February 2012
“The question, “If I were President I’d…” implies that if you swap out one...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson New York, August 21, 2011
(quote from Hayden Planetarium Blog, the unedited version of a quote given to the New York Times as part of a series they did called, “If I Were President, I’d…”)
Smartest man in the room.
(via helms-deep)
“We cannot wash our hands of this.”
– The Pakistani Ambassador speaking at the Security Council, saying that the draft resolution veto doesn’t release the international community of its continued obligation. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
AMA with George Pelecanos, a writer and producer... →
maxistentialist:
George Pelecanos:
We worked it out together in the writers room. A lot of discussion and sometimes arguments. When it got heated, it came from a place of passion, and I think it was reflected in the final product. Yes, often times I had to fight for what I thought was right in a script. And sometimes David stood firm and saved me from my own worst instincts. I was given the...
January 2012
“Based on data from hundreds of programs, policy analyst John D. Graham and his...”
– How Much Is an Astronaut’s Life Worth? - Reason Magazine (via zachrose)
Fascinating, although I don’t think “lives saved” is necessarily the correct metric for environmental regulation.
sparkyinfla asked: I just read that you're leaving Blip at the same time millions are being raised for the company. What gives? Are you starting something new? Thanks. (re: story on venturebeat)
“We will continue to dig deeper, and we will undoubtedly find more issues. What...”
– Tim Cook responding to the NYT piece about awful working conditions in Chinese factories where many Apple products are assembled.
It’s not a response to the press, it’s a response to the Apple team, which Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac was able to get ahold of.
It’s a good response, and the right one....
December 2011
