increases the...
As the number of users of a network increases the probability that I will finish this novella decreases proportionately.
Sure, it's here: https://twitter.com/ftrain
@danlyke Sure, it's here: https://twitter.
i think hashing this out on twitter, a place of telling,...
I think it's very important we stop connecting everything.
I think it's very important we stop connecting everything.
right that makes sense
I don't mind you, Jeff!
@eaton I don't mind you, Jeff!
yeah but that'll just piss people off
ulgh right ULGH ULGH god
But @asimone you just told me this! It is a fine motto.
But @asimone you just told me this! It is a fine motto.
It's our word for so much else as well. Like "Tweet" is not...
@eaton It's our word for so much else as well. Like "Tweet" is not 140 characters.
it says that swastika girls sounds the same at 33 and 45RPM
It is impossible to tell anyone anything anymore.
It is impossible to tell anyone anything anymore.
Maybe the problem is the idea that you have to "tell"...
Maybe the problem is the idea that you have to "tell" people anything.
How do you tell people to be creative and make art without...
How do you tell people to be creative and make art without sounding like a blog?
Building the First One-third of Your Web App in Clojure...
JavaScript: The Emotionally Unavailable Parts
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
whoa
harrisj
not that kind of party, Jim
Once I met the guy who played Columbo and asked him to...
Once I met the guy who played Columbo and asked him to please look me in the eye. It was Falkward.
Just got home and realized that the REALLY good friend I'd...
Just got home and realized that the REALLY good friend I'd hired to seal my windows hadn't done ANYTHING. It was caulkward.
I just spent three minutes trying to reboot the office...
I just spent three minutes trying to reboot the office bathroom's electronic trashcan. No luck so I pocketed the wet towels.
“My genius extends to all things but getting people to...
@jrobertlennon “My genius extends to all things but getting people to recognize my genius.
The real problem, @JeffChausse, is that you just...
The real problem, @JeffChausse , is that you just don't…pay…attention. Socks on the floor: how many times?
Hey people @nicolatwilley has a great thing about...
Hey people @nicolatwilley has a great thing about refrigeration in Cabinet: http://www. cabinetmagazine.
The inflatable tanks are amazing.
@tharsheblows The inflatable tanks are amazing.
Nice!
@coreymull Nice!
Continuing to fool around late at night with @medium, this...
Continuing to fool around late at night with @medium , this time listening to old radio https://medium.
https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/275825548868063232/photo/1
https://twitter.
Bad rock bands also make bad mattress-store names. Puddle...
Bad rock bands also make bad mattress-store names. Puddle of Mudd Sleep Center.
D-Day: NBC 2:50–3AM
nothing is ever again going to be like this D-Day: NBC 2:50–3AM There is a tricky problem about the Internet. I’d love to fix it if I could.
Goebbels E-Z-Rest
Bugz Uzed Bedz would be a name in mattresses I would not...
Bugz Uzed Bedz would be a name in mattresses I would not trust.
This commercial implies that there exists a least-trusted...
This commercial implies that there exists a least-trusted name in mattresses.
December 3, 2012 - Drinks
December 3, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Chicken, General Tso's, 1 c. 1.
Slate comments: "I googled seapunk thinking I was missing...
Slate comments: "I googled seapunk thinking I was missing out on something great [for] next time I go diving. " http://www.
oh god i am waiting i am waiting i am waiting
Because you wanted LIFE and to feel LIVING and to just...
December 3, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cocktail, Old-fashioned, 1 cocktail 180 Shrimp, 1 oz.
leave it under a blanket with some powerbars. Pontifex will...
@inthefade leave it under a blanket with some powerbars. Pontifex will take it from there.
And apparently a seminar in raising chinchillas for...
@harrisj And apparently a seminar in raising chinchillas for conversation. Brooklyn.
December 3, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Burger, Turkey, 1 pattie 1. 5 225 Pretzel, 1 oz.
The story of Oedipus makes it clear that everything will...
@inthefade The story of Oedipus makes it clear that everything will work out.
The traditional edit advice is "kill your babies" but...
@inthefade The traditional edit advice is "kill your babies" but sometimes you just abandon them and hope it works out.
At our urban community farm someone reads to the veal...
At our urban community farm someone reads to the veal calves every night.
You're gonna hate it later too! ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
@inthefade You're gonna hate it later too! ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
A Muffin, Unbluffed #NYTBooks
No one came to the urban pigfarming meetup.
No one came to the urban pigfarming meetup.
This is how @evanapplegate makes me feel (courtesy @darth)....
This is how @evanapplegate makes me feel (courtesy @darth ). http://mlkshk.
December 3, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2.
i hate everything that isn't that picture
[thumbs up]
hey buddy bedtime
oh god too lagtwhq3g0-jq3btbeq
thing, active process, activity. she knows that i'd cut off...
@mikeindustries @jimray thing, active process, activity. she knows that i'd cut off my writing hands for her.
Thanks! At one level it's a colossal waste of time, but at...
@jimray Thanks! At one level it's a colossal waste of time, but at another it's the only thing I truly love.
spirit of eden and laughing stock man what can i say i'm a...
disturbing
oof but i love them i do not care i do not
also true that the founder of the co was at that very...
Messing around w/Medium (“Sight for Signal”)...
Messing around w/Medium (“Sight for Signal”) https://medium.
It's true the man was a big color advocate and got me to...
Here's 7 seconds of a Capuchin monkey on Spotify:...
Here's 7 seconds of a Capuchin monkey on Spotify: http://open. spotify.
we always went with reindeer jets
Sight for Signal
This aluminum tanenbaum will actually rip your face off if it falls on you Sight for Signal This is our second Christmas in the apartment. The Christmas tree is a damnable bundle of tiny aluminum spikes that cut my arms.
right? It's just the greatest thing ever.
@megnut right? It's just the greatest thing ever.
man twitter your sinuses are effed up
small batch artisanal journalism tears
Ernie Pyle did some great work today with "A Homeless Man...
Ernie Pyle did some great work today with "A Homeless Man Gets His Boots.
Every time a journalist explains a meme John Hersey cries...
Every time a journalist explains a meme John Hersey cries on Ida Tarbell's shoulder.
Good point!
@Niketas Good point!
yes but you reminded me to check in on dj earworm and it...
@felixsalmon yes but you reminded me to check in on dj earworm and it turns out he has olympics mix mp3s http://djearworm.
lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUIErzmths
@felixsalmon http://www. youtube.
Actually whistles are filthy.
Actually whistles are filthy.
If you produce local TV news and are doing a package on...
If you produce local TV news and are doing a package on Xmas lights, how do you decide between Ellie Goulding and Kanye West?
Guys thanks but I STRONGLY doubt I'll win best humblebrag...
Guys thanks but I STRONGLY doubt I'll win best humblebrag again this year—TOO much amazing competition.
Is there marriage counseling but just about dishwashers?
Is there marriage counseling but just about dishwashers?
My son's first words are going to be "Leave kitty alone."
My son's first words are going to be "Leave kitty alone.
We kept having the same baby over and over until I...
We kept having the same baby over and over until I realized—I forgot to initialize my seed.
no guys
guys
Chapter one is all "five duckies in a circle" and chapter...
They start out promising no math but just you wait.
They start out promising no math but just you wait.
They're all newshounds.
@amitorit They're all newshounds.
thanks!
@doingitwrong thanks!
NYT.csv
NYT.
i originally typed that as "dead anils" and while it's sad...
I think using dead animals as wi-fi access pts is kind of...
does it work on backs?
@dvmurrell @kierafeldman does it work on backs?
yes Dan I've already read that.
@dankois @emilynussbaum yes Dan I've already read that.
came up in conversation of the vacuum tube days if...
@bn2b came up in conversation of the vacuum tube days if internets. I think I only heard of it, never read it.
a sad loss to Internet history
if they're good they're totally used to people being...
awwwwww you're the best
no...but do contributing editors? Good question!
@dvmurrell no... but do contributing editors?
I'm going to put these speakers right next to my Eileen...
I'm going to put these speakers right next to my Eileen Gray Daybed http://www. hammacher.
can you help poor struggling @felixsalmon please?
@nybooks can you help poor struggling @felixsalmon please?
does piwowfoti still exist anywhere?
@bn2b does piwowfoti still exist anywhere?
Our Brands, Ourselves
Yes, it reminds me of my mother.
@mslopatto Yes, it reminds me of my mother.
raised that very question and I said let them google!
@rustyk5 @dankois raised that very question and I said let them google!
oh no that was reversion to original. i also thought the...
@rustyk5 oh no that was reversion to original. i also thought the triple seapunk was funny but then it felt like it was too much seapunk.
November 30, 2012 - Drinks
sent me the fix in LaTeX. You're HARDLY the worst.
@joXn @shabbychef sent me the fix in LaTeX. You're HARDLY the worst.
MORE WRITING: My book review of Authentic(TM), in which I...
MORE WRITING: My book review of Authentic(TM), in which I neologize, is alive at Slate. I hope you LOVE IT http://www.
November 30, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 1. 5 135 Cereal, 2/3 c.
whoa
If Mindy Kaling posted her jokes to Twitter no one would...
If Mindy Kaling posted her jokes to Twitter no one would ever know that she's repeating herself.
i meant "exponentially" in the "i don't know a damn thing"...
come on that thing is totally practical when it comes to...
math humor is a goddam minefield
oh i know he's right
I think what happened is a big awesome idea met a big awful...
@aresnick @alexismadrigal I think what happened is a big awesome idea met a big awful deadline.
don't do this to me dammit
In retrospect the fact that I was walling myself in...
@chrisbeha In retrospect the fact that I was walling myself in Amontillado-style probably was a sign it was time to go.
BTW, I'm teasing! I skim your magazine RELIGIOUSLY.
BTW, I'm teasing! I skim your magazine RELIGIOUSLY.
The Hammacher Schlemmer discount is awesome if you ever are...
The Hammacher Schlemmer discount is awesome if you ever are a Woman-Internet chimera hybrid who works there (like @jeremy_keehn ).
Totes. Bought a beautiful aluminum Xmas tree w/33% off.
@holgate Totes. Bought a beautiful aluminum Xmas tree w/33% off.
Damn right we do.
@matthunte Damn right we do.
You know what's exponentially better than n+1? n² + 2n + 1!
You know what's exponentially better than n+1? n² + 2n + 1!
Awesome
Wait since I WAS once the Internet at @harpers @nplusonemag...
Wait since I WAS once the Internet at @harpers @nplusonemag am I a woman this critical meta4 is confusing http://nplusonemag.
But I just met you.
@ev But I just met you.
big hugs!
@mariabustillos big hugs!
yeah but somehow they got too short for me and really it's...
In a loose way it's sort of a companion to...
In a loose way it's sort of a companion to http://www. themorningnews.
MORNING EVERYONE I wrote a piece for...
MORNING EVERYONE I wrote a piece for http://TheMorningNews. org Non Expert: http://www.
November 30, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Orange, 1 small 1.
November 30, 2012 - Breakfast
Okay, let's do this. Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c.
Let me ask my friend John Origamiunicorn and see what he...
@heretohinder Let me ask my friend John Origamiunicorn and see what he says.
NOW! 50+ media/tech labs in this shared e-z-to-add-to...
NOW! 50+ media/tech labs in this shared e-z-to-add-to spreadsheet #gid =0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://docs.
Who would I tell?
@djacobs Who would I tell?
La Roux maybe it is
I would enjoy that a lot if I knew where it was
“You like startups and celebrity updates, don't you you...
“You like startups and celebrity updates, don't you you dirty little piggy piggy pig-person.
I mean at this point I don't even know anymore.
@NESPCO I mean at this point I don't even know anymore.
“You want links about Drupal, SEO, and Ted Leonsis! You...
“You want links about Drupal, SEO, and Ted Leonsis! You filthy filthy little disgusting crawling worm-man!
Why does every personalized news service think I'm an...
Why does every personalized news service think I'm an asshole?
Did you guys all know about the Parsons Journal for...
Did you guys all know about the Parsons Journal for Information Mapping? cf http://pjim.
DAMMIT JACOB I'M A SAP A SAP
No that was really good.
@harrisj @Choire No that was really good.
Heaven Can Wait
Meredith Allen, Atlantic Avenue (bugs bunny), 2000. Courtesy the artist and Lesley Heller Workspace .
I'm at a very important dinner can I call you back?...
@soonisnow @rachelfersh I'm at a very important dinner can I call you back? https://twitter.
Describe in single words only the good things that come...
Describe in single words only the good things that come into your mind about... LinkedIn.
[CUE CREAKY ROBOT NOISES]
Who's to say it didn't, really?
@torrez Who's to say it didn't, really?
http://www.nbclocalmedialabs.com/
http://www. nbclocalmedialabs.
I created a shared spreadsheet with interesting media labs!...
I created a shared spreadsheet with interesting media labs! Add to it if you think of any.
You forgot to initialize your seed it's actually just the...
@harrisj You forgot to initialize your seed it's actually just the same day as always.
I can't cuz wife has class. Otherwise really wanted to come.
@elliottholt @RachelFersh @maxfenton @kissane I can't cuz wife has class. Otherwise really wanted to come.
This is a great idea which if I did not have to make a...
@rustyk5 This is a great idea which if I did not have to make a living by being here I would jump on pronto.
god that looks great.
@rustyk5 god that looks great.
That's great. This is a nice Internet moment rooted in...
@rustyk5 That's great. This is a nice Internet moment rooted in places.
Then again https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/274161710829559...
Then again https://twitter.
tell me about the dock again while i sob
can't compete with my stalled train filled with 200 angry...
Hot Chip always sounds a little like a cat licking your ear.
Hot Chip always sounds a little like a cat licking your ear.
was it this sweater? http://www.wwd.com/images/processed/wwd...
@Tyrangiel was it this sweater? http://www.
This explains Bradley Manning's diagnosis of Mental...
This explains Bradley Manning's diagnosis of Mental Cavities.
you got that completely backwards
boooo high school flashback
tempting! But standups and powerpoints beckon!
@davewiner tempting! But standups and powerpoints beckon!
excellent idea and fun book
I wonder what I should squander my talent on today.
I wonder what I should squander my talent on today.
I'm just saying look who lives on the coast and look who...
I'm just saying look who lives on the coast and look who voted for health care and THEN tell me there's no Jesus.
Sea levels aren't rising in the real America. Makes you...
Sea levels aren't rising in the real America. Makes you think.
crap this is an interview question isn't it fizzbuzz...
I'm downstairs why won't anyone buzz me in?
@tolar I'm downstairs why won't anyone buzz me in?
My startup idea is to trademark the word "actually" and...
My startup idea is to trademark the word "actually" and then sue myself for constant infringement.
Actually through 2015 we all have to call it Verizontown.
@neilw Actually through 2015 we all have to call it Verizontown.
the breams deserve to burn in hell #gobreams
oh wow
apparently lowly worm goes to a lot of tapas restaurants
Huh. The new edition of Richard Scarry's “What Do People Do...
Huh. The new edition of Richard Scarry's “What Do People Do All Day?
At least once every few weeks I think of Mickey Sabbath...
At least once every few weeks I think of Mickey Sabbath going back to the Jersey Shore and finding his father's cousin.
https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/273731403059953665/photo/1
@ginatrapani https://twitter.
November 28, 2012 - Non-event
November 28, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2.
November 27, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 2 192 Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 2 180 Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c.
I ain't timeshifting shit.
I ain't timeshifting shit.
don't they just call it N2g now?
@kellan don't they just call it N2g now?
I get the sense it rains a lot wherever Poliça is.
I get the sense it rains a lot wherever Poliça is.
Wasn't the real, original stealth startup like billions...
Wasn't the real, original stealth startup like billions over budget and constantly crashing?
dudes #breamnation HELPS #gobreams
No dude he's trolling reddit can't be real can't be real...
oh man i know you blew about 25% of your disposable income...
This is rapidly becoming my favorite R. Kelly song.
@dankois This is rapidly becoming my favorite R. Kelly song.
dude play from the HEART not from the statistical model
"The only matter that matters is winning." —Morris "Beaux"...
"The only matter that matters is winning.
Beaux was a coach though. Shitowski is basically a...
@pableauxNO @fromedome Beaux was a coach though. Shitowski is basically a subhuman.
They're trading Lailu NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO...
Yeah but '26 man the orangehelmets were gods
This is a profound point and we'll need at least a two-hour...
@felixgilman This is a profound point and we'll need at least a two-hour documentary about overcoming adversity.
They think of themselves as a parliament.
@mubay They think of themselves as a parliament.
There is no team I hate like I hate the Tennessee Gerbils...
There is no team I hate like I hate the Tennessee Gerbils @OldManKris , even when Orglin came over to the Breams.
Guys there's a high risk in this discussion of fake sports...
Guys there's a high risk in this discussion of fake sports that someone will mention Pyramid. Just letting everyone know.
Oh man @OldManKris you mean when Savleur tried for a...
Oh man @OldManKris you mean when Savleur tried for a scissor and reversed on the catflap? FUCKING NIGHTMARE.
I just hope to god Shitowski has a plan for Cleveland...
I just hope to god Shitowski has a plan for Cleveland otherwise I'm burning my season pass. After last year I freaking DOUBT IT.
It's a lot of work, man! You have to watch the games and...
@davewiner It's a lot of work, man! You have to watch the games and know the players names.
First of all true fans are going to stick in there but...
@gabrielroth First of all true fans are going to stick in there but Koobe and Garn need to STEP UP.
How does Shitowski have a JOB when we're 0-49? Can't...
How does Shitowski have a JOB when we're 0-49? Can't believe this garbage.
I wish there were a fake sports team we could discuss. The...
I wish there were a fake sports team we could discuss. The New York Breams or something.
November 27, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Fish, Catfish, Lightly fried, 1 fillet 300 Macaroni and Cheese, 1 oz. 5 115 Salad with a small amount of dressing, 1 oz.
November 27, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 3 27 Granola Bar, 1 bar 120 Yogurt, , 1 c.
Goodnight all.
Goodnight all.
I'm sorry you feel that way.
@andytriboletti I'm sorry you feel that way.
"Welcome and entertain them all, even if they're a crowd of...
"Welcome and entertain them all, even if they're a crowd of sorrows.
You really can't screw around with Rumi. The man had a job...
You really can't screw around with Rumi. The man had a job to do and he did it.
Anyway if ever there was a motto for the Internet, it is...
Anyway if ever there was a motto for the Internet, it is "Welcome and entertain them all, even if they're a crowd of sorrows.
hah no the only thing that offends me any more is people...
Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of...
Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the...
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Still made me laugh.
@maxfenton Still made me laugh.
This is all a riff on a poem by Rumi.
This is all a riff on a poem by Rumi.
everything is going rainbow. i had fond memories of high...
@ginatrapani everything is going rainbow. i had fond memories of high school last week.
Max this is CLEARLY not my problem.
@maxfenton Max this is CLEARLY not my problem.
Lately I keep forgetting things and feel correspondingly...
Lately I keep forgetting things and feel correspondingly optimistic.
You see someone confident, not confused, understood and...
You see someone confident, not confused, understood and well-loved, that person can't remember shit.
Because I was worried about the wrong people.
@andytriboletti Because I was worried about the wrong people.
One of the benefits of a great memory is you can always...
One of the benefits of a great memory is you can always remember what a complete dumbass you've been.
And then I realized I was basically a dipshit.
And then I realized I was basically a dipshit.
And then I realized that I had kind of misprioritized what...
And then I realized that I had kind of misprioritized what I was worrying over, right?
Like this one person. I was worried about "reaching" them...
Like this one person. I was worried about "reaching" them before I died.
I spent real time the other day worrying about the fact...
I spent real time the other day worrying about the fact that someone might not grieve if I died. Real moments of my life.
You as an individual though? I'm so incredibly glad you're...
You as an individual though? I'm so incredibly glad you're here.
I actually wish that I could be truly sincere at all times,...
I actually wish that I could be truly sincere at all times, but you people are the worst.
I'm so tired I feel sincere.
I'm so tired I feel sincere.
Gears man
Also I agree! He tweaked and prodded when everyone was busy...
@lia @Choire Also I agree! He tweaked and prodded when everyone was busy sucking up.
Go back in time and make my novel better.
@dankois Go back in time and make my novel better.
Just had to force quit and now I have to remember the edits...
@dankois Just had to force quit and now I have to remember the edits on the last two grafs. BASTARD EDITOR.
aswdlk fha;pisefg!!!
@lia @Choire aswdlk fha;pisefg!!!
DUDE I KNOW
even the aspierational one? meaning I guess a person who is...
@mccreath @mulegirl @torrez even the aspierational one? meaning I guess a person who is on the spectrum who wants to learn to love pie?
tag em and get out of here man
There's evidence of a bisect and oh lord the HEAD look at...
If anyone offers me an open-source alternative I will chop...
If anyone offers me an open-source alternative I will chop them into tiny pieces and push them to origin master.
In Microsoft Word, "track changes" is actually a device to...
Nerds, the Libertarian "seastead" sci-fi stories by Naomi...
Nerds, the Libertarian "seastead" sci-fi stories by Naomi Kritzer in F&SF are fun and darkly hilarious.
opens a popup improv store inside the store and sells...
I see you are doing UX testing on TheraFlu, sweetie.
@maureenflaherty @jkottke @anildash I see you are doing UX testing on TheraFlu, sweetie.
No and I totally want to know who!
@oubliette No and I totally want to know who!
Are there any FREE apps for Android that will design a logo...
Are there any FREE apps for Android that will design a logo for my business?
in fairness it was $980 just to get pie personas done
I'm also enjoying this article on Pegging with Arduino.
I'm also enjoying this article on Pegging with Arduino.
I appreciated the journalist's reply as well.
@papertyger I appreciated the journalist's reply as well.
A serious issue http://ditmaspark.patch.com/blog_posts/accid...
A serious issue http://ditmaspark. patch.
https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/273161241751609344
@rustyk5 @ftrain @anildash @jkottke https://twitter.
Are there any good Android apps for kids who choose to...
Are there any good Android apps for kids who choose to breastfeed after 36 months? Everything else has a "time limit.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
As I've said before, Diaper Genies are awful marketing and...
@harrisj @mat As I've said before, Diaper Genies are awful marketing and suck at granting wishes.
There is something about parents that makes us secrete...
@jkottke There is something about parents that makes us secrete advice all over everything. It's horrible, but YOU WILL LISTEN.
Looking at this baby registry it turns out I have maybe...
Looking at this baby registry it turns out I have maybe three dozen unexpected opinions on baby products.
Isn't it time our government did the right thing and...
Isn't it time our government did the right thing and granted amnesty to scrubs?
/dev/tartarus
He produced a long rusty studded rod. "This device," he...
He produced a long rusty studded rod. "This device," he promised, "will connect people with brands.
it's also possible my humor generator is buggy
oh Blake
If its Monday morning it must be time to huff this baggie...
If its Monday morning it must be time to huff this baggie of yellowjackets.
"Tell me that's not [X]" is the perfect hustler's...
"Tell me that's not [X]" is the perfect hustler's formulation. "Tell me that's not a moneymaker.
I just thought she did Bladerunner cosplay. I had no idea...
@inthefade @maura I just thought she did Bladerunner cosplay. I had no idea she was a "brand.
“Dita is mature and sophisticated, beautiful and...
“Dita is mature and sophisticated, beautiful and approachable,” Mr. Robinson said.
Did anyone else get the invite on the private beta of...
Did anyone else get the invite on the private beta of “Tumblr Enterprise? ” What do you think of it?
November 26, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
I mean I've never been invited.
@bsheridan I mean I've never been invited.
I'm sure I meant it at the time is the worst part.
@rustyk5 I'm sure I meant it at the time is the worst part.
“I am a fan of your worst work, your most humiliating...
“I am a fan of your worst work, your most humiliating effort, the poem written on a napkin stained with your tears.
”Skeumorphs.” #socialtwitter
”Skeumorphs.
“The rest of the house is filled with boxes, but the...
“The rest of the house is filled with boxes, but the kitchen is spotless. That's when you start your productivity blog.
oh lord I forgot I registered "http://discussionpatterns.com...
oh lord I forgot I registered " http://discussionpatterns.
Reading my todo file it seems that I kind of hate Tom...
Reading my todo file it seems that I kind of hate Tom Friedman.
“Ricoeuer _(sic.)_ I guess.” #socialtwitter
“Ricoeuer _(sic. )_ I guess.
“Curators, cats, Atlantic Cities editors, and bloggers”...
“There are names, like Agrippa or Tilly, and there are...
“There are names, like Agrippa or Tilly, and there are namespaces.
Hold on and light the ridening, @theodoreross.
Hold on and light the ridening, @theodoreross .
That would totally throw off my calorie count.
@mikeindustries That would totally throw off my calorie count.
Got that right here http://afteractionreporter.com/2012/05/2...
@thwartedefforts @jeb Got that right here http://afteractionreporter.
“An elegy for the textbox.” #socialtwitter
“An elegy for the textbox.
“Make the combinatorial explicit.” #socialtwitter
“Make the combinatorial explicit.
All fine just need to finish this essay for someone.
@mikeindustries All fine just need to finish this essay for someone.
“Userphilia.” #socialtwitter
“Userphilia.
“It has the quality of quality.” #socialtwitter (From a...
“It has the quality of quality. ” #socialtwitter (From a proposal for a magazine I wanted to start.
“Puritanism/Writeroom.” #socialtwitter
“Puritanism/Writeroom.
“That n+1 party would end in tears” #socialtwitter
“The power of going meta” #socialtwitter
“portmanteuing yields geosocial” #socialtwitter
I am going to reproduce here some of the stupidest things...
I am going to reproduce here some of the stupidest things I've written in the last three years in my TODO file.
The sad thing is now that I have all of my TODOs in one...
The sad thing is now that I have all of my TODOs in one file I can say with some authority that I probably am a crazy person.
It looks like a really big midcentury sofa for ideas.
It looks like a really big midcentury sofa for ideas.
Look at it. It does make me want to stack. I'm not kidding...
Look at it. It does make me want to stack.
This DAVID ALLEN COLLECTION: STACKING TRAY is only $149...
This DAVID ALLEN COLLECTION: STACKING TRAY is only $149 https://secure. davidco.
Here is an animation to show you how a tickler file works...
Here is an animation to show you how a tickler file works https://secure. davidco.
I just received an email but it was in Optima so it didn't...
I just received an email but it was in Optima so it didn't count.
No man you don't want this pain this pain of pure...
@jcn No man you don't want this pain this pain of pure productivity.
I sent myself an email reminding me to love myself, but...
I sent myself an email reminding me to love myself, but since I was able to do that in less than two minutes I had to erase it.
I met this girl she was inbox 500 i was like I love you I'm...
I met this girl she was inbox 500 i was like I love you I'm sorry but the only place for her was in my tickler file.
People with stuff in their inbox can't understand what I'm...
People with stuff in their inbox can't understand what I'm going through here.
HIGH FIVE
God, inbox zero is so fucking lonely. Here, you're...
God, inbox zero is so fucking lonely. Here, you're productive, enjoy this big empty screen of not being needed.
what about GAMES
oh my yes
This cartoon from OMNI in 1981 would still ring true if the...
This cartoon from OMNI in 1981 would still ring true if the robots were replaced by people. https://twitter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tom6_ceTu9s
@mattlanger http://www. youtube.
you're just trying to help them and i'm sure they...
you can pay them in formula
sell pro-breast-feeding posters
Math gets everywhere.
@mustpax Math gets everywhere.
Please forget I ever said anything nice about capitalism.
Please forget I ever said anything nice about capitalism.
"Is your stylish Park Slope home the envy of friends and...
"Is your stylish Park Slope home the envy of friends and family? If so, @onefinestay may be just the ticket.
that is deeply appropriate
A friend just informed me that the black boxes are actually...
A friend just informed me that the black boxes are actually orange.
But that's the point!
@poundifdef But that's the point!
installing wordpress on blackboxmediaproject right now
"Some people"
Totally got your beat right here http://is.gd/drJiNF
@Choire @rustyk5 Totally got your beat right here http://is.
can we call it black box? And it's just idle chatter...
@rustyk5 @choire can we call it black box? And it's just idle chatter between pilots ending with a what is that?
I feel that it's totally fine for me to make fun of plane...
I feel that it's totally fine for me to make fun of plane crashes because my father was a plane crash.
because people are boring, rigid, and don't like to work...
since it would only be about a minute long it would...
@rustyk5 @choire since it would only be about a minute long it would automatically be 60 times better than most podcasts.
I'm kind of good with only Mary surviving with whatever she...
@djacobs I'm kind of good with only Mary surviving with whatever she needs to rule the island.
the tricky part is ginger.
@djacobs @felixgilman the tricky part is ginger.
so manageable
dude she's perfect. Coconut bra and constantly having...
@felixgilman dude she's perfect. Coconut bra and constantly having people beheaded.
kind of the best way to feel IMO
I would watch that in a heartbeat, @felixgilman. HACK...
I would watch that in a heartbeat, @felixgilman . HACK ISLAND.
oh don't get me started on Hitler's schnäck troops
I mean if they had all died I'd be sad, but thinking of...
I mean if they had all died I'd be sad, but thinking of that flying bullshit coffin reduced to cinders totally boosted my morning.
They died doing what they loved, complaining about the...
They died doing what they loved, complaining about the amenities of an overhyped junket.
oh definitely not not
Man this thing appears everywhere....
Man this thing appears everywhere. https://twitter.
How's my spelling?
How's my spelling?
It's also not original to say something is not original,...
It's also not original to say something is not original, @southsouth . Yet we abide.
Also imagine the media reaction. "Terrible tragedy befalls...
Also imagine the media reaction. "Terrible tragedy befalls pop princess also a bunch of journalists dead.
I'm not saying I wanted it to crash as much as putting...
@southsouth I'm not saying I wanted it to crash as much as putting forth a hypothesis.
Man if the Rihanna jet had crashed music journalism would...
Man if the Rihanna jet had crashed music journalism would have been moved forward like five years at once.
November 25, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
Also, baseball game imagined as a Shakespeare play, 1958:...
Also, baseball game imagined as a Shakespeare play, 1958: http://ia700807. us.
Flannery O'Connor reads "A Good Man is Hard To Find" at...
Flannery O'Connor reads "A Good Man is Hard To Find" at Vanderbilt U in 1959: http://archive. org/download/1950-1959RadioNews/1959-xx-xx-Flannery-OConnor-Vanderbilt-University-Nashville-TN-A-Good-Man-Is-Hard-To-Find.
November 24, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Hummus, 2 tbsp. 2 100 Pancakes, 1 pancake 3 222 Pretzel, 1 oz.
November 24, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Beer, 1 c. 3 288 Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c.
November 24, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Egg, large 90 Pork, 1 oz.
At one point it was the whole point of personal computing.
@tedherman At one point it was the whole point of personal computing.
Remember when you could step away from the media firehose...
Remember when you could step away from the media firehose to collect your thoughts WITHOUT rejecting all your friends? 2003?
Think banjos, sunshine, country, harmonies.
@moehlert Think banjos, sunshine, country, harmonies.
on it
In Star Wars when they say, "Luke, you've switched off your...
In Star Wars when they say, "Luke, you've switched off your targeting computer," is how I feel when I leave my phone at home.
November 24, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 2 180 Cheese, Gouda, 1 oz. 101 Chicken, 1 oz.
November 24, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Puffin Rice Whatevers, 3/4 c. 2.
right cuz if you're like no bears then basically why are we...
@ohheygreat @maura right cuz if you're like no bears then basically why are we even chatting?
I'm thankful it's over.
I'm thankful it's over.
it makes it easy to not grow a beard
November 23, 2012 - Non-event
Friday! Food Qty Calories 1000-calorie unit of despair 2.
November 22, 2012 - Non-event
The music my wife likes in the car always sounds like it...
The music my wife likes in the car always sounds like it could be performed by gophers in straw hats.
the ghost of my grandfather just asked me what in the name...
totally starting a diet RIGHT NOW
I guess not because you have to hit return as you slump on...
Oh wow do you think that has ever
I mean strip everything else away that IS what I love.
@AdrianChen I mean strip everything else away that IS what I love.
You know it'd be honest.
@AdrianChen You know it'd be honest.
You know if my obituary read "Much dumber version of...
You know if my obituary read "Much dumber version of Douglas Hofstadter with lots more dick jokes" I'd be cool. Oh and mention my kids.
If I die in my sleep remember me by my last tweet.
If I die in my sleep remember me by my last tweet.
fair
fuck that guy
If I die in my sleep remember me by that last tweet.
If I die in my sleep remember me by that last tweet.
I wonder if people whose diaper play involves Hostess™...
I wonder if people whose diaper play involves Hostess™ products will successfully transition to Little Debbie.
Favorite mustelid: None.
Favorite mustelid: None.
Favorite life rule: Love should be easy and work should be...
Favorite life rule: Love should be easy and work should be hard.
Favorite editing rules: (1) Get the facts, then cut them;...
Favorite editing rules: (1) Get the facts, then cut them; (2) Keep like with like; (3) Every sentence is an arrow aiming for a bullseye.
Obama then refused to spare the life of a Tofurky because...
When augmented reality starts working every time I leave a...
When augmented reality starts working every time I leave a room your earpiece will play "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot.
also it's worse when they go "I didn't understand but now I...
@mattlanger also it's worse when they go "I didn't understand but now I accept that you want to be alone.
is there anyway you can turn this into a romcom? Offer a...
@mattlanger is there anyway you can turn this into a romcom?
In my family the panic started when I got a cat....
@mattlanger In my family the panic started when I got a cat. "Wouldn't...
Included in the business model just described.
@sogrady Included in the business model just described.
It's hard when you see all the huge Hollywood blockbusters...
It's hard when you see all the huge Hollywood blockbusters and realize that money COULD have been used to destroy Christianity.
I AM NOT NICE
You know what Mad Men kind of ruined going home a little...
You know what Mad Men kind of ruined going home a little drunk and looking in at your sleeping children.
dude the icons are VECTORS
i know! i'd be putting those stickers up over the rainbow...
@harrisj i know! i'd be putting those stickers up over the rainbow apples.
RIGHT?
@jd87 RIGHT?
oh wow i hadn't looked in a decade and the slackware logo...
Dude I am not going to spend an HOUR listening to a podcast...
Dude I am not going to spend an HOUR listening to a podcast about the attention economy.
plus a dude installing linux
and the cerealistas are really embarrassed for you if you...
my interest is piqued!
@hmmwhatsthis my interest is piqued!
guys really godzilla is the best song...
guys really godzilla is the best song http://www. youtube.
In your honor I just switched to Blue Öyster Cult.
@HugoLindgren In your honor I just switched to Blue Öyster Cult.
shit that was supposed to come later
OH MY GOD I'M A GHOST
Is there a god of passive-aggression? Aphrostyx? Or did I...
Is there a god of passive-aggression? Aphrostyx?
i am in an empty office on 5th ave listening to thin lizzy...
you might have STARTED this then
i mean that totally implies causation right?
@harrisj i mean that totally implies causation right?
offer accepted!
@om offer accepted!
If sweatpants are now fashionable it means that “writer” is...
If sweatpants are now fashionable it means that “writer” is once again a glamour profession.
But @om, a million readers is $1,000 at a $1 CPM.
But @om , a million readers is $1,000 at a $1 CPM.
I shouldn't complain. Most people in the world live on one...
I shouldn't complain. Most people in the world live on one word a day or less.
I turned in three ~1000wd pieces in the last 10 days. I'm...
I turned in three ~1000wd pieces in the last 10 days. I'm writing again!
goddammit will SOMEONE please write an essay about...
endorse all the things
Now that sweatpants are fashionable I likely won't be able...
Now that sweatpants are fashionable I likely won't be able to get them in my size http://tmagazine. blogs.
I CARED
i like how the employees are dispatched in moments, all...
Maybe the office had had some goddam windows people would...
@anildash @mattlanger Maybe the office had had some goddam windows people would have worked harder.
Huh, no dice. All those moments will be lost in time, like...
@inthefade Huh, no dice. All those moments will be lost in time, like [coughs] tears in rain.
see exactly
Wait really? What was address? I saved all email. Was it 99?
@inthefade Wait really? What was address?
This "Internet culture of niceness" isn't new. I've been...
This "Internet culture of niceness" isn't new. I've been nice to you assholes for 15 years.
I identified with the character of Math, the boss.
@mattlanger I identified with the character of Math, the boss.
I slept in. What did I miss?
@Choire @inthefade @mattlanger I slept in. What did I miss?
oh fuck no
that's awesome!
@LylePayne that's awesome!
it means you favorited it
yeah baby limn that shit
“Friend, don't fall into the trap of believing that cats on...
“Friend, don't fall into the trap of believing that cats on the Internet are more important than non-Internet cats.
who the hell i say
who the hell said indexers were a joke? my whole career is...
@ashponders @jkottke who the hell said indexers were a joke? my whole career is built on the work of indexers.
at Harper's they would always mix us up with the Bazaar....
@mslopatto at Harper's they would always mix us up with the Bazaar. I'd ask: "Does your summer collection involve war crimes?
Petraeus scandal just keeps getting weirder.
@joeljohnson Petraeus scandal just keeps getting weirder.
See I would hope more that a sex cult is actually a front...
@spavis @kottke See I would hope more that a sex cult is actually a front for a bunch of indexers.
Agreed!
@jeffmacintyre Agreed!
Remember Guantanamo? Torture? (No, right, our dude won.)...
Remember Guantanamo? Torture?
I was really bummed when I met someone else who identified...
I was really bummed when I met someone else who identified as a typophile.
Phone just turned "round corner" into "rapid boner." Since...
Phone just turned "round corner" into "rapid boner. " Since I'm erotically fixated on text correction it was quickly true.
thank you. forewarned is forearmed
@GrantBarrett thank you.
there are many more such reviews on the site--it's great
demand a recount!
@bdeskin demand a recount!
November 20, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 5 45 Granola Bar, 1 bar 120 Yogurt, , 1 c.
guys my wife says that's enough indices for now
it's a recipe for failure
ain't no corpora left to productize any more son. they done...
@mathpunk ain't no corpora left to productize any more son. they done shut the archive down.
"No entries appear for ‘Wal-Mart’, ‘Bush’, ‘Clinton’,...
"No entries appear for ‘Wal-Mart’, ‘Bush’, ‘Clinton’, ‘Nader’, or ‘Sex toys’ in the indexes to either volume—because there ARE NO INDEXES.
too bad there's no way to look that shit up
the best @ftrain is the 1997 vintage and we keep it in the...
judge not lest ye have ye's Wilkomirski bio's index judged:...
@bdeskin judge not lest ye have ye's Wilkomirski bio's index judged: http://www. theindexer.
nowhere near enough people!
@eldang nowhere near enough people!
on my way!
@mariabustillos on my way!
...takes us to a section about bacterial numbers in...
... takes us to a section about bacterial numbers in infected tissue exposed to hypoxia in the chapter on basic mechanisms in infections.
The index entry on ‘necrotizing fasciitis’ takes us to the...
The index entry on ‘necrotizing fasciitis’ takes us to the first page of the appropriate chapter, but ‘necrotizing infections’...
Right?
@mariabustillos Right?
Seriously the game just got upped hard indexwise.
@consequently Seriously the game just got upped hard indexwise.
RIGHT? INTERNET.
@sippey RIGHT? INTERNET.
I've known three or four professional indexers. They are...
@theodoreross I've known three or four professional indexers. They are all kind of lovely but not entirely uncrabby.
"The recent success of !!! [has made] the band very...
"The recent success of !!! [has made] the band very difficult to talk about and virtually impossible to index.
uncanny dammit
The scope of their anger is unscanny.
@consequently The scope of their anger is unscanny.
A legitimate concern.
@consequently A legitimate concern.
"T&H deserves a special award for what must surely be...
"T&H deserves a special award for what must surely be the most inadequate and appalling index ever to undermine a publication of this kind.
"To find an entry only to be told to ‘see under’ something...
"To find an entry only to be told to ‘see under’ something else is a bitter experience. " http://www.
There are YEARS of people hating on crap indexes. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ISO...
There are YEARS of people hating on crap indexes. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ISO 999♥♥♥♥♥♥ cc @mariabustillos http://www.
"In a book entitled Satan, what possible use is the entry...
"In a book entitled Satan, what possible use is the entry ‘Satan’ with 84 undifferentiated page numbers"?
guys hold on hold on i'm serious i just found something...
guys hold on hold on i'm serious i just found something amazing it's this it's here http://www. theindexer.
not tonight not after that irony article you're not.
@anildash @ginatrapani @sippey not tonight not after that irony article you're not.
if i work hard @sippey will let me have my family back by...
http://www.printmag.com/Article/G-Chatting-with-Jennifer-Dan...
@laura_june http://www. printmag.
one day urbandictionary i will get there first...
one day urbandictionary i will get there first http://www. urbandictionary.
or should I say ENVY envious JEALOUS jealousy UMAD
But that's it for Irish jokes over here.
But that's it for Irish jokes over here.
That's pretty much the only Irish joke I know. Oh, and "How...
That's pretty much the only Irish joke I know. Oh, and "How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman?
I know so many Irish jokes. What's the Irish definition of...
@donohoe @jenniferdaniel I know so many Irish jokes. What's the Irish definition of foreplay?
JEALOUS?
@sippey @anildash @ginatrapani JEALOUS?
michael
treat em right and also the little one is a good graffler
i'm like a baby bird over here waiting for some hint worms
They had to hire a sysadmin for my intervention.
They had to hire a sysadmin for my intervention.
dudes @Mike_FTW @jenniferdaniel come on hairy boobs are...
I basically blame the Twitter API for everything now. I...
I basically blame the Twitter API for everything now. I told everyone I'll stop drinking when rate limits increase.
I would totally build that tag cloud thing if @sippey's...
I would totally build that tag cloud thing if @sippey 's army of thugs hadn't taken my family hostage.
Holy shit, you might be the winner.
@ryanchris Holy shit, you might be the winner.
me neither and okay so i just had an idea for the next...
Is there a thing that can make a tag cloud of the words in...
Is there a thing that can make a tag cloud of the words in follower bios? Because I love you, UX PRODUCT APP DAD.
Thank you for this. That PDF is the WORST.
@worrydream Thank you for this. That PDF is the WORST.
they did an awesome job photoshopping in the suit
I never should have traded in my angle brackets for curly...
I never should have traded in my angle brackets for curly braces.
Who knew he worked for Summly?
@Mike_FTW Who knew he worked for Summly?
Dear Mom and Dad, I've gone to New York City to productize...
Dear Mom and Dad, I've gone to New York City to productize corpora. I need to be somewhere I can both map and reduce.
seriously that is like the only list I want to be on
I realize about myself that I need to productize a corpus...
I realize about myself that I need to productize a corpus to be happy, ideally 10 TB or larger. I'm parsing Wikipedia to stay calm.
"Followed by UbuWeb, http://AAAARG.ORG, Tim Carmody and...
"Followed by UbuWeb, http://AAAARG. ORG, Tim Carmody and anne boyer.
dude @jenniferdaniel i'm reading a copy of PRINT on the...
dude @jenniferdaniel i'm reading a copy of PRINT on the train home and http://www. printmag.
But irony is what defends me from my own narcissism.
But irony is what defends me from my own narcissism.
November 19, 2012 - Drinks
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c.
November 19, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Chicken, 1 oz. 4 236 Gravy, brown, 1 tbsp.
November 19, 2012 - Snack
This is the scheduled snack. Food Qty Calories Hummus, 2 tbsp.
November 19, 2012 - Lunch
November 19, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 large 110 Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 4 36 Gingebread, 1 oz.
it's on motherf--actually I just started in on some Thin...
@matthew_power it's on motherf--actually I just started in on some Thin Lizzy, so all good.
that thing where people actually grow into their chairs and...
no man hold on to your hots
right. the hots just seems very mid-70s. i think the modern...
@ohheygreat right. the hots just seems very mid-70s.
in this context absolutely
do people still get the hots?
@ohheygreat do people still get the hots?
Then again it just all ends up like this:...
Then again it just all ends up like this: @N05 /6811001132/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www. flickr.
I wish someone would talk shit about Astral Weeks so that...
I wish someone would talk shit about Astral Weeks so that I'd have a reason not to go to bed.
This Gentle Giant song intended to evoke catness, called...
@rustyk5 This Gentle Giant song intended to evoke catness, called Black Cat, will wash away all of the bad thoughts http://open. spotify.
I can only remain actually angry for like five minutes at a...
This podcast ep. is called "On seminal British 1970s prog...
This podcast ep. is called "On seminal British 1970s prog rock band Gentle Giant" @kzsu .
listen we all know what happened when Cornel West did that...
Godammit Rusty don't force me to engage with the common...
Booooooooooooo
Shut up and take my attention!
Shut up and take my attention!
oh god me neither
Yet it's better than that essay.
@mattlanger Yet it's better than that essay.
Taskrabbit.
@espiers Taskrabbit.
We are the YOLOtariat.
We are the YOLOtariat.
"He taught a course on Pink Floyd during the winter 2010...
"He taught a course on Pink Floyd during the winter 2010 quarter at UCLA. " cc @mattlanger http://en.
That's the BEST KIND of unpublished!
@tcarmody That's the BEST KIND of unpublished!
First we have to leg wrestle to determine who's more...
@espiers First we have to leg wrestle to determine who's more "visionary. " Loser has to be deputy.
Not any more, Andy.
@andymangold Not any more, Andy.
We should start a magazine!
@espiers We should start a magazine!
Actually if you read the Com. Manifesto and replace...
Actually if you read the Com. Manifesto and replace "proletariat" with "programmers" it still works pretty well.
Going through my "http://notes.org" file I realize I've...
Going through my " http://notes. org" file I realize I've been blogging but not publishing anything due to my total hatred of everything.
We've all been there.
@inthefade We've all been there.
A spectre is haunting Palo Alto.
A spectre is haunting Palo Alto.
Oh no I was talking about ironing.
@inthefade Oh no I was talking about ironing.
Seriously, @anecdoted, we can do this. Start with an essay...
Seriously, @anecdoted , we can do this. Start with an essay on whether a founder is a Lenin, Trotsky, or Stalin.
suggests "Communizing"
Well lady it's been real but I respect your boundaries.
@inthefade Well lady it's been real but I respect your boundaries.
Is there something that's the opposite of monetizing?
Is there something that's the opposite of monetizing?
I just did the numbers on this great startup idea I had and...
I just did the numbers on this great startup idea I had and it is GUARANTEED to lose only $600,000 a year.
http://open.spotify.com/track/3e4bsT1XCoZeONWCKC3nEC is a...
@aaronlammer @Choire @maura http://open. spotify.
oh they do
all pseudonyms for Joyce Carol Oates.
@Choire @goldman @anildash all pseudonyms for Joyce Carol Oates.
a man who performs volunteer heart surgery on needy...
@goldman @choire @anildash a man who performs volunteer heart surgery on needy gorillas? http://www.
Have you been swingin' on the flippity-flop with...
Have you been swingin' on the flippity-flop with lamestains, @maura and @choire ?
don't listen to Choire. He was trolled by the Times and is...
@goldman @anildash @choire don't listen to Choire. He was trolled by the Times and is lashing out.
November 18, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Carrot, 1 medium 2 50 Rice, 1 c. 0.
November 18, 2012 - Snack
Two snacks, compiled here into one. Food Qty Calories Cereal, Puffin Rice Whatevers, 3/4 c.
noticed it first in 96, but same is true of newspapers,...
@maura noticed it first in 96, but same is true of newspapers, magazines, software folks, etc.
November 18, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pretzel, 1 oz.
November 18, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Puffin Rice Whatevers, 3/4 c. 2.
Got a little drunk and told the cat that big data is just a...
Got a little drunk and told the cat that big data is just a lot of little data.
Wilburys
Yeah, it's just all real bad in that article.
@karenmcgrane Yeah, it's just all real bad in that article.
"The Big Guns" is such a good song....
"The Big Guns" is such a good song. http://open.
Living in a public restroom in China:...
Living in a public restroom in China: http://offbeatchina.
November 17, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 1.
November 17, 2012 - Lunch
Irish breakfast as the worst possible choice available. And yet I made that choice.
they knew the risks
I'm usually war but cross-train on famine. The color of my...
@mariabustillos I'm usually war but cross-train on famine. The color of my horse appears in my book, PALE RIDER (HarperTeen)!
IN FOCUS: Plagues in Egypt
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses http://www.cracked.com/articl...
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses http://www. cracked.
#amateur #journo #seo
I am a horseman of the apocalypse. AMA.
I am a horseman of the apocalypse. AMA.
COINCIDENCE: BuzzFeed's top piece right now is "43 People...
Over 90 and PREGNANT?!?!?! Find out WHO
Over 90 and PREGNANT?!?!?!
For about 30 seconds there I was done with the Internet...
SPONSORED POST: Onan and Swiffer share their clean-up tips...
SPONSORED POST: Onan and Swiffer share their clean-up tips for SERIOUS spills!!!!!!
Which Nazarene virgin are you?
Which Nazarene virgin are you?
Sitting here nodding slowly, with a sort of DeNiro squint,...
@spavis Sitting here nodding slowly, with a sort of DeNiro squint, saying "Youuuuuuuuu.
No, no. The whole thing.
@belovedleader No, no. The whole thing.
The all-time top 10 rules we love from God
For people who would have good things happen and who like...
For people who would have good things happen and who like good things in general, what is the #1 best all-time way to do unto others?
Let's SEO the Bible!
Let's SEO the Bible!
"MySpace is like an extremely beautiful woman who also...
"MySpace is like an extremely beautiful woman who also possesses the intelligence of a scholar--too much to absorb.
Actually working in FEMA and waffle houses would make it...
Actually working in FEMA and waffle houses would make it truly amazing.
Seriously it's right there--American fitness hegemony,...
Seriously it's right there--American fitness hegemony, sexual hypocrisy, FA, and union busting. This is the perfect-storm essay.
but a proper essayist would contextualize same to...
whoa jinx
Oh god that essay has to be called "The Twinkie Defense."
Oh god that essay has to be called "The Twinkie Defense.
7 on a Saturday is such dad people twitter
Okay so has anyone written the media obsession over...
Okay so has anyone written the media obsession over Broadwell's body plus fat acceptance plus Hostess bankruptcy essay? Salon?
or a terrible pun
Sno-ball's chance in hell of that happening.
@inthefade Sno-ball's chance in hell of that happening.
For executives at content companies it all comes down to...
For executives at content companies it all comes down to one thing: Loss leadership.
well I actually pulled that out from behind the wall back...
@axlotl well I actually pulled that out from behind the wall back in the day, so...
November 17, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2.
Something I've noticed: After death writers are brought out...
Something I've noticed: After death writers are brought out from behind the paywall, free for all to read.
Yes! I feel this way about media buying, too.
@shovemedia @livingpixel Yes! I feel this way about media buying, too.
come on totally
true
Except it has no ad units and is free, so I worry.
@michaelroston @inthefade @readmatter Except it has no ad units and is free, so I worry.
The page design on this teabagging story is really nice...
The page design on this teabagging story is really nice http://espn. go.
" They are looking for a Senior Python Developer with...
" They are looking for a Senior Python Developer with experience with Git and other object oriented languages.
That horrible moment when you pull up the Nat'l Chocodile...
That horrible moment when you pull up the Nat'l Chocodile Reserve and all the guards are at least 150 lbs overweight.
Thanks to the foresight of Harry Truman we know that no...
Thanks to the foresight of Harry Truman we know that no matter what happens the National Chocodile Reserve is there.
November 16, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Celery, 1 oz. 8 32 Curry, Chicken, 1 c.
Etiquette question: When addressing a lady in a food coöp,...
Etiquette question: When addressing a lady in a food coöp, must a gentleman remove his bike helmet?
All right I'll renew.
@michaelroston All right I'll renew.
Guys at @nytimes you really made TIMESCENTER into one word?...
Guys at @nytimes you really made TIMESCENTER into one word? The answer to this question will determine whether I renew next year.
Can't--home tending to twins in Ditmas!
@LyonsMusic Can't--home tending to twins in Ditmas!
Wikipedia monument competition photos as culled by Design...
Wikipedia monument competition photos as culled by Design Observer http://places. designobserver.
Just google "bankers."
@anildash Just google "bankers.
November 16, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Brittle, Peanut, 1 c. 0.
November 16, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 1.
goddammit now we have to add a whole chapter on microformats
I turn to Gass all the time in my head.
@Schenkenberg I turn to Gass all the time in my head.
some things are sacred mark and one if those is kale
OH GOD GHOSTS ARE REAL. Is what I briefly thought until I...
OH GOD GHOSTS ARE REAL. Is what I briefly thought until I realized that my son is wearing glow-in-the-dark pajamas.
then you are as a god to me
I'm a sucker for a happy Amiga story....
I'm a sucker for a happy Amiga story. http://cabel.
I do, alas. And sneak them home past my wife, who would...
@LarryKooper I do, alas. And sneak them home past my wife, who would like me to chill.
And it works a treat! Just put it through its paces. Smooth...
@adrianholovaty And it works a treat! Just put it through its paces.
Congrats! That looks beautiful.
@adrianholovaty Congrats! That looks beautiful.
Today i learned the word “spatchcocking.”...
Today i learned the word “spatchcocking. ” http://nyti.
I think so because they seem to have done their IRS...
@tharsheblows I think so because they seem to have done their IRS homework and gotten good advisors, but anything like that is risky.
I think so! And in the scheme of thing it's totally worth...
@tharsheblows I think so! And in the scheme of thing it's totally worth seeing if they can pull it off.
Takes so much time and practice and, well, failure, right?...
@tharsheblows Takes so much time and practice and, well, failure, right? Plus freedom to experiment, which is rare.
I wrote a short piece for http://NYMag.com about Occupy,...
I wrote a short piece for http://NYMag. com about Occupy, moms, and scaling websites: http://nymag.
Because they were EATING HIS BRAINS.
@Mike_FTW Because they were EATING HIS BRAINS.
Just opened the mail to find a box of rubbers plus a copy...
Just opened the mail to find a box of rubbers plus a copy of Adrienne Rich's "The Fact of a Doorframe. " Guess Obama sent me the wrong gift.
"Second person narrative enthralling you"...
"Second person narrative enthralling you" http://www. theonion.
Exactly. It made no sense at all. Never promoted that I...
@hirmes Exactly. It made no sense at all.
Reason to visit!
@matlock Reason to visit!
November 15, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 1.
November 15, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pretzel, 1 oz.
November 15, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 4 36 Granola Bar, 1 bar 120 Yogurt, , 1 c.
Right? They are sort of timeless.
@inthefade Right? They are sort of timeless.
And their signs are entertaining.
@mike_mill89 And their signs are entertaining.
I like them too! The organization is really fun.
@mike_mill89 I like them too! The organization is really fun.
Right! It was so neat and tidy.
@michelet Right! It was so neat and tidy.
On the bright side, this place in Sheepshead Bay is totally...
On the bright side, this place in Sheepshead Bay is totally insane and amazing: http://www. nydailynews.
Yeah, Coliseum was just great on a lot of levels. There's...
@symptomatic Yeah, Coliseum was just great on a lot of levels. There's something so great about bargain books.
The McGraw Hill tech bookstore, too. And the Strand...
The McGraw Hill tech bookstore, too. And the Strand Downtown.
Coliseum too, near Columbus Circle when it had the basement.
Coliseum too, near Columbus Circle when it had the basement.
see xactly. they're a weird but amazing publisher.
@inthefade see xactly. they're a weird but amazing publisher.
heh no more like UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNT CLIPART FRENZY
Still totally alive upstate--http://store.doverpublications....
@inthefade Still totally alive upstate-- http://store. doverpublications.
The Dover Books bookstore on the 9th floor of 180 Varick...
The Dover Books bookstore on the 9th floor of 180 Varick St. just popped into my head.
marty stauffer taught me that i could love something while...
The golden-cheeked warbler....the swamp...
The golden-cheeked warbler.... the swamp bear...
God I love this. As a kid I used to make cassette tapes...
@anecdoted God I love this. As a kid I used to make cassette tapes impersonating him allowing his daughter to be eaten.
The silence of Marty Stauffer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
The silence of Marty Stauffer. http://www.
Big Problems, Little Solutions: For the New Occupy, Size Is Everything
I'm glad that this Elmo thing is over. It would have been...
I'm glad that this Elmo thing is over. It would have been tragic if this was how kids learned that he's not a natural redhead.
never had any doubt bout you
November 14, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 4 384 Cookie, Ginger Snap, 1 cookie 1.
your complexion is fine
That last tweet was not a cornball dad joke but rather a...
That last tweet was not a cornball dad joke but rather a subtle grammar test. Did you pass?
November 2012: From general election to General's erections.
November 2012: From general election to General's erections.
November 14, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Brownie, 1 low-calorie 1. 5 150 Chips, Baked Lays, 1 bag 160 Sandwich, Vietnamese 1.
November 14, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 0. 5 118 Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz.
: LOTS of people helping here but hoo boy am I proud of my...
@ftrain : LOTS of people helping here but hoo boy am I proud of my wife here: http://ditmasparkcorner.
yeah this sucks
Biden also has a big data
Everything we know about Obama's Big Data...
Everything we know about Obama's Big Data http://www. propublica.
November 13, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 0.
Not ready to commit.
@AlexMLeo @anildash Not ready to commit.
November 13, 2012 - Snack
Goddam cake.
November 13, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 3 300 Dumpling, fried, 1 dumpling 0.
November 13, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Butter, 1 tbsp.
November 12, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Kashi, 1 c. 120 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
November 12, 2012 - Dinner
but it was ever thus
and god help us if it goes italic.
@Dymaxion and god help us if it goes italic.
Scrape them off with a cracker, solve two problems at once.
@harrisj Scrape them off with a cracker, solve two problems at once.
Being a dad is awesome. For example, did you know New...
Being a dad is awesome. For example, did you know New Balance makes suits?
Q trains are running lowercase this morning.
Q trains are running lowercase this morning.
November 12, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bacon, 1 slice 2 92 Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 1. 2 282 Cookie, Ginger Snap, 1 cookie 3 84 Pudding, Rice, 4 oz.
whoa. that is a fierce academic battle.
@shabbychef whoa. that is a fierce academic battle.
November 12, 2012 - Breakfast
A little piece of foccaccia and a tiny brownie at the office. Food Qty Calories Brownie, 1 low-calorie 2 200 Pizza, 1 slice 0.
When you need a reminder of just how much worse things...
When you need a reminder of just how much worse things could be, try the full D-day broadcast day in mp3 http://archive.
Reading his resignation letter to the CIA it's obvious that...
Reading his resignation letter to the CIA it's obvious that Petraeus is tortured by guilt, in addition to all the other torture.
$:)
occupy now feeding fema workers
no need to apologize but thanks!
@davclark no need to apologize but thanks!
November 11, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 3 288 Bread, baguette, 6 in.
Okay so that was the park. Some crabapples got chewed. Some...
Okay so that was the park. Some crabapples got chewed.
dad have you ever really stopped and considered that life...
@anildash dad have you ever really stopped and considered that life actually is like a highway you want to ride all night long?
dad I don't want to listen to graffiti bridge I want to...
I am so hoping he is into 80s hair metal and spends hours...
@anildash I am so hoping he is into 80s hair metal and spends hours of your life trying to explain why Warrant's Cherry Pie is awesome.
what are you social services?
@paul_haine what are you social services?
We are getting out of our pajamas and putting on socks and...
We are getting out of our pajamas and putting on socks and jackets and going to the motherfreaking PARK.
dude mike had like a rage episode? and smashed all our grow...
@jcfossella dude mike had like a rage episode? and smashed all our grow lights?
BTW--the Python question was about nesting flat lists of #,...
BTW--the Python question was about nesting flat lists of #, ##, ###, ### (etc. ) markdownish headers into a hierarchy of <section/>s.
I'm wondering where the other 9,800 slices went
Someone just came for the pie. Do you have a carload of pie...
Someone just came for the pie. Do you have a carload of pie she said.
you're awesome! I'd reached that point where I was totally...
@kiserene @poundifdef @randometc you're awesome! I'd reached that point where I was totally staring at the screen.
November 11, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pretzel, 1 oz. 5.
boooo
November 11, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 1.
Unrelated: In python, how would one go from...
Unrelated: In python, how would one go from [1,2,3,3,4,4,2,1] to [1,[2,[3,3, [4,4]],2],1]? I've got a recursive groupby thing that fails.
and convert them to godless homosexualism with our pasta
People have been saying that our values aren't real values....
People have been saying that our values aren't real values. I hope some day, if they need it, we can make those people a hot meal.
Watching all these gay, or straight, or godless, or...
Watching all these gay, or straight, or godless, or mixed-race families cook for strangers, I feel that our values are okay, you know?
i know! this is a very confusing and ongoing natural...
@sogrady i know!
i think it'll get out there tomorrow (with a crate of...
i'll tell @maureenflaherty. lots of cooking happening. our...
@matthew_power i'll tell @maureenflaherty . lots of cooking happening.
apparently occupy had the pie, but had to clear out from a...
apparently occupy had the pie, but had to clear out from a church, and now it's here. with maybe 100 lbs of rice and beans.
somehow we have 200 slices of apple pie from the colbert...
November 10, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Burrito, 1 burrito 600 Cake, Sheet, 1 slice 2 470 Corn chips, 1 oz. 1.
November 10, 2012 - Snack
m. night shyamalan just optioned that tweet
@bdeskin m.
I still use bash a bunch, but fish is just so helpful. The...
@MacDiva I still use bash a bunch, but fish is just so helpful. The active fork is http://ridiculousfish.
exactly why I moved to fish!
@MacDiva exactly why I moved to fish!
five million times yes. This needs to be a standard....
@darth @anildash five million times yes. This needs to be a standard.
November 10, 2012 - Breakfast
REBOOTING Food Qty Calories Bread, White, 1 slice 90 Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
Just try the B68 some time and see how you like it. It is a...
@tolar Just try the B68 some time and see how you like it. It is a superior bus.
awww now I'm sad because that would be fun
Man that was a fast bus.
Man that was a fast bus.
Why, as someone who lives in San Francisco, do you hate it?...
@Mike_FTW Why, as someone who lives in San Francisco, do you hate it? Because it is on time?
Jk I'm not proposing intertransit genocide we all need to...
People on other buses are vermin and must be killed for the...
People on other buses are vermin and must be killed for the security of my bus.
Guys my bus is here! I'll be home in a jiffy! My bus is the...
Guys my bus is here! I'll be home in a jiffy!
Where the hell is my bus I'm serious.
Where the hell is my bus I'm serious.
I said Brooklyn.
@djacobs I said Brooklyn.
I mean there's something about a bus at night, like an...
I mean there's something about a bus at night, like an aquarium crossed with a galleon. I mean to hell with Uber.
Sometimes you're waiting for a bus in Brooklyn and you look...
Sometimes you're waiting for a bus in Brooklyn and you look at buildings and street signs and think, "good job everybody.
I thought old soldiers were supposed to fade away.
I thought old soldiers were supposed to fade away.
November 9, 2012 - Drinks
Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 c. 1.
I'm launching a line of General Petraeus-themed...
I'm launching a line of General Petraeus-themed prophylactics. They'll be called "Surge Protectors.
there is a pun on surge in here and we need to find it, but...
More awesome on Obama banner ads with @matt_creamer and...
More awesome on Obama banner ads with @matt_creamer and @heyitsal http://bit.
I love riddles! Is the answer "herpes"?
@djacobs @kellan I love riddles! Is the answer "herpes"?
Ben Austen in Grantland on the Bills (I'm like "the Bills"...
Ben Austen in Grantland on the Bills (I'm like "the Bills" like I give a shit, but I love Ben and Grantland) http://www. grantland.
they just need to iterate and listen to their users! then...
@digiphile @wlai they just need to iterate and listen to their users!
The Romney campaign didn't fail; it just was alpha....
The Romney campaign didn't fail; it just was alpha. http://ace.
I wish I'd been an album designer in the 1970s. "I need to...
I wish I'd been an album designer in the 1970s. "I need to use the repro stand to make two more copies of this jester.
Computing is an endless and joyful reminder of humanity's...
Computing is an endless and joyful reminder of humanity's ability to learn and try new things.
There's the illusion of progress with Github, though. And...
@bdeskin There's the illusion of progress with Github, though. And you can color code.
The web banners of my biz partner @heyitsal turned clicks...
The web banners of my biz partner @heyitsal turned clicks into VOTES. NEVER underestimate the power of design.
November 7, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2 220 Coffee, black, 1 oz.
I'm really excited about the new retina Obama.
I'm really excited about the new retina Obama.
how the hell does something get retweeted 200,000 times...
@anildash @twitter how the hell does something get retweeted 200,000 times without exploding? I expect melting whales and get uptime.
Somewhere Randy Newman is writing a song about this.
Somewhere Randy Newman is writing a song about this.
they're all sensitive sides
use pasv
a small newsroom with @jkeefe is not really a small...
@pilhofer a small newsroom with @jkeefe is not really a small newsroom.
“@elopez_nyc: so much twitter ink wasted - Exit Polls: Most...
“ @elopez_nyc : so much twitter ink wasted - Exit Polls: Most Voters Decided Before Debates # http://nyti.
November 6, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Candy, Tootsie Roll 3 66 Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 1.
spent six hours in the ink Line with a red can. Got enough...
@harrisj spent six hours in the ink Line with a red can. Got enough to write out War and Peace longhand, or for four tweets.
WHOOO yeah they're smart watch them they'll steal your ......
@markhurst @svaixd @bobulate WHOOO yeah they're smart watch them they'll steal your ... HEART.
♫It's the most binders full day of the year.♫
♫It's the most binders full day of the year.
I'm so happy after voting I might just take the day off and...
I'm so happy after voting I might just take the day off and have an abortion.
Voted! With wife and baby twins. And neighbors. And Working...
Voted! With wife and baby twins.
November 6, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz.
November 6, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Bagel, 1 NYC-sized bagel 360 Coffee, black, 1 oz.
Paul Ryan concession speech: "It's been a long, long race....
Paul Ryan concession speech: "It's been a long, long race. But to me it feels like only two and a half hours.
The web doctor will be here soon to check you for meebos.
The web doctor will be here soon to check you for meebos.
okay folks line up and drop your paywalls and we'll see if...
MBM
hello teenage america
BABIES ARE THE REAL AMERICA
Someone is here telling me they need the printer for...
@harrisj Someone is here telling me they need the printer for something about Science? I told them I'm from the web and they just frowned.
Okay @harrisj, I see this as us just going to various...
Okay @harrisj , I see this as us just going to various offices and trying to figure out what people report on from their knicknacks.
oh god @michelet just reminded all the old voting machines...
ALL OF THEM? NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo.
@michelet ALL OF THEM? NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo.
No I'll just use the Dropbox
Seriously I can make a Nate Silver puppet in an hour, i'll...
@harrisj Seriously I can make a Nate Silver puppet in an hour, i'll just take the moustache off my Tom Friedman puppet.
I'll start printing tweets.
@harrisj I'll start printing tweets.
maybe later tonight i'll sneak over and we can do a...
@harrisj maybe later tonight i'll sneak over and we can do a timescast!
Twist, twist, twist, KA-CHUNK is the sound of my NYC voting...
Twist, twist, twist, KA-CHUNK is the sound of my NYC voting machine tomorrow. Then the SWISH of the curtain.
I'm at work, I said, dammit.
@harrisj I'm at work, I said, dammit.
November 5, 2012 - Dinner
Birthday at work today. Cake.
Twist, twist, twist, KA-CHUNK is the sound of my NYC voting...
Twist, twist, twist, KA-CHUNK is the sound of my NYC voting machine tomorrow. Then the curtain SWISH.
NYC is exhaling slowly. My kids are home getting a bath....
NYC is exhaling slowly. My kids are home getting a bath.
November 5, 2012 - Lunch
Birthday at work today. Cake.
November 5, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Bagel, 1 NYC-sized bagel 360 Coffee, black, 1 oz.
Asimov's Foundation trilogy broadcast in eight parts by the...
Asimov's Foundation trilogy broadcast in eight parts by the BBC in 1973 http://archive.
If you build your house on an ancient Indian wedding ground...
If you build your house on an ancient Indian wedding ground do you wake up in the middle of the night suddenly happy?
“At a certain point you have to decide how far you want to...
“At a certain point you have to decide how far you want to nail your own coffin shut. ” http://www.
After all the community good feeling this reminded me that...
After all the community good feeling this reminded me that it's still the Brooklyn I love and understand. https://twitter.
"Welcome to 'Parsing Horrible Things', or 'I accidentally...
@veatch @ErikRose "Welcome to 'Parsing Horrible Things', or 'I accidentally the Chomsky hierarchy'. " NIIICE.
What if the entire Internet was a plot by Democrats?
What if the entire Internet was a plot by Democrats?
What if Internet comments were a plot by Democrats to...
What if Internet comments were a plot by Democrats to distract Republicans?
why would you even say XPress tags out loud? perl...
@artless @alexislloyd @harrisj why would you even say XPress tags out loud? perl -pi.
Man, this comments section really set me straight on...
Man, this comments section really set me straight on climate change. I'm gonna go tell the guys in the 3-mile line for gas.
source. it's crazy like natural language.
@kevinmarks source. it's crazy like natural language.
yes hah oh god
yep. that's a big thing; i'm doing something much smaller.
@johnmuth yep. that's a big thing; i'm doing something much smaller.
At least you had a reason. I'm doing this to procrastinate.
@marcoarment At least you had a reason. I'm doing this to procrastinate.
just taking it character by character for now.
@jackrusher just taking it character by character for now.
November 4, 2012 - Non-event
Food Qty Calories 1000-calorie unit of despair 2.
Not that I'm not grateful.
Not that I'm not grateful.
Completely unrelated to anything anyone cares about,...
Completely unrelated to anything anyone cares about, attempting to parse Wikimedia markup is the damnedest thing I've ever tried.
they need to do way instain data
November 3, 2012 - Non-event
Food Qty Calories 1000-calorie unit of despair 2.
Also, http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2012/oct/30/how...
@rustyk5 @anildash @jkottke @megnut Also, http://www. wnyc.
has donation ideas. Bringing new stuff like Purell and...
@rustyk5 @anildash has donation ideas. Bringing new stuff like Purell and crayons and a basketball to shelter was welcomed.
The more I think about this the more I think it's right. It...
@chrisfahey @anildash The more I think about this the more I think it's right. It will give Today show a hook to extend coverage.
Good point--maybe it will clarify the national story while...
@chrisfahey @anildash Good point--maybe it will clarify the national story while locally it feels off? (BTW u need anything?
There's a mile+ line for gas outside. We're giving away all...
There's a mile+ line for gas outside. We're giving away all the Purell, batteries, diapers, toys, etc.
If one of those resources is "media attention for people...
@anildash If one of those resources is "media attention for people who are in urgent need of help," then I'm sure.
November 2, 2012 - Non-event
By analogy, poor people lack compassion because they lack...
@anildash @mp3michael @Airbnb @Uber By analogy, poor people lack compassion because they lack work.
For one La Manchan, windmills loom large
That person is gone now, Anil.
@anildash That person is gone now, Anil.
Okay done sorry.
Okay done sorry.
Pilgrims, making progress #NYTBooks
For one German ex-soldier, a Kampf he can finally call...
For Sophie, a most challenging conundrum #NYTBooks
Like me, Black #NYTBooks
The power, yes--but also the glory #NYTBooks
A lunch, served *au naturel* #NYTBooks
After eating, a prayer--and love #NYTBooks
WNYC did such an amazing job all storm....
WNYC did such an amazing job all storm. http://www.
November 1, 2012 - Non-event
October 31, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Candy, Chocolate, Milk, 1 oz. 152 Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Honey-O's, 1 c.
October 31, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Burrito, 1 burrito 600 Corn chips, 1 oz. 138 Salsa, 1 tbsp.
October 31, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2 220 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
"This would undoubtedly have been the scene of many...
"This would undoubtedly have been the scene of many Beowulfy type activities. " http://www.
Dear NYC: I'm going remember the last few days when tax...
Dear NYC: I'm going remember the last few days when tax time comes, and seal the envelope with a kiss.
October 30, 2012 - Non-event
Food Qty Calories 1000-calorie unit of despair 2.
Beauty and the Beast with Miley Cyrus and Chewbacca...
Beauty and the Beast with Miley Cyrus and Chewbacca "already in production. " Droid teapot.
When you wish upon a ____ _____.
When you wish upon a ____ _____.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-a...
#img14 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www. theatlantic.
What the park slope chickens did to tear us apart the storm...
What the park slope chickens did to tear us apart the storm did to bring us together.
October 29, 2012 - Non-event
Bad day. Hurricane.
Imagining Loverboy at the Marriott, reflecting on life.
Imagining Loverboy at the Marriott, reflecting on life.
Journey w/guests Pat Benatar feat. Neil Giraldo &...
Journey w/guests Pat Benatar feat. Neil Giraldo & Loverboy at Barclays Center cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.
just keep turning to people and saying "storm's coming."...
@LyonsMusic just keep turning to people and saying "storm's coming. " helps pass the time.
hatches battened down. you?
@LyonsMusic hatches battened down. you?
I'm glad 25% of books will have one publisher. Literary...
I'm glad 25% of books will have one publisher. Literary efficiencies will make it easier for everyone to enjoy great prose.
NYCGov just put out a silver alert for King Lear.
NYCGov just put out a silver alert for King Lear.
October 28, 2012 - Non-event
Hurricane stress eating.
Lot of nanowrimo authors just started to contemplate...
Lot of nanowrimo authors just started to contemplate setting their vampire sex scenes during a big storm.
I hope Travis Bickle is still alive to see this.
I hope Travis Bickle is still alive to see this.
They're learning their series ABCs.
They're learning their series ABCs.
I've been teaching them the alphabet but I put the word...
@harrisj I've been teaching them the alphabet but I put the word "series" in front of each letter.
My one-year-old twins keep saying "app" to each other. If...
My one-year-old twins keep saying "app" to each other. If they can show me a prototype I'll consider an investment.
Well, she did that, but it was on a train and it was to go...
@sheep_robby Well, she did that, but it was on a train and it was to go sell vegetables at a farmer's market. So, similar.
I keep turning to my wife and saying in a creepy voice,...
I keep turning to my wife and saying in a creepy voice, "storm's coming.
On King's Highway a poster for a disco night reads "Attire:...
On King's Highway a poster for a disco night reads "Attire: Neon.
A better term for "opportunity cost" is "ego tax."
A better term for "opportunity cost" is "ego tax.
Summer of '69?
@inthefade Summer of '69?
The word "traffic" has one root in an Italian verb meaning...
The word "traffic" has one root in an Italian verb meaning "touch repeatedly, handle. " http://www.
October 27, 2012 - Breakfast
I'm seeing the pattern now, the extra 400 calories that keep me at this weight. It's pretty standard.
Eva Tanguay just doesn't care.
Eva Tanguay just doesn't care.
I think "Words are Not For Hurting" should be required...
I think "Words are Not For Hurting" should be required reading for every comments section http://www. freespirit.
As someone who hates board games, I'd agree.
@mslopatto As someone who hates board games, I'd agree.
October 26, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Cocktail, Old-fashioned, 1 cocktail 180 Curry pull from Thai place 3 390 Rice, Fried, 1 oz.
butterfinger has been almost entirely replaced by butterhttp
You left out the part right before the unboxing where you...
@anildash You left out the part right before the unboxing where you yelled "I GOT CANDY.
October 26, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Raisin Bran, Nature's Path Insanely Caloric, 1 c. 1.
October 26, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 2 180 Butter, 1 tbsp. 102 Salad, 1 oz.
Facebook versus the Epiphanator
Paul Ford discusses criticisms of Facebook from intellectuals like Jonathan Franzen.
That Little Thing Called 'Like'
Paul Ford explores the Facebook 'Like' button's meaning and reach beyond the platform.
October 26, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 3 330 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
I don't know. If he's an adjunct that could be a couple...
@CaptDavidRyan I don't know. If he's an adjunct that could be a couple grand a year.
The Tropical Storm Shandy sucks as a drink.
The Tropical Storm Shandy sucks as a drink.
Great story about a broke dude getting Shanghai'd into a...
Great story about a broke dude getting Shanghai'd into a shitty brand campaign for shitty Ultimat Vodka http://opinionator. blogs.
dooooooooooo it
October 25, 2012 - Dinner
It feels like I'm missing calories in here but I don't know where. Ah wait, I just remembered something.
I'd suggest making the @bizweekgraphics twitter feed the...
@JPaskin @Tyrangiel @BW I'd suggest making the @bizweekgraphics twitter feed the home page, OWNING the coffee-tweets vertical.
October 25, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2 220 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
Had to head out, alas.
@rafeco @dberkholz Had to head out, alas.
October 25, 2012 - Fitness
Food Qty Calories Walk, 1 hr 0.
October 25, 2012 - Lunch
At Chelsea Market; had a Tuck Shop meat pie, which I'm guessing at 380 calories. And an Elderberry soda, est.
October 25, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Bialy, 1 bialy 135 Butter, 1 tbsp. 102 Jam, 1 tbsp.
If I were suddenly transported back to ancient Rome I would...
If I were suddenly transported back to ancient Rome I would spend days trying to guess the wireless password.
and drinking! this is my fondest hope.
@sogrady @rafeco and drinking! this is my fondest hope.
it's almost like technology is a set of shared tribal...
So weird to watch that while reading the How Google Tests...
So weird to watch that while reading the How Google Tests Software book. WHY ISN'T THERE ONE SINGLE WAY TO DO THINGS?
Useful video: How Etsy scales, at Monktoberfest, by @rafeco...
Useful video: How Etsy scales, at Monktoberfest, by @rafeco http://redmonk.
October 24, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Honey-O's, 1 c. 3 330 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
October 24, 2012 - Dinner
Me: what is ETL again? @rafeco: It just means "Perl."
Me: what is ETL again? @rafeco : It just means "Perl.
weren't you driving to Virginia?
@harrisj weren't you driving to Virginia?
i subscribe to the auteur theory of conferences
The #strataconf at the Hilton is CROWDED. Nice work Edd.
The #strataconf at the Hilton is CROWDED. Nice work Edd.
October 24, 2012 - Snack
October 24, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pasta salad, 2/3 c. 0.
October 24, 2012 - Snack
October 24, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2.
Here's the page in a 1905 Gleanings in Bee Culture that...
Here's the page in a 1905 Gleanings in Bee Culture that breaks news of the Wright bros. flight: #page /36/mode/1up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://archive.
launches are hard
DNS propagation can take time.
@etezapsidis @jeremy_keehn @Harpers DNS propagation can take time.
Reminding me of this, from when I launched the archive in...
Reminding me of this, from when I launched the archive in 2007: http://www. ftrain.
NOTE: @jeremy_keehn led a revamp of http://harpers.org....
NOTE: @jeremy_keehn led a revamp of http://harpers. org.
October 23, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beef, 4 oz. 1.
It's the new Brandy.
@anildash It's the new Brandy.
where can I download the gem using juju?
@kellan where can I download the gem using juju?
Merely by playing this game you are asserting the existence...
Merely by playing this game you are asserting the existence of a penultimate frisbee.
can I get that as Django middleware?
@kellan can I get that as Django middleware?
October 23, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 100 Chips, Baked Lays, 1 bag 0. 9 140 Sandwich, Italian, 1 sandwich 0.
October 23, 2012 - Breakfast
Dreams last night of driving badly; taking over the wheel and finding it on the right side of the car, and somehow I am driving in Australia, or somewhere I don't know. I keep ending up in wrong lanes or on the sidewalk.
How many wives does Romney have?
How many wives does Romney have?
Oh yah let's have the government invest in thinktanks.
Oh yah let's have the government invest in thinktanks.
The Wire really taught me so much about how to...
The Wire really taught me so much about how to compartmentalize my guilt.
Five blocks from the Times yet I can't watch the Timescast.
Five blocks from the Times yet I can't watch the Timescast.
49th St Chipotle crowded with suits as Chris Isaak dub...
49th St Chipotle crowded with suits as Chris Isaak dub remix plays. Love and guacamole both cost extra.
October 22, 2012 - Dinner
Had two beers with friends but did not turn it into a night. Stopped at Chipotle and came home instead.
i'm also really missing @harpers readings headline meetings...
@theodoreross i'm also really missing @harpers readings headline meetings w/hentrification.
i think i am fascinated by nyc proxy warfare. this is obvs....
@theodoreross i think i am fascinated by nyc proxy warfare. this is obvs.
FINALLY at 9:25AM Grub Street: Hentrification: Park Slope...
FINALLY at 9:25AM Grub Street: Hentrification: Park Slope Chickens Threaten to Tear Neighborhood Apart http://newyork. grubstreet.
October 22, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, bun 100 Lamb soup, 1 c.
these are nyc rats the risk is that they would ride the...
@tcarmody @harrisj these are nyc rats the risk is that they would ride the chickens like in Avatar.
or soon will be
i found the reason people are all upset about chickens in...
i found the reason people are all upset about chickens in Park Slope http://assets. nydailynews.
Daily News also has "they're clucking mad!" which doesn't...
@harrisj Daily News also has "they're clucking mad! " which doesn't make any sense.
Daily news: "What the peck." NYMag has something about...
Daily news: "What the peck. " NYMag has something about beaks.
"Chickens Threaten to Divide Park Slope Community" could...
"Chickens Threaten to Divide Park Slope Community" could have been "HENTRIFICATION! " http://www.
what the hell headline writers?
@harrisj what the hell headline writers?
October 22, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 1.
October 21, 2012 - Snack
October 21, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Dumpling, homemade, 1 meat dumpling 2. 3 187 Rice, Fried, 1 oz.
October 21, 2012 - Snack
A first birthday party. I did pretty well, actually.
October 21, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Pretzel, 1 oz.
About a week ago a friend said, "When are you going to...
About a week ago a friend said, "When are you going to actually DO something again? " Hopefully I'll be able to sleep again soon.
October 21, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 2 180 Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Honey-O's, 1 c. 1.
October 21, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2.
October 20, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Applesauce, 1 c. 0.
October 20, 2012 - Snack
"This wasn't carnage. This was condiment." Is a really good...
@nicolatwilley "This wasn't carnage. This was condiment.
October 20, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 1. 8 158 Stew, Moroccan, 1 c.
October 20, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2.
On the Q: woman with headphones plays piano on her handbag...
On the Q: woman with headphones plays piano on her handbag (working pedals) and a lady and man with a bottle of wine headed to a party.
October 19, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2.
I don't have one but Meg might, because she was invited.
@jkottke @djacobs I don't have one but Meg might, because she was invited.
People who did not come to the party....
People who did not come to the party. https://twitter.
October 19, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Beer, Budweiser, 1 oz. 36 432 Pasta salad, 2/3 c.
October 19, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Chicken, 1 oz. 4 236 French Fries, 1 oz.
October 19, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 2.
fair question
October 18, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Broccoli raab, 1 c. 9 Butter, 1 tbsp.
is what i tell my wife daily
brb licking dipping sauce off a "real man" @kfc_colonel.
brb licking dipping sauce off a "real man" @kfc_colonel .
in magazine hell you merge with the daily beast over and...
"Look, Abraham, sometimes you have to kill your babies."...
"Look, Abraham, sometimes you have to kill your babies.
I want to just introduce the concept of Deputy Angels, just...
@bizweekgraphics @jenniferdaniel I want to just introduce the concept of Deputy Angels, just checking on man. status, THROUGH ETERNITY.
Jesus Christ I'm sitting here imagining magazine heaven in...
"Attention Newsweek Staffers: Business Insider Is Hiring A...
"Attention Newsweek Staffers: Business Insider Is Hiring A Senior Editor! " #ixzz29fHWdNbU " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.
Put your hands up this is a caketaking.
Put your hands up this is a caketaking.
Most things that aim for viral just end up fungal.
Most things that aim for viral just end up fungal.
moist fungal social
never give up
I'm ashamed to admit I really like the Katy Perry cover of...
I'm ashamed to admit I really like the Katy Perry cover of "See How We Are.
Is this birthday party inherently social?
Is this birthday party inherently social?
shhhhhhh oh god I hear them oh god oh god it's like...
A Creepshots subreddit but it's all @fireland and @kfan in...
taco bell. $400. Remember. I'm like fat don draper I am so...
@Choire @djacobs @anildash @maura @rustyk5 taco bell. $400.
October 18, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Egg roll, 1 roll 200 Rice, Fried, 1 oz.
October 18, 2012 - Snack
You just described consulting, not publishing. If you mix...
@Choire @rustyk5 @anildash You just described consulting, not publishing. If you mix the two together I WILL KILL YOU.
If this happened it would really ruin my AIM life.
@Choire @rustyk5 @anildash If this happened it would really ruin my AIM life.
As long as the rich folks are happy we'll be okay.
As long as the rich folks are happy we'll be okay.
October 18, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Cascadian Farms, Multi-Grain Squares, 3/4 c. 1.
m-x whoa
October 17, 2012 - Drinks
Drinks turned into a sort of appetizer-dinner thing, then I came home and had cereal. Not optimal.
Stop with the calculus.
@harrisj Stop with the calculus.
Already gone. Hug the Apple II for me.
@jackrusher Already gone. Hug the Apple II for me.
I think too much about cost-per-things. Clicks, words,...
I think too much about cost-per-things. Clicks, words, cats, heartbeats, laughs, thoughts, etc.
I have already disappeared back to 5th avenue, but NEXT...
@GautamRamdurai I have already disappeared back to 5th avenue, but NEXT TIME.
I saw a copy of the Perl Journal. The PERL JOURNAL.
@jackrusher I saw a copy of the Perl Journal. The PERL JOURNAL.
Google has a Symbolics box (turned off) and a working NeXT...
Google has a Symbolics box (turned off) and a working NeXT in their NY lobby I am entranced.
GODDAMMIT WHAT
I keep sending out resumes but no one is acquihiring.
I keep sending out resumes but no one is acquihiring.
October 17, 2012 - Lunch
yeah that's why
October 17, 2012 - Snack
October 17, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 3 27 Granola Bar, 1 bar 120 Yogurt, , 1 c.
"I'm all for pipelines." "I appreciate windjobs in Iowa."
"I'm all for pipelines. " "I appreciate windjobs in Iowa.
Today we are all factcheckers.
Today we are all factcheckers.
More coal jobs!
More coal jobs!
these are the shittiest battle emcees i have ever seen
10.7 percent divided by 5 points is 12 million
10.
Oh no I LOVE it, it's like the TV I watch in my head.
@aaronsw Oh no I LOVE it, it's like the TV I watch in my head.
OH GOD HE'S 20 HIS SUIT MY HEART IS BREAKING
Always sad when the sweet wonky anticipation of a Timescast...
Always sad when the sweet wonky anticipation of a Timescast ends and the horrible actual debate begins.
They're reading one-tweet-per-page full color printouts at...
They're reading one-tweet-per-page full color printouts at the Times again. WHOA THERE'S A CHART WITH LIKE A BILLION DOTS ABOUT POLITICS.
"Experts weigh in" is a bad teaser for an article, unless...
"Experts weigh in" is a bad teaser for an article, unless they actually are weighed on scales.
Man come November I am sure gonna miss the Timescasts.
Man come November I am sure gonna miss the Timescasts.
expired I mean
someone else owned it--expiref
October 16, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Butter, 1 tbsp. 102 Popcorn, 1 oz.
October 16, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 2 180 Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 1.
October 16, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Chips, popped not fried, 1 bag 100 Pudding, Rice, 4 oz.
Can't reach the gas pedal.
@harrisj @mariabustillos Can't reach the gas pedal.
I usually think of eight really stupid things before...
@harrisj @mariabustillos I usually think of eight really stupid things before breakfast. Like: Why don't cats drive?
October 16, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 large 110 Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2 240 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
that is illogical nonsense
Absolute thought leadership corrupts absolutely.
Absolute thought leadership corrupts absolutely.
That's awesome if it works.
@e_jectamenta That's awesome if it works.
October 15, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 1.
mlllllrrrrrrrghgghghggggg
man just like that i lost my ability to advocate against...
Nope, just files. (I pay for the full dealy-o + Packrat).
@artlung @Dropbox Nope, just files. (I pay for the full dealy-o + Packrat).
Well now there goes Monday, despite...
@aworkinglibrary Well now there goes Monday, despite https://www. dropbox.
Has anyone ever had @Dropbox erase shared folders from...
Has anyone ever had @Dropbox erase shared folders from everyone's machine when one person renames them? Can't find support for it.
October 15, 2012 - Lunch
late getting to lunch so I just ate what I could around the office. actually not the worst decision if not the best either.
October 15, 2012 - Snack
Ambient calories.
October 15, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 8 72 Toffee, 1 oz.
serverco rebooted as part of some power thing, so a mere 87...
@gknauss serverco rebooted as part of some power thing, so a mere 87 days. otherwise would have been 1000+.
you have to kill a lot of horses to launch a Minimum Viable...
No, buddy. But we can untar his backups any time you want.
@harrisj No, buddy. But we can untar his backups any time you want.
I was going to write 3,000 wds about saving longform...
Bringing down an ancient but well-behaved server. "Last...
Bringing down an ancient but well-behaved server. "Last login: Tue Nov 18 12:47:17 2008.
Oh longform journalism baby please come back i promise it's...
Is there any company where you can only create 10...
Is there any company where you can only create 10 Word/Excel documents per year and each addtl doc is a $500 chargeback?
worst slideshow EVER
October 14, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bread, Panko, Whole Wheat, 1 oz. 2.
October 14, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pretzel, 1 oz.
October 14, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
October 13, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 1. 4 126 Cheese, goat, 1 oz.
October 13, 2012 - Lunch
Stopped at a place called the Fireplace on the way home from apple picking. Fried.
October 13, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Cider, Apple, Sweet, 8 oz.
October 13, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
high eights
October 12, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 2 200 Pork, 1 oz.
October 12, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Corn chips, 1 oz. 2 276 Quesadilla, Chicken, 1 quesadilla 524 Yogurt, Frozen, Low-fat, 1 c.
October 12, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 130 Peanut butter, 1 tbsp. 0.
Unfortunately the Nobel committee is now a Starbucks.
@harrisj Unfortunately the Nobel committee is now a Starbucks.
October 12, 2012 - Breakfast
I found out yesterday that I have to go back into R, a client, and spend a month their holding hands; they specifically asked for me. Should be validation but is instead a sense of forthcoming exhausted anxiety.
there were other secret letters sent letters floral scented...
ah paul ryan talking about car crashes in front of biden is...
I hope no one says the code word that turns Ryan into a...
I hope no one says the code word that turns Ryan into a killing machine.
biden's are blowdried
does biden have extra teeth? like sixty of them?
does biden have extra teeth? like sixty of them?
doesn't nuclear war end the debate basically?
@michaelroston doesn't nuclear war end the debate basically?
don't think of their testicles
WHOA transition from corpse urination to American values
It was all accessible and pleasant and sort of optimistic.
@harrisj It was all accessible and pleasant and sort of optimistic.
This format clearly favors Biden because he can not wear...
This format clearly favors Biden because he can not wear pants.
While I mock I really enjoyed the NYT pre-game show on the...
While I mock I really enjoyed the NYT pre-game show on the debate.
um https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/231434654190796800
@michelet um https://twitter.
OMG these ladies on TV are thoughtful and read newspapers.
OMG these ladies on TV are thoughtful and read newspapers.
I want you on this live YouTube talking about policy debate...
@michaelroston I want you on this live YouTube talking about policy debate so bad.
my god this is like seventeen dollars in color ink at 600...
social media chat in the nytimes reading tweets printed out...
a guy in khakis just took a left. baseball game on. tall...
a guy in khakis just took a left. baseball game on.
i am truly enjoying watching people work in the background...
i am truly enjoying watching people work in the background of the live NYT pre-debate broadcast. there's a lot of action.
How many hours of broadcast video are just automated...
How many hours of broadcast video are just automated panning over web pages?
WHERE THE HELL is my fivethirtyeight web screenshot B-roll...
WHERE THE HELL is my fivethirtyeight web screenshot B-roll oh there it is thank God http://www. youtube.
when i see video of the inside of the NYT i have this...
when i see video of the inside of the NYT i have this fantasy of the dudes at pentagram getting stoned and going "...
The beta NYTimes recommendation engine knows a kind of...
The beta NYTimes recommendation engine knows a kind of scary amount about what I'm reading http://beta620. nytimes.
brb advising
niiiiiice
a big part of Octotasking is talking about Octotasking...
Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking...
Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking Octotasking.
October 11, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Kashi, 1 c. 3 360 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 130 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
“I’m octotasking,” said one, speaking on the phone....
“I’m octotasking,” said one, speaking on the phone. http://www.
October 11, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Meatball sub on roll 647 Pretzel, 1 oz.
October 11, 2012 - Breakfast
October 10, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Clam, Stuffed, 1 clam 0. 3 37 Lasagna, vegetarian, 1 serving 314 Salad with a small amount of dressing, 1 oz.
No crowdsourcing. No community. Just one man unpeeling the...
@kfan @Awl No crowdsourcing. No community.
Four. Hundred. Dollars.
@kfan @Awl Four. Hundred.
I will pay you $400, @awl, if you let me write your next...
I will pay you $400, @awl , if you let me write your next Taco Bell ad.
October 10, 2012 - Lunch
October 10, 2012 - Breakfast
October 9, 2012 - Non-event
Guessing at what I ate.
Also the news business is also the prediction business?
@michaelroston @columbiasipa Also the news business is also the prediction business?
the better you are with data the more valuable you are all...
@michaelroston @columbiasipa the better you are with data the more valuable you are all over the place.
right! we're all just temporarily in a very unnatural...
@anildash @nzle right!
it's more cheerful that way
October 9, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Fruit salad--grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, 1 oz. 8 72 Granola Bar, 1 bar 120 Yogurt, , 1 c.
October 8, 2012 - Non-event
Couldn't get it together to track today. Lots of snacks and badness.
It's maybe three years before some young "edgy" digital ad...
It's maybe three years before some young "edgy" digital ad agency calls themselves The Barksdale Organization.
There is infinite variety in my recreational puzzles,...
There is infinite variety in my recreational puzzles, especially when I cannot sleep. EOM.
In the basement of a huge crumbling Victorian of all things...
In the basement of a huge crumbling Victorian of all things a great boat anchor too heavy for three men to lift.
Somehow the 2nd-story dance studio opened in 1978 survives,...
Somehow the 2nd-story dance studio opened in 1978 survives, eating half the daughters and occasional sons.
The man who owns the health food store, his wife left with...
The man who owns the health food store, his wife left with their car, everafter he rode a woman's bicycle, the bell was very sad.
A room for laundry. A backyard with cabbages. A garage...
A room for laundry. A backyard with cabbages.
Living somewhere dark at night. Doing recreational math on...
Living somewhere dark at night. Doing recreational math on Big Chief tablets.
October 7, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Beans, refried, 1 c. 0.
First chilly day of fall and all of a sudden the cats...
First chilly day of fall and all of a sudden the cats remember that I live here and have a lap.
October 7, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
October 7, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Chips, NY Snacks Party Mix, 1 3/4 oz.
October 7, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Banana, 1 medium 90 Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
October 6, 2012 - Dinner
Went to see friends down the hall. Food Qty Calories Beer, lager, 12 oz.
October 6, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
October 6, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 130 Mustard, 1 tbsp.
October 6, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
October 5, 2012 - Dinner
Done for the day.
October 5, 2012 - Bicycle ride
Food Qty Calories Exercise bicycle, moderate, 1 hr.
LUNCHTIME. Closing the document and gonna ride my bike to...
LUNCHTIME. Closing the document and gonna ride my bike to Sheepshead Bay to hit Roll'n Roaster.
The third one is supposed to be undebate format, and Obama...
The third one is supposed to be undebate format, and Obama is going to show how you can amend the constitution with Arduino.
niiiiiiiiiice
This Warcraft state senate thing is like a Republican...
This Warcraft state senate thing is like a Republican party/social justice mashup.
There *has* to be a better term than "thought leader." What...
There *has* to be a better term than "thought leader. " What thoughts?
Reuters Innovations http://innovations.reuters.com/
Reuters Innovations http://innovations. reuters.
October 5, 2012 - Lunch
Rode my bike to Roll'n'roaster. Food Qty Calories Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 60 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 130 Fritters, Corn, 1 fritter 7 245 Lemonade, 1 lemonade 130 Mustard, 1 tbsp.
October 5, 2012 - Breakfast
There's this great big truck that is me and it's kind of got a lot of parts hanging off. And I'm behind the truck pushing, when I want to be driving the truck.
October 4, 2012 - Dinner
I truly wanted popcorn for dinner and this is what I had. Food Qty Calories Beer, Budweiser, 1 oz.
in the catholic sense of passion
this persona totally wants to engage with advertising
that's when his face explodes and we're all trapped inside...
October 4, 2012 - Snack
October 4, 2012 - Lunch
80 calories estimated on a cranberry spritzer. Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 0.
smashing against train windows pooping horribly
train can out of a tunnel
right I knew it was something also sneakers
Rebranding myself from writer to artisanal paragraphier.
Rebranding myself from writer to artisanal paragraphier.
A website so viral that the government intervenes and...
A website so viral that the government intervenes and stores it in a secure compound. A movie about attempts to unleash it.
Michael Bay could moderate.
Michael Bay could moderate.
If the debates were about subjects that Americans care...
If the debates were about subjects that Americans care about it would be 45 minutes pussy 45 minutes weed.
But I ask you, Who middle manages the middle management?
But I ask you, Who middle manages the middle management?
A new version of Ghost but instead of pottery he plays...
A new version of Ghost but instead of pottery he plays Angry Birds.
This morning I feel like a public good. Public transit,...
This morning I feel like a public good. Public transit, books, the Internet, abortions, schools, and some dot in there is me.
October 4, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, 2/3 c. 3 240 Milk, no fat, 1 c.
October 3, 2012 - Non-event
All at once. 400 calorie mix of junk at a bar.
INCREDIBLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I hope you enjoy this book I...
@MrBikferd INCREDIBLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I hope you enjoy this book I remain yours, etc. , etc.
and it goes on FOREVER
something something something buttons something Spirit...
I have discovered some shocking truths about speech-to-text...
I have discovered some shocking truths about speech-to-text software. It is URGENT that you why why you hung bing bang goo goo dogs.
I went to a Quaker meeting house to see if I could hook up...
I went to a Quaker meeting house to see if I could hook up with girls, but totally got Friends-zoned.
cool
Wait that can be a beat?
@mslopatto @maura Wait that can be a beat?
October 2, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bourbon, 1 oz. 3 192 Cereal, 2/3 c.
Man if I had one of those MacArthur grants I would buy SO...
The weirdest thing I've heard in a while is this 1967 Radio...
The weirdest thing I've heard in a while is this 1967 Radio Peking propaganda about Maoist computers https://ia600306. us.
right, those are all beard places.
@rustyk5 right, those are all beard places.
Bald dudes with beards in sweaters at ad agencies is this a...
Bald dudes with beards in sweaters at ad agencies is this a thing or is my patternmatching apparatus broken?
so many pubs linked to arms trade. Bonnier titles too I...
@sebastienmarion so many pubs linked to arms trade. Bonnier titles too I think?
when can we find out how it went? Also can I come by and...
@marcprecipice when can we find out how it went? Also can I come by and ask about testing?
The Etsy/Twitter engineer exchange program is so awesome...
The Etsy/Twitter engineer exchange program is so awesome and potentially helpful http://codeascraft. etsy.
i guess i mean i have relatively few secrets
i have no secrets
"Perhaps she will develop deep feelings of attachment for...
"Perhaps she will develop deep feelings of attachment for electrified grids. " http://thenewinquiry.
October 2, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 1.
October 2, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Flaxen, 3/4 c. 2.
Is anyone reasonably excited any more?
Is anyone reasonably excited any more?
http://eatthattoast.com/2012/05/m-lady/
@harrisj http://eatthattoast.
but it has police scanners for Bayonne! So sad
@jacqui but it has police scanners for Bayonne!
that's the main reason startups fail
maybe http://tunein.com
@jacqui maybe http://tunein.
Vest is a verb, never a noun.
Vest is a verb, never a noun.
god if only
October 1, 2012 - Dinner
Tired, so we ordered Thai and gave up. The extra calories are for sauce and fried tofu.
today my tweets tomorrow your powerpoints
Acquihiring is like when pets die. "Fi.do was sick so we...
Acquihiring is like when pets die. "Fi.
"I know that you loved your uncle, but he was acquihired."
@eggandburger "I know that you loved your uncle, but he was acquihired.
The things I could accomplish in life if there wasn't...
The things I could accomplish in life if there wasn't always a comments section.
A TV show where I pretend to be a teacher and scold various...
A TV show where I pretend to be a teacher and scold various websites, as puppets, about experience crimes.
guys STOP sending emails about new followers hey slideshare...
guys STOP sending emails about new followers hey slideshare get BACK here and why are YOU laughing storify?
this is new to me and i can get behind it
i like the way that article cites me i am not going to...
that thing where all of a sudden and for no particular...
It asks us to sympathize with, and ultimately forgive, the...
@kevinmarks It asks us to sympathize with, and ultimately forgive, the selfishness of mothers who send their children to public school.
every two hours I throw 'em a pack of luckies and a live...
I have 2 under 2. they hang out in safe zone alpha and i...
@aditya_gore @gnat I have 2 under 2.
This Atlantic article about surviving as a mom when you can...
This Atlantic article about surviving as a mom when you can only afford one nanny is really important.
It's okay to look at phones while being a parent dammit...
It's okay to look at phones while being a parent dammit http://blogs. wsj.
October 1, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Pudding, Rice, 4 oz.
i ain't retweeting shit
That's exactly what I've been thinking about. They're all...
@rustyk5 That's exactly what I've been thinking about. They're all influential but somewhat alienated people.
October 1, 2012 - Snack
Cake at the office, and snacks, while I wait for lunch. Suboptimal eating.
Stage theories are cool http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_t...
Stage theories are cool http://en. wikipedia.
October 1, 2012 - Breakfast
According to my wife the milk tastes of formaldehyde and the fact that I didn't notice indicates that I am broken and about to die. Written with a wriggling little boy on my lap.
September 30, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bread, White, 1 slice 2 180 Broccoli raab, 1 c.
September 30, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories Bread, White, 1 slice 2 180 Broccoli raab, 1 c.
September 30, 2012 - Drinks
Family visit. Food Qty Calories Beer, 1 oz.
Still too many choices. I would argue for just "yuk," or...
@jeb @BuzzFeed Still too many choices. I would argue for just "yuk," or for sentiment analysis of my tweets to decide for me.
September 30, 2012 - Lunch
Quick grab of handful of cereal, then the heating of meatballs. Feeding children for an hour, watching them for signs of choking.
September 30, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 1.
September 29, 2012 - Dinner
September 29, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Almonds, 28 nuts 0.
September 29, 2012 - Snack
Some in the car, some at home. Food Qty Calories Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 130 Jerky, Turkey, 1 oz.
September 29, 2012 - Lunch
The "units of flavor" are for a Limeade, which I'd put at 130 calories (not painfully sweet) and the various toppings on our "Vietnamese" hotdog at Maker Faire. Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 3.
September 29, 2012 - Breakfast
Down a half pound. Out with the kids.
September 28, 2012 - Snack
Food Qty Calories Beer, Coors Light 102 Cheese, mozzarella, light, 1 string 2 120 Cracker, Trader Joes, 17 crackers 1. 1 138 Mustard, 1 tbsp.
September 28, 2012 - Dinner
Thai for dinner. Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 2 200 Beer, Coors Light 102 Pork, 1 oz.
September 28, 2012 - Lunch
Today not as good. Food Qty Calories Bread, whole wheat oat, 1 slice 2 180 Cereal, 2/3 c.
September 28, 2012 - Breakfast
Day two of this. The key thing is to keep it simple, to use something that works.
September 27, 2012 - Dinner
Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 2 200 Chicken, 1 oz. 5 295 Peas, 1 oz.
September 27, 2012 - Snack
This is where I usually go off the rails. Food Qty Calories Cereal, 2/3 c.
September 27, 2012 - Lunch
Dear Lord people in Ditmas are crabby. Food Qty Calories 100-calorie unit of flavor 2.
and i like stupid puns
So the core data unit in the Semantic Web is called a...
@advancereality So the core data unit in the Semantic Web is called a triple: 1,2,3 Subject, Predicate, Object. #John #hasFriend #Jim .
September 27, 2012 - Breakfast
My therapist and I decided that he'll check this site every day, and remind me via text if it doesn't get filled—that we'll get some accountability into the system, and some reliability. "You're paying me well," he said.
it just watched it all the way through it is perfect madness
still too much work. i want it to automatically endorse...
@michaelroston still too much work.
i'm too busy to read that tweet what video is it
I don't have time to download that what is it
squinting and slow-nodding
If I had a magazine about the Semantic Web I would call it...
If I had a magazine about the Semantic Web I would call it TRIPLE THREAT.
oh god i pivoted wrong...and now I...is that my liver...i...
@AlexGraul @Mike_FTW oh god i pivoted wrong... and now I...
Too late I'm with brand perception now.
@Mike_FTW Too late I'm with brand perception now.
and good things
It was always thus. I call it "kissing the hoof."
@Mike_FTW It was always thus. I call it "kissing the hoof.
This is suspiciously true.
@morrick This is suspiciously true.
Yeah it's a lot worse than I even remembered. It's from...
@ScrewsHampden Yeah it's a lot worse than I even remembered. It's from 2000 but more 90s than Windows 95.
Who are the really smart small brand strategy and...
Who are the really smart small brand strategy and communications shops in NYC right now WHO I MUST KNOW.
here you go right here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uwyCG...
@ScrewsHampden here you go right here http://www. youtube.
In my head since yesterday: Come come my lady.
In my head since yesterday: Come come my lady.
that is so not trending
we have to watch the smoking (pause for "I don't smoke")...
has there ever been a movie where a spy pretends to be a...
has there ever been a movie where a spy pretends to be a doctor and tells a dude YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO LIVE and kills him? cuz cool.
I KNOW FUCK THOSE PEOPLE
ten years ago we all would have been ashamed of gangam style
My life is my art, which is why I'm so afraid of...
My life is my art, which is why I'm so afraid of deaccession.
just show up in a sweater
NOT HELPFUL
wait you can block people?
@harrisj @tcarmody wait you can block people?
"Tech scene staples" are what I like to pound into my...
"Tech scene staples" are what I like to pound into my eyeballs. http://betabeat.
oh wow
This sudden memory of all the suits that I wore out of the...
This sudden memory of all the suits that I wore out of the store.
no I have to blog this it's impo
I just woke up thinking that a cupcake is a cake for an...
I just woke up thinking that a cupcake is a cake for an attention economy.
the thirteen ways we die alone
the five main reasons to just accept it
I told you, enumerating!
@meaghano I told you, enumerating!
Oh man the Harbor Bay sample sale is a real downer.
Oh man the Harbor Bay sample sale is a real downer.
you didn't stay for the after party
The top 25 things I cling to
the top one @tolar s at Buzzfeed!
@tolar the top one @tolar s at Buzzfeed!
100 portraits of suffering BUT just link to mirrorproject
the ten most sincere cries for help
At the @buzzfeed offices tonight I kept enumerating things....
At the @buzzfeed offices tonight I kept enumerating things. These are the three best urinals at Buzzfeed.
Nothing says lifetime of bad choices like a changing-room...
Nothing says lifetime of bad choices like a changing-room mirror.
Impressed that the Atlantic had the foresight to create a...
Impressed that the Atlantic had the foresight to create a new url shortener at http://qz.
Hah. I was thinking of something entirely annoying about...
@smnevans Hah. I was thinking of something entirely annoying about Pepsi.
Who will speak for the brands?
Who will speak for the brands?
"It won't be called 'reform and opening up' because it...
@michaelroston "It won't be called 'reform and opening up' because it sounds like 'dog fart' in Korean," the source said.
I think it's just being Irish in New England.
@gnat I think it's just being Irish in New England.
Every time my wife and I stay in a nice hotel we get...
Every time my wife and I stay in a nice hotel we get mistaken for the help. Desk here just told her that she could use the service elevator.
something about a door being wrong. They've been around for...
@moth something about a door being wrong. They've been around for a while.
there's a raw bar
Sold and done.
@hmason Sold and done.
Suggestions for breakfast near downtown Providence (with...
Suggestions for breakfast near downtown Providence (with babies)?
And just like that the city shut down our awesome daycare....
And just like that the city shut down our awesome daycare. Anyone in Ditmas know a place that takes under-2s for a few days a week?
heck no
wow
readings headline meeting is tomorrow bill
i guess it's better than the old bk where people threw...
@papertyger i guess it's better than the old bk where people threw bottles at you?
Brooklyn. It has come to this. https://twitter.com/ftrain/st...
Brooklyn. It has come to this.
I want to be known as a revisionary.
I want to be known as a revisionary.
When I look at this picture I feel like the dealer in the...
When I look at this picture I feel like the dealer in the world's weirdest blackjack game http://www. nytimes.
If you think this is steamy wait until you read the sequel,...
If you think this is steamy wait until you read the sequel, *Security Audit. * https://twitter.
quora i don't even http://www.quora.com/Do-silverfish-eat-hu...
quora i don't even http://www. quora.
Coffeescript writes better JavaScript than I do.
Coffeescript writes better JavaScript than I do.
I was late because I went to the wrong Dizzy's.
@pitchaya I was late because I went to the wrong Dizzy's.
Where did you grow up? Atlantis?
@kellan Where did you grow up? Atlantis?
The kitchen's on fire send more cooks.
The kitchen's on fire send more cooks.
In an Internet of shittiness this is the shittiest...
In an Internet of shittiness this is the shittiest http://www. wnd.
This situation isn't unfair. It's just optimized for rich,...
This situation isn't unfair. It's just optimized for rich, attractive people.
the scope of my collection demands it also I need REXX...
just add the word social to any one of them and see what...
Look at the great product work poets are doing:...
Look at the great product work poets are doing: http://www. poetryfoundation.
Clive James on product placement in poetry...
Clive James on product placement in poetry http://www. poetryfoundation.
isn't everything ignorance management? poets would make...
isn't everything ignorance management? poets would make good ignorance managers.
YOU'RE HIRED
That latest update converted all my ASCII porn to EBCDIC...
That latest update converted all my ASCII porn to EBCDIC and a night of steamy scrolling has turned into a lesson in codepages.
i also have a serious criticism which is that that mormon...
Ignorance Management is a thing....
Ignorance Management is a thing. http://en.
http://mlkshk.com/p/JFRN
@bizweekgraphics http://mlkshk.
“It's Susan now.” http://mlkshk.com/r/JEZA
“It's Susan now. ” http://mlkshk.
““Start on the image of all the white babies!””...
““Start on the image of all the white babies! ”” http://www.
“But nothing ever seems to get better here.”...
“But nothing ever seems to get better here. ” http://www.
Silence purchased with Cheerios is still silence.
Silence purchased with Cheerios is still silence.
I kept saying "paralyze" when I meant to say "parallelize"...
I kept saying "paralyze" when I meant to say "parallelize" and it turns out I wasn't wrong.
I came here to chew bubblegum, and I have a LOT of...
I came here to chew bubblegum, and I have a LOT of bubblegum.
I think you meant to ask @Ftrain_ebooks.
@fakepaulgraham I think you meant to ask @Ftrain_ebooks .
Would meth help me organize my Dropbox? Because I'm...
Would meth help me organize my Dropbox? Because I'm desperate.
You mean like when Beanwulf defeats Lentel?
@timbray @kissane You mean like when Beanwulf defeats Lentel?
Nice playground but will it scale?
Nice playground but will it scale?
Plus we could pay some writers to stop writing, like...
@maxfenton @tharsheblows @kissane @rogre @tealtan Plus we could pay some writers to stop writing, like soybean farmers. Everyone wins.
Building an Internet business is easy. Just find something...
Building an Internet business is easy. Just find something fun and make it suck.
the fact that spotify has a karaoke version of cantaloop by...
right aside from the omnipresent fear of death i like the...
Wait us3 is collaborating with akala? england what is...
Wait us3 is collaborating with akala? england what is happening?
same here but peter gabriel concert where he does like 30...
For some writers it would be helpful if someone else did...
@maxfenton @tharsheblows @kissane @rogre @tealtan For some writers it would be helpful if someone else did the kickstartering.
we're pushing this shit all the way we're going to 120...
It's already meaningful.
@paul_haine It's already meaningful.
your lie just described my entire validation-seeking 20s...
@tharsheblows your lie just described my entire validation-seeking 20s and early 30s. this bathroom is going to get CLEAN.
I worked as the web person at Harper's and so this all got...
@tharsheblows I worked as the web person at Harper's and so this all got worked out of my system so bad. Bring me Katy Perry.
The other song that really works for bathroom-cleaning is...
The other song that really works for bathroom-cleaning is "Cry Little Sister.
My INXS mix tape (on Chromium cassette) consists of Kick...
@dankois My INXS mix tape (on Chromium cassette) consists of Kick minus GITS plus Not Enough Time. ALL BETTER.
Down that path and suddenly you're listening to whole...
@tharsheblows Down that path and suddenly you're listening to whole Simple Minds albums.
Which means I have been skipping over "Guns in the Sky" for...
Which means I have been skipping over "Guns in the Sky" for more than 20 years.
I have used INXS's Kick as bathroom-cleaning music for over...
I have used INXS's Kick as bathroom-cleaning music for over 20 years.
The source for a golang Tetris includes unicode box...
The source for a golang Tetris includes unicode box drawings, because you know the source is always UTF-8 https://github. com/nsf/gotris/blob/master/gotris.
Installing Ubuntu on an iMac feels great. It's like I pull...
Installing Ubuntu on an iMac feels great. It's like I pull up in my Escalade, you look in, and see a dozen drunken monkeys and no driver.
right around then the entire culture confused "freedom"...
I'm moving to the cloud
Timeline generated with a google docs backend...
Timeline generated with a google docs backend #explorer " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://timeliner. reclinejs.
That's a lousy date for a wedding. You should have taken a...
@inthefade That's a lousy date for a wedding. You should have taken a person.
This page is basically the Android naming convention...
This page is basically the Android naming convention roadmap http://pinterest.
Little Debbie wedding cakes, etc, on Pinterest:...
Little Debbie wedding cakes, etc, on Pinterest: http://pinterest.
Whoa http://okfnlabs.org/ is awesome.
Whoa http://okfnlabs. org/ is awesome.
now you're just making shit up
Just about sweater vest season get ready ladies.
Just about sweater vest season get ready ladies.
one thing I've learned as a consultant is never argue with...
I'm addicted to cognitive behavioral therapy. Now what?
I'm addicted to cognitive behavioral therapy. Now what?
I obsess over my deviations from the norm, and yet for my...
I obsess over my deviations from the norm, and yet for my friends those are a footnote to the list of reasons that they love me.
well this went in a delightful infrastructural direction. i...
@megnut @delfuego @mathowie @ev well this went in a delightful infrastructural direction. i love center pivots.
is that possible? Because I'll start trying.
@evanmcc is that possible? Because I'll start trying.
Nothing complicated. Me: Do you miss Lebanon? Him: What is...
Nothing complicated. Me: Do you miss Lebanon?
Cabbie a Lebanese guy fired from AT&T a few years ago....
Cabbie a Lebanese guy fired from AT&T a few years ago. Lives in Bay Ridge 15 yrs.
Seriously guys XML is too verbose but TechCrunch is okay?
Seriously guys XML is too verbose but TechCrunch is okay?
wait--that's NOT why I called you--wait a minute
close the door behind you we need to talk
oh god exactly. i have fantasies of the bus that runs from...
@matthewmcvickar oh god exactly. i have fantasies of the bus that runs from penn station to the cloisters.
On the other hand are inscribed the words I will say at my...
On the other hand are inscribed the words I will say at my death. It reads:On the other hand are inscribed the words I will say at my death.
On one hand, if I take the train it takes forever, but i...
On one hand, if I take the train it takes forever, but i won't have to be online.
On that note, I refer to changing the twins' diapers as...
@mathowie On that note, I refer to changing the twins' diapers as "the daily deploy.
NEVER PIVOT
asynchronous callbacks, socks, deciding between cab or...
god i hate a lot of things tonight. like doubled adjectival...
god i hate a lot of things tonight. like doubled adjectival phrases i.
In the mirror every day I want you to say to yourself "no...
In the mirror every day I want you to say to yourself "no more verticals.
what does twitter have to do with writing?
@poundifdef what does twitter have to do with writing?
If I had a writing career I'd totally be giving up on it...
If I had a writing career I'd totally be giving up on it tonight.
actually...
@vboykis actually...
Those EXACT words.
@gregminton Those EXACT words.
Next person who mentions Radiolab dies.
Next person who mentions Radiolab dies.
Keeping a journal as I go though, which I'll post.
@davewiner Keeping a journal as I go though, which I'll post.
bad luck to talk about unfinished projects. it's just a...
@davewiner bad luck to talk about unfinished projects. it's just a dumb hack but i'm using it to learn about data models in the wild.
i'm on week three of developing my bookmarklet. the wild...
i'm on week three of developing my bookmarklet. the wild DOM is cruel and wily.
i pay net 3650
Congratulations to Evil and the entire Evil team! You...
Congratulations to Evil and the entire Evil team! You really worked for your success.
Each test case is getting a "priority" column ranked 1/2/3...
Each test case is getting a "priority" column ranked 1/2/3 with conditional formatting in different colors because YOLO.
I was BORN legacy.
@djacobs I was BORN legacy.
Java
I lost, son.
@michelet I lost, son.
just had an argument over whether it's legacy enterprise or...
thank lowercase god indeed
“What do you recommend for parsing tweets?”...
“What do you recommend for parsing tweets? ” #ca " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://nlp.
for obvious reasons hooters counts every woman twice
Criminal is exactly the right word.
@zeldman Criminal is exactly the right word.
“According to this theory, Bin Laden was pretending to be...
“According to this theory, Bin Laden was pretending to be planning an attack to distract from Saddam Hussein. ” http://www.
My Terms of Service prohibit this.
My Terms of Service prohibit this.
"Guys, vomit is not a toy." Is something I said this...
"Guys, vomit is not a toy. " Is something I said this morning as I ran with paper towels.
A tension economy
I am informed.
@anildash I am informed.
“'It’s like an incubator,' says Ryan Turri, a resident and...
“'It’s like an incubator,' says Ryan Turri, a resident and aspiring beef jerky magnate. ” http://www.
NYT op-trolling: “A nanny is just what New York City, and...
NYT op-trolling: “A nanny is just what New York City, and the rest of America, needs. ” http://www.
“Mr. Pietsch said he accepted the job “after two deep...
“Mr. Pietsch said he accepted the job “after two deep breaths.
Dear folks at @oxfordamerican: @rogerdhodge is an excellent...
Dear folks at @oxfordamerican : @rogerdhodge is an excellent boss. I worked for him for six years and loved it.
if only i had a driver's license i'd be a MONSTER
Dude I'd put that shit on a T-shirt and then when 9.3 comes...
@samuelclay Dude I'd put that shit on a T-shirt and then when 9. 3 comes out be all like "I don't know if this is a step forward.
so who is the giant bearded dude in...
@anildash so who is the giant bearded dude in http://www. grantland.
I forgot--its after Labor day, so chubby guys can wear...
I forgot--its after Labor day, so chubby guys can wear cheap plaid shirts again.
“There are 2.38 million Joneses in the US but a whopping...
“There are 2. 38 million Joneses in the US but a whopping 92.
"Solid and reliable for years," said Samuel Clay, founder...
"Solid and reliable for years," said Samuel Clay, founder of http://newsblur. com.
bros 4eva
“Google rolled an ice cream truck through one area, as a...
“Google rolled an ice cream truck through one area, as a woman on a loudspeaker enticed residents to register. ” http://www.
September 10, 2012 - Fitness
Food Qty Calories Exercise bicycle, moderate, 1 hr. 0.
September 10, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Puffins, 3/4 c 1. 3 147 Cereal, Shredded Spoonfuls, 3/4 c.
“*1:36* Lionel is wearing shiny copper pants, and that is...
“*1:36* Lionel is wearing shiny copper pants, and that is something I would like to show you right now:” http://www. grantland.
I was using Mechanical Turk to have people phone me and...
I was using Mechanical Turk to have people phone me and whisper, “momento mori,” but it's even cheaper to automate.
Mitt Romney has the sort of name that invading aliens say...
Mitt Romney has the sort of name that invading aliens say all at once. “We are president now Mittromney.
You know I really don't regret time spent not writing. It...
You know I really don't regret time spent not writing. It was okay to just hang back.
Sometimes you see a set of protocols and think, “I know,...
Sometimes you see a set of protocols and think, “I know, I'll centralize them into a single service. ” Now you have one problem.
Well this answers my questions about @anywhere...
Well this answers my questions about @anywhere https://dev. twitter.
Sometimes the cup sippies you.
Sometimes the cup sippies you.
Adulthood has often about learning the limits of my own...
Adulthood has often about learning the limits of my own humility. Will I accept this and move on, or keep both shame and pride?
Reading old stuff I wrote it's unsettling how little I've...
Reading old stuff I wrote it's unsettling how little I've changed. The same dramas, except now they're funny.
Let them have dreams, not roles. A vending machine filled...
Let them have dreams, not roles. A vending machine filled with doggies, a boat powered by splashing, and everything chewable.
People ask about gender differences between the twins. Tell...
People ask about gender differences between the twins. Tell them our little girl can fly while our son rides tigers.
oh no I've tried to learn and be good. I can do neither.
@xxbobbyzxx @ftrainpoker oh no I've tried to learn and be good. I can do neither.
I know that I suck. But you guys should talk. Bobby has...
@xxbobbyzxx @ftrainpoker I know that I suck. But you guys should talk.
Not so much trolling as playing.
Not so much trolling as playing.
I apologize for the miscommunication actually I AM here to...
I apologize for the miscommunication actually I AM here to fuck around.
We have to stop them! This is basically the film the Fifth...
@crgwbr We have to stop them! This is basically the film the Fifth Element.
"I...accept...Rails....”
"I... accept...
I want to do a really cheesy, annoying deathbed conversion....
I want to do a really cheesy, annoying deathbed conversion. “I can see Tom Bombadil and he is CHEERFUL.
Not only do these philosophers know nothing but they admit...
Not only do these philosophers know nothing but they admit it.
Ludwig Wittgenstein tearfully admitted that the “Big Book”...
Ludwig Wittgenstein tearfully admitted that the “Big Book” is actually the Holy Bible. http://en.
If Georg Cantor had bothered to do automated unit testing...
If Georg Cantor had bothered to do automated unit testing no one would have needed Bertrand Russell to come in and QA.
One thing the humanities and sciences can agree on is that...
One thing the humanities and sciences can agree on is that philosophy is ridiculous.
Related: Check out this shithot list of thought experiments...
Related: Check out this shithot list of thought experiments on the pēd #Famous_thought_experiments " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en. wikipedia.
The person sent into space was not a twin but actually a...
The person sent into space was not a twin but actually a cousin! http://en.
I'm thinking about how you could fake the results of other...
I'm thinking about how you could fake the results of other thought experiments. RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THE ROOM WAS NOT CHINESE.
I was on mute talking QA and walked across the East River...
I was on mute talking QA and walked across the East River towards the Freedom Tower. If I live in the future then what am I waiting for.
I imagine the conference call company as an enormous cavern...
I imagine the conference call company as an enormous cavern where shrieking crows roost in old speakers.
snap judging
oh yeah this jesca hoop is the good stuff as well
noted
2 kids (one a tall teen the other 9), walking along sharing...
2 kids (one a tall teen the other 9), walking along sharing a single pair of headphones, makes me want to high-five the sunshine.
just damn fine work
you all know how good that jessie ware album is right?
you all know how good that jessie ware album is right?
The Duke Boys were always getting into trouble with Founder...
@peterrojas The Duke Boys were always getting into trouble with Founder Hogg.
Founder is a polite way of saying boss.
Founder is a polite way of saying boss.
niiice
i'm tweeting this from TECO
dude come on contenteditable get with the program
actually that's just fumes given off by node.js
@harrisj @A_L @thejefflarson actually that's just fumes given off by node.
I'm not lunchist.
@thejefflarson I'm not lunchist.
Scroll wheel in a remote terminal window ladies and...
Scroll wheel in a remote terminal window ladies and gentlemen!
I can also just come by the office and hang out.
@thejefflarson I can also just come by the office and hang out.
standing by
But Palatino is a display typeface.
But Palatino is a display typeface.
Unless we copied the idea from them! We heard about it on a...
@anildash @kfan Unless we copied the idea from them! We heard about it on a mailing list.
That's someone else! It's a really positive meme.
@kfan @mlkshk That's someone else! It's a really positive meme.
Very skinny people with very big headphones.
Very skinny people with very big headphones.
Instead of causing mass carnage with a hugocopter I should...
Instead of causing mass carnage with a hugocopter I should have given $37 to help a village get a well http://2. dashes.
I THINK those are dolphins. I can't tell through the smoke....
I THINK those are dolphins. I can't tell through the smoke.
Oh god the @anildash hug-o-copter just crashed into a boat...
Oh god the @anildash hug-o-copter just crashed into a boat filled with schoolkids and crashed into the East River.
Happy birthday to @anildash look outside what's that...
Happy birthday to @anildash look outside what's that landing it's the HUG-o-copter.
I think this is the 20th anniversary of me hating Dinesh...
I think this is the 20th anniversary of me hating Dinesh D'Souza.
Calling your friend who was in special ops and whispering...
Calling your friend who was in special ops and whispering "time to kill" is NOT funny and I apologize to the affected families.
“For D’Souza, to be an American is to have an apt...
“For D’Souza, to be an American is to have an apt relationship to whites. ” http://www.
you have done a fine thing sir I am very happy
If I got drunk with Totoro I'd be all like, “Totoro, what's...
If I got drunk with Totoro I'd be all like, “Totoro, what's it all about?
“They talked about how there is now a large difference...
“They talked about how there is now a large difference between what is monetizable and what is actually valuable. ” http://www.
not us although we did the same thing
Waiting at the Church ave stop for a Q in light rain...
Waiting at the Church ave stop for a Q in light rain surrounded by crickets and murmuring people. https://twitter.
Episode 5: Paul Ford
here's my wireframe for AngrDollr...
@djacobs here's my wireframe for AngrDollr http://aaronland.
there used to be an awesome community garden right there
exactly
I thought we weren't going to talk about my cynical knob.
@edsu I thought we weren't going to talk about my cynical knob.
It's easy to spot amateurs. They're the ones giving advice.
It's easy to spot amateurs. They're the ones giving advice.
I see what you did there.
@djacobs I see what you did there.
App idea: Angrdollr. Tap it every time I get angry at tv....
App idea: Angrdollr. Tap it every time I get angry at tv.
Officer I can mansplain this.
Officer I can mansplain this.
You might say I BROKE the cabinet lock but I say that I...
You might say I BROKE the cabinet lock but I say that I have an opportunity to learn to FIX the cabinet lock where are you going.
a bean that good you don't deprecate all at once
Elbert was one weird dude.
@paulkruczynski Elbert was one weird dude.
“He is impervious to reason, and the only thing that can...
“He is impervious to reason, and the only thing that can impress him is the toe of a thick-soled Number Nine boot. ” http://www.
This Spring + MongoDB "Hello World" example...
This Spring + MongoDB "Hello World" example http://www. mkyong.
it is sad, but it leaves a rich legacy of legacy
the yellow wallpaper is sort of like a feminist tron
I need to relax so I just changed my desktop background to...
I need to relax so I just changed my desktop background to a soothing "Yellow Wallpaper. " OH NO MY GOD.
Haskell was designed purely to allow comp sci people to...
not lately although man it gets the job done
oh dudes i have some sad news about...
oh dudes i have some sad news about AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean https://jira. springsource.
This shows up in Google http://memegenerator.net/instance/90...
This shows up in Google http://memegenerator.
My name is AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean: Look on my...
My name is AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean is a “Convenient proxy...
AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean is a “Convenient proxy factory bean superclass for proxy factory beans that create only singletons.
Yes! AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean! THE BEANIEST BEAN...
@brianellin @LorenDavie Yes! AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean!
Right! Use factories to make factories. Java is the...
@LorenDavie Right! Use factories to make factories.
When faced with a problem, ask yourself: How would I do...
When faced with a problem, ask yourself: How would I do this in Struts?
I just need to calm down and remember that the web is now...
I just need to calm down and remember that the web is now exclusively for large teams of enterprise developers.
I.e. I'm being lazy and was hoping there was a thing that...
@matthewmcvickar I. e.
doesn't take that into account and auto-kills the tweet...
Screw it, falling back to web intents, whatever in god's...
Screw it, falling back to web intents, whatever in god's name those are.
Nerds, in the Twitter @anywhere postbox is there any way to...
Nerds, in the Twitter @anywhere postbox is there any way to have the character count take t. co shortening into account?
One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead I met a girl there...
One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead I met a girl there and she almost knocked me dead http://www. deadmilkmen.
Who will speak for the professors?
Who will speak for the professors?
Wake up America.
Wake up America.
that eye by the intel inside is awesome
and make dinner!
@sippey and make dinner!
she was the best. "Greatness only occurs when obsession...
@jadedturtle she was the best. "Greatness only occurs when obsession meets complete vulnerability.
it usually took me a month just to figure out why i...
@sippey it usually took me a month just to figure out why i disagreed with her.
although i think what she'd have wanted more than anything...
i know. i wish we could all get together and talk about mad...
@sippey i know. i wish we could all get together and talk about mad men and facebook.
man i miss leslie
ten years ago this was the weirdest possible thing you...
ten years ago this was the weirdest possible thing you could do http://mirrorproject.
write code that evaluates asynchronously? Why does everyone...
write code that evaluates asynchronously?
“Muscle and pluck forever!” —Whitman
“Muscle and pluck forever!
I'm writing some opinionated software. It thinks I'm an...
I'm writing some opinionated software. It thinks I'm an asshole.
I wanted to be a couch doctor but couldn't hack the...
I wanted to be a couch doctor but couldn't hack the two-year residency requirement.
This is almost as bad as The Eiger Sanction.
This is almost as bad as The Eiger Sanction.
oppa [anne] romney style!
@markhurst oppa [anne] romney style!
never expected romney to ride a horse onto the stage...
Paul Ryan has that "I ask that the media respect the...
Paul Ryan has that "I ask that the media respect the privacy of my family" look in his eyes.
August 30, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Coffee, black, 1 oz.
August 30, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Nature's Path Organic Heritage, 3/4 c. 2 240 Coffee, black, 1 oz.
BREAKING: John McCain Just Blew His Brains Out During RNC...
BREAKING: John McCain Just Blew His Brains Out During RNC Speech http://www. theonion.
this thing is going to go full cannibal frenzy any moment...
Q: Do you like creating documents like this inventory of...
Q: Do you like creating documents like this inventory of Open Source components for corporate? A: (Ashamed) Yes.
are there any systems thinkers in the house tonight
I'm gonna be really sad when you sell that to Google.
@aaronsw I'm gonna be really sad when you sell that to Google.
It's not in Clojure which means it's not webscale.
@aaronsw @CaseyG It's not in Clojure which means it's not webscale.
Do people still write bookmarklets? Or is it basically all...
Do people still write bookmarklets? Or is it basically all Chrome plugins now?
My wife and I just clarified the difference between "you...
My wife and I just clarified the difference between "you misunderstood me about the dishwasher" and "you just never listen.
Do you like hearing the phrase "come to mama" repeated so...
Do you like hearing the phrase "come to mama" repeated so often that you'll LOSE YOUR MIND? Then I have some videos.
Like most writers I compile my own every week from the...
@djacobs @ericasadun Like most writers I compile my own every week from the master branch of the git mirror of their bzr repo.
Loompanics shut down, and now someone has taken over the...
Loompanics shut down, and now someone has taken over the domain: http://www. loompanics.
it crawwwwwlllllleeeddddd
Glad I had that extra cup of coffee before getting on this...
Glad I had that extra cup of coffee before getting on this incredibly slow train.
in the attention economy 448484848484
If you search for “binary” on google it says “About...
If you search for “binary” on google it says “About 0b1001000111101001100001000000 results” #hl =en&q=binary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www. google.
This is my new favorite bigint:...
This is my new favorite bigint: http://canalstintegers.
i must power through and see what remains
i am floating on a cloud of joy but is it IPV6 compatible?
@thisisaaronland @CaseyG @aaronsw i am floating on a cloud of joy but is it IPV6 compatible?
we are definitely seeing "ironically" differently (actually...
http://canalstintegers.com is THE integer service for...
http://canalstintegers.
we are definitely seeing "perfect" differently
we have to get these people together with the bitcoin people
A better integer provider would have solved this problem.
@CaseyG @thisisaaronland @aaronsw A better integer provider would have solved this problem.
I'm trying to reduce the number of domains I own and...
@CaseyG I'm trying to reduce the number of domains I own and @aaronsw wanted it, so I gave it to him.
Awesome via @adampasick: “Illegitimi non carborundum”...
Awesome via @adampasick : “Illegitimi non carborundum” http://en. wikipedia.
This post on a single HTML attribute (contenteditable=true)...
This post on a single HTML attribute (contenteditable=true) has ballooned into like 700 separate blog posts. How do people blog?
True story: Once at 4AM my family was forced to leave our...
@inthefade True story: Once at 4AM my family was forced to leave our home due to a chemical spill so we went to Denny's. Thanks, Denny's!
Or Star Wars but, you know, buttery, with lots of scenes of...
@nzle Or Star Wars but, you know, buttery, with lots of scenes of Landolakes Calrissian.
In that you go there late at night and end up getting in a...
@inthefade In that you go there late at night and end up getting in a fight?
Do "Inception" but instead it's called "Reduction." Or, you...
@nzle Do "Inception" but instead it's called "Reduction. " Or, you know, Butterknife Runner.
WND: "Author links hurricane to policies toward Israel"...
WND: "Author links hurricane to policies toward Israel" http://www. wnd.
Butter is also the secret of life and paradoxically of...
@nzle Butter is also the secret of life and paradoxically of death. It's the perfect substance to make a bad sci-fi movie about.
A friend facing a tough deadline: "You know that feeling...
A friend facing a tough deadline: "You know that feeling when you eat a whole pizza just to get through the next minute?
Huh https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/239768967412072449/pho...
Huh https://twitter.
"Time to paint your ass white and run with the antelope."...
"Time to paint your ass white and run with the antelope. " (Shut up and do what you're told.
three poems by dad in counterpunch:...
three poems by dad in counterpunch: http://www. counterpunch.
34 Trickster Gods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tric...
34 Trickster Gods http://en. wikipedia.
these monks are deep
that's a sweet exercise. Would work today with dollar...
@michaelryap @bobulate that's a sweet exercise. Would work today with dollar stores.
"In America, loneliness can become like the blueness of the...
"In America, loneliness can become like the blueness of the sky. " http://tinyurl.
it's spelled wrong because i'm a lazy moron
I was thinking of artisinal integers!
@thisisaaronland I was thinking of artisinal integers!
no one takes me seriously
trends in navbars please
no one powerful
Bertelsmann could merge with HarperCollins or Penguin....
Bertelsmann could merge with HarperCollins or Penguin. Think of the efficiencies for readers and writers!
London Integers claims times 9 and turns the web into a...
London Integers claims times 9 and turns the web into a massive decentralized fizzbuzz implementation http://revdancatt.
Right, I'm gonna go give a couple hundred bucks to Planned...
Right, I'm gonna go give a couple hundred bucks to Planned Parenthood and stay away from the Internet for a while.
Free speech is HARD but I believe that our rights grant ALL...
Free speech is HARD but I believe that our rights grant ALL Republicans the right to support rape.
I always give 110 percent, which now that I think about it...
I always give 110 percent, which now that I think about it is a high rate for a literary agent.
you say "perfect storm" I say "my entire career"
My wife: "http://Ftrain.com has 500 Facebook fans! You're...
My wife: " http://Ftrain. com has 500 Facebook fans!
no where is that in america
rebecca solnit says daddy tweeters need to shut the freak up
can't hear you covered with excrement and love
dad people twitter is basically 7 to 8AM EST
I think I'm better than I used to be at deferring to...
I think I'm better than I used to be at deferring to others, although it's not really my place to say.
also the internet is bigger and meaner than in 1997 and has...
what i'm realizing from writing this second blog post is...
I know. Somehow putting those two worlds together is just...
@michelet I know. Somehow putting those two worlds together is just pure dissonance.
GREATEST He's like the Wozniak and Jobs of poetry COMBINED...
@michelet GREATEST He's like the Wozniak and Jobs of poetry COMBINED INTO ONE.
The path that leads to the grove of the Furies? I followed...
The path that leads to the grove of the Furies? I followed the path and I tell you this: On the way to the grove you'll pass the Fates.
CBS radio workshop 50s radio adaptation of Spoon River...
CBS radio workshop 50s radio adaptation of Spoon River Anthology http://archive. org/download/CBSRadioWorkshop/CBSrw_57-06-02_ep70-Epitaphs-Spoon_River_Anthology.
I never had comments.
@KissIntell I never had comments.
Where are @Elmer, @Herman, @Bert, @Tom and...
Where are @Elmer , @Herman , @Bert , @Tom and @Charley , ... Where are @Ella , @Kate , @Mag , @Lizzie and @Edith ...
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me,...
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
Yes that is just awesome.
@Hungryghoast @benfinoradin @anarchivist Yes that is just awesome.
the theme for this iteration of my anti-career is OWN IT...
Just started working on my next BLOG POST about the HTML...
Just started working on my next BLOG POST about the HTML attribute “contenteditable='true'”—very nerdy. Tomorrow?
The source code for Whoosh is really pleasant if you like...
The source code for Whoosh is really pleasant if you like reading search engines: https://bitbucket.
thanks for pting that out; fixed.
@patr1ck @danbri thanks for pting that out; fixed.
There IS room in our culture for mashup/API pornography....
There IS room in our culture for mashup/API pornography. "Allow me to introduce you," he said, "to the firehose.
Wait Evernote has a "hot coffee" mode?
Wait Evernote has a "hot coffee" mode?
now do JSON
I totally didn't watch that before retweeting it but the...
it takes much, much less than that to break this fragile...
@sippey it takes much, much less than that to break this fragile decade-old nest of cables and dreams.
this is a recording
if you'd like to make a call please hang up and dial again....
@timbray if you'd like to make a call please hang up and dial again. if you need assistance hang up and then dial the operator.
that <<WINK>> is not valid XML.
@sippey @anildash @goldman that &lt;&lt;WINK&gt;&gt; is not valid XML.
EXCEPT IN THIS CASE IT'S TRUE rips off Paul Ford mask for...
oh bless you many times. When my train lands I will fix...
@footage oh bless you many times. When my train lands I will fix posthaste.
"Public speaking is likely to be an important aspect of...
"Public speaking is likely to be an important aspect of Neil deGrasse Tyson's work. " OMGTRUE!
Neil deGrasse Tyson astrological birth chart...
Neil deGrasse Tyson astrological birth chart http://famous-relationships. topsynergy.
If by "read" you mean "have by my bed under a stack of...
@mrsenorhill @digiphile If by "read" you mean "have by my bed under a stack of 1970s books about the phone company" then YES.
Sometimes reading about the history of ancient Greek...
Sometimes reading about the history of ancient Greek technology leaves me tired and feverish. That's why there's Antikytheraflu.
proud to be blog bros bro
you too bro
Enjoying thoughts of paragraph performance review. "So you...
Enjoying thoughts of paragraph performance review. "So you manage six sentences, and how are they doing?
It's like a performance review. Each paragraph has a job to...
@Anzetse It's like a performance review. Each paragraph has a job to do.
Turns out some paragraphs have to die.
Turns out some paragraphs have to die.
"Rotary Dial," a blog post about phone rotary dials in...
"Rotary Dial," a blog post about phone rotary dials in response to the "no one blogs any more" challenge: http://ftra. in/rotary-dial.
the web is still bigger than apple
almost done
this shit is exhausting
still blogging
She had spine, I had to give her that. "You look cold...
@humblefool She had spine, I had to give her that. "You look cold without a jacket," I said.
Ready for more KILL FEE? Editor/PI Ford Fordson uncovers a...
Ready for more KILL FEE? Editor/PI Ford Fordson uncovers a Tumblr-to-book deal gone violently, sexually wrong.
I'M BLOGGING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12yD8JyaVvY&fea...
I'M BLOGGING https://www. youtube.
BRB BLOGGING
ME TOO i need more quantified self
Dark underbelly is a really weird term when you think about...
Let's found out.
@pfhawkins Let's found out.
I'm happy to learn the word "polygrammary."
@ChanSteele @maxfenton I'm happy to learn the word "polygrammary.
Rotary Dial
Image: Telephone Desk Stand, U. S.
too ethnic
Welcome to the world of KILL FEE, the story of an editor/PI...
Welcome to the world of KILL FEE, the story of an editor/PI drawn into the dark underbelly of book deals gone very very bad.
Sure, you hate typos. But do you hate them enough to kill?
Sure, you hate typos. But do you hate them enough to kill?
Somewhere in the bottom of some lake there is a pair of...
Somewhere in the bottom of some lake there is a pair of Kate Bush's shoes.
I think we're in that Starbucks right now
Yes! I have a book that explains in detail how they work...
@molly_porter Yes!
headed home to my BLOG
oh shit i'm not helping
AND YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE FREAKS. SINCERONIC.
AND YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE FREAKS. SINCERONIC.
Just to be clear "I trust him to sell us the API we...
Just to be clear "I trust him to sell us the API we deserve" is intended to be totally ironic AND totally sincere. Sinronic.
BOOOOOOOOO we'll have no sippey-bashing in these here...
@adowson @sippey BOOOOOOOOO we'll have no sippey-bashing in these here parts. I trust him to sell us the API we deserve.
angelfire rhymes with unicorns
I first read that as being at a restaurant being @sippey...
@adowson I first read that as being at a restaurant being @sippey which is totally different.
Anil, please make more Erma Bombeck references. I'll gear...
@jkottke @anildash Anil, please make more Erma Bombeck references. I'll gear up the Jean Shepherd and we'll make a night.
I use this server for biatch processing.
I use this server for biatch processing.
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why Is Everyone So Focused...
@anildash If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why Is Everyone So Focused on Apple?
let go and join me on angelfire...
@Mike_FTW let go and join me on angelfire http://www. isup.
Dude, the TED of writing is basically any book with a colon...
@mattlanger Dude, the TED of writing is basically any book with a colon in the title. We just forgive print more easily.
What's the point of this manicule?
What's the point of this manicule?
where did it point to?
@thanland where did it point to?
it was an innocent time http://kottke.org/98/09/people-i-wou...
it was an innocent time http://kottke.
whatever is right
Then again, I could just use tumblr to post pictures of...
Then again, I could just use tumblr to post pictures of tweets.
Resubscribing to DIARY-L@LISTS.HAWAII.EDU
Resubscribing to DIARY-L @LISTS . HAWAII.
we need a lair though
dude history lesson WAIS people all wore fezzes no they...
oh yes. we do. we do. if we are serious we really do.
@timbray oh yes. we do.
my new webring is based on the open graph protocol!
@artlung my new webring is based on the open graph protocol!
Remembering how to blog. Paragreps? Santañces? It's like...
Remembering how to blog. Paragreps?
webrings never need decoding! webrings are pure gold.
@mslopatto webrings never need decoding! webrings are pure gold.
First piece tomorrow about meetings or maybe dial...
First piece tomorrow about meetings or maybe dial telephones, 500+ words.
If folks want to go LEAGUE OF INDIE BLOGGERS I'm down. I am...
If folks want to go LEAGUE OF INDIE BLOGGERS I'm down. I am here and my wife says it's okay if I really have to.
"we need the TED of writing" -- commenter at...
"we need the TED of writing" -- commenter at http://www. tbray.
Blogging DOES combine the good parts of being alone,...
Blogging DOES combine the good parts of being alone, getting yelled at, and sysadminning. On the plus side, people resent you.
Reading @tbray on where the bloggers are:...
Reading @tbray on where the bloggers are: http://www. tbray.
well that diet lasted about five hours
Thighs like a royal stag ; Four canine teeth pure white;...
Thighs like a royal stag ; Four canine teeth pure white; White ūrṇā curl that emits light between eyebrows #The_32_Signs_of_a_Great_Man " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en. wikipedia.
backing away from the enormous sinkhole that just opened up...
Can't hear you over the size of my apartment.
@davebry9 Can't hear you over the size of my apartment.
I come back to @nedbat's page on Python parsers at least...
I come back to @nedbat 's page on Python parsers at least once every year and it's awesome http://nedbatchelder. com/text/python-parsers.
For many women it seems that life itself is spent trying to...
For many women it seems that life itself is spent trying to swim away from Dick Island.
This is a universal truth. Everything you can do in life...
This is a universal truth. Everything you can do in life has a Dick Island.
Bill Hicks on comedy: “Never leave Dick Island...swim...
Bill Hicks on comedy: “Never leave Dick Island... swim offshore, but always make sure you know where it is.
but I can see situations in which it may be funny to others...
@tylercoates but I can see situations in which it may be funny to others AND it has a voice.
I DEFEND THIS PIECE. “Swathed in flaps” is okay as a...
@tylercoates I DEFEND THIS PIECE. “Swathed in flaps” is okay as a grossout gag, and it's tagged Humor.
goodnight moon is shorter on ambien
changelog no, but git absolutely.
@nzle @kfan changelog no, but git absolutely.
as in teeth or diner?
@buzz @djacobs as in teeth or diner?
Exactly. Guest bedroom and shared office/craft space....
@djacobs Exactly. Guest bedroom and shared office/craft space.
If I had a coupla million bucks I'd basically do the exact...
If I had a coupla million bucks I'd basically do the exact same thing but thinner.
Hard to beat without figuring out a pun on "Mike Tyson."
@anildash @avantgame @Francis_Lam Hard to beat without figuring out a pun on "Mike Tyson.
Gettin' Piggy With It?
@avantgame @Francis_Lam @anildash Gettin' Piggy With It?
I was actually looking for the part where you said cats...
@anildash @Francis_Lam @avantgame I was actually looking for the part where you said cats were sort of hilariously helpless.
sending you long series of passive-aggressive DMs now HUGE...
"An in-joke used to be constrained by geography and who you...
@anildash @Francis_Lam @avantgame "An in-joke used to be constrained by geography and who you knew socially.
lacks cats
i have NOTHING I'm sitting here trying to work out how the...
@anildash @avantgame i have NOTHING I'm sitting here trying to work out how the joke would be rejected by http://archive.
Totally if we can Anil to come to Brooklyn. Actually that...
@avantgame @anildash Totally if we can Anil to come to Brooklyn. Actually that joke is old he'll totally come to Brooklyn.
the moment when the first html is generated and hits the...
ALL THIGHS ON ME
HUG LIFE
use as much as you'd like i have plenty of words for...
sadly the entire piece would fit fine on my back in like...
I like to spin my son around and yell KID ON THE COB and...
I like to spin my son around and yell KID ON THE COB and pretend to eat him. Because it's summer, guys.
This essay in TMN about swimming is a fine essay:...
This essay in TMN about swimming is a fine essay: http://www. themorningnews.
if i was your age i'd have hated me too
I AM NOT IN FULL AGREEMENT
take comfort that after there are no more books we'll still...
when you say marginalized i feel you are privileging print...
i've been nonmicroaggressive to people who identify as...
I actually got a little scared when I read that. PLEASE NOT...
@inthefade @nostrich I actually got a little scared when I read that. PLEASE NOT THAT.
that's exactly the sort of question that denies MY rights...
@inthefade @nostrich that's exactly the sort of question that denies MY rights as one of those pale men, i. e.
more of a hut in that context
Another myth that needs shattering is that lemurs avoid...
Another myth that needs shattering is that lemurs avoid women who are PMSing.
the weird feeling of being left out when your fans are...
on http://app.net you can pay to attract bears even while...
@inthefade @nostrich on http://app.
be weirder if you knew one of the bears AND you were...
"the real bias [to] women has come from our culture and the...
"the real bias [to] women has come from our culture and the Nat'l Park Svc, not from the bears. " http://www.
dammit dont hold on stop the car
dude I gave a guy a ride home from youth group he was all...
just spray armor-all on him
just stay in the speed limits the cops will never even oh...
it's all good dudes the nova is max cap 10
dude you need to drive because of the license situation
I know but why did she let me sit on her lap
SOD, DRI, DOA, JFA, FYP, MDC, SSD and a bunch of SST bands...
SOD, DRI, DOA, JFA, FYP, MDC, SSD and a bunch of SST bands are opening for NOFX and the DKs.
dude whoever can sit on my lap i don't care
if you guys like DRI my friends have a band like DRI...
if you don't have to work pick me up in your nova and let's...
It's the "nearly" that makes it so damn sweet and kind....
It's the "nearly" that makes it so damn sweet and kind. 1992 cometbus.
Punk Rock Love is getting your first kiss and nearly losing...
Punk Rock Love is getting your first kiss and nearly losing your virginity at the same time. http://nataliestrickland.
Punk Rock Love is both of you doing fanzines. Years later...
Punk Rock Love is both of you doing fanzines. Years later her teaching freshman English, you still doing fanzines.
Her giving you ten rolls of duct tape for your birthday....
Her giving you ten rolls of duct tape for your birthday. Her beating up skinheads.
after a bad week i wanted something devoid of irony and...
after a bad week i wanted something devoid of irony and remembered punk rock love by aaron cometbus http://nataliestrickland. tumblr.
When I see friends the first question I ask is, "What about...
When I see friends the first question I ask is, "What about mobile?
"I did not send you that link so that you can spend time...
"I did not send you that link so that you can spend time going through the tumbler and fucking tweeting about it.
"WHEN AN OUT-OF-MY-LEAGUE WRITER REPLIES THAT SHE’S JUST...
"WHEN AN OUT-OF-MY-LEAGUE WRITER REPLIES THAT SHE’S JUST TOO BUSY TO WRITE FOR ME RIGHT NOW" http://editorrealtalk. tumblr.
"WHEN NOBODY HAS ANY GOOD IDEAS AT THE EDIT MEETING"...
"WHEN NOBODY HAS ANY GOOD IDEAS AT THE EDIT MEETING" http://editorrealtalk. tumblr.
why buy the cow when you can buy the cow lunch
"WHEN A WRITER IS TWEETING BUT ISN’T RESPONDING TO MY...
"WHEN A WRITER IS TWEETING BUT ISN’T RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS" http://editorrealtalk. tumblr.
whee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UPUhn9hpTU
whee http://www. youtube.
my tamagotchis have come home to roost
i kind of have to slow-nod that I fully deserve it
If I ran a magazine I'd do a forum on what protocols and...
If I ran a magazine I'd do a forum on what protocols and data structures Google Glass will need. I don't run a magazine.
Also, OUCH https://twitter.com/#!/Ftrain_ebooks/following
Also, OUCH https://twitter. com/#!
the concept of denying people credit didn't originate with...
They like to play. It's really a lot of sweetness.
@whitneyhess They like to play. It's really a lot of sweetness.
Here's a little bit of what it's like. They move without...
@whitneyhess Here's a little bit of what it's like. They move without pause.
I guess @Ftrain_ebooks is fair enough.
I guess @Ftrain_ebooks is fair enough.
Facebook turned URLs into pop culture (via discussion w/...
thank you for wishes also hugs
A page detail from "The Little Schemer," a book about...
A page detail from "The Little Schemer," a book about programming with recursive functions. https://twitter.
but none of the filter money trickles down to art. i'd...
@bbirdiman but none of the filter money trickles down to art. i'd rather have hilarious chaos than smarter keyword integration.
THANK YOU ANIL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY WISHES!
@anildash THANK YOU ANIL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY WISHES!
NOT OBVIOUS just like the reasons for EBS failure.
@harrisj @AlexMLeo @smalera NOT OBVIOUS just like the reasons for EBS failure.
I know I sang
Someone just brought slices of cake into an Amazon AWS...
Someone just brought slices of cake into an Amazon AWS deployment meeting and I thought “You can have your cake and EC2.
actually i kind of love learning about transaction...
Today I learned that there is a Transaction Processing...
Today I learned that there is a Transaction Processing Council http://www. tpc.
Paul Ryan: "not fooled by the climate scam, conservative in...
This cries out for a visualization of the schedule...
This cries out for a visualization of the schedule http://www. nytimes.
To hell with art or craft or human thought or philosophy we...
To hell with art or craft or human thought or philosophy we just need better filters.
I can't believe it's only Thursday.
I can't believe it's only Thursday.
Oh MTA you puckish rogue
coprophasia is the inability to remember that you love poop.
@lauter coprophasia is the inability to remember that you love poop.
micropayments
"When Cat Fancy is down 23 percent at the newsstand, it...
"When Cat Fancy is down 23 percent at the newsstand, it seems that there’s little place to hide. " http://www.
should you trust ravens?
@mslopatto should you trust ravens?
or at least an ebook proposal
Chapter 2: "I will work SMARTER," or; how to avoid the glue...
That last tweet was a book proposal btw. Chapter one: are...
That last tweet was a book proposal btw. Chapter one: are you a Napoleon or a Snowball?
Animal Farm is probably the most accurate book about...
Animal Farm is probably the most accurate book about project management ever published.
never partition your love when you can replicate
Yesterday @anildash asked me how my babies are doing and I...
Yesterday @anildash asked me how my babies are doing and I replied "webscale.
To help myself get to sleep I commented on every post by...
To help myself get to sleep I commented on every post by Quora eBooks http://www. quora.
I often think that I missed a calling in QA.
@irondavy I often think that I missed a calling in QA.
His staff aromatherapists infuse the air of his SpaceX...
His staff aromatherapists infuse the air of his SpaceX office with tiger scent-- the smell forces him into limbic alert.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY FOR ELON MUSK: "He drives to work in...
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY FOR ELON MUSK: "He drives to work in his Tesla Model S. " For god's sake.
say nothing of import while a huge shit balloon of loathing...
&when you type "anal" into the search engine for Quora...
&amp;when you type "anal" into the search engine for Quora every suggested result is for analysis or web analytics. BECAUSE DORKS.
Now that Quora tells everyone what I'm reading I'm using it...
Now that Quora tells everyone what I'm reading I'm using it to catch up on coprophagia news http://www. quora.
Good thing for you I love the sound of my own voice!
Good thing for you I love the sound of my own voice!
Talking about the transition from helicopter parenting to...
Talking about the transition from helicopter parenting to being a Facebook-and-Twitter-monitoring drone mom.
Absolutely worth doing, appreciated as a gesture. Flight...
@zandys Absolutely worth doing, appreciated as a gesture. Flight attendants loved it going out, shrugged going back.
When I'm in a particularly long meeting I imagine that I am...
When I'm in a particularly long meeting I imagine that I am a superhero and that this is a meeting of the League of Quiet Desperation.
Stories of failure are the pornography of nerd culture,...
Stories of failure are the pornography of nerd culture, along with pornography.
Web scalability: "When your hands are full just use your...
Web scalability: "When your hands are full just use your feet.
And this is 4001
the rusted-out derelict clockwork that turns and turns and...
"A Treasure Trove of Edward Gorey"...
"A Treasure Trove of Edward Gorey" http://www. nybooks.
From the Jersey Turnpike, a picture of a minivan filled...
From the Jersey Turnpike, a picture of a minivan filled with parental pride. https://twitter.
around day five or six you know you just start doing the...
tl;dr: tl;dr Ulysses: ✓
tl;dr Ulysses: "Yes"
least of my sins
The bed is lovely dark and deep/but I have deadlines I must...
The bed is lovely dark and deep/but I have deadlines I must meet/and files to go before I sleep.
fair
why?
@sjttocs why?
Click to add failure
15!
@LyonsMusic 15!
Dear 18-yr-old self: It's 9PM. I wrote a program to turn a...
Dear 18-yr-old self: It's 9PM. I wrote a program to turn a spreadsheet into 100 PPT slides.
How do we as a culture preserve longdeck churnalism?
@tolar @joshm How do we as a culture preserve longdeck churnalism?
can I put this in a feature request for Digg 1.0a1?
@tolar @joshm can I put this in a feature request for Digg 1. 0a1?
Thanks! But it's hopeless. I can make paragraphs pay--but...
@joshm Thanks! But it's hopeless.
i'd watch if it was in hi-def
according to the media @mat's body is being consumed by...
I wore stripes and a plaid bow-tie
can't help but think that you are a nerd
Um @benpopper this cyborg story is oh GOD NO WHY ARE THEY...
Um @benpopper this cyborg story is oh GOD NO WHY ARE THEY DOING THAT. http://www.
Steve Jobs must be scrolling in his grave.
Steve Jobs must be scrolling in his grave.
Electronic payments is now a Starbucks....
Electronic payments is now a Starbucks. http://in.
only right thinking will lead to inexpensive cheese
Oh sigh I meant this http://mathiasbynens.be/notes/etago...
@mintintosh Oh sigh I meant this http://mathiasbynens.
I'm raising my children to be colorblind, except for the...
I'm raising my children to be colorblind, except for the 216 web-safe colors.
It was me! You ready for some more PCDATA?
@Mintintosh It was me! You ready for some more PCDATA?
Mostly Summer Rolls
Mostly Summer Rolls Every night at dinner my wife and I each ask what the other learned that day 1. I send a text when I’m on the Manhattan Bridge over the East River, on the train, headed from work in Manhattan to home in Brooklyn.
THAT was a weird meeting.
THAT was a weird meeting.
Today I mixed up Rule 37, FAILURE TO MAKE DISCLOSURES OR TO...
Today I mixed up Rule 37, FAILURE TO MAKE DISCLOSURES OR TO COOPERATE IN DISCOVERY with Rule 34, If it exists there IS porn of it.
we need to submit a panel on HOW TO LIFT THE SXSW CURSE oh...
@jeb we need to submit a panel on HOW TO LIFT THE SXSW CURSE oh no too late http://thoughtcatalog.
What could be more American than a presidential candidate's...
What could be more American than a presidential candidate's wife's dancing Mormon tax horse that loses at the horse-dancing Olympics?
is that what happened to sxsw?
@jeb is that what happened to sxsw?
Every time you say "curation" God takes away an editor's...
Every time you say "curation" God takes away an editor's health insurance.
what do you mean I can't REPLACE the BATTERIES?
@MrBikferd what do you mean I can't REPLACE the BATTERIES?
2012 in Brooklyn is so hot it makes you want to throw a...
2012 in Brooklyn is so hot it makes you want to throw a compost bin through the window of an artisanal pizzeria.
"like a turtle-rescuing superhero"...
"like a turtle-rescuing superhero" -- http://www. theawl.
Rover rule 37?
Rover rule 37?
yeah well I back up by creating one clone human per hour...
I didn't hate everyone when I hit the big "unfollow"...
I didn't hate everyone when I hit the big "unfollow" button, @knguyen &amp; @nostrich . I just wanted to manage my level of love.
The rise of high-frequency trading, 2007–2012, in animated...
The rise of high-frequency trading, 2007–2012, in animated GIF format: http://www. nanex.
Yeah, the Mars mission is impressive but with that money...
Yeah, the Mars mission is impressive but with that money think of all the banks they could have bailed out.
Charlie Daniels's political philosophy: "Why don’t you shut...
Charlie Daniels's political philosophy: "Why don’t you shut up? What do you do?
does that explain functional programming?
@sogrady does that explain functional programming?
And it lacks tag clouds. Let's send Plato a proposal.
@Mike_FTW And it lacks tag clouds. Let's send Plato a proposal.
Socrates wasn't standards-compliant. And look at the price...
Socrates wasn't standards-compliant. And look at the price he paid.
Sure, http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/euthyfro.html
@Mike_FTW Sure, http://classics. mit.
I'd like to blame fatherhood for the increase in the number...
I'd like to blame fatherhood for the increase in the number of grammatical errors but I'm really just getting dumber.
Man people really do spend a lot of time trying to be right...
Man people really do spend a lot of time trying to be right about everything.
yes
I wish they were all fun facts.
I wish they were all fun facts.
Wikipedia: Broadcasters, including Radio Tonga, use the...
@aresnick Wikipedia: Broadcasters, including Radio Tonga, use the "Tar Sequence" music as a news theme. http://www.
cost of integrity lowers as opportunities (value of social...
@aresnick cost of integrity lowers as opportunities (value of social network, i guess) increase.
http://Submarinecablemap.com is a map of submarine cables...
http://Submarinecablemap. com is a map of submarine cables for all of your submarine cable map needs http://submarinecablemap.
well, exactly; she could give a shit
yah she's a freaking geeeenius--key observation is that she...
Watching my kids wreck shit, fall over, and poop themselves...
Watching my kids wreck shit, fall over, and poop themselves has helped me understand how big media companies see the Internet.
Of course the people who already make the sausage can't...
Of course the people who already make the sausage can't believe you'd have the freaking GALL to think you could just MAKE sausage.
Right? Get some meat and intestines and just have at it.
@huslage Right? Get some meat and intestines and just have at it.
Once I see how the sausage is made I usually want to make...
Once I see how the sausage is made I usually want to make some sausage.
Yeah, that's basically it. Someone called me on this the...
@aresnick @ReFleece Yeah, that's basically it. Someone called me on this the other day--validation for what is vs.
Seeking validation is also a way of avoiding risk.
Seeking validation is also a way of avoiding risk.
watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBeuyjlbes8
@thelancearthur watch http://www. youtube.
pitch black
teleport mission
teleport
post erection to @readability api. put egg in fire. become...
@thelancearthur post erection to @readability api. put egg in fire.
unfollow GLOVES
productize
give timberlake's number to @tolar. take groupon.
@thelancearthur give timberlake's number to @tolar . take groupon.
ask pinterest clone about valuation. relaunch digg without...
@thelancearthur ask pinterest clone about valuation. relaunch digg without archives.
feel calm in urban oasis. pick up human feces and throw it...
@thelancearthur feel calm in urban oasis. pick up human feces and throw it at approaching angry drunk.
drop cloak in hotdog water
it's fun to write your own if you enjoy modeling the...
@MacDiva @thelancearthur it's fun to write your own if you enjoy modeling the behavior of glass bottles in an english-like prog. lang.
i'm impressed by your stragey
whirl in cape. drop gangs of new york in trash. ask siri...
@thelancearthur whirl in cape. drop gangs of new york in trash.
drop pregnant woman. put occupy duck in elitism shroud....
@thelancearthur drop pregnant woman. put occupy duck in elitism shroud.
I would do it better if I could do it over.
I would do it better if I could do it over.
say "too soon." ask bloomberg about businessweek strategy....
@thelancearthur say "too soon. " ask bloomberg about businessweek strategy.
wait
ask passerby about song "king of wishful thinking". go west.
@thelancearthur ask passerby about song "king of wishful thinking". go west.
ask troll for meme
give pulitzer to novelist. tell cabbie take bridge. tell...
@thelancearthur give pulitzer to novelist. tell cabbie take bridge.
get tom friedman's iphone. tell cabbie manhattan is over.
@thelancearthur get tom friedman's iphone. tell cabbie manhattan is over.
get soul. exit. get in cab. tell cabby about gore vidal's...
@thelancearthur get soul. exit.
Ask Tina about the space station.
@thelancearthur Ask Tina about the space station.
put on loafers north
read fish
we thought my 11-month-old son said "cat" but it turned out...
agile would have it done with tomorrow's deploy
never hurts to beg for mercy
I'd welcome learning that I'm just a piece of software in...
I'd welcome learning that I'm just a piece of software in some massive simulation if the overlords would make it less humid.
there is, it's just "laughing"
the words "Russian journalist" popped into my head and then...
no but that is better
The past tense on that is just killing me. "Enjoyed riding...
@mslopatto The past tense on that is just killing me.
Also "Sought helmet freedom"
and regret
I really like things that add things to other things in...
@djacobs I really like things that add things to other things in order to trade off between bit depth and perception.
I'll see that and raise you http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sto...
@mslopatto I'll see that and raise you http://www. cbc.
"{↑}, {↓}." --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_connectiv...
"{↑}, {↓}. " -- http://en.
The actual color-finding/dithering matrix part is neat and...
@djacobs The actual color-finding/dithering matrix part is neat and tidy.
Here's a literate version of Floyd Steinberg in C for you...
Here's a literate version of Floyd Steinberg in C for you @djacobs http://en. literateprograms.
On the train on the bridge. Big moon. Woman to the left...
On the train on the bridge. Big moon.
oof
I wish Twitter would add a "politely acknowledge" button so...
I wish Twitter would add a "politely acknowledge" button so that I could stop using favorites.
is there an object of extraordinary power inside the...
@jessamyn is there an object of extraordinary power inside the storage locker? Don't say books I'm thinking wizard's skull here.
This tree isn't going to walk itself.
This tree isn't going to walk itself.
Editors.
@TestSheepNZ Editors.
they were thinking "IBM needs this"
WHOA
Entirely true! 800 pages of edge cases, parsed with James...
@arminbw Entirely true! 800 pages of edge cases, parsed with James Clark's nsgmls.
What rhymes with namespace and implies despair?
@davewiner What rhymes with namespace and implies despair?
Open mailbox.
@thelancearthur Open mailbox.
YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD
Isn't that the title of Tom Friedman's career?
@harrisj Isn't that the title of Tom Friedman's career?
i'm alone in an enormous office in the dark drinking and...
you tell me, doll
this startup is so sexist they have a standing casting couch
No no it's fine the bus wheels feel good on my back.
No no it's fine the bus wheels feel good on my back.
gamification ruins everything
Today I finally got up the courage to tell my shrink that...
Today I finally got up the courage to tell my shrink that publishing is dying.
why do you guys even have an office
he's too busy drawing dicks on whiteboards whereas I'm...
This would start in jest and end up in at least six months...
@karenmcgrane @eaton This would start in jest and end up in at least six months of work.
at work looking at "#bankerswin" thinking i need to go home...
but did someone slur the words "vertical integration" while...
@KuraFire @Mike_FTW but did someone slur the words "vertical integration" while drawing a dick on a whiteboard?
i've been to their offices it's nothing like that
is that available at http://someone.com?
@mstem @natematias @slifty is that available at http://someone. com?
MUCH better than listening to drunk people talk about how...
@om @Mike_FTW MUCH better than listening to drunk people talk about how you can't survive as a writer, my usual night out.
All good. I think it's a screenshot from the emulator;...
@open_mix All good. I think it's a screenshot from the emulator; enjoy.
Or Drunk Tank.
@stormchild Or Drunk Tank.
exactly; and it was also my 20s. I want a record.
@Mike_FTW exactly; and it was also my 20s. I want a record.
dude way to bring down the party
I want to see a YouTube video of 5+ people getting really...
I want to see a YouTube video of 5+ people getting really drunk and then pitching their startups to each other w/whiteboard.
Not if you need to factcheck. But granted the market is...
@eaton Not if you need to factcheck. But granted the market is basically like 35 people.
Actually that is really good to know I've never been there...
@harrisj Actually that is really good to know I've never been there and this is a neighborhood that wants to feed you Hamburglars.
Everything inside @worrydream is interesting
I can never remember, does the paper own them or do they...
@harrisj I can never remember, does the paper own them or do they own the paper?
WELL PLAYED SIR
this'll all be hilarious when i buy the dean and deluca on...
has to come from WITHIN
exactly like that but even moreso nothing like that
dude i don't take elevators if god wanted us to have more...
I prototyped it in my heart and a little bit in my browser...
@maura I prototyped it in my heart and a little bit in my browser and it just might work!
I don't require funding as much as I need permission.
I don't require funding as much as I need permission.
That's my big pitch: "Let's make a text editor that...
That's my big pitch: "Let's make a text editor that supports factchecking. " WTF IS THIS ELEVATOR FILLED WITH CRICKETS.
Just to be clear we could do everything needed to make a...
Just to be clear we could do everything needed to make a word processor that works for factchecking with 'contenteditable="true"'.
could it support color cycling?
@djacobs could it support color cycling?
I traded my bicycle in for a Segway because it's standing.
I traded my bicycle in for a Segway because it's standing.
I'm really enjoying working from my new standing couch.
I'm really enjoying working from my new standing couch.
Word count gone wild http://en.literateprograms.org/Word_cou...
Word count gone wild http://en. literateprograms.
amazing--small and weird
West Chester. Franklin St.
@closacco West Chester. Franklin St.
right here on, your shirt, let me OH I'M SO SORRY
wait'll they take away your precious childhood bookstore...
right otherwise it was South Street. They were really nice...
@jimshreds @CHESTERCOBOOK right otherwise it was South Street. They were really nice to me when i was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, etc.
There were some comma issues for which I apologize.
There were some comma issues for which I apologize.
The best bookstore in Pennsylvania, where I discovered...
The best bookstore in Pennsylvania, where I discovered reading, @CHESTERCOBOOK , is due to close. http://www.
I firmly believe that marriage is between one person who...
I firmly believe that marriage is between one person who wants to take a nap and another person who needs to move a bookcase.
Behind every Minimum Viable Pony are five or six...
@ryanchris @thisisaaronland Behind every Minimum Viable Pony are five or six mud-splattered Minimum Viable Donkeys.
With @thisisaaronland talking about how to deliver a...
your tweet was identified as content-type...
Wait web intents were real? You people implemented them?
Wait web intents were real? You people implemented them?
Or Eeyore.
@Kingsomniac Or Eeyore.
I wish to unsubscribe.
I wish to unsubscribe.
This article is pretty nuts and bolts...
This article is pretty nuts and bolts http://m. instructables.
even when it comes to unassembled furniture?
@letterpress_se even when it comes to unassembled furniture?
Flamework support is the missing feature I've been looking...
@thisisaaronland @brooklyninteger @missionintegers Flamework support is the missing feature I've been looking for!
I had the same feeling
America means you get to choose your monopoly.
America means you get to choose your monopoly.
I Borges'd you in 2001 actually.
@JessieJessup I Borges'd you in 2001 actually.
Whoa. Wrote that 11 years ago.
@brainpicker Whoa. Wrote that 11 years ago.
Vision of webships hovering over NYC, digital types yelling...
@marcprecipice Vision of webships hovering over NYC, digital types yelling "welcome, friends," followed by the inevitable.
Just because SETI hasn't found a way to increase newspaper...
Just because SETI hasn't found a way to increase newspaper revenues doesn't mean there isn't one out there.
We can do it bit by bit.
@harrisj We can do it bit by bit.
It's about time someone stood up to math.
@harrisj It's about time someone stood up to math.
Duh I meant to write "don't event WAN you many."
@ftrain @jobelenus Duh I meant to write "don't event WAN you many.
I guess at this point they're less useful for research, and...
@Hungryghoast I guess at this point they're less useful for research, and more suitable for framing.
And the rewards outweigh censure because they don't event...
@jobelenus And the rewards outweigh censure because they don't event WANT your money.
Aperture cards are a neat zombie medium:...
Aperture cards are a neat zombie medium: http://en. wikipedia.
Faulting NBC for wanting to control Olympics broadcasts is...
Faulting NBC for wanting to control Olympics broadcasts is like blaming Mitt Romney for being a self-serving plutocrat.
(I wrote http://www.ftrain.com/rv.html to make fun of this...
@marcprecipice @danielpunkass (I wrote http://www. ftrain.
And also now that I think about it IETF and probably ECMA....
@marcprecipice @danielpunkass And also now that I think about it IETF and probably ECMA. Never seen an ISO mailing list.
It's definitely an essential part of the W3C process.
@marcprecipice @danielpunkass It's definitely an essential part of the W3C process.
I'll get hardcopy of the WS-* standards and we'll work...
@jeb I'll get hardcopy of the WS-* standards and we'll work through it together. Come over in 2014 when it's done printing.
I just love the phrase "WS-* bad."
@marcprecipice I just love the phrase "WS-* bad.
"At the end, I reached the conclusion that OAuth 2.0 is a...
"At the end, I reached the conclusion that OAuth 2. 0 is a bad protocol," Hammer writes.
“Arianna read the business plan over the weekend on...
“Arianna read the business plan over the weekend on Geffen’s yacht” is a story w/out a happy ending http://www. cjr.
choropleth sounds like something you get removed from your...
Nice to read that on a day when I'm doing my best to not...
@om @Contents Nice to read that on a day when I'm doing my best to not finish an article proposal. Back into emacs I go.
Midnight in Paris is the movie version of the ermahgerd...
Midnight in Paris is the movie version of the ermahgerd meme. ERMAHGERD GERTRED STEN UR MY FRAVRIT!
"We need to meet in the middle, like your eyebrows."
"We need to meet in the middle, like your eyebrows.
nice one I will buy it from you with bitcoins
Robert Smith was under the stage reading
did I mention it was a next cube he was using? I did? I did...
@elvainadine did I mention it was a next cube he was using? I did?
Now that the decentralized open web is in the Olympics I...
Now that the decentralized open web is in the Olympics I have a sudden urge to read W3C standards.
Downton du Soleil
Springsteen: "If I repair a little of myself, I’ll repair a...
Springsteen: "If I repair a little of myself, I’ll repair a little of you. That’s the job.
The DNS stuff herein is fascinating: ...
The DNS stuff herein is fascinating: http://scripting. com/stories/2012/07/25/anOpenTwitterlikeEcosystem.
Slate loves the tweetmeat http://www.slate.com/articles/tech...
Slate loves the tweetmeat http://www. slate.
fake dragons are awesome http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/a...
fake dragons are awesome http://www. nytimes.
Important fact: @SEOVaginaDeals has a Klout Influence Score...
Important fact: @SEOVaginaDeals has a Klout Influence Score of 22. http://klout.
fair
If I wrote a Steve Jobs biography, and I won't, I would...
If I wrote a Steve Jobs biography, and I won't, I would call it Sympathy for the Bevel.
Nerdnik
And when I wrote "women" I meant "super-powerful killer...
And when I wrote "women" I meant "super-powerful killer robot/horse chimeras.
Just in case anyone missed the metaphor, when I wrote...
Just in case anyone missed the metaphor, when I wrote "cannibalistic poop orgies" I meant "Ruby on Rails.
The R. Kelly Scholars Program.
@rustyk5 The R. Kelly Scholars Program.
How, as a community that lives in sewers under the city, do...
How, as a community that lives in sewers under the city, do we encourage more women to join our cannibalistic poop orgies?
sure, I read all replies. Bonus: stopped having fights with...
@mathowie @mat sure, I read all replies. Bonus: stopped having fights with strangers.
I follow a few folks at a time on one or two subjects,...
@mathowie @mat I follow a few folks at a time on one or two subjects, rebooting now and then. Makes me happy.
Reading @mat's tweets about unfollowing everyone on Twitter...
Reading @mat 's tweets about unfollowing everyone on Twitter reminds me of why I unfollowed everyone on Twitter.
I dig your crazy lingo
The journalism I want would be about humans as herd animals...
The journalism I want would be about humans as herd animals using resources. "Hold Steady Fans Consume 245 Gal.
it's a liability risk because of the annoying tiny tables
is having a great deal of fun http://eepurl.com/nYF4D
@LinkedListNYC is having a great deal of fun http://eepurl.
"The paperwork for updation is too great."...
@hornOKplease "The paperwork for updation is too great. " http://www.
Ken Silverstein remembers Alexander Cockburn...
Ken Silverstein remembers Alexander Cockburn http://harpers.
Best word used in India: updation
A majestic sort-of story told entirely in English phrases...
A majestic sort-of story told entirely in English phrases common to, or unique to, India: http://www. quora.
Explaining to a waiter why I'm hilarious.
Explaining to a waiter why I'm hilarious.
Isn't meat with two sides really just any meat?
Isn't meat with two sides really just any meat?
that's a display bug. I follow zero.
@mattbucher that's a display bug. I follow zero.
It appeared before me in Times Square, an apparition....
It appeared before me in Times Square, an apparition. https://twitter.
Full-screen Emacs landed? This is like freaking CHRISTMAS.
@jackrusher Full-screen Emacs landed? This is like freaking CHRISTMAS.
Alleged Colorado shooter was bad at Flash, object-oriented...
Alleged Colorado shooter was bad at Flash, object-oriented programming. http://www.
how did it end?
@ohheygreat how did it end?
No one gets on the radio and talks about their childhood...
No one gets on the radio and talks about their childhood all night any more.
Fantasizing about some link with now and Shep 50 years ago,...
Fantasizing about some link with now and Shep 50 years ago, talking about "night people. " http://archive.
the Russian bathhouse has lights that change from red to...
@samuelclay the Russian bathhouse has lights that change from red to blue to green all night.
Joggers, cabbies, drunks.
Joggers, cabbies, drunks.
On ex. bike watching a woman outside in a fancy dress take...
On ex. bike watching a woman outside in a fancy dress take ironic phone shots of misspelled garage ("flats fix," etc), 2:47 am.
It's stress but then again it's hardly suffering.
It's stress but then again it's hardly suffering.
The part of the project when you wake up at 2am thinking...
The part of the project when you wake up at 2am thinking "dependencies" and go down to the gym and tweet from the exercise bike.
In Wired, my pal Ben Austen on maybe being like Steve Jobs...
In Wired, my pal Ben Austen on maybe being like Steve Jobs isn't the only way: http://www. wired.
My namespace is very flat, which explains why I'm...
@davewiner @richziade My namespace is very flat, which explains why I'm overwhelmed and find communication challenging.
I believe pop stars should be able to fly like birds and...
@bestpopacts I believe pop stars should be able to fly like birds and cure colorectal cancer with their laser eyes.
According to pop music a dance club is an excellent place...
According to pop music a dance club is an excellent place to find love. This is actually bad advice.
21 burned at Tony Robbins hot coal walk (“Unleash the Power...
21 burned at Tony Robbins hot coal walk (“Unleash the Power Within. ”) http://www.
Then again, WorldNetDaily is on top of this story of a man...
Then again, WorldNetDaily is on top of this story of a man living as a goat in Utah: http://www. wnd.
I mean lefty columnists are insufferable, but this is like...
I mean lefty columnists are insufferable, but this is like watching dogs slowly die. http://townhall.
For a project I'm looking for good conservative web...
For a project I'm looking for good conservative web columnists which NO SERIOUSLY HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
hey why don't more javascript interfaces use the scroll...
e-mo-tion-use-less-sight-of-pup-py-distract-from-de-ploy-de-...
Andyet! Look at numpy--big driver in the Python ecosystem,...
@Soulcoffr Andyet! Look at numpy--big driver in the Python ecosystem, lots of FORTRAN 77 inside.
http://www.coboloncogs.org/INDEX.HTM
@huslage http://www. coboloncogs.
Serious, the SCREEN SECTION just looks so comforting. One...
Serious, the SCREEN SECTION just looks so comforting. One language, one screen, that ozone smell.
"I believe emotion is useless because it is largely a...
"I believe emotion is useless because it is largely a distraction. " Hacker News 4eva http://news.
As a web geek I think, "I'm gonna learn COBOL. I'll learn...
As a web geek I think, "I'm gonna learn COBOL. I'll learn it once.
It is! Enjoy the twin bouncies and keep us informed.
@yoni It is! Enjoy the twin bouncies and keep us informed.
This is all normal.
This is all normal.
try not to hurt each other
Last tweet courtesy of @maura's hip-hop party jams playlist...
Last tweet courtesy of @maura 's hip-hop party jams playlist http://open. spotify.
Why won't Mitt Romney clarify his buffalo stance?
Why won't Mitt Romney clarify his buffalo stance?
My other panda is red.
My other panda is red.
what is this seahorse captain? seahorse seashell captain?
what is this seahorse captain? seahorse seashell captain?
RABIES! http://www.theawl.com/2012/07/rabid-a-cultural-histo...
RABIES! http://www.
I wish I could join Svbtle so I could start a blog called...
I wish I could join Svbtle so I could start a blog called Jvggs.
outrage will fix this
This is a GREAT conversation!
@anildash @goldman This is a GREAT conversation!
I'm Skeksi and I know it.
@goldman I'm Skeksi and I know it.
I like a movie with soul-stealing.
I like a movie with soul-stealing.
wait blogging has an essence? what is that? is it ambergris...
wait blogging has an essence? what is that?
huh
Drums please
i always thought that was just people covering up their...
If only someone on this social network would break the...
If only someone on this social network would break the silence about how much they love coffee.
Right. I still have the problem with snacks, sadly. These...
@dakotasmith Right. I still have the problem with snacks, sadly.
There is an "emergency action plan stairway familiarization...
There is an "emergency action plan stairway familiarization plan" currently underway in my skyscraper.
Dear @ftrain, A cigarette will not solve this...
Dear @ftrain , A cigarette will not solve this problem.
you can have both!
@miahfost you can have both!
"I thought it was a Sandra Oh movie but it turned out to be...
"I thought it was a Sandra Oh movie but it turned out to be a Heather Graham movie.
Tara man now that is a song that saxophone
Now that she's older Sade always prefers unsweetened taboo.
Now that she's older Sade always prefers unsweetened taboo.
Now that she's older Sade always prefers unsweetened taboo.q
Now that she's older Sade always prefers unsweetened taboo.
be careful or I'll start talking about Avalon
As a day how else could it end but sitting alone in a...
As a day how else could it end but sitting alone in a Chipotle, listening to Roxy Music, counting calories in a burrito bowl.
A friend just messaged me "Talk tomorrow, I can't wait to...
A friend just messaged me "Talk tomorrow, I can't wait to fill you" and I'm sitting here waiting and waiting for the "in.
The world in which "I didn't read it" is considered a book...
The world in which "I didn't read it" is considered a book review.
"On A Stupendous Leg of Granite, Discovered Standing by...
Ozymandias was written in competition on a theme; the other...
Ozymandias was written in competition on a theme; the other poem is not as good. http://en.
We ordered two Ranch Wraps, one burger, and one mango...
We ordered two Ranch Wraps, one burger, and one mango McFlurry. " http://eyetap.
God you know you just pointed out something important about...
Offered without commentary
Yeah except old me would have been like wait there's HOW...
@Phil_Elmore Yeah except old me would have been like wait there's HOW MUCH Internet? Bring it on.
My son just "deployed" a "major release."
@kendall My son just "deployed" a "major release.
Mon aft & home with yelling twins and a wife on Cipro...
Mon aft &amp; home with yelling twins and a wife on Cipro emailing re: code issues means that I was right to give this week the finger.
I'll be there tomorrow with a tiny, tiny laptop and an...
@HugoLindgren I'll be there tomorrow with a tiny, tiny laptop and an espresso from the Dean and DeLuca.
Oh for you it's all hugs, but three weeks after I'd hoped...
@jeremy_keehn Oh for you it's all hugs, but three weeks after I'd hoped to hug. Speaking of which, August.
You need to buy or do the other thing.
@tharsheblows You need to buy or do the other thing.
Special (1″ × 2″) Advertising Section: Monaco
Can one-page magazine have tiny ads? A two-panel...
@hugolindgren Can one-page magazine have tiny ads? A two-panel Matchbox/Lexus spread.
Shapeways Möbius dice let you roll snake eyes every time...
Shapeways Möbius dice let you roll snake eyes every time http://www. shapeways.
Entering the week with eyes shut tight, arms extended, and...
Entering the week with eyes shut tight, arms extended, and both middle fingers up.
All you really need to do to be happy.
All you really need to do to be happy.
Something the old you would have loved but for which the...
Something the old you would have loved but for which the current you does not have time.
I DREAM of potty rocking.
@anildash I DREAM of potty rocking.
Holy bananas!
@jackrusher Holy bananas!
Should there be a national apology for party rocking?
Should there be a national apology for party rocking?
I had the same reaction, but when they discussed water...
@inthefade I had the same reaction, but when they discussed water rights issues.
Image of two middle-aged married dudes slapping each other...
Image of two middle-aged married dudes slapping each other going "She's my sister and my daughter! " http://www.
We liked the same songs off Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde,” the...
We liked the same songs off Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde,” the same lines from “Chinatown. ” -- http://www.
weirdly enough that actually is part of API project...
You're typing in one now.
@thesamstark You're typing in one now.
Oh man I would love to but I have four hours with the QA...
@harrisj Oh man I would love to but I have four hours with the QA guys today to discuss the test plan.
Saturday Night Live FEAR punk rock riot on Metafilter:...
Saturday Night Live FEAR punk rock riot on Metafilter: http://www. metafilter.
The movie Thor is like a super hi-res Minecraft.
The movie Thor is like a super hi-res Minecraft.
Wait actually the guy this is for works for Twitter now.
@harrisj Wait actually the guy this is for works for Twitter now.
Right now actually I am an API product manager. No, that's...
Right now actually I am an API product manager. No, that's a real thing.
I've been praying for this moment my entire life.
@Spinchange I've been praying for this moment my entire life.
"Performed from inside a translucent plastic tube made by...
"Performed from inside a translucent plastic tube made by collaborator Lillian Gerson" http://deepwhitesound.
"two pieces, the first over half an hour long, comprised of...
"two pieces, the first over half an hour long, comprised of manipulated phone message recordings of judy garland" http://deepwhitesound.
"nr band is the side project of damian lyman and thomas...
"nr band is the side project of damian lyman and thomas cassady (of an exciting new bears club). " http://deepwhitesound.
abrasive, harsh noise spoken word album . . . including...
abrasive, harsh noise spoken word album . .
http://deepwhitesound.com has the best album descriptions I...
http://deepwhitesound. com has the best album descriptions I have ever read.
New Yorkers who use porn, now is your chance to appear as a...
New Yorkers who use porn, now is your chance to appear as a data point in an artfully-composed essay: http://nplusonemag.
Awakened by a paw on the chin.
Awakened by a paw on the chin.
Oh shit too sentimental
oh that's awesome
kids ignore Aunt Claire she ruins everything sweet
Q train over the Manhattan Bridge 2x daily.
@lauraolin Q train over the Manhattan Bridge 2x daily.
The train over the bridge. To the twins, 2032: This more...
The train over the bridge. To the twins, 2032: This more than money is why you are here, is what we want you to have.
40 million books to children @ECava --...
40 million books to children @ECava -- http://www. imaginationlibrary.
without a DOUBT. Also Dolly sends free books to kids. Our...
@ECava without a DOUBT. Also Dolly sends free books to kids.
you just described Internet
Here we are, the ghost and the ghost-to-be, sharing a civic...
Here we are, the ghost and the ghost-to-be, sharing a civic bench. Polite distance.
I would like to formally thank the dead for our...
I would like to formally thank the dead for our infrastructure. Before I get on the train and lose signal.
All these women and men dreaming of benches and parks and...
All these women and men dreaming of benches and parks and free public lectures. Fantasizing about abstract future folk.
At Herald Square enjoying all the people before I get on...
At Herald Square enjoying all the people before I get on the the train. Sometimes you just get enraptured of infrastructure, you know?
Dolly Parton in Jolene is essentially a lawyer in the court...
Dolly Parton in Jolene is essentially a lawyer in the court of doomed love.
Also has anyone noticed how perfect Jolene is,...
Also has anyone noticed how perfect Jolene is, rhetorically? Appeal to beauty followed by pleading to not take man.
Had a couple of beers at the Thoughtworks reception at...
depends on your defiknition of institution
many people think Starbucks is a textbox
My other textbox is in the margins of this copy of Being...
My other textbox is in the margins of this copy of Being and Time.
"My other textbox is a Moleskine." Is a thing that no one...
"My other textbox is a Moleskine. " Is a thing that no one actually said but if they did I'd punch them in their vest.
no people dammit i am seriously ready to be operationalized
Someone just offered to operationalize me what is the...
Someone just offered to operationalize me what is the etiquette?
Dude your nails are the shit right now also I just learned...
@RachelFersh @RickWebb @emilyhughes Dude your nails are the shit right now also I just learned skorts are coming back is this true?
Comparing "advertising" to "content strategy" is like...
@RachelFersh @RickWebb Comparing "advertising" to "content strategy" is like comparing the Roman Empire to skorts.
PIRANHA HUNT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/11/chi...
PIRANHA HUNT http://www. guardian.
Citigroup VPs in the park talking cleanses makes me feel so...
@mslopatto Citigroup VPs in the park talking cleanses makes me feel so Taxi Driver.
reading that I kept opening my mouth and saying things like...
An 1890 history of mourning with great² pictures...
An 1890 history of mourning with great² pictures http://publicdomainreview.
I think you should spell it the way that feels best
"Why do you need two books?" "I might change my mind." "But...
"Why do you need two books? " "I might change my mind.
I really like that piece.
@mariabustillos I really like that piece.
That statement is only accurate if you say it in a robot...
@jackrusher @jackcheng @maxfenton That statement is only accurate if you say it in a robot voice while pivoting your forearms.
Alan Kay: "I don't have an enormous desire to help...
Alan Kay: "I don't have an enormous desire to help children, but I have an enormous desire to create better adults. " http://www.
Unless it's the victim telling the jokes.
@felixsalmon Unless it's the victim telling the jokes.
Things that are never funny are often hilarious.
Things that are never funny are often hilarious.
The Internet means always having to say you're sorry.
The Internet means always having to say you're sorry.
also we saw a naked dude in wash sq park
I've been funneling Gutenberg texts through @readability...
I've been funneling Gutenberg texts through @readability (requires a proxy due to Gutenberg AWS rules) and it's, well, readable.
I mean EVERY conversation, including conversations about...
@Mike_FTW @philipmatix I mean EVERY conversation, including conversations about kissing, going to the park, and shirts.
I imagine this one is pretty low on her list of sighs.
@ashponders @Mike_FTW I imagine this one is pretty low on her list of sighs.
plus-sized bourgeoisie
I wish you could just politely ask "Does this involve...
I wish you could just politely ask "Does this involve money? " at the outset of every conversation.
My head is populated by assholes.
My head is populated by assholes.
By "here" I mean inside my head. No one actually said that.
By "here" I mean inside my head. No one actually said that.
Someone here just said "Let's pivot on lunch."
Someone here just said "Let's pivot on lunch.
Except Iverson! Annotating Knuth! In J! As I said to...
@djacobs Except Iverson! Annotating Knuth!
Tower of Hanoi in J: T=: 0:`(1:+2:*T@<:) @. * " 0 ...
Tower of Hanoi in J: T=: 0:`(1:+2:*T@&lt;:) @. * " 0 T x=: i.
So that I can be mystified twice!
So that I can be mystified twice!
Via @jackrusher: Iverson's Companion to Knuth et al's...
Via @jackrusher : Iverson's Companion to Knuth et al's Concrete Math, http://citeseerx. ist.
You know who else extended copyright?
You know who else extended copyright?
Strauss, working to extend German copyright from 30 to 50...
Strauss, working to extend German copyright from 30 to 50 years, dedicated a score to Goebbels.
I wish this speech synthesizer had an Aaron Neville setting.
I wish this speech synthesizer had an Aaron Neville setting.
There is inside my head a little voice that
are you still going to TEDxPoynter?
@billwasik are you still going to TEDxPoynter?
Mostly to liquidate my inventory of Mrs. Brownfield's...
Mostly to liquidate my inventory of Mrs. Brownfield's cookies.
I'm launching a health-food brand called Nature's Shame.
I'm launching a health-food brand called Nature's Shame.
But who is going to cover all the gizms?
But who is going to cover all the gizms?
"Just didn't stand a chance with publishing dying and all."
"Just didn't stand a chance with publishing dying and all.
One bright spot is that, starting around 2021, I can start...
One bright spot is that, starting around 2021, I can start to blame the sales numbers on my novel on the death of publishing.
Let's not beat up on journalists. Many of them are...
@PenLlawen Let's not beat up on journalists. Many of them are dedicated people with a calling.
Hopefully we can retrain everyone on data journalism, or as...
Hopefully we can retrain everyone on data journalism, or as I like to call it, pictures.
Thank you! I regret the error.
@speedysnail Thank you! I regret the error.
It's like reading B. Kliban's 100 or 101 uses for a dead...
It's like reading B. Kliban's 100 or 101 uses for a dead cat, but with newspapers.
Cheerful Monday read about the future of newspapers from...
Cheerful Monday read about the future of newspapers from @carr2n http://www. nytimes.
Staying awake means more weekend.
Staying awake means more weekend.
Can I call not answering emails "timeshifting"?
Can I call not answering emails "timeshifting"?
Say what you will about Maroon 5,
with total clarity. Was awesome.
@LyonsMusic with total clarity. Was awesome.
Bog mummies put together out of lots of dead people...
Bog mummies put together out of lots of dead people http://news. nationalgeographic.
(I've seen it elsewhere--MetaFilter years ago--and heard...
(I've seen it elsewhere--MetaFilter years ago--and heard it. That was what I found when searching.
"When the left forms a firing line it forms a circle."
"When the left forms a firing line it forms a circle.
I want it on an animated T-shirt.
@sippey I want it on an animated T-shirt.
Comm. ACM: “Not only the possibility of being able to track...
Comm. ACM: “Not only the possibility of being able to track house elves but promising directions for future work.
Central place theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_P...
Central place theory: http://en. wikipedia.
There's a 50 Shades of Grey/Modelland mashup waiting to...
There's a 50 Shades of Grey/Modelland mashup waiting to happen.
Would.
Would.
And I was talking about this with the puppets that I have...
@alexismadrigal @bldgblog @nicolatwiley @faketv @jj_gould And I was talking about this with the puppets that I have instead of friends!
you mean usenet?
@bizweekgraphics you mean usenet?
Term I just learned: "Cissexism"...
Term I just learned: "Cissexism" http://en. wikipedia.
on the radio right now http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2012...
@rosecrans on the radio right now http://www. wnyc.
But you have an Air
It made my life better as I slaked my thirst for geography.
@SURPRISINGer It made my life better as I slaked my thirst for geography.
Just noticed I'm rapidly losing followers tonight, so here...
Just noticed I'm rapidly losing followers tonight, so here are some handy software tips: Cock.
is why i'm not allowed to wear my free hugs shirt to bars
The waffles, @KuraFire, are in a circle with their backs to...
The waffles, @KuraFire , are in a circle with their backs to me, leaking strawberry jam.
god microsoft did us a favor by ruining start me up in 1995
This year's Geography Unconference is in Doggerland.
This year's Geography Unconference is in Doggerland.
careful she might hear you
the male taze
come now i have grouped things into verticals and i bet you...
@kissane come now i have grouped things into verticals and i bet you have too.
okay so true story i watched the launch of wolfram alpha on...
@kissane okay so true story i watched the launch of wolfram alpha on streaming video. it was just dudes looking at servers.
Oh man @sjweinreich when Canadians just stare at each other...
Oh man @sjweinreich when Canadians just stare at each other longingly that's what feminists call the maple gaze.
did you see the pentagram? this is basically seasons 3–7 of...
@kissane did you see the pentagram? this is basically seasons 3–7 of Angel.
wait there is a burning pentagram behind that man's head
i give you until 11
Seriously @kissane my whole reality just synegrated. It's...
Seriously @kissane my whole reality just synegrated. It's like when I found a web shop in 1997 called Final Solution.
Is it still a male gaze like even if I'm just looking at a...
Is it still a male gaze like even if I'm just looking at a plate of hot waffles with syrup? Also what's your Sunday morning?
it's syn-e-great!
@nslater it's syn-e-great!
e•gra•tion™
syn•
syn•e•gra•tion™
“syn•e•gra•tion™” http://www.stargroup1.com/
“syn•e•gra•tion™” http://www. stargroup1.
Weaponized malware, drones, the customer, big data,...
Weaponized malware, drones, the customer, big data, overparenting, synegration, the basically good person #hl =en&safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22welcome+to+the+age+of" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www. google.
"Adullam, their testimony; their prey; their ornament"...
"Adullam, their testimony; their prey; their ornament" http://en. wikipedia.
to their cats
welcome to the age of
I bet future archaeologists will look back on our era and...
I bet future archaeologists will look back on our era and go, "Erblap blook hrml," because why would they speak English?
it's on one of the benches. If you've ever seen a chicken...
@Dymaxion it's on one of the benches. If you've ever seen a chicken bone, it's like that but there's a guy looking at it.
More of an accident than willful I think. Who litters just...
More of an accident than willful I think. Who litters just one chicken bone?
There is something compelling about the well-gnawed chicken...
There is something compelling about the well-gnawed chicken bone on the Church Ave. subway platform.
They feel great!
@kendall They feel great!
This woman's body just turned into a Starbucks.
This woman's body just turned into a Starbucks.
i publicly apologize to my wife for feeding the babies too...
this mild darkwave just became hyperdub
oh well ho doggies i am around, next week or week after
how long?
@quinnnorton how long?
Collectively the U.S. is about to drop 60 IQ points,...
@ChadwickMatlin Collectively the U. S.
This U.S. election just turned into a woman's body.
This U. S.
I like my ideas venti with a ton of sugar with a consistent...
@benpopper I like my ideas venti with a ton of sugar with a consistent texture.
This Apple launch event just became a U.S. presidential...
This Apple launch event just became a U. S.
This Ideas Festival just became an Apple launch event.
This Ideas Festival just became an Apple launch event.
This Starbucks is now an Ideas Festival.
This Starbucks is now an Ideas Festival.
It's 8:52 am and you're tuned to 94 WHYGODWHY.
It's 8:52 am and you're tuned to 94 WHYGODWHY.
It upsets me when the temperature could also be an FM radio...
It upsets me when the temperature could also be an FM radio station.
I keep going back and reading more and they keep getting...
@morrick I keep going back and reading more and they keep getting weirder, more and more twists and turns.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/fbi-agent-i-saw-angels-at-flight-...
@galtenberg http://www. wnd.
Chart: Spelling vs. angels https://twitter.com/ftrain/status...
Chart: Spelling vs. angels https://twitter.
"dead relatives told me there is no god" is huh whoa
FBI Agent saw angels in warrior garb at 9/11 crash site:...
FBI Agent saw angels in warrior garb at 9/11 crash site: http://www. wnd.
It is, and pt. taken, but it just looks so weird unsqueezed.
@aresnick It is, and pt. taken, but it just looks so weird unsqueezed.
"The movie has been on the gay radar since the production...
"The movie has been on the gay radar since the production was announced... " No portmanteau @ NYT http://www.
Let's be honest:
I'd read that.
@Mike_FTW I'd read that.
I'm not actually drunk.
I'm not actually drunk.
Fuck it I'm drunk I might as well come out and say that I...
Fuck it I'm drunk I might as well come out and say that I still love Richard Brautigan.
Oh Q train you are so hilarious and quirky going express...
I mean doggies are cool I've seen doggies live a zillion...
I mean doggies are cool I've seen doggies live a zillion times but did you at least consider Dead Sea Apes? http://en.
somehow Heinlein makes everything worse
Really, I said to my son, doggies? That's what you're into?...
Really, I said to my son, doggies? That's what you're into?
aw shit ben looks like you just became a starbucks
you know who else liked big flags in parks?
@tide you know who else liked big flags in parks?
God of love in heaven who makes all things possible, praise...
God of love in heaven who makes all things possible, praise him, is now a Starbucks.
Somehow I know those hugs aren't free.
Somehow I know those hugs aren't free.
2013 SXSW PanelPicker Now Accepting Complaints About How...
Circle complete
the incredibly hot dense matter that exploded and formed...
Congrats to my 10,000th follower @seo_vagina_deals!
Congrats to my 10,000th follower @seo_vagina_deals !
Given how many Starbucks are now in our malls do coffee...
@anildash @rustyk5 Given how many Starbucks are now in our malls do coffee people really have the right to complain?
It goes to the subatomic level.
@kiplet It goes to the subatomic level.
A bunch of people told me that racism has become a Peet's,...
@rustyk5 A bunch of people told me that racism has become a Peet's, but I went to the mall and it's still there.
True, we both have way too many moving parts.
@smalera True, we both have way too many moving parts.
My computer and I both wake up at the same speed.
My computer and I both wake up at the same speed.
Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk is now a Starbucks.
@rustyk5 Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk is now a Starbucks.
Richard Feynman is now a Starbucks.
@rustyk5 Richard Feynman is now a Starbucks.
and yet what we have while less solid is way more venti
the Democratic party is now a Starbucks
Leisuretown is now a Starbucks.
@rustyk5 Leisuretown is now a Starbucks.
My love for you is now a Starbucks.
My love for you is now a Starbucks.
The site of the Munich terrorist attacks? Actually now it's...
@michelet The site of the Munich terrorist attacks? Actually now it's a Starbucks.
Studio 54? Did you know that it shut down? And now it's a...
Studio 54? Did you know that it shut down?
You can basically say "and now that's a Starbucks" about...
You can basically say "and now that's a Starbucks" about any location in history and it sounds reasonable.
So many goals, so little will.
So many goals, so little will.
Perfect! And yet depressing.
@serial_consign Perfect! And yet depressing.
The perfect passive-aggressive Kickstarter project is for a...
The perfect passive-aggressive Kickstarter project is for a book against crowdsourcing.
Is it wrong to want to Kickstarter passive-aggressively? So...
Is it wrong to want to Kickstarter passive-aggressively? So that when it fails I'll know you all suck and lack follow-through?
I am the Woody Guthrie of office documents. This...
I am the Woody Guthrie of office documents. This spreadsheet kills blockers.
Wait, Anderson Cooper is white?
Wait, Anderson Cooper is white?
You know who else enforced Terms of Service?
You know who else enforced Terms of Service?
On the train on the bridge watching a woman learn suffixes...
On the train on the bridge watching a woman learn suffixes from flashcards.
none but well within the range of possibility
This beach at Gravesend Bay has a surprising number of...
This beach at Gravesend Bay has a surprising number of people either peeing or smoking.
The other level that I played you have to go to a town...
@jeremymeyers The other level that I played you have to go to a town meeting and talk about zoning.
Mom brought home Call of Civic Duty by accident and it...
Mom brought home Call of Civic Duty by accident and it sucks. You level up by picking up trash off the highway.
That, and because it was perfect.
@ClaraJeffery That, and because it was perfect.
The woman who programmed Centipede learned about videogames...
The woman who programmed Centipede learned about videogames because of the Pretenders song Space Invader http://www. nytimes.
“Whoo” (×4), “oh no,“ “yes he did,” “yes we do,“ “yes you...
Prospect Park baby sunning ended with cops driving up to...
Prospect Park baby sunning ended with cops driving up to the lake and three people yelling about a knife, which means time to go.
this graph visualization is different i swear
Where you and I might see Prospect Park, my children see...
Where you and I might see Prospect Park, my children see salad greens.
Paradise regained: Clayton Christensen and the path to...
Paradise regained: Clayton Christensen and the path to salvation http://blogs. reuters.
"I think there’s just a button that we’ll push." Is how you...
"I think there’s just a button that we’ll push. " Is how you shut down Minitel.
because usenet was one big snugglefest
this makes sense because google glasses already make me...
For free users sure. New York City Gold starts at...
@gnat For free users sure. New York City Gold starts at $30,000/month and it's amazing.
NOW DO A THOUSAND
What businesses make money in non-obvious ways?...
What businesses make money in non-obvious ways? http://www.
I get less annoyed with tourists when I think of them as...
I get less annoyed with tourists when I think of them as new users.
Kitchen tips https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/2180795227870...
Kitchen tips https://twitter.
99 hilarious tech tweeters and @anildash...
99 hilarious tech tweeters and @anildash #slide1 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://betabeat.
Buzzbeat made me 1% of its list of hilarious techtwoggers:...
Buzzbeat made me 1% of its list of hilarious techtwoggers: http://betabeat.
Heading to work thinking, do I need to stop in somewhere...
Heading to work thinking, do I need to stop in somewhere for an eye-opener?
no they actually do come with candy and earplugs for people...
If you stand and turn you will see my gigantic head rising...
@RachelFersh If you stand and turn you will see my gigantic head rising over the other seats way in the back on the left.
row 20 d e f we def have snuggles for you if you want m
I do! But I am in row 20 with wife and twins. Let me know...
@RachelFersh I do! But I am in row 20 with wife and twins.
just prose
it is more like I have to explain mining virtual gold and...
@smithsj it is more like I have to explain mining virtual gold and diamonds and she is like um virtual gold and diamonds?
yah but the typo actually brought the charm
I had the dream again last night where I have to explain...
I had the dream again last night where I have to explain Minecraft to Mary J. Blige.
already done but in reality
appreciate the offer but I need a tactile keypad
i'm headed to hayward so its very context specific
so much snuggling.
@doublebravo so much snuggling.
In that last tweet I was looking for a synonym for...
In that last tweet I was looking for a synonym for "fucking" and came up with "iPhone-wielding.
Oh my god let the people off the train before you board you...
Oh my god let the people off the train before you board you iPhone-wielding SAVAGES.
thank you all for the glass of water and the tour. I...
@Mike_FTW thank you all for the glass of water and the tour. I enjoyed the podcasting studio.
Stalking the shit out of @mike_ftw right now (taken from...
Stalking the shit out of @mike_ftw right now (taken from across the st) https://twitter.
orthography 4 lyfe
whoa
Fact: In celebrating Alan Turing's birthday we are able to...
Fact: In celebrating Alan Turing's birthday we are able to simulate the celebration of any celebrate-able birthday.
I know, I know, it's serious.
I know, I know, it's serious.
Carob at the Co-op
Oh man I really could be younger in this situation.
Oh man I really could be younger in this situation.
seriously you guys read the fountainhead it makes so much...
What is the official charge? Uncooperation?
@smalera @harrisj @bizweekgraphics What is the official charge? Uncooperation?
dude but have you thought about what you're REALLY making...
And a huge network of weird exciting crazy people, and one...
@bizweekgraphics @harrisj And a huge network of weird exciting crazy people, and one of the two industries I love. I ♥ industries.
Well, so does the Flatbush Food Coop.
@bizweekgraphics @smalera Well, so does the Flatbush Food Coop.
seriously I could drive a small car through the aisles at...
what was your wife selling?
@evanmcc what was your wife selling?
I believe this. My wife works a farmer's market on the...
@evanmcc I believe this. My wife works a farmer's market on the upper west side and the same damn thing transpires.
in davis. And that is a very fair point duly noted.
@evanmcc in davis. And that is a very fair point duly noted.
Dudes with guitars at the farmer's market singing rocky...
Unexpected signal https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/21550119...
Unexpected signal https://twitter.
right wife grew up here and warned me. Some weird...
@bizweekgraphics right wife grew up here and warned me.
plus I rented a bike and everyone keeps waving me along....
@bizweekgraphics plus I rented a bike and everyone keeps waving me along. Way outside of my comfort zone.
Bike repair stand, Davis, CA https://twitter.com/ftrain/stat...
Bike repair stand, Davis, CA https://twitter.
until something takes all our attention away from making...
sweeeeeeet
"for everyone's safety your mouth needs to be in the...
10 Timeframes
Forgot to put this here... I recently gave the closing keynote at the 2012 MFA Interaction Design Festival , a full-day event held on Saturday, May 12, 2012, to celebrate the work of the 2012 graduating class of the Interaction Design MFA program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
five hours in and no frustrated humphing from nearby folk
She also attached earplugs.
She also attached earplugs.
it's all my wife. Idea came from a local twins list I think.
@michelet it's all my wife. Idea came from a local twins list I think.
Pic of candy plane pak per @michelet's request....
Pic of candy plane pak per @michelet 's request. https://twitter.
visiting family in Davis
My wife handed out fancy candy, with a little card that...
My wife handed out fancy candy, with a little card that introduces the twins, to the twelve people closest to our seats.
noted
Imagining what it would be like to get fired by a...
Imagining what it would be like to get fired by a telepresence robot.
yeah I unfollowed everyone because I am crazy email is in...
I got so many I can't tell you. http://mlkshk.com/p/GGQE
@yoni I got so many I can't tell you. http://mlkshk.
For what age? (Two nine-month-olds that seems complicated....
@meangrape For what age? (Two nine-month-olds that seems complicated.
Ready for JFK to SFO w/wife, twins. Carseats,...
Ready for JFK to SFO w/wife, twins. Carseats, French-car-sized-stroller, bottles, foodpaks, toys, and candy for seatmates.
If we live in the future then what are we waiting for?
If we live in the future then what are we waiting for?
Community-supported inbox cleanup! Or just sit people in a...
@livlab Community-supported inbox cleanup! Or just sit people in a room and get them to triage with you.
It tells me that you live in the past when you say that we...
It tells me that you live in the past when you say that we live in the future.
That gorilla doesn't look all that much like Winston...
That gorilla doesn't look all that much like Winston Churchill.
I'm thinking more that you jut trade inboxes, do your best...
@livlab I'm thinking more that you jut trade inboxes, do your best to clean em out and trade back. Conceptual fun, reality disaster.
I'm willing to trade. This would in fact be awesome.
@livlab I'm willing to trade. This would in fact be awesome.
I owe you an email
anything with waterfront
the bridge itself prospect park walk around williamsburg or...
184.26.116.110
@abackstrom 184. 26.
we were so poor we used rental floss
shot: delicious pour of shampoo over a short stack....
@mariabustillos shot: delicious pour of shampoo over a short stack. waitress coughs up a soap bubble.
pancakes are the pert plus of food in that they are both...
Robert Caro LBJ/Donald Knuth TAoCP mashup.
Robert Caro LBJ/Donald Knuth TAoCP mashup.
"Pilot of the Airwaves" would work really well with...
"Pilot of the Airwaves" would work really well with didgeridoo accompaniment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixDK_tMEhE
@rustyk5 http://www. youtube.
shit man we nearly had it all
i'll need things to ask
i'm asking for a friend
true! the channel from science to art has pop culture in...
@barrysaunders true!
How quickly "Design Thinking" becomes "Design Talking."
How quickly "Design Thinking" becomes "Design Talking.
I have some bad news which is that the young women in that...
I have some bad news which is that the young women in that video are not actually enrolled in college.
building sites/apps is supposed to be all notchy but...
The Web in 2012 is still more like Jenga than LEGOs.
The Web in 2012 is still more like Jenga than LEGOs.
Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately...
Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by process.
let me sip into something more comfortable
I keep wondering what the persona research was for TV in...
I keep wondering what the persona research was for TV in cabs.
god as would i
I'm going to release club mixes of everything I write. Just...
I'm going to release club mixes of everything I write. Just the word "oonch" 1,500 times and the title cut up and repeated at random.
Tonite! https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/213091168752373760...
Tonite! https://twitter.
it actually was very soothing. Oh well if Scott's here I'm...
@kleinmatic it actually was very soothing. Oh well if Scott's here I'm among friends.
Advice from (amazing) twins at tonight's reading: Have a...
Advice from (amazing) twins at tonight's reading: Have a third; travel the world; eat all kinds of food.
This was looping on a screen at the Mirror Awards as I...
@kleinmatic This was looping on a screen at the Mirror Awards as I waited in the lobby. I found it comforting.
Readability gets rid of payment model and gives away a...
Readability gets rid of payment model and gives away a bunch of money: http://blog. readability.
If only. But bout dad stuff.
@kleinmatic If only. But bout dad stuff.
I have a reading tomorrow, which means I have a writing...
I have a reading tomorrow, which means I have a writing tomorrow morning.
The source is right here: http://mirrorawards.syr.edu/index....
The source is right here: http://mirrorawards. syr.
2012 Mirror Awards Readlists (cont'd): Vols 11–12:...
2012 Mirror Awards Readlists (cont'd): Vols 11–12: http://readlists. com/e0d4f40b/; Vol 13: http://readlists.
2012 Mirror Awards Readlists (cont'd): Vol 5–7:...
2012 Mirror Awards Readlists (cont'd): Vol 5–7: http://readlists. com/b884a058/; Vol 8–10: http://readlists.
The 2012 Mirror Awards are tomorrow so I made Readlists....
The 2012 Mirror Awards are tomorrow so I made Readlists. Vol 1–2: http://readlists.
Last Words in Aliens Media http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Last...
Last Words in Aliens Media http://en. wikiquote.
pretty likely that it did, now that you mention it
If Freedom! '90 was a person instead of a song by George...
If Freedom! '90 was a person instead of a song by George Michael it could have graduated from college by now.
5-10 minutes is what I was told. If it goes too fast I'll...
@thornburgh @pacificstandard 5-10 minutes is what I was told. If it goes too fast I'll read it twice.
To expand on that retweet: I'm reading for a few minutes...
To expand on that retweet: I'm reading for a few minutes with @DadWagon at @pacificstandard , Brooklyn. Wednesday at 7PM.
it looks like a great big candy box filled with exciting...
I think if you whistled they would just sidle away
much like that but maybe ghostlier
I just realized that today I complimented @jennydeluxe on...
@Choire I just realized that today I complimented @jennydeluxe on her piece in /Jezebel/ &amp; hereby apologize to America. http://thehairpin.
layover
details like that make life better
Grid rapture. (I've never landed at LAX at night.)
Grid rapture. (I've never landed at LAX at night.
No one has ever tried to pet them before. I'm not sure how...
@mariabustillos No one has ever tried to pet them before. I'm not sure how it will go.
sensible
They are lost dogs. Light shines through them.
They are lost dogs. Light shines through them.
They lift their heads from their paws, put their heads back...
They lift their heads from their paws, put their heads back down.
I'm waiting at OAK. There would be about a dozen here, one...
I'm waiting at OAK. There would be about a dozen here, one under the men's room sinks, two in an empty booth at Chili's.
I have a recurring fantasy of small ghostly lost dogs who...
I have a recurring fantasy of small ghostly lost dogs who live quietly in busy places. No one talks about them.
it was great to meet you and awesome you drove back in to...
@ohheygreat it was great to meet you and awesome you drove back in to say hello.
all I ever talk about is fear secrets maybe python
last night was horrible
ouch
well not so much adventures. i just like seeing what's...
@thatstyping well not so much adventures. i just like seeing what's going on on the rare occurrences i leave home.
I look forward to your backlash.
I look forward to your backlash.
goddam heartbeats
Mostly the latter, and me.
@thatstyping Mostly the latter, and me.
Once years ago I was catering a barbershop quartet...
Once years ago I was catering a barbershop quartet convention and they all got drunk and started to sing at once. Charles Ives dreamland.
y, but just for tonight
like five minutes sadly but back soon I hope
I know I should take a cab but my love of public transit...
I know I should take a cab but my love of public transit runs so deep. Who gets on the midnight trolley?
Scallops
oh god. Tribal primate dynamics. I guess screaming shaaaame...
@kendall oh god. Tribal primate dynamics.
ugh. Just ugh.
@kendall ugh. Just ugh.
I'm really enjoying this bar by myself.
I'm really enjoying this bar by myself.
until dawn tomorrow
that's too bad--would love to see you
If tonight goes well I'll get Monteiro to sign my boobs.
If tonight goes well I'll get Monteiro to sign my boobs.
alas headed out of here tomorrow morning
fair enough
worst Ke$ha song ever
waiting for bus...why is it so cold...need something...
@anildash waiting for bus... why is it so cold...
God this would be an amazing hoax if I was still in...
God this would be an amazing hoax if I was still in Brooklyn.
already left
I'd better leave if I'm going to get there by 9. Glad this...
@ftrain @mat @Mike_FTW @ohheygreat I'd better leave if I'm going to get there by 9. Glad this turned into a fun walk by myself.
that said it's not like i'm hitting the gym here
No no it's a convenient 37 minute walk from where I'm at.
@mat @Mike_FTW @ohheygreat No no it's a convenient 37 minute walk from where I'm at.
Shit I wish I knew how to use Foursquare this is totally...
But murder in self-defense.
@pfhawkins But murder in self-defense.
where is where?
@ohheygreat @Mike_FTW where is where?
The most dangerous game but with QR codes
Not here too.
@peterme Not here too.
NOT WORTH IT
Don't worry, I'll drink alone for all of you.
@ohheygreat @epicureandeal @mike_ftw Don't worry, I'll drink alone for all of you.
Alone in a strange city a girl what she needs to do to get...
@jeffmacintyre Alone in a strange city a girl what she needs to do to get by.
3AM EST showing. Drinking best backup bet. Does this...
@Mike_FTW @ohheygreat 3AM EST showing. Drinking best backup bet.
Well Metreon at 8:30 is probably my only bet.
@ohheygreat @epicureandeal @mike_ftw Well Metreon at 8:30 is probably my only bet.
Is there a good place to get a burrito in this...
Is there a good place to get a burrito in this neighborhood? Also what do people think about abortion?
Fuck it now I feel lame.
@EpicureanDeal @ohheygreat @Mike_FTW Fuck it now I feel lame.
MUST
Yeah I ask passerby for equity.
@theodoreross Yeah I ask passerby for equity.
At the Pickwick. Which explodey movie did you see?
@kendall At the Pickwick. Which explodey movie did you see?
Ends with wrong kind of explosions.
@Mike_FTW @ohheygreat Ends with wrong kind of explosions.
3AM EST boo.
@DanielZarick 3AM EST boo.
Right, that is very high on the list along with Avengers...
@MacDiva Right, that is very high on the list along with Avengers and MIBIII.
I'm staying in the Mission, away from babies, and all I...
I'm staying in the Mission, away from babies, and all I want to do is see the most explodey movie possible after 9 movieless months.
Let me show you the demo of my people.
Let me show you the demo of my people.
agreed--love that book--wife suggested it. what a find that...
@iboxifoo agreed--love that book--wife suggested it. what a find that police officer was for kidder.
At JFK. I fly so rarely that it still feels like I'm going...
At JFK. I fly so rarely that it still feels like I'm going somewhere.
BTW Re: SVA, Jennifer Daniel is a hilarious genius teaching...
BTW Re: SVA, Jennifer Daniel is a hilarious genius teaching an awesome short course on DATA NARRATIVES this summer http://bit.
it was a speech so different rhythms--not optimized through...
@poundifdef it was a speech so different rhythms--not optimized through the epigrammatron like usual.
The content-focused webzine @Contents published my SVA IXD...
The content-focused webzine @Contents published my SVA IXD keynote http://contentsmagazine.
Crush, "Jellyhead" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoT7nTT8kL...
Crush, "Jellyhead" http://www. youtube.
Wait so this means no July release of Unobtrudability?
@richziade @timothymeaney Wait so this means no July release of Unobtrudability?
isn't step three profit?
@timothymeaney @richziade isn't step three profit?
I mean look at them they hardly obtrude at all...
@richziade I mean look at them they hardly obtrude at all http://lab. arc90.
They were a major improvement over obtrusive sidenotes.
@richziade They were a major improvement over obtrusive sidenotes.
Unobtrusive Sidenotes (Glee Cast Version)
Watch a lot of episodes of hoarders to prepare yourself.
@halvorson Watch a lot of episodes of hoarders to prepare yourself.
The tragic consequences of baby bath salts...
The tragic consequences of baby bath salts http://mlkshk.
who will speak for the bots
All Things Daily Watch
The three most disappointing words in the language are,...
The three most disappointing words in the language are, arguably, "(Glee Cast Version).
For reference: "Pinched and bitter facial expression"...
For reference: "Pinched and bitter facial expression" http://en. wikipedia.
So you're a mommyblogger?
@tcarmody So you're a mommyblogger?
DealBeatBetaVentureCrunchBreakerWatchSider
Can everyone just apologize and move on? Or would that...
Can everyone just apologize and move on? Or would that totally screw up the business model?
Foursquare but for writers, so instead of mayor you're...
Foursquare but for writers, so instead of mayor you're writer-in-residence.
Correction: Bill Murray uses a modified Zuse Z3.
Correction: Bill Murray uses a modified Zuse Z3.
isn't it more fun to believe that he's on 13.1 gorgeous...
@kevinpurdy isn't it more fun to believe that he's on 13.
I owe you one ten-thousandth of a keyboard.
@Mike_FTW I owe you one ten-thousandth of a keyboard.
It's crazy that Bill Murray only uses Ubuntu.
It's crazy that Bill Murray only uses Ubuntu.
Cut it into thirds and we're talking.
@tedherman Cut it into thirds and we're talking.
MICROPAYMENTS
Beneath a bridge, in a velveteen suit and torn top hat,...
Beneath a bridge, in a velveteen suit and torn top hat, amidst heavy furniture and moldering taxidermy, lives the elaborate troll.
(Sorry--sort by popularity--Rise Above is #9, not #6,...
(Sorry--sort by popularity--Rise Above is #9 , not #6 , beaten by #8 Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross.
Spotify searches on dates (i.e. "year:1981") show fans...
Spotify searches on dates (i. e.
They will come to the hospital for $150. This is actually...
@bdeskin @danielpunkass They will come to the hospital for $150. This is actually really good to know!
Companies like that are the only reason NYC functions. See...
Companies like that are the only reason NYC functions. See also: One-day passport firms, real estate law, etc.
Apparently it's two super-boring days and $500. It would be...
@bdeskin Apparently it's two super-boring days and $500. It would be like owning a pickup around moving day.
The greatest web page for a Times Square-area notary in the...
The greatest web page for a Times Square-area notary in the history of America: http://www. neighborlynotary.
Just learned that TD Bank is the place to be for no-ta-ree.
@danielpunkass Just learned that TD Bank is the place to be for no-ta-ree.
to be honest i was ecoffended
Nobody in this city can notarize shit.
Nobody in this city can notarize shit.
For $1.5mil, you can own the movie rights to the story of a...
For $1. 5mil, you can own the movie rights to the story of a dolphin that learns golf from Arnold Palmer #ht_500wt_1287 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.
Fun http://archive.org search: "A Treasury Of"...
Fun http://archive. org search: "A Treasury Of" http://archive.
Porgy and Bees
he looks delicious
My daughter keeps biting my son and I keep blaming baby...
My daughter keeps biting my son and I keep blaming baby bath salts.
Write that post!
@mariabustillos @peterrojas Write that post!
Well but now that is not that post, that would be a...
@mariabustillos @peterrojas Well but now that is not that post, that would be a different post.
Chunka chunka whirrrrrrr chunk chicka (sound of drive...
@AdamJWynne Chunka chunka whirrrrrrr chunk chicka (sound of drive booting WB).
The @peterrojas secret to web success is generosity and...
The @peterrojas secret to web success is generosity and empathy http://roj. as/entries/?
Millennial cats text when they want to go out.
Millennial cats text when they want to go out.
Ask MeFi: I am a youngish person, how do I talk on the...
Ask MeFi: I am a youngish person, how do I talk on the PHONE? http://ask.
Right?
@GrantBarrett Right?
My nephew Bill (who got his M.Ed. two weeks ago) created an...
My nephew Bill (who got his M. Ed.
See that's the thing. He truly can do no wrong after...
@shabbychef See that's the thing. He truly can do no wrong after Sqwubbsy, and yet he does so much right.
Julian Cope explains post-punk: "Women! Blacks! Gays!...
Julian Cope explains post-punk: "Women! Blacks!
whoa
In theory parsing out political speech is sort of like...
In theory parsing out political speech is sort of like inverse NSA monitoring.
So you're saying that we used regular expressions and now...
@quinnnorton @kevinmarks So you're saying that we used regular expressions and now we have two problems?
Right, but if we block "/it's .*, stupid/i" we'll have...
@kevinmarks Right, but if we block "/it's . *, stupid/i" we'll have blocked about 50% of Maureen Dowd's columns, which is AWESOME.
True. There is absolutely no escape.
@amitorit True. There is absolutely no escape.
New Public Domain Review: http://publicdomainreview.org/2012...
New Public Domain Review: http://publicdomainreview.
Phrases to block between now and November: "think about...
Phrases to block between now and November: "think about it"; "the real america"; "have a beer with. " ".
http://XML.com/occasional pants lurking.
@danbri @edd @mattb http://XML. com/occasional pants lurking.
actually yes. I'd be arrested if anyone saw my org-mode...
@jackrusher actually yes. I'd be arrested if anyone saw my org-mode file.
Is "gurgitate" a word? As in "I gurgitated for 18 minutes"?
@anecdoted Is "gurgitate" a word? As in "I gurgitated for 18 minutes"?
Amazing sentece: “As far as we know, polyethylene glycol is...
Amazing sentece: “As far as we know, polyethylene glycol is safe. ” (For kids.
A virus that would send out all of the emails in your DRAFT...
A virus that would send out all of the emails in your DRAFT box would change the world.
Saturday midnight our phones switch to NUMBERS....
Saturday midnight our phones switch to NUMBERS. http://www.
Yep--Louie, Good Wife, Law & Order, bunch of others....
@yoni Yep--Louie, Good Wife, Law &amp; Order, bunch of others. See it on the way to the train--they love the Victorians.
And when they need suburbs, Beverley Square West.
@yoni And when they need suburbs, Beverley Square West.
Other fun fact: Alanis Morissette's video for "One Hand In...
Other fun fact: Alanis Morissette's video for "One Hand In My Pocket" (1995) was insanely filmed in Windsor Terrace. http://www.
Fun fact: The NYC transit bus fleet has 4,300 buses (and...
Fun fact: The NYC transit bus fleet has 4,300 buses (and 12,499 stops). http://en.
Here's the source: http://www.reddit.com/r/fifthworldproblem...
Here's the source: http://www. reddit.
Fifth-world problems: http://digitalcortex.net/science/fifth...
Fifth-world problems: http://digitalcortex.
Some pictures http://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldPics
Some pictures http://www. reddit.
StackOverflow capitalizes on the urge in a very positive...
@cocoadog @ksearsbooks @djacobs StackOverflow capitalizes on the urge in a very positive way, because they get web bhvr.
I moved your cheese.
I moved your cheese.
"I Gave Up Easily: A Media Memoir"
During my time at the NYT I enjoyed many tasty salads and...
@donohoe @jkottke @anildash @choire @marcoarment During my time at the NYT I enjoyed many tasty salads and made fun of Pentagram.
See I'd read that.
@mciarlo See I'd read that.
The [Insert Word Here] Economy
no way that's not already taken. Like, two cats talking...
@CastmateFM no way that's not already taken. Like, two cats talking about the human internet would be huge.
I save my love for @stardog_db.
@kendall I save my love for @stardog_db .
It was supposed to go for a full hour but there was a bird...
It was supposed to go for a full hour but there was a bird on the balcony.
The first fifteen minutes are all about the litterbox.
The first fifteen minutes are all about the litterbox.
I just found out my cats have a podcast.
I just found out my cats have a podcast.
I was previously anti-wishlist http://www.ftrain.com/amazon_...
I was previously anti-wishlist http://www. ftrain.
Interesting note: Anil PayPal'ed me $15 on 8/24/02.
@anildash @mattlanger @mariabustillos @jkottke @choire @ev Interesting note: Anil PayPal'ed me $15 on 8/24/02.
I bought http://savepublishing.com years ago and I still ah...
@mariabustillos @anildash @jkottke @choire I bought http://savepublishing. com years ago and I still ah fuck it.
Yes, I realize I've become a publisher.
@Choire @aaronlammer Yes, I realize I've become a publisher.
God I forgot entirely about the same, written under a...
@jimmus God I forgot entirely about the same, written under a pseudonym even http://www. ftrain.
I feel totally fine--as an author it's great, and...
@Choire I feel totally fine--as an author it's great, and flattering--but I acknowledge that my take is biased and me-specific.
Whoa http://readlists.com/de880076
Whoa http://readlists.
seen it
On the train on the bridge in heavy rain listening to...
On the train on the bridge in heavy rain listening to Islands in the Stream on repeat.
I don't know anyone.
@anildash @paulbeard @craignewmark I don't know anyone.
“Maybe I just think in internet. Oh my god, that's...
“Maybe I just think in internet. Oh my god, that's horrible.
probably
Pottsville PA
No one in this Cracker Barrel is going to see 2017.
No one in this Cracker Barrel is going to see 2017.
thanks @rosecrans for one beautiful night
Thank you to KGB and to everyone who came out to see me...
Thank you to KGB and to everyone who came out to see me open for @rosecrans . Night!
Yes!
@artlung Yes!
I just want to set the record straight, since that was in...
@aaronsw I just want to set the record straight, since that was in the paper of record.
I did threaten that a bear would hurt him.
@ftrain @aaronsw I did threaten that a bear would hurt him.
James Lipton has advice for Mitt Romney. Weird advice....
James Lipton has advice for Mitt Romney. Weird advice.
I found that correspondence and I didn't threaten anything...
@aaronsw I found that correspondence and I didn't threaten anything of the kind.
I'll do the whole thing in a squeaky voice so there's less...
it never made it to hardback
thirty kittens per minute shot out of a t-shirt cannon
Facebook IPO Is Just the Beginning, Says Paul Ford
PROMOTE Reading tomorrow in NYC come see me read ('bout...
PROMOTE Reading tomorrow in NYC come see me read ('bout fertility, I think) http://www. themorningnews.
NOOOOOOO seriously I will pay you the money you spent do...
Dear lord the SVA Interaction design graduates are a smart,...
Dear lord the SVA Interaction design graduates are a smart, sweet group. Congrats on your thesis festival!
Girl in riding breeches carrying a helmet getting off B68...
Girl in riding breeches carrying a helmet getting off B68 Coney Island ave bus to go ride horses.
This bunny isn't going to pat itself.
This bunny isn't going to pat itself.
i keep waiting for the HELLO THIS IS STARDOG meme
as long as you mask my sobbing
the rejected title for that feature was "Husbands Who...
@RachelFersh @meaghano the rejected title for that feature was "Husbands Who Haven't Had Sex in Four Years.
It's not really attachment parenting as much as a four-year...
It's not really attachment parenting as much as a four-year milk fast.
Damn, Bustillos.
@mariabustillos Damn, Bustillos.
But RDF alrea--AAAhhhhh
"Sharing is deeply sensory" is a sentence that a person...
"Sharing is deeply sensory" is a sentence that a person wrote. http://googleblog.
this line of thinking has real promise
thank you michele
He promises me I can have the name of his tailor once we...
@felixsalmon @mjw He promises me I can have the name of his tailor once we ship.
So weird to see an adult on the train reading a book for...
So weird to see an adult on the train reading a book for adults.
I'm an off-the-rack guy in a tailor-made world.
I'm an off-the-rack guy in a tailor-made world.
PROMOTE I'm reading with @rosecrans on Tuesday, May 15 at...
PROMOTE I'm reading with @rosecrans on Tuesday, May 15 at 7PM at KGB in NYC http://kgbbar.
thank you, that was worth the wait
you see this is my concern
"In an era of X, Y is more important than ever," said a...
"In an era of X, Y is more important than ever," said a spokesline.
Can anyone explain web intents in one tweet?
Can anyone explain web intents in one tweet?
there is no i in twins
But lowered acquisition cost could eat the lunch of Google...
@kevinmarks But lowered acquisition cost could eat the lunch of Google Ads. Difference between buying words and buying people.
DUUUUUUDE "Your friendships are worth $0.62 each, and your...
@kevinmarks DUUUUUUDE "Your friendships are worth $0. 62 each, and your profile page could be valued at $1,800.
Sigh. Good Old Workbench.
@artlung Sigh. Good Old Workbench.
What the hell *is* a "welcoming party"? Is that when you're...
What the hell *is* a "welcoming party"? Is that when you're ignored until someone yells at you?
“People don’t have welcoming parties around here,”...
“People don’t have welcoming parties around here,” said... [the 60 Minutes] executive editor.
I'm trying to get back there but you know having kids and...
An avatar that is thinner than the person it represents you...
An avatar that is thinner than the person it represents you could call an ectoconograph.
That thing when you're fatter than your avatar does that...
That thing when you're fatter than your avatar does that have a name? Because I have that.
Fuckups are 20/20.
Fuckups are 20/20.
i use julian days so i can schedule meetings...
@theodoreross i use julian days so i can schedule meetings post-singularity when i become a machine. coffee on JD 9,000,000 on saturn?
an autonomous parasitic organism dedicated to its own...
can we talk about this for 16 minutes at 3:17 please in the...
meetings have started to have meetings
"some sort of Kevin Slavin algorithms-gone-mad situation"...
A little more on the facebooks in NYMag:...
A little more on the facebooks in NYMag: http://nymag.
cool--didn't know it was out! Thanks!
@MatthewShaer @nymag cool--didn't know it was out! Thanks!
Took me a full minute to read "house movers" as anything...
Took me a full minute to read "house movers" as anything but "mouse hovers.
7:30 is like midday now.
@sufferfest 7:30 is like midday now.
A dozen jobs isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion...
A dozen jobs isn't cool. You know what's cool?
"Nuns . . . spend too much energy on poverty and economic...
"Nuns . .
I have to present to an audience in a week and I look...
@bdeskin I have to present to an audience in a week and I look forward to looking like an escaped convict named Tiny.
dude whattttt
Apparently at this barber shop "a little off the top" means...
Apparently at this barber shop "a little off the top" means "make me look like a Russian mental patient.
If I was a journalist I'd be thinking "I wonder what other...
If I was a journalist I'd be thinking "I wonder what other CEOs lied on their resume? " Because FUN.
An Imperfect Debut Novel Obsessed With Perfection
there's something so soothing about geography
I never want to write another book review without one.
@kendall I never want to write another book review without one.
Did another one in the book review a little while back. But...
@kendall Did another one in the book review a little while back. But it didn't have a bar chart.
My review of the novel "A Naked Singularity," with a bar...
My review of the novel "A Naked Singularity," with a bar graph: http://www. slate.
I'm actually only following seven; Twitter's zero is four.
@dancohen @tcarmody @jharris I'm actually only following seven; Twitter's zero is four.
NOTE NEW DIAL-IN!
NOTE NEW DIAL-IN!
No, Facebook Has Not Already Peaked
oh really how much do you want to oh god my face is melting
I'm going to bet small-batch loses its hyphen by 2014.
I'm going to bet small-batch loses its hyphen by 2014.
this day belongs to you sir
nice but for the record actually I had the idea in the year...
Charlie and the Small-batch Chocolate Share
An update of Charlotte's Web that takes into account...
An update of Charlotte's Web that takes into account artisanal charcuterie.
The very hungry omnivore's dilemma. Don't let the urban...
The very hungry omnivore's dilemma. Don't let the urban cooperative chicken drive the hybrid.
Which brings to mind all kinds of synergistic...
Which brings to mind all kinds of synergistic food-kids-recipes publishing moves.
My seven month old twins love books. They find them...
My seven month old twins love books. They find them delicious.
You can tell I represent brand values because I'm facing...
You can tell I represent brand values because I'm facing away from the camera, surveying a park far below.
Good point! Although the words are only a part of the...
@bretsmoore @ChuckWendig Good point! Although the words are only a part of the product being sold.
"Fuck asteroid mining. You want a challenge figure out how...
"Fuck asteroid mining. You want a challenge figure out how to make a living off of poetry.
yep
If someone literally saved my bacon it would be disgusting.
If someone literally saved my bacon it would be disgusting.
Once at a place where I worked we seriously discussed...
@jessamyn Once at a place where I worked we seriously discussed running an anti-plover story. I no longer work at that place.
Every expose of poverty for the last 200 years is described...
Every expose of poverty for the last 200 years is described as "shocking.
SATISFIED INDEED
http://davidsimon.com/i-meant-this/
http://davidsimon.
"To prevent the injury, the best solution is to allow a...
"To prevent the injury, the best solution is to allow a child to slide by himself. " http://well.
This Google Drive launch party is OTFH.
This Google Drive launch party is OTFH.
So I'm reading this book about serendipity...
So I'm reading this book about serendipity http://press. princeton.
( not real, @justonlyjohn )
http://isgirlson.com
http://isgirlson.
Agreed! I am passionate about brands.
@bn2b Agreed! I am passionate about brands.
The song "Ordinary World" in your earphones turns ANY...
The song "Ordinary World" in your earphones turns ANY moment into a cheesy breakup scene.
This guy registering 14,962 domain names makes me feel...
This guy registering 14,962 domain names makes me feel better about my own tendencies http://www. cbsnews.
thamks I preshate it
Finally! New Passion Pit! Is what I expect myself to say...
Finally! New Passion Pit!
they need wool sweaters in my opinion
"Soon Roy Orbison stands before me, completely wrapped in...
"Soon Roy Orbison stands before me, completely wrapped in cling-film. The pleasure is unexampled.
Fever ray reminds me of cling-wrap and my terrapin jetta
Actor playing Judas in Brazil hangs self on stage...
Actor playing Judas in Brazil hangs self on stage http://www. bbc.
everyday i'm snugglin
Dickinsonia could be animal or fungal or of an extinct...
Dickinsonia could be animal or fungal or of an extinct kingdom: http://en. wikipedia.
Sunday night scaries.
Sunday night scaries.
Yes. Just surprised these years on that it is still the...
@ryanirelan Yes. Just surprised these years on that it is still the main player.
I'm happy to pay for things by entering an email address...
I'm happy to pay for things by entering an email address and password, but exhausted by the need to enter my credit card.
It's not so much "if we can put a man on the moon" as much...
It's not so much "if we can put a man on the moon" as much as "we could, once, put a man on the moon.
frank glee is my reaction
NYRB Classics is bringing out a Robert Sheckley Anthology:...
NYRB Classics is bringing out a Robert Sheckley Anthology: http://www. nybooks.
Troops by Von Spar http://soundcloud.com/italic/von-spar-tro...
Troops by Von Spar http://soundcloud.
"Part 1, 'Rules of Engagement.'"
@mslopatto "Part 1, 'Rules of Engagement.
The commenters don't read the article, the writers don't...
The commenters don't read the article, the writers don't read the comments, and no one clicks on the ads.
They BOTH ran instructions on downloading a Flash player?...
@jenniferdaniel They BOTH ran instructions on downloading a Flash player? My God.
yeah i mean basically any possible way you would look at...
the reality fan fiction community was arguing over canon...
well now it's a contest
verisimilitude is really just a pretentious way to describe...
no that was a text message from notify nyc
what in god's name
someone should follow up with the 100th monkey and do an...
Third prize is spec work.
@mulegirl Third prize is spec work.
fine fuck it you win i bought my copy my god it's like...
hoooooolllllyyyyyyyy shiiiiiiitttttttttttt
God, a puppet show is exactly what is missing from most web...
@harrisj God, a puppet show is exactly what is missing from most web conferences. (I grew up doing kid's puppetry--family biz.
Wait this is at the zoo or at the Times?
@harrisj Wait this is at the zoo or at the Times?
perfection
i respect your passion for the things that give you money...
A Little Sharpie on the Bottom sounds like the memoir of a...
@mcnallyjackson A Little Sharpie on the Bottom sounds like the memoir of a London thief in the 50s.
FINALLY right? what else is helpless and rateable? firing...
@karenmcgrane FINALLY right? what else is helpless and rateable?
really all of lit is just an inefficient rating system....
@kfitz really all of lit is just an inefficient rating system.
what social network do you need to use now to get a book...
what social network do you need to use now to get a book deal? twitter and tumblr tapped out.
tweet-193334297376206848
see now it's gone from irony straight into the keynote at...
@harrisj see now it's gone from irony straight into the keynote at web2.
Seriously rating cats is just a form of self-defense.
@michelet Seriously rating cats is just a form of self-defense.
i mean rating cats on the web makes sense because cats are...
and shit kleiner gave them $15MM
A picture of the best baby rating website for baby child...
A picture of the best baby rating website for baby child infant rating to help rate your baby using our baby rater https://twitter.
I'm already shopping my book deal about my quest to get a...
@pfcoco I'm already shopping my book deal about my quest to get a perfect Klout score.
y
Antelopes, Agents, and Agile
hey i meant to say—combine your zoo experience with your...
@harrisj hey i meant to say—combine your zoo experience with your dayjob it's instant TEDTalk. "What penguins teach us about software.
ratemybaby.us:"You Never know maybe a TV exec.'ll see your...
ratemybaby. us:"You Never know maybe a TV exec.
"Rate babies and add your own and get great parenting...
"Rate babies and add your own and get great parenting tips. " That's real, there is a baby-rating site.
i need to rate something
"Have you joined the Red Bull squad yet?" Klout continues...
"Have you joined the Red Bull squad yet? " Klout continues to win the Internet.
it has a powerful immune system
Gingrich aside, do you all realize how much cooler...
Gingrich aside, do you all realize how much cooler everything we do and say would be if there was a moon base right now?
it was all business upstairs but a ten-toed party down below
Wild Vibram sighting in midtown.
Wild Vibram sighting in midtown.
which coppola are you
maybe it wasn't him!
@natalierachel @paulmmay maybe it wasn't him!
you got the story of my life right there
Tigers will go on and on about their children if you let...
@inthefade @michaelroston Tigers will go on and on about their children if you let them.
Mechanical Reproduction, Italian:...
Mechanical Reproduction, Italian: http://www. internazionale.
Don't take stock tips from lemurs #zooadvice
Zebras really appreciate a hostess gift #zooadvice
#zooadvice is a hashtag I'll be using going forward
The excitement of seeing someone I'm pretty sure was David...
The excitement of seeing someone I'm pretty sure was David Byrne on a bike was tempered by his lack of helmet.
"It's good to know a cop who isn't a relative." --My...
"It's good to know a cop who isn't a relative. " --My (mostly) Irish wife.
I worry that my seven-month old twins are laughing at me...
I worry that my seven-month old twins are laughing at me not with me.
Not a lot of eye contact in this Qdobo.
Not a lot of eye contact in this Qdobo.
no we don't you're making this way too complex
this was a starbucks before they put in a starbucks
All your Tumblr are belong to Them - Paul Smalera...
All your Tumblr are belong to Them - Paul Smalera http://reut.
When people from Manhattan ask where I live I say...
When people from Manhattan ask where I live I say Wayfuhbroo, which is "way the fuck out in Brooklyn.
wait what is "distributed reporting taxonomy" it sounds...
hypothesis: if you take the subway a lot your phone spends...
webinarwhal
i just always assumed you guys were making as much fun of...
I like Scratcher and had no idea it involved hobos. I am...
@lanyardquirk I like Scratcher and had no idea it involved hobos. I am glad to know that.
The shocked prioritizer is my favorite...
@Awl The shocked prioritizer is my favorite #more " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www. theawl.
Helpful hobo lingo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo#Lingo_i...
Helpful hobo lingo #Lingo_in_use_up_to_the_1940s " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en. wikipedia.
"I’m a black Jew at a Nazi-Klan rally." --Ted Nugent...
"I’m a black Jew at a Nazi-Klan rally. " --Ted Nugent http://www.
Somedays you know you just want to listen to porcupine tree...
yeeessssssssss meet me at dean and d for your high five
Now I'm thinking about the RoR meetup/Eyes Wide Shut mashup...
wait i thought we wore masks at the django meetup now i'm...
this is an excellent idea
i'll explain at the meetup
how's that bait taste
Means you avoid a lot of things.
@harrisj Means you avoid a lot of things.
Beloved superstar @mariabustillos reviews Bissell book...
Beloved superstar @mariabustillos reviews Bissell book http://lareviewofbooks. org/article.
here take some of these – – – – – – – you'll need them when...
Our Red Rooms of Pain were designed and installed by...
@harrisj Our Red Rooms of Pain were designed and installed by Pentagram!
note the ndash it's important to the story
My erotic design novel is a sequel to “50 Shades of Grey”...
@harrisj @jenniferdaniel My erotic design novel is a sequel to “50 Shades of Grey” called “Pantone 406–455.
Bicyclists have their own jargon. For example when one...
Bicyclists have their own jargon. For example when one cyclist wants to say "you disgust me" to another he says "on your left.
no it's amazing
it's the "for a longtime" that I like best
right that's what we wil call our IPO
totally worked for groupon
we're hiring in qa but we're going to need you in india...
@andrewphelps we're hiring in qa but we're going to need you in india actually sorry beijing actually sorry nigeri crap do you have gills?
see me after series c i'll hook you up bro just hang in...
okay, the evangelist job is yours
okay you're now chief cat officer
seriously i'm vp product you're eic let's do this
a social network where you can only have one connection to...
I love that "NOW!"--it's been there for more than a decade,...
@poundifdef I love that "NOW! "--it's been there for more than a decade, I think.
The system is going down for reboot NOW!
The system is going down for reboot NOW!
worse than death
I've made some serious errors in my life it's true
Reading NOMIC rule sets reminds me of reading standards...
Reading NOMIC rule sets reminds me of reading standards working group emails.
a point in my life when I was ravenous for markup
I photocopied the entire sgml standard after getting it...
just rml really
the w3c has published a new standard I will race you to see...
“@PoetryFound: Baking with Sylvia Plath...
“ @PoetryFound : Baking with Sylvia Plath http://bit.
i created a secret society of obscure web ironists it's...
I'm up to season five.
I'm up to season five.
no this time wearable computers for real
Fun to read this 1998 review http://www.altx.com/ebr/reviews...
Fun to read this 1998 review http://www. altx.
Imagineering, coined by the crazy dreamers at Alcoa...
Imagineering, coined by the crazy dreamers at Alcoa http://en. wikipedia.
The Alexamenos graffito is "among the earliest known...
The Alexamenos graffito is "among the earliest known representations of the Crucifixion of Jesus" http://en. wikipedia.
why is he always knuffling?
@michelet why is he always knuffling?
I accidentally sent my payment to your old Gawker...
@Choire I accidentally sent my payment to your old Gawker address--still work?
I thought a lot about it and you're right about the pigeon.
@michelet I thought a lot about it and you're right about the pigeon.
(Not that's *my* cofounder. Only God is my co-founder.)
@ginatrapani @anildash (Not that's *my* cofounder. Only God is my co-founder.
I KNOW RIGHT? So awesome. Also I am so relieved about...
@ginatrapani @anildash I KNOW RIGHT? So awesome.
"It integrates with...docs..Plus...I'm...
"It integrates with... docs..
That said, it's awesome to see that roundup, and I'm...
@waxpancake @anildash That said, it's awesome to see that roundup, and I'm looking forward to meeting back here in 2022. Congrats.
Anil was late to the trend.
@waxpancake @anildash Anil was late to the trend.
Right now someone with a journalism degree is getting...
Right now someone with a journalism degree is getting assigned to write about Google Drive. Analysts are preparing their quotes.
My mouth is all messed up so I tend to kind of gnaw from...
@anildash @mariabustillos @tcarmody My mouth is all messed up so I tend to kind of gnaw from the side, you'd hate it.
objection on reasons of oh god you just ruined my case
For example bail is set universally high because defendants...
For example bail is set universally high because defendants are almost invariably flight risks.
I'm done thinking about the pigeon and just thinking about...
I'm done thinking about the pigeon and just thinking about bird court.
it's not about one pigeon. It's about any animal being able...
@michelet it's not about one pigeon. It's about any animal being able to drive any vehicle.
whoa
that's really great and hilarious as well
Stanley Fish was called as an expert witness but eaten by...
@kleinmatic Stanley Fish was called as an expert witness but eaten by the heron.
nonetheless the judge is a hawk in these matters,...
@quinnnorton @debcha nonetheless the judge is a hawk in these matters, literally, and has allowed this lawsuet to proceed.
When you are on a jury with sparrows and robins there is a...
When you are on a jury with sparrows and robins there is a very obvious pecking order.
Do we know it has no commercial license? After all the...
@debcha Do we know it has no commercial license? After all the pigeon is, to one way of thinking, a skilled pilot.
I'm the only human on the jury, with five robins, four...
I'm the only human on the jury, with five robins, four herons, and two sparrows, one of them foreman. The alternates are voles.
In bed trying to sleep imagining the discrimination suit...
In bed trying to sleep imagining the discrimination suit the pigeon files against the bus company.
Ditmas is here for you if you need it.
@danielpunkass @kurafire Ditmas is here for you if you need it.
Qathra! There all the time.
@danielpunkass @kurafire Qathra! There all the time.
my doctor found hilarity in my colon so I have to have...
I try not to leave south Brooklyn but will make an...
@KuraFire I try not to leave south Brooklyn but will make an exception!
Much better! Thanks. And sure, if you're in the hood.
@KuraFire Much better! Thanks.
wait i tweeted that i'm pro-abortion like an hour ago and i...
It's purely selfish on my part. I find it soothing to give...
@kendall It's purely selfish on my part. I find it soothing to give to them.
i mean that @poundifdef in the sense of i am basically...
women! let's hit them.
women! let's hit them.
fuckit just gave another $100 to http://ippf.org this is...
fuckit just gave another $100 to http://ippf. org this is how i work out my anger, giving $$ to http://t.
relieved abortion is done and we can focus on spanking.
relieved abortion is done and we can focus on spanking.
THIS IS 100% INTERNET
I'm still holding by my 2003 proposal that we call them...
@anildash @goldman I'm still holding by my 2003 proposal that we call them "graph narratives.
Pretending is what makes the Internet great.
@evanmcc Pretending is what makes the Internet great.
I've also been thinking about comma splices, they tend to...
@theodoreross I've also been thinking about comma splices, they tend to creep in everywhere.
We have to take semicolons seriously.
We have to take semicolons seriously.
Parrots live like 2,000 years at which point they enter a...
oh nothing just scobleizing
It's the "almost" that makes it. "In ye olden days most...
It's the "almost" that makes it. "In ye olden days most people almost always used litters, not jets, to travel.
"Previously, people relied almost entirely on radio...
"Previously, people relied almost entirely on radio announcers, TV hosts, and traditional media to shape their opinions.
i'm teaching my parrot to say "app" over and over again...
or girlfriends, or cyber brony virtual avatar friends. i'm...
@allisonacs or girlfriends, or cyber brony virtual avatar friends. i'm going to be an equal opportunity embarrassing nerd dad.
my daughter threw up into both my eyes and my mouth. having...
my daughter threw up into both my eyes and my mouth. having kids is basically like attending a nonstop g.
On Monday, on Twitter, we are a nation of Garfields.
On Monday, on Twitter, we are a nation of Garfields.
will pay for your LBGT program, East Pennsboro high school...
@anildash will pay for your LBGT program, East Pennsboro high school http://dashes. com/anil/2012/04/a-note-about-panther-pride.
The Eidophusikon--"moving pictures" of 1786...
The Eidophusikon--"moving pictures" of 1786 http://dickbalzer. blogspot.
Working together with a team of leading design thinkers to...
Working together with a team of leading design thinkers to create a new, accessible House Un-American Activities Committee.
the concept of a quiet period should not be limited to ipos
Suzanne Vega learns to drive, 2003:...
Suzanne Vega learns to drive, 2003: http://www. nytimes.
This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a...
This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a careless whisper.
"Sleep soundly young Rose for I have built you a good...
"Sleep soundly young Rose for I have built you a good ship," is something I think whenever I am working on a project.
it's an awful shame!
@MacDiva it's an awful shame!
No one talks about book club.
No one talks about book club.
Searching http://difference.theinfo.org for dog gives...
@kellan Searching http://difference. theinfo.
hedwig shot first
Everyone knows Wordperfect 5.2 for DOS was the best word...
@esmithrakoff @slate Everyone knows Wordperfect 5. 2 for DOS was the best word processor of all time.
Except that I was inherently uninteresting. "Let me tell...
@digiphile Except that I was inherently uninteresting. "Let me tell you about boot disks.
Microsoft Word Is Cumbersome, Inefficient, and Obsolete....
Microsoft Word Is Cumbersome, Inefficient, and Obsolete. It’s Time for It To Die.
Oh yeah I pissed them off something fierce. Didn't ask...
@digiphile Oh yeah I pissed them off something fierce. Didn't ask permission.
Might be a goose chase--not sure where a bunch of 1995...
@digiphile Might be a goose chase--not sure where a bunch of 1995 VHS(? ) tapes would have ended up.
I got in HUUUUUUGE trouble setting up a Linux box in Chris...
@digiphile I got in HUUUUUUGE trouble setting up a Linux box in Chris G. 's office to host Lib Arts website.
You know it's possible Herrick has videotapes next time...
@digiphile You know it's possible Herrick has videotapes next time you're back. They were filmed--worth a ten-minute lookup.
And one very important personage in early digital...
@digiphile And one very important personage in early digital publishing who was really sort of dismissive and awful.
Was a helluva lineup. Sven Birkerts, Johanna Drucker,...
@digiphile Was a helluva lineup. Sven Birkerts, Johanna Drucker, Jerome McGann, Paul Levinson, Michael Heim.
Bitrot--original sources on lost optical drives. I still...
@digiphile Bitrot--original sources on lost optical drives. I still have a conference pamphlet somewhere.
Text21!
@digiphile Text21!
I DRINK YOUR BEER
NIIIIICE
Live @waxpancake call-in at http://tummelvision.tv podcast!
Live @waxpancake call-in at http://tummelvision. tv podcast!
DOOOOOOO ITTTTTTT
Any awesome rules?
@ashponders Any awesome rules?
How many players?
@ashponders How many players?
Is it kind of awesome? It looks awesome. It'd be fun to...
@ashponders Is it kind of awesome? It looks awesome.
[CFJs 1911-1914 (called 18 March 2008): Physical realities...
[CFJs 1911-1914 (called 18 March 2008): Physical realities supersede the Rules by default. ] http://agora.
So you really don't know if you're still playing?
@ashponders So you really don't know if you're still playing?
if the Player has at least 5X+(X(X-1)/2) Credits (where X...
@BrendanAdkins if the Player has at least 5X+(X(X-1)/2) Credits (where X is the #/o Malcontents... ), then they .
Some NOMIC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic) games have...
Some NOMIC ( http://en. wikipedia.
remember when i came to philly and had to sneak into an XML...
@kendall remember when i came to philly and had to sneak into an XML conference because i had no money?
unbelievable tinctures
(Actually it's a screenshot from the Cloanto Amiga emulator...
@smalera @anildash @techcrunch @alexia (Actually it's a screenshot from the Cloanto Amiga emulator which makes a little crunchy disk sound!
Nice judo PR move.
@kevinmarks @ginatrapani @anildash @TechCrunch @alexia Nice judo PR move.
Oh sorry that tweet about starting a blog was from 1997.
@ftrain @ginatrapani @anildash @TechCrunch @alexia Oh sorry that tweet about starting a blog was from 1997.
Fuck it I'm doing it I'm starting a blog.
@ginatrapani @anildash @TechCrunch @alexia Fuck it I'm doing it I'm starting a blog.
yep this is entirely true frown face
Awesome, listening now. I was kind of hoping it was...
@udbhavgupta Awesome, listening now. I was kind of hoping it was "M.
now i'm looking for that coldplay song that sounds like...
Babies everyone, analog babies....
Babies everyone, analog babies. https://twitter.
anil what are you doing we talked about this YESTERDAY
STOP THE TRAFFIC
ANIL NO
A friend of mine--her sister's fiancé proposed to her...
@nzle @knguyen A friend of mine--her sister's fiancé proposed to her during a live performance of "Clocks.
I have nothing against Coldplay except that they are really...
@knguyen @nzle I have nothing against Coldplay except that they are really fun to make fun of.
I'm sad that I'm now part of the media. I feel an urgent...
@smalera I'm sad that I'm now part of the media. I feel an urgent need to attend, like, node.
I kind of welcome and enjoy it now.
@Mike_FTW I kind of welcome and enjoy it now.
"My two year old niece is better informed about technology...
"My two year old niece is better informed about technology then him.
"Who give a fuck what Paul Ford thinks about Coldplay...
"Who give a fuck what Paul Ford thinks about Coldplay anyway. " http://techcrunch.
jesus christ baby i already changed you yesterday
right the showers!
@RachelFersh right the showers!
my checkers are in rehab this week
Every time CeCe Penniston finishes an important and...
Every time CeCe Penniston finishes an important and challenging task I wonder what she says.
Great technical piece on rendering the world, percentages...
Great technical piece on rendering the world, percentages covered by roads, etc. http://mapbox.
it's going to be amazing from here on out
about to go for a bike ride and count all the leaves
“@beep: @ftrain http://bukk.it/algebraic.gif y/n” y
“ @beep : @ftrain http://bukk. it/algebraic.
oh god I can see forever
no one told me that there are tiny mouthless creatures...
No one ever told me that dogs can have a human face
coney island avenue like six blocks away a sign that says...
no seriously have you ever looked at your hand no I mean...
Blocks have endings I was totally sure that jeweler sold...
I can see serifs on store awnings a block away
I just got glasses the world is much more detailed than i...
Use, don't contribute, but love, and love the way they keep...
@samuelbrand Use, don't contribute, but love, and love the way they keep the data open. http://www.
I cry when I reply-all to more than two people.
@millsbaker @mattlanger I cry when I reply-all to more than two people.
Everyone who ever signed off. It's an amalgamation of all...
@aaronsw Everyone who ever signed off. It's an amalgamation of all the take-my-marbles-and-leave posts I've seen.
that started years
The real problem
Headed home.
@joeclark @Mike_FTW Headed home.
Don't worry it's just pretend. https://twitter.com/ftrain/st...
Don't worry it's just pretend. https://twitter.
We're not starting that again today.
@Mike_FTW @tomcoates We're not starting that again today.
If I had stepped out of the car and seen all those people I...
@mattlanger If I had stepped out of the car and seen all those people I would have cried.
Seriously I am really happy about the funpass.
@Mike_FTW Seriously I am really happy about the funpass.
The funpass is an awesome deal.
The funpass is an awesome deal.
I like to do three reps lifting The Alphabet every morning.
@thelistenerd I like to do three reps lifting The Alphabet every morning.
Sold out!
@ashponders @poorclaudia Sold out!
A really good Mlkshk: http://mlkshk.com/user/adrian
A really good Mlkshk: http://mlkshk.
Really what I want is an email newsletter.
@kevinmarks @mala @fraying @yoz Really what I want is an email newsletter.
Turns out a lot of people don't know what a poetry chapbook...
Turns out a lot of people don't know what a poetry chapbook is. See: http://www.
Right! LinkedIn is actually close to that for me but the...
@fraying Right! LinkedIn is actually close to that for me but the social payoff isn't quite right.
Agreed! But export is a mechanism that--whether they know...
@fraying Agreed! But export is a mechanism that--whether they know it or not--might give them control, i.
But also I know you are not trying to say it should be this...
@fraying But also I know you are not trying to say it should be this way.
Which is why as both programmer and writer I want to keep...
@fraying Which is why as both programmer and writer I want to keep bitching about it.
Me too! But the real people of tomorrow should have rights...
@fraying Me too! But the real people of tomorrow should have rights to their own culture, even if they don't understand the tooling.
Agreed, and while they are fun to tease G+ is doing its...
@fraying Agreed, and while they are fun to tease G+ is doing its best to do right.
i am waiting for an oblomovka post
We are, and it is. A creative commons-style indicator of...
@fraying We are, and it is. A creative commons-style indicator of how your data is used would be helpful.
Maybe? It's not just them. It would have been ethical.
@fraying Maybe? It's not just them.
Yes, absolutely, but peer pressure is powerful and it's...
@fraying Yes, absolutely, but peer pressure is powerful and it's hard for people to judge the ethos of a product.
We know that, but I see newer or less experienced users...
@fraying We know that, but I see newer or less experienced users struggling with it, and if we don't tell them who will? Not FB.
The sense of ownership and centralization diminishes the...
@fraying The sense of ownership and centralization diminishes the sense of play and exploration and hurts the network.
Not poking, but okay: We're commoditized until we can own...
@fraying Not poking, but okay: We're commoditized until we can own and reshare our own data. The social contract is busted without export.
fair
Aggregate me! But let me disaggregate myself.
Aggregate me! But let me disaggregate myself.
It's not money that makes me a "worker" it's that I don't...
@tomcoates @holgate It's not money that makes me a "worker" it's that I don't have open access to what I create.
I think I'm a worker until you give me an awesome export...
@tomcoates @holgate @fraying I think I'm a worker until you give me an awesome export tool. Then I'm a fan/friend member again.
their reactions of anger to a company selling are valid and...
@fraying their reactions of anger to a company selling are valid and should be examined and respected--what did they want/expect?
and I think that terms of service aside the social contract...
(thanks!) two things--I do a lot of "work" for free and a...
@fraying (thanks! ) two things--I do a lot of "work" for free and a lot of "play" for $.
the social contract between user and platform is often...
@tomcoates @holgate the social contract between user and platform is often ambiguous. Exceptions include pinboard and EC2.
sure, but terms of service or pinterest copyright stuff...
@tomcoates @holgate sure, but terms of service or pinterest copyright stuff point out how confusing this is.
YouTube ad rev splits argue that rewarding labor can be...
@tomcoates @holgate YouTube ad rev splits argue that rewarding labor can be part of a community biz.
Okay but wait--OSM and Wikipedia will be among the wonders...
@tomcoates Okay but wait--OSM and Wikipedia will be among the wonders of history. A Web Happiness Index ala Bhutan would be amazing, tho.
Tom! Blog! Blog critically!
@tomcoates Tom! Blog!
i actually don't--the work/play binary feels false to me,...
@fraying i actually don't--the work/play binary feels false to me, esp in this context. Twitter is no place to solve that, alas.
Ludic surplus?
Ludic surplus?
I think at this audience to company size ratio it all goes...
@tomcoates @fraying I think at this audience to company size ratio it all goes screwy. There really isn't a clear language--grinding?
except when you have a 2-million to one user/employee ratio...
@tomcoates @genmon except when you have a 2-million to one user/employee ratio what is the user to you? Cf @waxpancake 's cost breakdown.
wait where is the actual labor that creates the $1b value?...
@tomcoates @genmon @fraying wait where is the actual labor that creates the $1b value? I.
instead of workers, lets call them frayers
Well, @Mike_FTW, hairstyles are now my #3 Klout area of...
Well, @Mike_FTW , hairstyles are now my #3 Klout area of expertise. https://twitter.
eminently fair
Python, but still have to support some PHP--which, full...
@Dave_Stein Python, but still have to support some PHP--which, full disclosure, I stopped using at 5. 2.
or subtle Instagram praise.
@egabbert or subtle Instagram praise.
So people know, the gray nasty-looking meat stuff in that...
@bdeshong So people know, the gray nasty-looking meat stuff in that picture is delicious scrapple.
ed is standard editor
For me it's all about the built-in Hyperwave support...
@sgillies @edsu @epoz For me it's all about the built-in Hyperwave support http://www. php.
As opposed to?
@smalera As opposed to?
God it is in all its gray gelatinous slow-pan-fried glory...
@samohtsivraj God it is in all its gray gelatinous slow-pan-fried glory isn't it?
Exactly!
@technollama Exactly!
Full disclosure: I took much of that line from @robdubbin...
@Adampasick Full disclosure: I took much of that line from @robdubbin last night at 1AM (with his approval).
Did you want to read my thoughts on Instagram? TOO BAD...
Did you want to read my thoughts on Instagram? TOO BAD because here they are.
of course I'm seriouish
man dead can dance can really fuck up a gym playlist
that sounds kind of fun, like Orwellian square dancing,...
dude roll that back
Oh wait duh I ordered @kissane's book by accident i don't...
Wait the second half of this ebook is all just pictures of...
@Mike_FTW Wait the second half of this ebook is all just pictures of some dude's junk.
seriously you are all usability experts?
seriously you are all usability experts?
Oh no I didn't say I was defending him
I don't like Verdana. What are my options?
@Mike_FTW @alistapart I don't like Verdana. What are my options?
I'm actually over here thinking of what Indie Cred would...
@torrez I'm actually over here thinking of what Indie Cred would look like. 10 Bloody Valentines.
Klout score is basically the reciprocal of indie cred.
Klout score is basically the reciprocal of indie cred.
In its defense that article WAS a piece of shit.
@jackrusher In its defense that article WAS a piece of shit.
Holy shit Peter O'Toole needed some money.
Holy shit Peter O'Toole needed some money.
I'd suggest you watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOGLdh...
@Mike_FTW I'd suggest you watch http://www. youtube.
DO YOUR WORST.
@Mike_FTW DO YOUR WORST.
Your Klout score! Currently 66 and rising.
@Mike_FTW Your Klout score! Currently 66 and rising.
I need to find something different to be obsessed about for...
Had dinner w/him once actually. Hella nice guy.
@paulkruczynski @mat Had dinner w/him once actually. Hella nice guy.
Like Sam Waksal?
@paulkruczynski @mat Like Sam Waksal?
On Klout: "Just because someone’s from MIT doesn’t mean...
On Klout: "Just because someone’s from MIT doesn’t mean they know something. " Sad trombone.
Facebook and Instagram: When Your Favorite App Sells Out
Facebook and Instagram: When Your Favorite App Sells Out
“Facebook and Instagram: When Your Favorite App Sells Out” is the title of something I wrote for New York Magazine ‘s website.
MetaFilter demoscene roundup http://www.metafilter.com/11470...
MetaFilter demoscene roundup http://www. metafilter.
I want to live in a world where we make fun of Ashley Judd...
I want to live in a world where we make fun of Ashley Judd for her acting, not for her body. http://www.
RIP Jack Tramiel http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012...
RIP Jack Tramiel http://www. forbes.
The great American comment.
The great American comment.
Only if you oppose women drivers.
@ericuman Only if you oppose women drivers.
Plus the car service seatbelts are ratty. We gave up and...
@gabrielroth @ericuman Plus the car service seatbelts are ratty. We gave up and got a used car.
why are people covering this crap when Obama is a lizard
i mean shit that's like five mashables
oh God there are going to be so many opinions today
Irony-free day was over before it started.
Irony-free day was over before it started.
The Q train is uninspiring this morning.
The Q train is uninspiring this morning.
"Hey, did you like the original Titanic, but wish you could...
"Hey, did you like the original Titanic, but wish you could also have a headache? " http://jezebel.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/V%C3%B6lk...
@richziade http://upload. wikimedia.
Could make that work.
@setecq @bobdc Could make that work.
I have nothing to add to this conversation, yet I...
@djacobs @mulegirl I have nothing to add to this conversation, yet I desperately wish to be included.
My children will wear peanut-free helmets to conflict-free...
@mulegirl My children will wear peanut-free helmets to conflict-free birthdays.
"But not all parents in brownstone Brooklyn’s politically...
"But not all parents in brownstone Brooklyn’s politically correct bastion are so hot and bothered.
What is the river, I wonder?
@bobdc What is the river, I wonder?
I love when the NYPost stirs the shit in Park Slope. This...
I love when the NYPost stirs the shit in Park Slope. This is perfectly calculated to maximize indignation: http://www.
The Red Elk people wanted me to give them the rights to all...
@harrisj @tcarmody The Red Elk people wanted me to give them the rights to all of my future arrowheads.
Why I Am Leaving the People of the Red Valley...
Why I Am Leaving the People of the Red Valley http://ftrain. com/rv.
ZA̡͊͠͝LGΌ H̸̡̪̯ͨ͊̽̅̾̎Ȩ̬̩̾͛ͪ̈́̀́͘...
it's like the Olympics every day
to be honest, I never noticed a lack of Brooklyn dudes...
@ohheygreat to be honest, I never noticed a lack of Brooklyn dudes talking about Girl Talk.
I'm actually really glad I could share that with people who...
@litherland @alexismadrigal @caseyg I'm actually really glad I could share that with people who could understand (or rather NOT understand).
it is described and linked to in his recent autobiography,...
@alexismadrigal it is described and linked to in his recent autobiography, which is a really unusual document. Not much more.
And also Literary Machines if you can find it, and Computer...
@alexismadrigal And also Literary Machines if you can find it, and Computer Lib (exp, out of print) and Possiplex for context.
The best Ted Nelson primer is RIGHT HERE....
@alexismadrigal @litherland @caseyg The best Ted Nelson primer is RIGHT HERE. http://www.
then again that's probably a fairly typical National Review...
I see a man in a dark robe shrieking, floor damp, crucifix...
@inthefade I see a man in a dark robe shrieking, floor damp, crucifix hanging on a peeling olive-colored wall.
You get the sense John Derbyshire gives this talk a lot.
You get the sense John Derbyshire gives this talk a lot.
Looks like God needed something to hang over his sofa.
Looks like God needed something to hang over his sofa.
Like floppy disks or literary criticism.
@tcarmody Like floppy disks or literary criticism.
The joy of having exactly the right Allen wrench at exactly...
The joy of having exactly the right Allen wrench at exactly the right moment.
and for me it's @thisisaaronland. I had a similar hmmm but...
@tomcoates and for me it's @thisisaaronland . I had a similar hmmm but like the attempt to capture a broad swath of cultural prod.
Why I Am Leaving the People of the Red Valley
When I first joined the People of the Red Valley all those years ago I was glad to share water. I had been in Fathers of the Blue Sky and Sons of the Lion but I did not feel welcome in either family and I could tell that the People of the Red Valley were serious about creating a tribe that would provide me with a high quality of food, shelter, and opportunities for mating.
oh sorry--I think it is worth careful consideration, given...
I think it encapsulates some real culture. Does it involve...
@tomcoates I think it encapsulates some real culture. Does it involve emulators?
#neuraesthenic
Do we have to take @tomcoates questioning the #newaesthetic...
Do we have to take @tomcoates questioning the #newaesthetic seriously?
Product idea: Velcro noose
My son and daughter are rolling around on blankets, crying...
My son and daughter are rolling around on blankets, crying and drooling, their faces attracting cat hair. They look like sweaters.
Fair.
@ADRjeffries Fair.
Do you jump in to penguin-related threads too, Ben?
@benpopper @ADRjeffries Do you jump in to penguin-related threads too, Ben?
In that case might I suggest Karl Popper debate style?...
@ADRjeffries In that case might I suggest Karl Popper debate style? #Karl_Popper_debate " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en.
+1 Harrison Bergeron reference.
@mdhughes +1 Harrison Bergeron reference.
when we see photos a naked hillary in a forest at night...
Do we have to take BetaBeat's analysis of how we're not to...
Do we have to take BetaBeat's analysis of how we're not to take the Randi Zuckerberg reality show seriously seriously? http://www.
"Beware of the guy in a room." http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/p...
"Beware of the guy in a room. " http://www.
there is a Lexus here in Brooklyn that is being a real...
@thelancearthur there is a Lexus here in Brooklyn that is being a real asshole.
the woozle
I'm assuming Oompa-Loompas are orange inside. Only one way...
I'm assuming Oompa-Loompas are orange inside. Only one way to find out, really.
I just finished feeding two six-month-olds with colds a cup...
I just finished feeding two six-month-olds with colds a cup of squash. The living room looks like an Oompa-Loompa was shot here.
Kids! Come to NYC and watch @kellan wake up early!...
Kids! Come to NYC and watch @kellan wake up early!
The childfree mommybloggers meetup was really weird.
The childfree mommybloggers meetup was really weird.
called me: "Knock knock." "Who's there?" "Jew." "Jew who?"...
@heyitsal called me: "Knock knock. " "Who's there?
Agreed--I must be wrong--because you couldn't survive on...
@bendwilliams Agreed--I must be wrong--because you couldn't survive on their subscriptions.
Why draw the line?
@KonoMichiMusic Why draw the line?
Yes but the conversations actually serve as a barometer of...
@jeremymeyers Yes but the conversations actually serve as a barometer of tech-privilege angst and the shifting consensuses.
Don't forget that the cats need their own subscriptions.
@KonoMichiMusic Don't forget that the cats need their own subscriptions.
That is AMAZING GENIUS point. No, actually, you're very...
@serial_consign That is AMAZING GENIUS point. No, actually, you're very wise--moderation in all things especially recommendations.
I feel I have to read YCombinator, basically so I know what...
I feel I have to read YCombinator, basically so I know what batshit tech craziness is in the pipeline.
Like, you MUST read Vanity Fair if you're a horrible NYC...
Like, you MUST read Vanity Fair if you're a horrible NYC rich person. You have no choice, and on those terms it's amazing.
Unless it's something I wrote.
Unless it's something I wrote.
I don't trust soc'l for this--when people preface tweets...
I don't trust soc'l for this--when people preface tweets with the words "MUST READ" you can safely filter those out.
Did eventually.
@HelenWalters Did eventually.
Good jest sir
(To be clear the magazine was not one we were personally...
(To be clear the magazine was not one we were personally involved in, now or ever--more of a newspaper, actually.
So I'm thinking about what do I *HAVE* to read or I risk...
So I'm thinking about what do I *HAVE* to read or I risk screwing up my life? It's not a long list.
Talking with an ex-Harper's pal last week, he said of a...
Talking with an ex-Harper's pal last week, he said of a magazine: "She's great but she hasn't made me HAVE to read it.
Goodnight moon.
Goodnight moon.
A cat has come up and is kneading my chest. My wife is...
A cat has come up and is kneading my chest. My wife is still.
Someone is alone on the rear car of a Q train as it moves...
Someone is alone on the rear car of a Q train as it moves slowly across the Manhattan Br. They are looking north, Brooklyn Br behind them.
A cat is scratching her scratching pad. People in the...
A cat is scratching her scratching pad. People in the Rockaways will soon wake up to get ready for the construction shift.
My wife is stirring beside me. The gas tanks of the Mobil...
My wife is stirring beside me. The gas tanks of the Mobil station across the street ($4.
In midtown @michaelroston is at work editing the home page...
In midtown @michaelroston is at work editing the home page of the Times. People in London are scheduling drinks.
Young lawyers calling car service to take them home after...
Young lawyers calling car service to take them home after they send a final email. Old men cooking oatmeal.
In bed trying to sleep after soothing my daughter. Thinking...
In bed trying to sleep after soothing my daughter. Thinking about the world at 4:41.
An animated GIF of a little German kid in a factory going...
An animated GIF of a little German kid in a factory going "DAS KAPITAL.
it's all a viral campaign to promote the book I just...
Gentrify Occupy
Akira next to Nadine Gordimer next to Jedi secrets. A lady...
Akira next to Nadine Gordimer next to Jedi secrets. A lady gave me a new card and was polite to people without much English with hard ?
I just went into the newly remodeled Cortelyou St. public...
I just went into the newly remodeled Cortelyou St. public library and it was awesome.
is someone WRONG on the INTERNET?
@jackrusher is someone WRONG on the INTERNET?
This reads like @Mike_FTW's http://usesthis.com interview:...
This reads like @Mike_FTW 's http://usesthis. com interview: http://www.
My $5,000,000 grant to create a newspaper that works on a...
My $5,000,000 grant to create a newspaper that works on a jet motorcycle just came through from the Dark Knight Foundation.
Do what I do and just sit around waiting for grants.
@matthewbaldwin Do what I do and just sit around waiting for grants.
Kickstarter would make a good board game.
Kickstarter would make a good board game.
"not everyone has the resources to hunt down an emu"...
"not everyone has the resources to hunt down an emu" http://jezebel.
Awesome Tank is not zero sum.
@goldman @anildash Awesome Tank is not zero sum.
Doing Awesome Tank on Kickstarter is a GREAT idea.
@ckolderup Doing Awesome Tank on Kickstarter is a GREAT idea.
As drivers of awesome tank we can safely assume that...
@anildash @goldman As drivers of awesome tank we can safely assume that everyone is a little bit awesome.
Inside Awesome Tank are things like NASA models and Pac-Man...
Inside Awesome Tank are things like NASA models and Pac-Man and glitter and sweaters & everything is in macramé creches.
I want to get a camper and call it AWESOME TANK and ask...
I want to get a camper and call it AWESOME TANK and ask people in NYC "Are you awesome"? And if they say yes high fives.
This history is murky, but I believe developers were forced...
@ashponders This history is murky, but I believe developers were forced to fight against an elite force known as Codewarriors.
In hindsight, Apple acquired NeXT in the same way the Roman...
In hindsight, Apple acquired NeXT in the same way the Roman Empire acquired Christianity.
Don't hate the hater.
Don't hate the hater.
Will Kate Winslet's boobs be all 3dized in the Titanic...
Will Kate Winslet's boobs be all 3dized in the Titanic rerelease? Will they shoot into the audience and scare everyone?
Meat without feet, Columbus Circle...
Meat without feet, Columbus Circle https://twitter.
I know, it's basically trolling.
@alexismadrigal I know, it's basically trolling.
The song "No Scrubs" is great for classifying scrubs. It'a...
The song "No Scrubs" is great for classifying scrubs. It'a basically a field guide to the North American Buster.
Finally, a website for narcissists.
Finally, a website for narcissists.
Accidentally released DM
The lizards that control me are seriously getting on my...
The lizards that control me are seriously getting on my nerves.
True, but I liked the where-are-they-now....
@petermanseau True, but I liked the where-are-they-now. http://www.
Of course, then there's "Incredibly rich people investing...
@Hungryghoast Of course, then there's "Incredibly rich people investing in technology piece" basically from 1997 http://dealbook. nytimes.
Nooooooo sometimes it rocks--magazine stuff plus recent big...
@Hungryghoast Nooooooo sometimes it rocks--magazine stuff plus recent big story on corrupt hospitals.
A wise editor once said to me, as I was in a Chomskyan...
@Hungryghoast A wise editor once said to me, as I was in a Chomskyan snit: "The Times contains multitudes.
"The complete planet is very large."...
"The complete planet is very large. " http://planet.
Thanks! Usually it's walking to and waiting for train,...
@negatendo Thanks! Usually it's walking to and waiting for train, pre-coffee.
Do we have to take Thomas Friedman seriously?
Do we have to take Thomas Friedman seriously?
"We look forward to at least 8,000 quarters of growth."
"We look forward to at least 8,000 quarters of growth.
Genoways departs beneath a cloud:...
Genoways departs beneath a cloud: http://cvillenews.
"I'll continue on as an advisor and will remain on the...
"I'll continue on as an advisor and will remain on the board.
Christ's farewell email to his disciples. "Leaving behind...
Christ's farewell email to his disciples. "Leaving behind an amazing team.
Today is National Draw Nothing Day.
Today is National Draw Nothing Day.
kinda. For me it's about poking at pieties and seeing...
@tcarmody kinda. For me it's about poking at pieties and seeing what's left.
leads to mad peep disease
I thought you were joking
what if you are caught lingering over the curve of the...
I just got an uninvitation from an unconference.
I just got an uninvitation from an unconference.
The number one use of Google Glasses will be recording your...
The number one use of Google Glasses will be recording your own death when you are killed by a mob for tweeness.
Do we have to take Google Glasses seriously?
Do we have to take Google Glasses seriously?
will do!
@tolar @anildash will do!
"The most uptight vendors are the German artisanal stuffed...
"The most uptight vendors are the German artisanal stuffed animal salesmen. " http://thehairpin.
The Sidon Soap Museum, Lebanon:...
The Sidon Soap Museum, Lebanon: http://en. wikipedia.
extends its reach into a new finance vertical reaching...
@theawl extends its reach into a new finance vertical reaching influencers for maximum brand syzergy http://thebillfold.
Right, and Jesus Aircraft Carrier.
@goldman @anildash Right, and Jesus Aircraft Carrier.
To be fair, Jesus Tank never stops rolling.
@goldman @anildash To be fair, Jesus Tank never stops rolling.
Battleship is a movie. The Chicago Manual of Style could...
@monkchips Battleship is a movie. The Chicago Manual of Style could easily become an adventure film.
my tweet of this morning incorrectly identified the game...
@HugoLindgren my tweet of this morning incorrectly identified the game as not blowing up ads. I regret the error.
Not just keeping time. Keeping time safe.
Not just keeping time. Keeping time safe.
Is yours a happy beard sir? Or it it a beard of melancholy?
Is yours a happy beard sir? Or it it a beard of melancholy?
Let's talk about this on Saturday, @kfitz. Oh, REALLY?...
Let's talk about this on Saturday, @kfitz . Oh, REALLY?
For the record I don't approve of people who call Weekers...
For the record I don't approve of people who call Weekers "Time Traitors. " Weekers deserve to be scheduled like Monther Majority.
Weekists are short-term thinkers who lack the resolve...
@kfitz Weekists are short-term thinkers who lack the resolve necessary to keep our calendar strong. That's why I'm a Monther.
If you kids don't stop fighting I'm going to turn the beat...
If you kids don't stop fighting I'm going to turn the beat around.
The United Nations has named 2018 the International Year of...
The United Nations has named 2018 the International Year of the Month. Yeah Monthers!
Ever notice how Month Month is only one month long?
@anildash Ever notice how Month Month is only one month long?
"WE KILLED YOUR PIECE."
@A_L @dannydb @hamman @huang_apiaries "WE KILLED YOUR PIECE.
I want to edit that way.
@A_L @dannydb @hamman @huang_apiaries I want to edit that way.
It only lasted two days but they were two amazing days when...
@brendankoerner It only lasted two days but they were two amazing days when I would go in and get a coffee and imagine beagles.
The wonderful moment a few years ago when the bodega on...
The wonderful moment a few years ago when the bodega on Caton sold beagles http://twitpic.
piece on games features game that lets you shoot down DOM...
@NYTmag piece on games features game that lets you shoot down DOM objects on page (but not ads).
I propose May as National Month Month, to celebrate...
I propose May as National Month Month, to celebrate calendars. Or if there's no political will, National Month Week.
Or for that matter a record player.
@matthewmcvickar Or for that matter a record player.
A mirror with a black frame is hung at eye level next to...
@matthewmcvickar A mirror with a black frame is hung at eye level next to the window. No clock radio in sight.
There is a huge down comforter but the bed is not unmade.
@matthewmcvickar There is a huge down comforter but the bed is not unmade.
Old albums on the floor by the bed leaned against the...
Old albums on the floor by the bed leaned against the exposed brick wall.
High fructose banner ads
all yours
I keep it stored in a hopeless place.
@fivetonsflax @michelet I keep it stored in a hopeless place.
That's enough righteousness out of me. Damn repubs pierce...
That's enough righteousness out of me. Damn repubs pierce my ironosphere.
dori bangs is an awesome story.
@artlung dori bangs is an awesome story.
The parallel universe where Andrea Dworkin was a comic-book...
The parallel universe where Andrea Dworkin was a comic-book artist.
what is a g&t school? Also thank you for the spelling that...
@michelet what is a g&t school? Also thank you for the spelling that will make my application more effective.
then safe access to reproductive health or a list of other...
@mikewashere then safe access to reproductive health or a list of other stuff that would make Margaret Sanger cry.
now that she's six months old we're applying to st. anne's...
@michelet now that she's six months old we're applying to st. anne's and y combinator.
Not that the two are mutually exclusive.
Not that the two are mutually exclusive.
We are emphatically not living in the future, because we...
We are emphatically not living in the future, because we currently have access to college, gas, protein, and abortions.
I don't need to know what my friends are reading as much as...
I don't need to know what my friends are reading as much as what the malevolent forces that conspire against me are reading.
Co-foundlings
I don't really think of them as twins as much as...
I don't really think of them as twins as much as co-founders.
Nice work.
@ABillionSuns Nice work.
a long commute?
@edsu a long commute?
I see cat kibbutz as being a whole lot of kneading.
@smalera I see cat kibbutz as being a whole lot of kneading.
I am bleeding all over a T-shirt and feel love for all...
@jkottke I am bleeding all over a T-shirt and feel love for all humankind, so close enough.
Backus Noir
Cat kibbutz
it's actually comforting to me too. I have always to...
@dvmurrell it's actually comforting to me too. I have always to remember my bag of techlitnerdery is hermeneutically sealed.
Perl6 vs. Jarndyce
Perl6 vs.
In the house tonight.
In the house tonight.
Impotence mismatch
Wait XML is for documents?
Wait XML is for documents?
The MLA is no fooling around these days, @urschrei, thanks...
The MLA is no fooling around these days, @urschrei , thanks to @kfitz & others.
You just have to make the grammar exciting. Huge laser bots...
@mathewi @monkchips You just have to make the grammar exciting. Huge laser bots with Jenny-Holzeresque readouts on their bellies?
my grammar game is called "tense" and is set in a future...
@monkchips my grammar game is called "tense" and is set in a future where publishing is dying and copy editors find typos in an arena.
I promise I will never take blogs seriously.
@maxfenton I promise I will never take blogs seriously.
I took the challenge and it turns out I'm the one out of...
@kfitz @mlanews I took the challenge and it turns out I'm the one out of five who prefers Ben Johnson.
haha it's gonna suck for all of you when Path nostalgists...
@robdubbin haha it's gonna suck for all of you when Path nostalgists complain about gamer cultural hegemony in 2022.
Protip: pronounce it been-ya-meen, like you are telling a...
Protip: pronounce it been-ya-meen, like you are telling a bean that it's mean.
The list of things I have to take seriously is getting...
The list of things I have to take seriously is getting suuuuuper-long lately. An we combine them?
Wait we have to take the New Aesthetic seriously now too?
Wait we have to take the New Aesthetic seriously now too?
Gotcha churnalism.
Gotcha churnalism.
when me need style guide ?
@monkchips when me need style guide ?
terrible until i shit on the station floor
Oh god we're going to have to take video games seriously...
Oh god we're going to have to take video games seriously for the rest of my life.
I would have liked to have been in Jodeci.
I would have liked to have been in Jodeci.
Lightfoot is a good middle-name-in-quotes. Barack...
Lightfoot is a good middle-name-in-quotes. Barack "Lightfoot" Obama.
Shins road trip.
Shins road trip.
Don't let my experience distract you from my lack of...
Don't let my experience distract you from my lack of credentials.
Things that are not related to Apple.
Things that are not related to Apple.
The Clinton Administration kind of ruined Fleetwood Mac for...
The Clinton Administration kind of ruined Fleetwood Mac for me.
"Place is a pause in movement." --Yi-Fu Tuan
"Place is a pause in movement.
My clothes have been so many more places than I have.
My clothes have been so many more places than I have.
Web 1.0 theme restaurants.
Web 1. 0 theme restaurants.
yep, anything with exorcisms counts.
@MikeRiggs yep, anything with exorcisms counts.
Hang in there? Or not! It is a lot of crazy. Your boobs are...
@spenceke Hang in there? Or not!
Yep, it truly does.
@Mike_FTW Yep, it truly does.
+1, that's great.
@toomuchnick +1, that's great.
I just bought the blue pig. Will go to the right of my desk...
@ohheygreat @creativityxplrd I just bought the blue pig. Will go to the right of my desk so I can remember how hard people work.
Was it for anyone in particular?
@tcarmody Was it for anyone in particular?
Torn between HILARIOUS ANTICHRIST JOKES and a sense of...
@joeljohnson Torn between HILARIOUS ANTICHRIST JOKES and a sense of gnawing despair.
No because it wasn't on Tumblr. But OMG Ricardo Estella...
@ohheygreat No because it wasn't on Tumblr. But OMG Ricardo Estella http://www.
Your church had a walk of shame?
@mccreath Your church had a walk of shame?
HUMBLEBRAG 1986.
@inthefade @ohheygreat @mccreath HUMBLEBRAG 1986.
People are really very angry about breastfeeding today.
People are really very angry about breastfeeding today.
How did you deduce that your church had a swinger...
How did you deduce that your church had a swinger infestation, @mccreath ?
(Which is not to get all sunshiney gee whiz hugfest here,...
@ftrain @gregorysean @zeldman (Which is not to get all sunshiney gee whiz hugfest here, that shit is hard and there's stuff to get right.
I know it's so sweet and positive and pro-weirdness all...
@ohheygreat I know it's so sweet and positive and pro-weirdness all around. Left me with more respect for dev.
That's pretty much a winner right there.
@elicashmoney That's pretty much a winner right there.
We're all gonna work THAT out with phone calls, politeness,...
@gregorysean @zeldman We're all gonna work THAT out with phone calls, politeness, openness about $, and amazing dedication to product.
"Good gosh a'mighty, retarded people love them some Huey...
"Good gosh a'mighty, retarded people love them some Huey Lewis.
Huey Lewis mentions always make me think of this:...
Huey Lewis mentions always make me think of this: http://www. sfweekly.
Any tips?
@mccreath Any tips?
Oh man that's a lot of church basement time.
@bumblebeef Oh man that's a lot of church basement time.
Or just sitting next to a girl in a van having strong...
@kendall Or just sitting next to a girl in a van having strong feelings while slowly realizing there is probably no God.
(Settling on No Sleep Till Hammersmith)
John Birch Society Summer Camp TOTALLY COUNTS @leahpeah
Different thread!
@gregorysean Different thread!
It sucks when you move to NYC because everyone like went to...
It sucks when you move to NYC because everyone like went to France with Ethical Cult. or on kibbutz, and you're like, I did a hayride.
"It all starts with an acoustic guitar, and a church...
@kendall "It all starts with an acoustic guitar, and a church basement.
See I think religious youth group as a rite of Todd...
@RachelFersh @toomuchnick @kendall See I think religious youth group as a rite of Todd Solondz-style passage is underexamined.
Like, I remember we went to the Presbyterian Youth...
Like, I remember we went to the Presbyterian Youth Triennium and some kids stole a bunch of vodka and it ended with tears&backrubs.
Anyone have any horrible religious youth group memories?
Anyone have any horrible religious youth group memories?
No, none.
@inthefade @ohheygreat @mccreath No, none.
Just saying "Stryper" out loud feels weird. Like saying...
@ohheygreat @inthefade @mccreath Just saying "Stryper" out loud feels weird. Like saying "youth group.
Yeah but Journey would be fun. Or BTO. Or Yes Big Generator...
@mccreath Yeah but Journey would be fun. Or BTO.
There's some crossover in that demographic.
@theodoreross There's some crossover in that demographic.
Oh god yes, love that movie. Now I'll put on Ride the...
@HugoLindgren Oh god yes, love that movie. Now I'll put on Ride the Lightning and try to get some writing done.
I actually thought I had a RATT memory but it's kind of...
I actually thought I had a RATT memory but it's kind of complicated and lame.
Some superfan had painted all of the band members on a...
Some superfan had painted all of the band members on a pickup truck and had written I'VE BEEN POISONED on the side.
Okay so two memories, @mccreath--I once waited outside the...
Okay so two memories, @mccreath --I once waited outside the stadium in Hershey, PA, while Poison played. They sucked, but we were bored.
I like the idea of old metal dudes taking the stand. "Mr....
@HugoLindgren I like the idea of old metal dudes taking the stand. "Mr.
Actually it was more about wearing eyeliner.
@zeldman Actually it was more about wearing eyeliner.
2010, Kerry King/Dave Mustaine--"King noted that he 'just...
@HugoLindgren 2010, Kerry King/Dave Mustaine--"King noted that he 'just couldn't remember' what the feud was abt. " http://en.
I like when old feuding heavy metal musicians make up with...
I like when old feuding heavy metal musicians make up with each other because they can't remember why they were fighting.
I think the best course of action is for John & Rich Ziade...
@gruber @zeldman @readability @anildash I think the best course of action is for John & Rich Ziade to speak directly about their diffs.
I like doofy April Fool's web stuff, & obsessive catalogers...
I like doofy April Fool's web stuff, & obsessive catalogers of same--but also the April Fool's haters. That is, I enjoy the Internet.
the best chapter tells women how to erect a paywall.
@kevinpurdy @ginatrapani the best chapter tells women how to erect a paywall.
Collier's relaunched in Feb with an essay by Gingrich....
@matt_creamer Collier's relaunched in Feb with an essay by Gingrich. http://colliersmagazine.
The New York Times Guide to Home Repair Without a Man...
The New York Times Guide to Home Repair Without a Man https://twitter.
I know but I actually think that mattress manufacturing and...
@rafeco I know but I actually think that mattress manufacturing and resale could benefit from some Jobsian disruption.
The CEO of Pure LatexBliss, a mattress manufacturer...has...
The CEO of Pure LatexBliss, a mattress manufacturer... has adopted Mr.
"I hope that he is leisurely eaten alive by a pack of rabid...
"I hope that he is leisurely eaten alive by a pack of rabid gay kittens. " http://www.
Is that the one with the giant processed chicken?
@arsatiki Is that the one with the giant processed chicken?
The death of Marat in emoji! 👳 📝🛀✂ (🇫🇷?)
The death of Marat in emoji! 👳 📝🛀✂ (🇫🇷?
right it's something fun you do from your phone that adds...
@shabbychef right it's something fun you do from your phone that adds total noise.
I don't usually like to promote events, but Jean-Paul Marat...
I don't usually like to promote events, but Jean-Paul Marat died in 1793.
Gotcha.
@evanmcc Gotcha.
Oh no not at all--downward trend leading to desperate...
@evanmcc Oh no not at all--downward trend leading to desperate measures in aggregation and more intrusive ads, absolute failure.
Yeah, it's time for a full reboot there. Sadly without...
@evanmcc Yeah, it's time for a full reboot there. Sadly without better ads we can't have better pubs.
Thanks! I really need to publish my followup to that, which...
@kiphampton Thanks! I really need to publish my followup to that, which is basically 30,000 words scrawled in a notebook.
Yes, and I'm all out of bubblegum.
@codinghorror Yes, and I'm all out of bubblegum.
But also conferences are the ONLY way we have to...
@kiphampton But also conferences are the ONLY way we have to materialize an abstract culture and cement social hierarchies.
Sort of like, get Ogilvy and David A. Aaker and just...
Sort of like, get Ogilvy and David A. Aaker and just respond in the most Maoist way.
Hard to find the billions necessary to compete with the...
@timbray Hard to find the billions necessary to compete with the other billions. BUT if there was an APP that would spread doubts...
I.e. FUD about the whole smartphone category. Cancer is...
I. e.
Takes muscle and money. I mean, PR does this now in...
@BillSeitz Takes muscle and money. I mean, PR does this now in competitive zone.
Right so that's "personal platform" which is all about...
@kiphampton Right so that's "personal platform" which is all about territorial expansion and lacks all humility necessary for art.
He has an eyepatch ala Ogilvy's Hathaway Shirt Man; at...
@dreww He has an eyepatch ala Ogilvy's Hathaway Shirt Man; at climactic scene removes the eyepatch and says I SEE EVERYTHING.
Delightful but being a dad is making me think a lot about...
@djacobs Delightful but being a dad is making me think a lot about operating systems.
I think the story would be sort of kid culture jammers...
I think the story would be sort of kid culture jammers called up to the big leagues of highly funded brand warfare.
Nah, I think subverting people who buy messages and beam...
@brandstrat Nah, I think subverting people who buy messages and beam them at you is good on its own. Doesn't need justification.
I love advertising, BTW, esp. historic ads. But that...
I love advertising, BTW, esp. historic ads.
Brand warfare would make a good short story if nothing else.
Brand warfare would make a good short story if nothing else.
Just seeding the media landscape with hilarious unavoidable...
Just seeding the media landscape with hilarious unavoidable memes, taking down, say, Nike. Pure unethical invention.
Imagining a war on brands and branding. Not so much the...
Imagining a war on brands and branding. Not so much the polemical Adbusters approach as actual inversion and coopting.
in Op-Ed is particularly obsessed with Tiptoes and has...
@sternbergh @dankois @HugoLindgren @NYTmag @risenc in Op-Ed is particularly obsessed with Tiptoes and has thoughts on same.
Good to see "Tiptoes" acknowledged in the open...
@HugoLindgren Good to see "Tiptoes" acknowledged in the open http://www. nytimes.
"I bet the people who hate civil liberties have really nice...
Sinking is good (and he sinks, then they pull him up...
@professorlemeza Sinking is good (and he sinks, then they pull him up sputtering).
“@tumblr: Tumblr crossed the 20-billion-post mark Monday...
“ @tumblr : Tumblr crossed the 20-billion-post mark Monday night http://www. tumblr.
not a wizard
I love all my little verties.
@kendall I love all my little verties.
It is now.
@kendall It is now.
So okay @RachelFersh @elizabethminkel months ago I made up...
So okay @RachelFersh @elizabethminkel months ago I made up the most boring book ever and shopped the cover: http://mlkshk.
I think verties is probably the most annoying slang for...
I think verties is probably the most annoying slang for verticals. Testing: "Launching my verties!!!????
in that case let's launch verticals together
Let's talk verticals.
Let's talk verticals.
Wow, that went way further than I'd have expected.
@elizabethminkel Wow, that went way further than I'd have expected.
Every five years almost to the day! It's how I know I live...
@JeneneC Every five years almost to the day! It's how I know I live here.
What did they do with Cheney's old heart?
What did they do with Cheney's old heart?
thump thooka whompa whomp pish pish pish thumpaty wompah...
thump thooka whompa whomp pish pish pish thumpaty wompah pah pah pah --The New Yorker #ixzz1qQIIZLEl " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www. newyorker.
Who knew people wore Patagonia in 1325?
@KarlSteel Who knew people wore Patagonia in 1325?
Jury duty in Brooklyn. Watching a low-budget video of...
Jury duty in Brooklyn. Watching a low-budget video of medieval trial by ordeal narrated by Ed Bradley.
Thanks!
@inthefade Thanks!
“I’m Fantasia” » The Slumbering Lungfish Dybbuk Hostel and...
“I’m Fantasia” » The Slumbering Lungfish Dybbuk Hostel and All-Night Boulangerie - http://tinyurl.
Bleak House, but the lawsuit is in space on two ships...
Bleak House, but the lawsuit is in space on two ships headed to opposite stars and dealing with relativistic time.
I start many sentences with "Speaking as a joke,"
Dragonspayer
that one is a little trickier but man would that be great
+1 for NTK revival. Spin up ezmlm and let's go.
@kellan @kendall @mala +1 for NTK revival. Spin up ezmlm and let's go.
why did you unfollow me
©➿🅿
I have become the thing to mock. Which is funny in its own...
@blurryyellow I have become the thing to mock. Which is funny in its own way.
Um I'm confused
I had a $2 fake cell to annoy my friends and I would tell...
@blurryyellow I had a $2 fake cell to annoy my friends and I would tell "sell, sell" into it while we walked around the city.
Remember when people with cell phones were pretentious and...
Remember when people with cell phones were pretentious and self-absorbed assholes.
Watching firemen back the truck into the Cortelyou St....
Watching firemen back the truck into the Cortelyou St. station in one smooth motion reminds me that everything I think is stupid.
I'm right here not writing.
@Mike_FTW I'm right here not writing.
A big sign that says IRONY with an arrow that points to...
Why??????????????????
Why??????????????????
Are extra question marks annoying??????????????????
Are extra question marks annoying??????????????????
As a ThinkUp user, I want to thumbkiss other users, because...
@ginatrapani @anildash As a ThinkUp user, I want to thumbkiss other users, because Groupon.
will your new web app feature thumbkissing?...
@anildash @ginatrapani will your new web app feature thumbkissing? http://techcrunch.
and @ginatrapani seeking to destroy the NATURAL ORDER of...
@anildash and @ginatrapani seeking to destroy the NATURAL ORDER of big cos owning all data #socialism ???????? http://techcrunch.
http://m.npr.org/story/149379355 Easter egg hunt canceled...
http://m. npr.
sigh.
@gvsmith sigh.
It was broken for a while--a bug in how I wired up the one...
@billwasik @ClaraJeffery It was broken for a while--a bug in how I wired up the one thing to the other thingy, to be technical.
Est size of heaven, in cubic miles, according to the...
Est size of heaven, in cubic miles, according to the Reverend Billy Graham: 1,500 http://harpers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/nyregion/at-ailing-brookly...
http://www. nytimes.
There's something weird with the SOLR install. I forgot how...
@anildash @kvox There's something weird with the SOLR install. I forgot how much fun that was to build.
In that case I'm an awesome programmer.
@rafeco In that case I'm an awesome programmer.
Atop an old PHP file: "DEAR GOD REFACTOR ME FOR I AM...
Atop an old PHP file: "DEAR GOD REFACTOR ME FOR I AM INEXCUSABLE AT THIS POINT, A VERITABLE JUMBLE. YET HIGHLY CACHEABLE.
http://mikedaisey.blogspot.com/2012/03/some-thoughts-after-s...
http://mikedaisey. blogspot.
Any web framework demonstrated in a screencast is...
Any web framework demonstrated in a screencast is indistinguishable from magic.
Right, and they don't update their avatars all the time.
@samuelclay Right, and they don't update their avatars all the time.
This is nothing against people. It's just that dogs don't...
This is nothing against people. It's just that dogs don't invite you to so many events.
I'm far more excited when dogs accept my friend requests...
I'm far more excited when dogs accept my friend requests than when people do.
“That’s going to be the newest thing in real estate...
“That’s going to be the newest thing in real estate nowadays ... a media room and a red room of pain,” he says with a laugh.
...says a 47-year-old divorced man, whose female friend...
... says a 47-year-old divorced man, whose female friend convinced him to read it despite his penchant for “Holocaust genre” literature.
...at the last minute asked to omit her last name because...
... at the last minute asked to omit her last name because she didn’t “want my doormen knowing I read this book.
“I was on the Acela"
Yogel agrees: “It’s revitalized everyone’s marriage on the...
“It’s just a fun escape from the daily mundane of trudging...
“It’s just a fun escape from the daily mundane of trudging kids around and, you know, marriage,” says a 40-year-old UES mother of three.
...who hails “Fifty Shades” as “the new kabbalah for female...
... who hails “Fifty Shades” as “the new kabbalah for female bonding in this city.
“I found myself explaining what BDSM was to some of the...
“I found myself explaining what BDSM was to some of the moms at Saturday morning basketball,” says power publicist Alison Brod...
"excited whispers about the book’s 'red room of pain' (a...
Amazing lines in this NYPost article on "50 Shades of Grey"...
Amazing lines in this NYPost article on "50 Shades of Grey" follow. http://www.
It was 10 shades of grey before it showed up on HuffPo.
It was 10 shades of grey before it showed up on HuffPo.
The parallel universe where Conny Plank produced The Joshua...
The parallel universe where Conny Plank produced The Joshua Tree. http://en.
"The halcyon days of Choire Sicha."...
"The halcyon days of Choire Sicha. " http://www.
Publishing a book in 2012 is like trying to kiss the ass of...
Publishing a book in 2012 is like trying to kiss the ass of a ghost. You're puckered up, eyes closed--but there's no ass.
http://geogoo.net (via @matthewmcvickar)
@dphiffer @tenzochris @clint_newsom http://geogoo.
"the sea has nothing to give but a well excavated grave."...
"the sea has nothing to give but a well excavated grave.
Autotune Symphony of Science TED remix...
Autotune Symphony of Science TED remix http://www. youtube.
A human mass that seethes for access.
A human mass that seethes for access.
Gives me time to do my Bob Garfield word jumble.
@chuck_bowen Gives me time to do my Bob Garfield word jumble.
"A Nina Totenberg inspired crossword for your weekend."
"A Nina Totenberg inspired crossword for your weekend.
can't wait until 2042!
@kleinmatic can't wait until 2042!
I still think that if I bold Rhode Island I should get...
@kleinmatic I still think that if I bold Rhode Island I should get Delaware.
Well, if u can't do it w/<!LINKTYPE>/& features...
Well, if u can't do it w/&lt;! LINKTYPE&gt;/&amp; features o/SGML/&amp; if u can't hack it in HyTime/No sweat!
Silicon Valley Story, The Preview 1.3, a film by/starring...
Silicon Valley Story, The Preview 1. 3, a film by/starring Ted Nelson w/Doug Engelbart: http://www.
What in God's name will the "Teen Mom"-inspired car be...
What in God's name will the "Teen Mom"-inspired car be like? Does it automatically drive itself off a cliff?
We're building a glycemic load balancer using agile...
"The strategy is to infuse GM with the same insights that...
"The strategy is to infuse GM with the same insights that made MTV reality shows like 'Jersey Shore' and 'Teen Mom' breakout hits.
Facebook is basically like an endless bus trip with your...
@knguyen Facebook is basically like an endless bus trip with your friends but your mom is driving.
Forty-six percent of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would...
Forty-six percent of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would choose Internet access over owning a car. http://www.
My standing desk is paleo.
My standing desk is paleo.
stop frontin
Page Mass, Screenleech, Eyeshitter, Squamous Remora,...
Longreads gets ads http://adage.com/article/mediaworks/virgi...
Longreads gets ads http://adage.
I know but the plating is nice.
@sarahrich I know but the plating is nice.
As a new parent I'm learning to accept that some kid's...
@helenjane As a new parent I'm learning to accept that some kid's parties will be wheatgrass and feelings.
Bilingual, raw food, balloons = 1st birthday party....
Bilingual, raw food, balloons = 1st birthday party. http://www.
Smog computing: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/...
Smog computing: http://www. antipope.
NYC great today. The Village. Sun, sidewalk gum. "Kiss of...
NYC great today. The Village.
Specu later.
@anildash @mathowie Specu later.
mu, cuz
I think he personally is washing the cars that had to be...
@toomuchnick I think he personally is washing the cars that had to be moved.
oh now let's not be drastic here. Approval proffered...
@kevinweil @choire @anildash oh now let's not be drastic here. Approval proffered without discrimination remains approval.
I knew about Anil but I honestly assumed Choire just really...
@anildash @choire @mat @pbump I knew about Anil but I honestly assumed Choire just really liked my tweets.
The last uncontacted tribe on the Internet
"The methods include FileLawsuits, FileComplaints......
"The methods include FileLawsuits, FileComplaints... GetCaseHistory and so on" http://blog.
This pop-up hotel is actually just an abandoned Arby's.
This pop-up hotel is actually just an abandoned Arby's.
Ted you don't need a reason to life coach your cats.
@theodoreross Ted you don't need a reason to life coach your cats.
I am life coaching the shit out of the cats right now.
I am life coaching the shit out of the cats right now.
don't front
No one says "have a good one" outside of the gym.
No one says "have a good one" outside of the gym.
"Lunch, disrupted"
The best technology journalism is in my heart.
The best technology journalism is in my heart.
March 19, 2012 - Lunch
Food Qty Calories Moaz misc vegetable salad, 10 oz. 1.
For context--whenever I hear calls for politeness I go here...
@benjaminjackson @brainpicker For context--whenever I hear calls for politeness I go here in my head: http://harpers.
That blog post, however, made your entire neat project...
@benjaminjackson @brainpicker That blog post, however, made your entire neat project DEEPLY suspect. http://www.
can single me out all she wants; I enjoyed her idea and...
@benjaminjackson @brainpicker can single me out all she wants; I enjoyed her idea and thought it was goofy and interesting.
That wasn't meanspirited derision. That was me trying out...
@brainpicker That wasn't meanspirited derision. That was me trying out an interesting idea and playing with it.
Me too. A whole alumni network + DB access--make it...
@phirephoenix Me too. A whole alumni network + DB access--make it explicit and charge to maintain it, hook up w/sister schools.
Reading http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/could-many-un...
Reading http://chronicle. com/blogs/wiredcampus/could-many-universities-follow-borders-bookstores-into-oblivion/35711?
All movies can now automatically become comic books...
All movies can now automatically become comic books http://www. physorg.
Boomslang.
Boomslang.
Secretary is really Bartleby slash fiction.
Secretary is really Bartleby slash fiction.
March 19, 2012 - Breakfast
Food Qty Calories Cereal, Hippie flakes, yellow, 3/4 c. 2.
I also found a list of slang I made up for VCs. Large firms...
I also found a list of slang I made up for VCs. Large firms like Sequoia or Oak are the "big trees" and angels are "featherdusters.
2.0 2.0.
2. 0 2.
14) The Seawall Abatement Disaster; 15) The Copper Blight;...
8) The Palace Riots; 9) The Pandamjandemic; 10) The Eastern...
3) The December Corn Strike; 4) Hurricane Mohammad; 5) The...
I found a list of 16 potential disasters I listed in a...
I found a list of 16 potential disasters I listed in a story.
Oh--well, sure! I am.
@joeld Oh--well, sure! I am.
No I'm mostly saying ᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥ...
That is very cool.
@sean_oneill That is very cool.
A History of the World: ᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥᔥ...
Except nothing is worth more than $0.00001
@richziade Except nothing is worth more than $0.
Folders where everything is a folder.
Folders where everything is a folder.
On the bridge with a mouth full of bottle glass.
On the bridge with a mouth full of bottle glass.
I am partial to plovers. Could watch them all day.
@jessamyn @djacobs I am partial to plovers. Could watch them all day.
the symbol for attributing my tweets is 💩
#biz #hero
https://twitter.com/#!/AgentRed/status/175660116182446081
@Mike_FTW https://twitter. com/#!
Ass kissing has a really lousy signal/noise ratio.
Ass kissing has a really lousy signal/noise ratio.
Don't do it! It was a mistake.
@pfhawkins Don't do it! It was a mistake.
SNAKES BEWARE.
@papertyger SNAKES BEWARE.
actually it's milk in there
I
May the road etc. https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/18105261...
May the road etc. https://twitter.
Coworker: "i can understand masturbating in public, that's...
Coworker: "i can understand masturbating in public, that's more or less normal, but why vandalize cars?
"Recipes are product." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/din...
"Recipes are product. " http://www.
That last via @nzle
http://whoisthecutest.com/
http://whoisthecutest.
The Republicans have transformed me into an angry feminist....
The Republicans have transformed me into an angry feminist. My wife pointed out yesterday that I'm mispronouncing hegemony.
seriously so many horses
oh god that explains so much
http://www.colonialswedes.org/forefathers/Yocum.html
http://www. colonialswedes.
"He came to America because he got put in a dungeon when he...
"He came to America because he got put in a dungeon when he cut down a fruit tree to make combs for his horses.
I am hearing about the Swedish log cabin.
I am hearing about the Swedish log cabin.
My mom is here talking Swedish emigration 1638. My wife...
My mom is here talking Swedish emigration 1638. My wife just ran down her ancestors which is nine Bridgets.
Together we can stop genealogy.
Together we can stop genealogy.
The best plovers are piping plovers.
@djacobs The best plovers are piping plovers.
Tongues and Tailfeathers.
@meetar Tongues and Tailfeathers.
I want plovers everywhere at the edge of vision. Subway...
I want plovers everywhere at the edge of vision. Subway plovers.
Donno. Daisey's thing is open-sourced and awesome. The work...
@mattlanger Donno. Daisey's thing is open-sourced and awesome.
That's not an excuse.
@ohheygreat @tcarmody That's not an excuse.
They're much less judgmental that way.
@mariabustillos They're much less judgmental that way.
Dudes I KNOW freegans who scored a ton of Kit-Kats so...
@tcarmody @ohheygreat Dudes I KNOW freegans who scored a ton of Kit-Kats so anyway I just want you know I know freegans.
Can we go diving outside the Kit-Kat factory?
@ohheygreat @tcarmody Can we go diving outside the Kit-Kat factory?
If you don't pay for your facts, then you are the facts...
@tcarmody If you don't pay for your facts, then you are the facts being sold.
I am going to go to America and report firsthand on the...
I am going to go to America and report firsthand on the conditions in the factories where they manufacture facts.
At first I thought it was sort of ridiculous but the more I...
At first I thought it was sort of ridiculous but the more I read the more it feels like a sad breakdown in a bunch of systems.
This Mike Daisey/This American Life thing is incredibly...
This Mike Daisey/This American Life thing is incredibly depressing.
Shamrocks and Shenanigans.
Shamrocks and Shenanigans.
That he takes cash.
@mikewashere That he takes cash.
I get to drink water and take the train across the bridge...
I get to drink water and take the train across the bridge and go to the shrink and eat low-calorie breakfasts. Done.
they are on pigeon bikes talking about how hard it is to...
I get to help libraries, and get to write checks to help...
I get to help libraries, and get to write checks to help women own their bodies. I get to answer long emails about corporate priorities.
I get to see the price of gas across the street $4.01, I...
I get to see the price of gas across the street $4. 01, I get to watch 70 people walk by and maybe 2000 in cars.
I get to watch tiny kids in hijab wait for the B68. I get...
I get to watch tiny kids in hijab wait for the B68. I get to watch someone exercise their pigeons.
I like to switch out the words have to with get to. I get...
I like to switch out the words have to with get to. I get to ride the bike.
I go down to the little gym in my building in the mornings...
I go down to the little gym in my building in the mornings and watch Coney Island Avenue from the exercise bike.
Culture with a capital K.
Culture with a capital K.
Don't rather like.
Don't rather like.
Whoa. --Howard Jones
Whoa.
(1) It's stupid; (2) only teens use it; (3) only women use...
(1) It's stupid; (2) only teens use it; (3) only women use it; (4) we just couldn't compete with it being free.
Why I Am Leaving the Whig Party
And on this R train for Grace mannish water ram goat flavor...
And on this R train for Grace mannish water ram goat flavor soup mix.
The parallel universe with paragraphs.
The parallel universe with paragraphs.
Unfettered bartlebism is destroying America.
Unfettered bartlebism is destroying America.
On the train on the bridge into the city the Mohawk and the...
On the train on the bridge into the city the Mohawk and the hi-top fade have converged with hopeful and glorious results.
Back on the bridge. When I get home I will tell the...
Back on the bridge. When I get home I will tell the sleeping children, on video monitor, everything.
it was in grad school.
@wilkos it was in grad school.
♨ ⫸ EXACTLY
I keep imagining an "It Gets Better" video for former...
@ClaraJeffery @billwasik I keep imagining an "It Gets Better" video for former editors with LHL cameo.
NEVER AGAIN
Don't forget the other 1,302 http://www.themorningnews.org/a...
@TheMorningNews Don't forget the other 1,302 http://www. themorningnews.
This has all been so therapeutic to me. So many secrets out...
@mat @alexismadrigal @ClaraJeffery @theatlantic @billwasik This has all been so therapeutic to me. So many secrets out in the world.
Everyone calm down. We can't fix this.
Everyone calm down. We can't fix this.
I was the result. Like an Internet Athena bursting from the...
@mat @alexismadrigal @ClaraJeffery @theatlantic @billwasik I was the result. Like an Internet Athena bursting from the head of print Zeus.
That's nice to hear, though! I was proud of the work I did...
@tcarmody That's nice to hear, though! I was proud of the work I did with both of them (and Ken) given the restraints.
"You are like MacNamara getting me into this Vietnam of the...
@beep "You are like MacNamara getting me into this Vietnam of the Internet.
2005-2010 http://www.theawl.com/2012/03/rich-mans-rant-about...
2005-2010 http://www. theawl.
From now on this unicode character indicates an...
From now on this unicode character indicates an underutilized liberal arts degree ❦.
Hiding from my destiny is my destiny.
Hiding from my destiny is my destiny.
Collectively we forgot how to throw away a newspaper. #sxsw
Collectively we forgot how to throw away a newspaper.
Monetize me I said and the city said yes.
Monetize me I said and the city said yes.
Phones nestled into open books.
Phones nestled into open books.
I am on a train on a bridge in a city. Everyone is reading...
I am on a train on a bridge in a city. Everyone is reading or doing makeup or playing games and has been monetized.
Is aggregation?
Is aggregation?
bbbbbbbbbb
thank-you and now I feel bad for passive-aggressive toilet...
@woodandplastic thank-you and now I feel bad for passive-aggressive toilet tweeting.
Can someone tell me how to pronounce "Lefebvre"? Yes I know...
Can someone tell me how to pronounce "Lefebvre"? Yes I know that this is a pretentious question.
but how do you log into your email?
@fearofcode @hmason but how do you log into your email?
"Happy Birthday Chuck Norris: King of Internet Memes"
"49 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed"
Well at least we know it wasn't a talent acquisition.
Well at least we know it wasn't a talent acquisition.
"I’m all for committing at the earliest possible moment."...
"I’m all for committing at the earliest possible moment. " --Alan Parsons http://www.
My tiny son just gave the biggest, happiest, most joyful...
My tiny son just gave the biggest, happiest, most joyful smile I've ever seen to the vacuum cleaner.
The weather is just beautiful in NYC. Good day to go to the...
The weather is just beautiful in NYC. Good day to go to the park without phones.
My rule is tell just the part that's useful, and the rest...
@AlexLeTellier My rule is tell just the part that's useful, and the rest belongs to you.
I like things where you can squint and see patterns.
I like things where you can squint and see patterns.
Okay that was like seven stereotypes fulfilled at once. You...
@mediajunkie Okay that was like seven stereotypes fulfilled at once. You gotta slow down, man.
Giving @Mike_FTW a #handy in #ballroomD in #exchange for...
Giving @Mike_FTW a #handy in #ballroomD in #exchange for #Twitter #mentions .
My startup gamifies parenting.
@Mike_FTW My startup gamifies parenting.
My startup will save both Africa AND longform journalism.
My startup will save both Africa AND longform journalism.
Incredibly excited to announce that The Decemberists are...
Incredibly excited to announce that The Decemberists are being acquired by Pinterest.
Why does a dog use lipstick?
@toddlevin Why does a dog use lipstick?
http://Will.i.am just gave Tim Berners-Lee a piggyback ride...
http://Will. i.
Whoa. Didn't expect to see Bruce Springsteen on a panel...
Whoa. Didn't expect to see Bruce Springsteen on a panel about music subscription services.
Probably, and that's fun, but also like this:...
@screeny Probably, and that's fun, but also like this: http://rdd. me/qvuxrkie -- there must be some other middle ground.
The parallel universe without the IAB.
The parallel universe without the IAB.
"Incredibly excited" https://twitter.com/#!/search/%22incred...
"Incredibly excited" https://twitter. com/#!
C BOIMB M LOINOS http://www.bibliocommons.com/
C BOIMB M LOINOS http://www. bibliocommons.
Exactly!
@tedherman Exactly!
No, a million!
@ashponders No, a million!
I'm a one of a million kind of guy.
I'm a one of a million kind of guy.
The parallel universe where Depeche Mode recorded Lucky Man.
The parallel universe where Depeche Mode recorded Lucky Man.
Whenever I hear of anyone doing anything "in residence" I...
Whenever I hear of anyone doing anything "in residence" I just think AFRAID OF COMMITMENT.
After the big news about the new iPad, Foxconn employees...
After the big news about the new iPad, Foxconn employees are lining up on the roofs of Apple stores.
In that vein, I'd recommend "Highbrow/Lowbrow: The...
@kfitz In that vein, I'd recommend "Highbrow/Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America" http://www. amazon.
The literary tradition he extols is also the one where he...
@kfitz The literary tradition he extols is also the one where he has the most authority and power, but that's neither here nor there.
"Serious readers and writers, these are my people. And we...
"Serious readers and writers, these are my people. And we do not like to yak about ourselves.
"I was a woman whose ears needed foundation." @clairezg...
"I was a woman whose ears needed foundation. " @clairezg (who I wish would write more) on makeup in @ellemagazine http://www.
COME BACK SIX HOURS FROM NOW.
@AlexMLeo @smalera @37signals COME BACK SIX HOURS FROM NOW.
Basscamp: Oonch Oonch Oonch Oonch Oonch Oonch Oonch
Basecamp: A Journey Beyond Timetracking
Basecamp: The 38th Signal
Basecamp is now splitting into Basecamp Classic and...
@smalera Basecamp is now splitting into Basecamp Classic and Basecamp: THE AWAKENING.
Pat Ambrose profiles Hank III http://www.themorningnews.org/...
Pat Ambrose profiles Hank III http://www. themorningnews.
Koch bros vs. Cato Institute--what the hell kind of free...
Koch bros vs. Cato Institute--what the hell kind of free market is it if you can't buy the ideas you want?
Fuzzy hobos?
@phillydesign Fuzzy hobos?
And then they run around the quadrangle while Vangelis...
@marklotto And then they run around the quadrangle while Vangelis plays. I love Brideshead Revisited.
Little pandas drinking milk from bottles...
Little pandas drinking milk from bottles http://www. youtube.
Kickscience http://www.petridish.org
Kickscience http://www. petridish.
If ten is funny, a hundred must be HILARIOUS. --Buzzfeed
If ten is funny, a hundred must be HILARIOUS.
"In 100 years’ time...our universities will all have a...
@smalera "In 100 years’ time... our universities will all have a 'department of ontics.
I can't even imagine what the talking is like.
@doublebravo @nzle I can't even imagine what the talking is like.
Did they remove your Habermass?
@RurikBradbury @tcarmody @digiphile @evgenymorozov Did they remove your Habermass?
A cold day, a hot cup of tea, an afghan sweater, and The...
A cold day, a hot cup of tea, an afghan sweater, and The Wishing Chair on repeat. Ready for the pledge drive.
Adornity.
Adornity.
*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1...
The first flexidisc was made in 1920:...
The first flexidisc was made in 1920: http://ubu. com/papers/rice.
Great essay about programming lang research...
Great essay about programming lang research http://tagide.
Land bridge to Governor's Island...
Land bridge to Governor's Island http://www. nytimes.
You had me at "meow."
You had me at "meow.
it looks like America--an America with the right number of...
@djacobs it looks like America--an America with the right number of dolphins.
"Vikings attacked a Gloria Estefan concert by catapulting...
@kayayarai "Vikings attacked a Gloria Estefan concert by catapulting flamingos and marlins into the pyrotechnics display.
(via http://www.metafilter.com/113491/Flamingos-are-a-go)
(via http://www. metafilter.
Hating on Red Grooms's AWESOME proposed Marlins home-run...
Hating on Red Grooms's AWESOME proposed Marlins home-run sculpture http://mlb. sbnation.
Sublime style minimap for Emacs:...
Sublime style minimap for Emacs: http://www. emacswiki.
US$82.31/yr is a little steep for the anon-sourced claim...
US$82. 31/yr is a little steep for the anon-sourced claim that a media pundit is fucking a Google exec at TED, @KernelMag .
The Bevis Frond - Johnny Kwango...
The Bevis Frond - Johnny Kwango http://open. spotify.
I scale horizontally.
I scale horizontally.
Related: How to cite a distributed tattoo by Shelley...
@alexismadrigal Related: How to cite a distributed tattoo by Shelley Jackson, Chicago-style: http://www. chicagomanualofstyle.
Actually, beverage journalism is nowhere near as good as I...
@timothymeaney Actually, beverage journalism is nowhere near as good as I remember.
Thanks! Not really (just re-checked)--is purely about the...
@dylan20 Thanks! Not really (just re-checked)--is purely about the conceiving of, not the larger ethical issues once babies arrive.
Can you summarize? Didn't have time to read that whole...
@timothymeaney Can you summarize? Didn't have time to read that whole reply.
This is true. The beverage industry, for example, has...
@timothymeaney This is true. The beverage industry, for example, has better journalism than tech journalism.
Made arm, all day. Daydream llama. Alarmed malady.
@tcarmody @ohheygreat Made arm, all day. Daydream llama.
Two Kids, Two Zygotes, and a Dilemma
Also bout time someone called what2expect on its bullshit.
@gabrielroth @abenedikt @SlateBooks Also bout time someone called what2expect on its bullshit.
's piece getting tons of readers is the opposite of a...
@gabrielroth @abenedikt 's piece getting tons of readers is the opposite of a reason to worry.
Metafilter users really like the word "delightful."
Metafilter users really like the word "delightful.
“@dntsqzthchrmn: @dankois @ftrain ... you are making me...
“ @dntsqzthchrmn : @dankois @ftrain ... you are making me want to read Slate on the regular.
Lord "Cities in Dust" is a fine song.
Lord "Cities in Dust" is a fine song.
Those tweets to which people reply "truth" are inevitably...
Those tweets to which people reply "truth" are inevitably not truth.
drink three glasses of water and stretch
sometimes they just repeated page ranges but with...
@tcarmody sometimes they just repeated page ranges but with asterixes. Why?
oh I know. I had to create pagination description mini-lang...
@tcarmody oh I know. I had to create pagination description mini-lang for Harper's archive.
oh dude 1850s pagination and binding was craaaazy times
#HowMalcolmGetsASibling is trending
MAYBE SOME OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE NICE GOOD PEOPLE DID...
Enough talk there are badges to be earned.
@kissane Enough talk there are badges to be earned.
CLICK IT
Is Gamification Right for You? http://adage.com/article/digi...
Is Gamification Right for You? http://adage.
Slate to start a monthly review of books:...
Slate to start a monthly review of books: http://www. nytimes.
"Sloth milk is somewhat hard to come by."
"Sloth milk is somewhat hard to come by.
Twin baby sloths http://grist.org/list/hot-buttered-sloths-i...
Twin baby sloths http://grist.
All the laws passed. That's the problem.
@philiprenich All the laws passed. That's the problem.
Gonna get on the train for an hour with @readability for...
Gonna get on the train for an hour with @readability for iOS http://itunes. apple.
We all work for Google, when you think about it.
@gregorysean We all work for Google, when you think about it.
Fascinating HN comment about West/East cultural barriers in...
Fascinating HN comment about West/East cultural barriers in open source world: http://news. ycombinator.
Five times a day I'm writing something to someone and I...
Five times a day I'm writing something to someone and I think, shit, this just became subpoenable.
that's the good stuff. Emacs is truly sublime.
@terrycojones that's the good stuff. Emacs is truly sublime.
that accurately describes my mornings and evenings
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
I did no such thing. If I DID make an iPhone case I'd make...
@paulkruczynski I did no such thing. If I DID make an iPhone case I'd make it out of foreskins so I could also use it for my iPad.
Via the same, http://ithistory.org/blog/?p=1660 -- Links to...
@maximolly Via the same, http://ithistory. org/blog/?
Tits or GTFO
That's only for Orthodox breastfeeding. We're Reformed.
@codinghorror That's only for Orthodox breastfeeding. We're Reformed.
I've decided that with twins whatever works is great...
@codinghorror I've decided that with twins whatever works is great parenting.
Superfund Comes to the Supermarket.
@joeljohnson Superfund Comes to the Supermarket.
African amputee playground energy strategies....
African amputee playground energy strategies.
I agree breastfeeding sucks as a strategy for, like,...
@codinghorror I agree breastfeeding sucks as a strategy for, like, launching a B2B vertical. But for feeding babies it's not bad.
Sure, but the camera ads 120 pounds.
@emp Sure, but the camera ads 120 pounds.
I have also had that experience. It's nowhere near as cool.
@gknauss I have also had that experience. It's nowhere near as cool.
I just told my wife (she was breastfeeding two babies at...
I just told my wife (she was breastfeeding two babies at once), that she should try to get more sleep. Turns out that's not funny.
3rdAve Superfund Whole Foods: "20,000ft² rooftop...
3rdAve Superfund Whole Foods: "20,000ft² rooftop greenhouse, a charging station for electric cars. " http://www.
I'm self-employed, so yes!
@wrongwaygoback I'm self-employed, so yes!
"I was never here."
"I was never here.
You're right; twin-fatherhood is that kind of job. I turn...
@megnut You're right; twin-fatherhood is that kind of job. I turn to my wife and say "This never happened.
I've never had a job where someone walks in and yells,...
I've never had a job where someone walks in and yells, "Shut it down. Shut it DOWN.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
"There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than...
"There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than the sanctifying of success.
Notable quotes by Lord Acton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...
Notable quotes by Lord Acton: #Notable_quotes_by_Lord_Acton " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en. wikipedia.
I'm not sure if dicking around on the Internet is the...
I'm not sure if dicking around on the Internet is the problem as much as the symptom.
How can it win for Best Bromance if it wasn't consummated?
@jigardoshi How can it win for Best Bromance if it wasn't consummated?
WAF was new to me. Useful term; right now my WAF is a...
@mtats WAF was new to me. Useful term; right now my WAF is a little low.
True, but Moneyball was really aiming for it.
@kevinmarks True, but Moneyball was really aiming for it.
Wait--is Moneyball nominated for Best Spreadsheet or for...
Wait--is Moneyball nominated for Best Spreadsheet or for Fewest Women?
That's interesting! It makes sense, actually. Adults are...
@andymangold That's interesting! It makes sense, actually.
Not what I'm saying. Just wondering what will happen with...
@andymangold Not what I'm saying. Just wondering what will happen with all those belieber handles.
In 2020 a lot of women will be explaining why their Twitter...
In 2020 a lot of women will be explaining why their Twitter handle has the word "Bieber" in it.
Napoleonland! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/opinion/sund...
Napoleonland! http://www.
The Poetry Of Ally Sheedy: A Look Back | The Awl...
The Poetry Of Ally Sheedy: A Look Back | The Awl http://www. theawl.
DO IT
Then you'll never be this cool:...
@donovanhohn Then you'll never be this cool: http://www. theonion.
[What's New! | What's Cool! | Upgrades | Net Search | Net...
[What's New! | What's Cool!
Digital Humanities infographic:...
Digital Humanities infographic: http://upload. wikimedia.
Personal Digitial Archiving 2012 http://j.mp/zpcwUh
Personal Digitial Archiving 2012 http://j.
I like reading things about technology, especially long...
I like reading things about technology, especially long thoughtful things. Matter!
Performance Curve Database: http://pcdb.santafe.edu/index.ph...
Performance Curve Database: http://pcdb. santafe.
I'd actually watch the Desktop Tower Defense movie.
@burntbythesun I'd actually watch the Desktop Tower Defense movie.
Liam Neeson plays a miner fighting evil giant worms that...
@matthewmcvickar Liam Neeson plays a miner fighting evil giant worms that eat jewels.
I'm ashamed to admit it but I'm incredibly excited to see...
I'm ashamed to admit it but I'm incredibly excited to see the new Bejeweled movie.
Billion laughs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_laughs...
Billion laughs: http://en. wikipedia.
There is a bar in my neighborhood called Shenanigans! They...
@ohheygreat @mccreath @mat @tcarmody There is a bar in my neighborhood called Shenanigans! They don't play jazz, so people go there.
Helpful friend explained: Twin Shadow: Creepster, retro....
Helpful friend explained: Twin Shadow: Creepster, retro. Twin Sister: Indie pop + some funk+drone/dreampop.
How do jazz fans have time to listen to jazz?
How do jazz fans have time to listen to jazz?
Right? IMO Space and Place is to UX as A Pattern Language...
@michaelryap Right? IMO Space and Place is to UX as A Pattern Language is to coding.
Ghost riding the 1st Avenue M15 Select.
Ghost riding the 1st Avenue M15 Select.
The Glovemap! via @michellelegro...
The Glovemap! via @michellelegro http://www.
I wonder how long it will be before Spotify playlists are...
I wonder how long it will be before Spotify playlists are considered in hiring decisions.
Via @allisonacs: Wise, measured McLuhanist read of UX, more...
Via @allisonacs : Wise, measured McLuhanist read of UX, more by @wilsonminer in the cool medium of Vimeo http://vimeo.
Nina Simone kind of pulls back from that "loves"--might get...
@macartney Nina Simone kind of pulls back from that "loves"--might get her a little distance from the dialect stuff? Donno.
Old-time radio: The Grantland Rice Story...
Old-time radio: The Grantland Rice Story http://www. archive.
Sorry that should be I LOVE YOU PORRRRRRRRRRRRRGY
I LOVE YOU PORGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
That's just asking for it.
@erickoeck @kayayarai That's just asking for it.
Matthew Howard is that you? Thanks!
@nybooks Matthew Howard is that you? Thanks!
It's a unit of furniture.
@sogrady It's a unit of furniture.
We made the IKEA run in less than 12 parsecs.
We made the IKEA run in less than 12 parsecs.
Good point. But on Spotify/in Spotify app is a different...
@bendwilliams Good point. But on Spotify/in Spotify app is a different story.
The The is possibly the least SEO-optimized band name in...
The The is possibly the least SEO-optimized band name in existence.
The Hills Like White Heffalumps
Amazing Metafilter comment on libraries...
Amazing Metafilter comment on libraries #4183210 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www. metafilter.
Would love to see the evidence for that claim.
@mattlanger @forwardretreat Would love to see the evidence for that claim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_Pony_(novel) "Willie must...
http://en. wikipedia.
Nova Scotian pit ponies are a thing in stories? For...
@doingitwrong @beatonna Nova Scotian pit ponies are a thing in stories? For children?
"You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone...
@mattlanger @forwardretreat @adrianholovaty "You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.
Do it! Because you need to work to be happy and embrace...
@bshaykin Do it!
Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not...
@forwardretreat @mattlanger Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them?
You could put these together to make the PERFECT BOOK....
You could put these together to make the PERFECT BOOK. https://kindle.
She DID write: "We’re fickle, stupid beings with poor...
@kendall She DID write: "We’re fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.
Good life advice in there if you know where to look. Also I...
@mattlanger Good life advice in there if you know where to look. Also I just ripped out my eyeballs and poured hot sauce in the sockets.
The Amazon "most highlighted" page is an awful thing to...
The Amazon "most highlighted" page is an awful thing to behold: https://kindle. amazon.
That is a very sad thing to happen to a pony.
@jackrusher That is a very sad thing to happen to a pony.
I exaggerate ALL the time.
I exaggerate ALL the time.
: "Git gives people a vocabulary to talk about complex...
@wardcunningham : "Git gives people a vocabulary to talk about complex social interactions. " http://blog.
"At the peak in 1913, there were 70,000 ponies underground...
"At the peak in 1913, there were 70,000 ponies underground in Britain.
Pit ponies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_pony
Pit ponies http://en. wikipedia.
Alison's starting to happen.
Alison's starting to happen.
--wow--that actually would have changed everything.
@lehrblogger --wow--that actually would have changed everything.
Much better since sleep training. Hard, but we love it.
@sufferfest Much better since sleep training. Hard, but we love it.
The parallel universe where Jodorowsky made Dune.
The parallel universe where Jodorowsky made Dune.
The parallel universe where Commodore survived.
The parallel universe where Commodore survived.
The parallel universe where Ogilvy never wrote Ogilvy on...
The parallel universe where Ogilvy never wrote Ogilvy on Advertising.
The parallel universe where LISP triumphed. #paruni
The parallel universe where LISP triumphed.
It's the last gratuitous whole-body amputation that really...
@billwasik It's the last gratuitous whole-body amputation that really drives home the message about quality education.
The parallel universe where Suck survived but Wired didn't.
The parallel universe where Suck survived but Wired didn't.
"It's a snap!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Am7oKBD3PU&li...
"It's a snap! " http://www.
This is a good idea--encourage gender equity in yr field by...
This is a good idea--encourage gender equity in yr field by telling pals to hire your smart ladies http://www. good.
PyLadies! http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/02/pyladies_dj...
PyLadies! http://blogs.
I am growing a long tail! But it's interesting that Twitter...
@karenmcgrane I am growing a long tail! But it's interesting that Twitter (and other social) is the long-tail enabler, not Google.
"In place of identity, these prima donnas are performing...
"In place of identity, these prima donnas are performing fame. " http://nymag.
Larger homes, smaller minds.
Larger homes, smaller minds.
Yesterday @michaelroston told me about the world of college...
Yesterday @michaelroston told me about the world of college debate. See: http://fasttalkthemovie.
A Noel Coward rhyme: "The police had to send a squad...
A Noel Coward rhyme: "The police had to send a squad car/When daddy got fried on vodka.
The Al Bowlly song that White Town sampled:...
The Al Bowlly song that White Town sampled: http://open. spotify.
Ted, you inspired something!
@MiriMarkow @theodoreross Ted, you inspired something!
This is good news from http://spiers.tumblr.com/post/1721480...
This is good news from http://spiers. tumblr.
“It’s called art, dickhead.” http://www.slate.com/articles/a...
“It’s called art, dickhead. ” http://www.
2012 is an abortion year.
2012 is an abortion year.
https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=sqr...
https://www. google.
"We're not the ones in the big cities who are just emailing...
"We're not the ones in the big cities who are just emailing everything to everybody. " http://www.
Leatherette
Warm
Tech journalists aren't hypocrites. They're just deeply...
@smalera Tech journalists aren't hypocrites. They're just deeply invested and like to consider all their options.
I'm jealous.
@thejefflarson I'm jealous.
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful new...
@thejefflarson Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful new open-source map tile library!
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it's like being in a time machine...
@joXn Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it's like being in a time machine reading that again.
That stuff about people connecting with your brand on the...
That stuff about people connecting with your brand on the Internet, we were just selling you a website.
February 13, 2012 - Breakfast
Gonna be a lot of meetings. Food Qty Calories Cereal, 2/3 c.
I knowrite! First job out of college. I used a macro...
@michelet I knowrite! First job out of college.
That is awesome to hear. Thank you!
@gruidl That is awesome to hear. Thank you!
Once again the Strawbs got robbed. #Grammys
Once again the Strawbs got robbed.
No, I'm sad to say. Thank you for asking. I miss him...
@gruidl No, I'm sad to say. Thank you for asking.
Oh man humanistic web stuff. This was my second...
@michelet Oh man humanistic web stuff. This was my second "professional" website, from 1996 (age 22): http://web.
And the nice thin margins for the wee little CRTs. And...
@michelet And the nice thin margins for the wee little CRTs. And curved edges!
Friend: "I think he and I need to take a break." Me:...
Friend: "I think he and I need to take a break. " Me: "'Break' is only two letters away from 'breakup.
A nice mirror of Lingua Franca:...
A nice mirror of Lingua Franca: http://linguafranca. mirror.
That's good advice in general.
@markhurst That's good advice in general.
It's going express...to my heart.
@alainabrowne It's going express... to my heart.
This Diaper Genie sucks at granting wishes.
This Diaper Genie sucks at granting wishes.
This is clearly the right moment for a gunshare startup:...
This is clearly the right moment for a gunshare startup: http://www. nytimes.
I remember! Then he said he followed @anildash on Twitter...
@goldman @torrez I remember! Then he said he followed @anildash on Twitter and asked him to advise his startup.
I'm relieved and sad at once that there are no more...
I'm relieved and sad at once that there are no more episodes of Primeval.
I know! And specific.
@erhardt I know! And specific.
Some days you just head into the bourbon pit and realize...
Some days you just head into the bourbon pit and realize that all you want is to read TAOCP and write 500-word essays about church.
Caribou Song Title Categories http://matthewmcvickar.tumblr...
Caribou Song Title Categories http://matthewmcvickar. tumblr.
This megaupload links is busted.
@tcarmody @sippey This megaupload links is busted.
I will pay your typist any repro fees.
@tcarmody @sippey I will pay your typist any repro fees.
Shame that it's not available digitally in a form that...
@tcarmody @sippey Shame that it's not available digitally in a form that could be emailed to interested parties.
Wait T.S. Eliot was pals with Norbert Wiener? Someone needs...
@tcarmody @sippey Wait T. S.
Williams's Doctor Stories are A+++. I need to dig those up...
@ChrisBoese @moorehn Williams's Doctor Stories are A+++. I need to dig those up and re-read the one about delivering a baby.
This is relevant to my interests. Please add me to your...
@tcarmody This is relevant to my interests. Please add me to your mailing list.
I love reading about T.S. Eliot at the bank. Why shouldn't...
I love reading about T. S.
The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: February 2012 »...
The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: February 2012 » tecosystems #c # #coffeescript #go #j [... ] http://redmonk.
"Old media" draws a line between "news" and "editorial."...
"Old media" draws a line between "news" and "editorial. " --Cary Sherman, RIAA http://www.
Dating Tarantino sucks so bad you can put it on your...
Dating Tarantino sucks so bad you can put it on your resume: http://www. quora.
It was originally called David Coprophile. #youdontknowdicke...
It was originally called David Coprophile.
Dream: I enter an empty, rotting apartment to find an...
Dream: I enter an empty, rotting apartment to find an answering machine with messages from dead family. Gonna be a great day.
February 7, 2012 - Breakfast
A dream last night: An old apartment, dusty, and a plastic caulking over old phones--heavy black AT&T phones but with pushbuttons on the front panel. And next to the phones an answering machine, with messages from 1989 from my mother.
"The colours will be muted pastel, the building will be...
"The colours will be muted pastel, the building will be soft and foamy, the food will be puréed. " http://www.
Joe Frank in the Times writing fiction...
Joe Frank in the Times writing fiction http://opinionator. blogs.
Hooooollllyy shit look at this nuclear-powered-tank of an...
Hooooollllyy shit look at this nuclear-powered-tank of an essay by John Jeremiah Sullivan http://deadspin.
I watch Downton Abbey so I can forget about Breaking Bad.
I watch Downton Abbey so I can forget about Breaking Bad.
Miss Didion if you're nasty.
Miss Didion if you're nasty.
January 31, 2012 - Breakfast
Three people in the gym this morning. But I feel less anxious and am working harder.
January 30, 2012 - Lunch
And also dinner. Food Qty Calories Bread, baguette, 6 in.
January 30, 2012 - Breakfast
Pitiful crunches, pitiful. I've blown it by eating before getting back on the scale.
"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. " http://en.
Emerson Lake & Palmer did a song they called "Nutrocker":...
Emerson Lake & Palmer did a song they called "Nutrocker": http://open. spotify.
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 http://blogs. reuters.
January 29, 2012 - Non-event
The whole day. I am writing for a magazine about fatness and it is filling me with dread.
Making the @mercnews in 1970; lots of neat machines,...
Making the @mercnews in 1970; lots of neat machines, hairstyles http://www. archive.
Not in CA. Elsewhere, yes. Exploitative and...
@Geek_Manager Not in CA. Elsewhere, yes.
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.
That's one way to describe an anti-poaching agreement, I...
@DisneyPixar That's one way to describe an anti-poaching agreement, I guess.
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.
I can't attend. I must attend.
@smalera I can't attend. I must attend.
YES! Followed by despair. I need to go give some good...
@bobbybaird YES! Followed by despair.
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?
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.
I wonder what the most-rescheduled business meeting is in...
I wonder what the most-rescheduled business meeting is in history?
Worrying about income inequality is the new doing something...
Worrying about income inequality is the new doing something about income inequality.
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.
Roman Brothel token http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Corpora...
Roman Brothel token http://www. museumoflondon.
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.
If "average is over" why was this piece published?...
If "average is over" why was this piece published? http://www.
Badges! For Davos! http://www.reuters.com/subjects/davos#dav...
Badges! For Davos!
"What Flanagan does is what The Atlantic does—gently...
"What Flanagan does is what The Atlantic does—gently provokes wealthy people. " http://www.
January 23, 2012 - Fitness
Plan for the day: Shower, leave. Work.
Sure, @edd. 1 + ½ + ⅓ + ¼ + ⅕ + ⅙ + ... → ∞.
Sure, @edd . 1 + ½ + ⅓ + ¼ + ⅕ + ⅙ + ...
fflorence + the ligatures
January 22, 2012 - Non-event
Sometimes the babies break my heart. They smell like Balmex and clean laundry.
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.
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.
Exactly.
@s_francoeur Exactly.
TED is the Coldplay of conferences.
TED is the Coldplay of conferences.
Found footage of a 1950s lesbian nightclub:...
Found footage of a 1950s lesbian nightclub: http://www. archive.
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.
"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.
"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.
We run a pacifier exchange program.
We run a pacifier exchange program.
Thinking of ways to annoy @tomcoates.
Thinking of ways to annoy @tomcoates .
BE SAFE.
@zeldman BE SAFE.
I don't think Flannery O'Connor smoked.
@chrisfahey I don't think Flannery O'Connor smoked.
Sweeeeet
very recently * 2.
@doublebravo very recently * 2.
Something resume. I remember getting stiffed by the client...
@doublebravo Something resume. I remember getting stiffed by the client at the end.
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.
Holidays. http://twitpic.com/851fcq
Holidays. http://twitpic.
Raincoat. http://twitpic.com/851ewp
Raincoat. http://twitpic.
All plots for all stories ever (and not Propp) by...
All plots for all stories ever (and not Propp) by @michellelegro at http://www. brainpickings.
I've needed a cigarette for years.
@gnat @thisisaaronland @schuyler I've needed a cigarette for years.
My postmodern chickens have come home to roost.
My postmodern chickens have come home to roost.
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?
Oh God, or sounds from Fish Disks.
@artlung Oh God, or sounds from Fish Disks.
Well sure, @tomcoates. But I was looking forward to a...
Well sure, @tomcoates . But I was looking forward to a Sunday Twissing match.
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.
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.
The sound effects made me sad.
@artlung The sound effects made me sad.
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.
Yes, that is what the piece argues, at length.
@fraying @tomcoates @jdunck Yes, that is what the piece argues, at length.
I guess I should have checked with you first, eh?
@tomcoates I guess I should have checked with you first, eh?
never grep the cat
Thank you very much.
@NotFamousAmos Thank you very much.
In The Economist @GlennF explains the violin-smashing story...
In The Economist @GlennF explains the violin-smashing story econ.
"I'm into geeky categorization" -- @jessamyn...
"I'm into geeky categorization" -- @jessamyn #2952683 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://ask. metafilter.
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.
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.
Violin-smashing policy http://www.regretsy.com/2012/01/03/fr...
Violin-smashing policy http://www. regretsy.
McKean's law in action about McKean's company:...
McKean's law in action about McKean's company: http://hello. typepad.
I have a case of the 2012 scaries.
I have a case of the 2012 scaries.
New trains run on old tracks.
New trains run on old tracks.
"I write for users, not readers." -- Michel Foucault
"I write for users, not readers.