June 2009
May 2009
“I’m convinced that Pat Buchanan’s favorite movie is “Birth of...”
– @HumanityCritic
very nearly just had a liz lemon water cooler...
100 Abandoned Houses →
(via simko)
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ARC approves MARTA funding to avoid service... →
The Atlanta Regional Commission threw cash-strapped MARTA a life preserver today, approving a reallocation of $25 million in federal stimulus dollars to help the transit agency avoid drastic service reductions. In a packed meeting at the commission’s downtown headquarters, board members expressed their support for MARTA.
Use “Trashing” To Simplify Your Life — Nerdist →
So the next time you think about putting those extra unusable dock adapters that came with your new cell phone into a drawer simply because, “You never know,” you do know. You’ll never use them. And the novelty bobble head Bin Laden that someone gave you for your birthday is only fun the first second you see it. After that, it’s another miniature roommate to deal with. Just because you have space...
“FACT: While many erroneously assumed Roy Orbison was blind, few ever noticed he...”
– @hotdogsladies
“If you move your mouse pointer continuously while the data is being returned to...”
– Microsoft Help and Support (via inky)
'Ferris Bueller' Home With Ferrari Garage Up For... →
The 5,300-square-foot Highland Park house was the fictional home of Ferris Bueller’s friend, Cameron Frye, played by actor Alan Ruck.
Sudler Sotheby’s International Realtor Meladee Hughes says being in the home is like living in the tree house. She says there’s been a lot of interest from buyers already.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-24) →
Liquid Liquid (24)
XTC (22)
A.C. Newman (22)
Wire (16)
Tubeway Army (16)
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The Psychology of Attention « PsyBlog →
Attention is one of the most fascinating and highly researched areas in psychology. Psychologists have found that with training we can perform impressive feats of multitasking, we can divide our visual attention (without moving our eyes) and we are surprisingly effective at picking out just one voice from a multitude.
This series of posts looks at how attention works, how it fails and what we can...
yellow mustard is the messiest of all mustards. i...
“The qualities that make someone a good social media maven — which include being...”
– Josh Bernoff, Forrester analyst and co-author of a book about social technologies (Tweeting Your Way to a Job - NYTimes.com)
homeofthevain:
Holger Czukay, Fragrance (On the...
Watchbjornstar: Mary Roach - 10 Orgasmic Observations
“Scientists found Ida in Messel Pit, Germany and soon found out that she is about...”
– TED Blog: Darwin validated: Missing link found (via mikehudack)
Win a Stanton T.55 USB Turntable from NYLVI →
To mark the launch of the redesigned Nylvi site, we are throwing a competition where one lucky winner get the awesome new USB turntable T.55 from Stanton. To participate simply create a list with whatever theme you like and share it on Nylvi. We’ll randomly pick a lucky winner and 5 runner-ups who get a record of their choice.
totally doing this!
Lisztomania by Phoenix (Alex Metric Remix)
“If it’s 2012 and our party is defined by Palin and Limbaugh and Cheney,...”
– Republican strategist John Weaver, quoted by the Washington Examiner (via)
Delusional thinking is a sign of dementia.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-17) →
Scissor Sisters (25)
Tubeway Army (16)
Micachu (16)
Morrissey (16)
Belly (11)
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