(via mightygodking, who i used to know way back)
Category Archives: cool stuff
Iceland, not so much like Newfoundland
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Wall Street on the Tundra | Vanity Fair Since its fishing policy transformed Iceland, the place has become, in effect, a machine for turning cod into Ph.D.’s. But this, of course, creates a new problem: people with Ph.D.’s don’t want to fish for a living. They need something else to do. […] Enter investment banking.
Blackstrap Hawco
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Only occasionally do i feel moved to review something here. Well, “moved” would be the wrong word, because sometimes i do it out of whimsy more than admiration, and ‘here’ might not refer to the current incarnation of this blog. Anyways, after finishing Blackstrap Hawco i find myself wanting to say something. i always imagined […]
i know i sure bought more magazines before getting on the interwebs…
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Welcome, Wired. We call this land “Internet” | Boing Boing Gadgets Since then, Wired.com’s grown to 11 million monthly visitors: its blogs are among the best in their fields and its tech news reportage is among the finest, online or off […]. The sheer size of that readership speaks volumes: the Times says the magazine […]
Ingenuity under pressure
Monday, April 27, 2009
How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel. Contamination is your enemy. Everything must be clean.
J.G. Ballard 1930-2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
But technology in terms of video-tape machines and so on may make it possible to have a continuous alternative to direct experience, and I mean any alternative. You can have this played back in a slow motion, or do you want it in infra-red, or do you want it this or that. Take your pick, […]
If nothing else it’s very earnest.
Monday, April 13, 2009
From a famous jazz bassist: Charles Mingus Cat Toilet Training Program The main thing to remember is not to rush or confuse him.
i might start giving this a shot. hehe
Friday, February 13, 2009
Being infantile and using the Magic 8 Ball to answer emails ???? Did you attach it? Don’t count on it. Are you fucking with me? Just attachment it ass hat.
This guy’s hilarious, why hadn’t i heard of him before?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Definitive Rickey Henderson: The 25 Best Stories of “Rickey Being Rickey.” 6) This one happened in Seattle. Rickey struck out and as the next batter was walking past him, he heard Henderson say, “Don’t worry, Rickey, you’re still the best.”
Post-professionalism
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Design Altruism Project: POSTprofessional A number of years ago, long after I’d left the Scouts, I penned a self-righteous screed criticizing the inherent myths of expertism. I must confess, at the time I was not armed with the most credible objections, and at least one of my grad-school mentors had trouble accepting the apparent irrationality […]
