July 2010
June 2010
“Are you familiar with Plessy v. Ferguson?”
– Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), to Elena Kagan Yes. He really asked her that. And a few minutes later he said, “Now there’s another court decision called Roe v. Wade …” (via savingpaper)
He’s playing to the cameras. He’s an incredibly smart legislator who really understands the law and...
AmTrak is apparently awesome
section9:
jasencomstock:
squashed:
I made a fat-finger ticket purchase last Tuesday. I inadvertently bought a return train ticket for a lengthy train trip for the wrong week. It was not a cheap ticket—so just buying another one was going to really, really sting. So I called to see if they could change it. Having done this sort of thing with airlines, I expected an unpleasant experience, a...
“In the interest of journalistic integrity, I went on Chatroulette this morning...”
– R.I.P. Chatroulette, 2009-2010 - Internet Culture - Salon.com (via heyitsnoah)
I think the Chatroulette phenomenon is a perfect example of the state of the internet today. The problems the tech scene is trying to fix today aren’t real problems. In fact, they’re solutions to problems that the...
Blip.tv is hiring an Advertising Traffic Manager!
evangotlib:
Do you or anyone you know love ad operations? Do you have a passion for ad trafficking and reporting? Do you want to be on the cutting edge of the digital video ecosystem? Do you like free lunch?
Then we have a job for you! We’re looking for a ROCK STAR Advertising Traffic Manager. Here is a link to the official job post on LinkedIn or email resumes to andreaATblipDOTtv.
“The truth is, Apple needs to get on Verizon, and fast, or it risks losing...”
– Lyons, on the latest Verizon iPhone rumors (via newsweek)
savingpaper:
CSPAN caller very, very concerned Supreme Court justices spend too much time trying to decide the meaning of words. Pretty worried here people don’t know what the Supreme Court actually does.
SemanticTheme is now on GitHub →
Now in use at kellysutton.tumblr.com in addition to mhudack.com.
Question for my friends with Macbooks:
thatgirlallison:
How many of you have ever needed to repair your laptop and have needed AppleCare? I’m debating whether or not to buy it. Please reply :)
Buy it. It’s cheap insurance. You’ll be happy you got it when your screen dies two years in and it’ll cost $800 to repair without AppleCare.
“My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly...”
– awesome quote by Bezos
Jeff Bezos Princeton Commencement
runs straight fucking through the core of everything i believe in.
(via soxiam) (via fred-wilson)
My theme, it has been improved.
Last night I got fed up with existing Tumblr theme options. So I started writing my own theme. It’s been deployed on my blog since around ten o’clock last night. I made a couple of enhancements this morning, too.
Some key features:
Fully HTML5 compliant
Takes full advantage of HTML5 semantics such as <article> and <discussion>
Use of the <q> element means...
Yahoo names new original programming chief... →
rafer:
Rafer sez: And on her LinkedIn profile, Erin McPherson describes herself as “Business Development at Yahoo, Entertainment Attorney, In-House Counsel, IP Litigator.”
#fascinating
Done for the evening... the new theme looks great...
Automatic blockquoting
Text posts get automatic blockquote treatment by Tumblr. This is annoying in some ways (it gives me less control over display) but welcome in others (it makes for relatively clear indications of who said what). Why isn’t this provided for other post types?
I know they weren’t designed to support discussion in the same way, but this is a serious shortcoming. It’s...
My new Tumblr theme is live →
It’s just a beta. It’s written in HTML5 and is likely incompatible with older browsers. It doesn’t even render properly in Safari yet — Chrome only. I’m working on clearer attribution and quote nesting. What would your ideal theme have?
I've come to the conclusion that I have to design...
“The real reason that cameras don’t belong in the chambers of the Supreme Court...”
– spiegelman This strikes me as illogical for a number of reasons: 1) Supreme Court arguments aren’t conducted in a vacuum. Ordinary citizens are allowed to line up outside the building and be seated to witness oral arguments. If it’s safe for ordinary people to sit and watch, then it’s safe for...
everythingismedia:
mikehudack:
Kevin Pollak interviews Paul Rudd for two hours: http://blip.tv/file/3810312
OMG I’ve never heard anyone doing a Woody Allen impression before. Pollak really nails it. Took me a second to realize that he was doing Woody — awesome.
P.S. Clicked on “robust mode” because it seemed like a good thing and realized I can’t move to a position in the video. And can’t...
Watching: The Spy Factory- Examine the high tech...
jryu:
NOVA | The Spy Factory | PBS
Fantastic episode of a fantastic show.
Kevin Pollak interviews Paul Rudd for two hours: http://blip.tv/file/3810312
Kagan: Cameras in the Court would be 'terrific...
savingpaper:
Best thing she’s said all day.
No. Cameras in the Court would be a terrible thing. The Court needs to maintain an air of mystery and authority. It’s the only power it has, given that it doesn’t have an army or accountants.
“They couldn’t have been spies…Look what she did with the hydrangeas.”
– -Suburban neighbor of two recently accused Russian spies. (via giz) (via waksays)
They were truly Americanized (via winstonwolfe)
“You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.”
– Elena Kagan, after being asked by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), where she was during the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day (via savingpaper)
I really look to savingpaper to bring me all of the senate confirmation hearing highlights. (via apsies)
Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering IPhone in... →
soupsoup:
I’ve heard the Verizon iPhone rumor too many times. You’re the journalists who cried wolf. I’ll believe it when I see it.
This one is for real. It’s as accurate, I’m willing to bet, as the Hulu+ rumors.
Panera Co. to open more pay-what-you-wish eateries →
diablocodyisnotevenherrealname:
adriennes:
The idea for Panera’s first nonprofit restaurant was to open an eatery where people paid what they could. The richer could pay full price — or extra. The poorer could get a cheap or even free meal.
…Its cashiers tell customers their orders’ “suggested” price based on the menu. About 60 to 70 percent pay in full, Shaich said. About 15 percent leave a...
“‘As long as the WHATWG draft is used as a vehicle to discredit the W3C, then we...”
– Growing pains afflict HTML5 standardization | Deep Tech - CNET News
Rafer sez: ‘Try’ to discredit them? The W3C intentionally stymied HTML standards innovation for a decade. What could WHATWG do to make them look any worse?
How do we revert to WHATWG being the authoritative HTML5 standards body...
Why did so many successful entrepreneurs and... →
heyamberrae:
GREAT read.
in short:
their ability to recognize young people with extraordinary ability
everyone be tasked with exactly one priority (YESSS)
enforced an anti-meeting culture where any meeting that included more than 3-4 people was deemed suspect and subject to immediate adjournment if he gauged it inefficient (YESSSS)
expected to pursue our #1 priority with extreme dispatch...
“As early as 2001, the FBI was aware that the Russian agents were using false...”
– ‘Deep-Cover’ Russian Spies Worked in U.S., FBI Says - BusinessWeek
It’s the little things that give you away.
NYC Journalist Is "Deep Cover" Russian Spy
negevrockcity:
I wonder what the staff of El Diario makes of this:
Ellen Shaffren, who lives in Yonkers, New York, across the street from two of the alleged spies, Lazaro and Pelaez, said her quiet residential block has been “teeming” with FBI agents since last night. “I was totally shocked,” she said in a telephone interview today. “I would never have suspected anything of the sort. They have a...
James Siminoff: 3+ Million Years →
Apple announced that in the first 3 days of iPhone 4 that they sold 1.7 million phones. A even more incredible number is that those phones translate into well around 3.4 million years of contract phone service (40+ million months) for ATT, sold in just 3 days.
My gut tells me that ATT’s…
No Sex Please, We're Middle-Class
katykelley:
“In the discreet white-collar realm, men and women are interchangeable, doing the same, mind-based work. Physicality is suppressed; voices are lowered and gestures curtailed in sanitized office space. Men must neuter themselves, while ambitious women postpone procreation. Androgyny is bewitching in art, but in real life it can lead to stagnation and boredom, which no pill can cure.
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