January 2011
3 posts
On Olbermann
Brian Tannebaum:
I don’t know why Keith Olbermann left MSNBC. I would like to think it’s because he told the wrong person to fuck off, or that he pulled the chair out from under some network executive, but whatever the reason, Countdown is gone.
I was a fan of Olbermann and of Countdown. I was a fan when sports reporting was his full time vocation and I always believed his show was...
Lawyers, Guns and Money:
A large part of your constituency consists of people who attend mega-churches and you complain about this?
December 2010
1 post
“The hereditary advantage such unchecked concentration confers undermines our...”
– —Link
January 2010
27 posts
“Jesus. People, it’s an airplane. You get on, you sit in a chair, they take you...”
– Fake Steve Jobs
On the job market:
One of my co-workers was quite a busy digital tech before the crash and we were talking about how it got progressively more difficult after November ‘08 to sustain a freelance situation. She sort of wondered aloud why it was that some people worked straight through it and, in fact, are still working in the industry despite the fact that so many people, including the two of us,...
“wordpress is a blog, tumblr is a conversation.”
Oddly sexual if read in the correct tone:
[Blake] Lively looks at my apples, which I am peeling and chopping with a knife that could cut a bicycle in half. I’ve sliced my thumb a little bit, but I don’t think she sees the little slit of blood. But then she stares at my hands. I ask her what’s wrong.
“I’m just making sure you’re doing it right.”
She...
Ben just dropped several notches in my book:
Affleck had never seen Gossip Girl when he hired [Blake Lively for The Town].
pastspresent:
To the guy who mugged me and my girlfriend on Monday night
“I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend’s purse and earrings. First, I’d like to apologize for your embarrassment; I didn’t expect you to...
“As nice as the Nook is, like the Kindle, it will probably be obsolete long...”
– Time Mag Review
On Gaga
You probably think Lady Gaga is this generation’s Britney, but that’s where you’re wrong: Lady Gaga scares the crap out of some people (myself included) and isn’t really palatable to all of America. Sure, she’s obviously a huge superstar with a gigantic following, but for better or worse she’s “Like A Virgin”-era Madonna: a really good pop...
LED stoplights are real cool these days, literally. And that is apparently a dangerous problem:
The woman died and four other people were injured in the accident, which was among the first to raise concerns here and around the Midwest about a relatively new driving hazard related to inclement weather: traffic signals, like those in Oswego, that use LEDs.
The new lighting is part of a...
I’m not up on my NYC gay related politics which probably explains why I didn’t know this:
Gay dance clubs are a rare find in the city because, as explained by Tricia Romano in a November 2002 Village Voice article “The Safety Dance: You Can’t Dance If You Want To,” former Mayor Rudy Giuliani enforced cabaret licenses granted to establishments that can serve liquor and allow dancing. ...
What the TSA Can Learn from Internet Marketers
compound that last link with this →
anyone that thinks the average lawyer makes a... →
“Maybe the problem is that the Department of Homeland Security is just too big to...”
– Gail Collins (via pareene)
Shit gets real when you receive the email that says “send me a draft of what you’ve been working on.”
You know what I love? That cell phones no longer have antennas.
Vintage Suze
Q: How has the Wall Street crash affected you?
A: Very little, since I take my own advice
“Nobody’s paid in the lobby to speak out on behalf of people on death row,...”
– Link
“Waldo was not always the nicest dog to those outside of the immediate family,...”
– RIP Waldo Wasserstrom, 1994-2009
December 2009
30 posts
“The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You...”
– Tom Osborne
“As great as it is to have an iPhone, it’s completely ridiculous that to be able...”
– Link
Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn have more in common than being popular television personalities with short hair. The two were just honored by PETA who named them 2009’s Woman of the Year and Man of the Year. —Access News Link
Not to mention they’re both gay. Guess we’ve come far enough that that isnt mentionable?
BTW, yay for animal rights!
“I’ve taken to at least looking the homeless person in the eye to say I don’t...”
– Link
Same Song, Same Verse
A reoccurring take on health care:
I lived in Europe for over three years: in Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands. I sought help in each county for various medical conditions: an ear infection, a severe cold, general check-ups, and other conditions. Each time I simply found a doctor, made an appointment, and was seen. I paid a nominal fee. The best coverage I found was in former East...
“We all have different tolerances for risk”
– link
Another reason 2010 is sure to be a great year:
Former state senator Ernie Chambers will host a weekly talk show on the station.
Wish they would podcast this. I really need some Ernie back in my life.
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BREAKING: Steve Jobs is extremely rich! →
davidcho:
In fiscal 2009, Apple’s stock gained about 42 percent, and as of Wednesday when the stock closed at $202.10, Jobs’ holdings were worth about $1.1 billion. That’s easily overshadowed by his stake in The Walt Disney Co. As the largest single shareholder, his 7.4 percent is currently worth about $4.5 billion.
Nbd.
Just a few months ago, the wingnuts circulated this email lovefest for Tiger Woods.
Now they can go get fucked.
Why do airlines create an incentive for carry-ons?
Airlines don’t charge for carry on luggage, but most airlines do charge for checked luggage. While I understand the desire to raise more revenue, I don’t understand why an airline would want to encourage carry on luggage, in preference to checks luggage. Planes are built to carry checked luggage, as long as someone checks luggage you...
