January 2010
41 posts
The Death of the Electronic Textbook
Some idiot opened his big yap about some mystery device someone’s announcing tomorrow, and so went the moment I went from a bemused onlooker, smiling at the madness, to writing an epic on a speculative device.
I blame it all on Financial Accounting.
The Textbook Shakedown
Back in the fall of 2006, I willingly chose to enroll myself in a financial accounting class in college. At the...
I think I had too much coffee
because the screens are all very bright and my head is buzzing and I can’t sit still.
“If Keith Richards stops drinking because he thinks you have a problem, well, you...”
– The Awl. Are you reading The Awl? Because you need to be reading The Awl.
The Ursula Suit →
ACL on the history of a WWII-era waterproof suit for the British Navy. My favorite is a comment from Sam:
Man, wish i had one of these today in NYC…
“People like to argue that the internet is making us all social recluses and...”
– loveclaire, via
weselec
“The fact is, when Scott was 22 years old, he was footloose and carefree.” ...”
– Katie Connolly writes about the junior senator from Massachusetts and how his youthful indiscretions don’t matter because he’s a guy.
(via Kara)
Metric - Help I’m Alive (Acoustic)
Listen...
Gizmodo: Sega's making an emulator for iPhone →
Badass. I just hope they secure the rights to distribute the best Genesis game ever.
Best Friends
I don’t know if it was too much Pepsi Throwback or my recent return from Tucson or the upcoming SF meetup I can’t attend or what, but I’ve been thinking a lot about friends.
Mainly, I’ve been thinking about those deepest and closest relations we have, the best friend. The one in whom you confide everything and hold absolute trust.
Part of me is unsure if it’s a...
“Given enough time, the process always wins. That’s why children generally turn...”
– Tom Jenod, in his interesting Esquire piece on Barack Obama, the modern presidency and power in the 21st century.
Two Questions About Soylent Green
Did you know Jack Baur did casting?
Do you think the movie would have been better if I didn’t know the ending 10 years ago?
What to Wear as a Wedding Guest →
Put This On continues to produce outstanding work. I’m definitely going to be following this for my friends this summer.
WatchRad Anthem - As Jim Coudal said, “Not even a little safe for work, but we’re all adults here, right?”
Seriously, watch it in high definition. But on your lunch break.
BETTERmta.info →
Although the recent relaunch of the real thing has been perfectly servicable, they could have really taken some tips for their NYC Transit pages from the students at SVA’s Interaction Design MFA program. Better yet, check out the department’s blog, which details the rest of the interesting projects.
Bad news: I’ve read through most of my Instapaper archives.
Good news: Posts queued up all day long. Enjoy.
Complimenting Adam →
lonelysandwich:
rheise:
Jesse Thorn on Adam Lisagor: “He’s a combination of amazingly lazy and hardworking.”
My pal and cohort Jesse, on me, from his table at the keynote he just gave in Edmonton, Alberta. And he’s right. Jesse is astute and has me pegged.
Not that he needs more compliments, but I’ve got a good one for him: Best man I’ve ever bought a Scotch.
I'm tired of days like this, where nothing went...
(via theresa-c)
Wish she had let people respond to this one, because the closest thing I got to right today was graham crackers with chocolate syrup on them.
(Yeah so maybe I checked out Wii Fit for the first time in five months.)
C: God willing, the G train will be there in 25 minutes.
J: God has nothing to do with the train.
2010: Living In the Future →
A 1972 look at today with commentary. They’re also looking for the original author. Fascinating stuff.
The Valet: Press On →
An awesome website I just found thanks to Put This On reviewed The Classic iron, which, ahem, guys.
Catalina Foothills →
Apparently, you can’t link to a URL of a photo while on the iPhone. And I didn’t bring a laptop to Tucson.
