March 2010
A real person, a lot like you →
inky:
When we yell at our car or coffee machine, it’s fine because they’re just mechanical appliances. So when we yell at a website or company, using our computer or phone appliance, we forget it’s not an appliance, but a person that’s affected…
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Gravity Emerges from Quantum Information, Say... →
unburyingthelead: buffleheadcabin: vruz:
h/t @brainpicker
The new role that quantum information plays in gravity sets the scene for a dramatic unification of ideas in physics
One of the hottest new ideas in physics is that gravity is an emergent phenomena; that it somehow arises from the complex interaction of simpler things.
A few month’s ago, Erik Verlinde at the the University of...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-28) →
Fang Island (60)
Wire (35)
Fanfarlo (32)
Go-Betweens (30)
Neon Indian (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Don’t be a grin fucker. Stop the corporate bullshit when it hits your desk.”
– Mark Suster, Don’t be a Grin Fucker
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“Be weary of anyone who strives for perfection. Perfection isn’t feasible. I’d...”
– Jason Fried (via friedisms)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-21) →
Fang Island (48)
Genesis (25)
Hurray For The Riff Raff (10)
Owen Pallett (9)
Gang of Four (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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figout:
Streets Of Your Town (Go-Betweens cover)...
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“I am part of the mid-to-high-profile blogger/media crowd; I’m entitled,...”
– Seriously, Nick Douglas needs to get a fucking life.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-14) →
James Brown (40)
Matthew Dear (31)
MONDO BOYS (19)
Liz Phair (16)
Genesis (16)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Ben's Tumblr Theme TextMate Bundle is up! →
staff: It can also be used with E Text Editor on Windows.
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March 9: Honor Bukowski, in a way Bukowski... →
charlesbukowski: March 9 is the anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s death, which means you get karma points for following the tumblr! (yes, i run it. yes, cheap plug. but the buk is dead so i’m pretty sure he won’t mind.)
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Dear Athens artists and musicians, send me your...
shorterexcerpts:athensmusicandarts:
Send me an MP3, I’ll post it, send me an image of your visual creation, I’ll post it.
Spread the word. Athens music and arts, right here.
julie.phillips@onlineathens.com
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7) →
Deastro (51)
The Feelies (21)
Bear in Heaven (19)
Morrissey (15)
Cut Copy (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Help Legalize Street Food in Atlanta →
Please help persuade local and state lawmakers to revise current restrictive vending ordinances that hinder the flourishing of street food culture and to implement a regulatory system encouraging sidewalk and roadway entrepreneurship.
Support the establishment of a food cart zone in downtown Atlanta by signing this petition.
(new yorkers, try not to laugh too loudly ok? atlantans have feelings...
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Fraudience
The term fraudience is a portmanteau derived from the terms fraud and audience. It generally applies to audiences on infomercials who, although supposedly unbiased and uninformed about the product, are in fact paid to cheer, gasp, and exclaim their joy and wonder about the product in question on cue. It is a marketing tool used to help build the impression in the minds of viewers that other people...
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thisismyfavoritesong:
“Plateau” by the Meat...
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