May 2012
“As the band was coming onstage in Charlottesville, Virginia last week,...”
– The Walkmen’s Heaven
Charlie Pierce is on a roll →
… as though McCain could have saved himself by being as big a public blight as Joe Ricketts has set himself to be, as though a few commercials featuring angry black preachers could have saved the Republican ticket from eight years of Republican policies that helped turn the world’s economy into a plague ship, as though just the right amount of race-baiting and fag-baiting could have...
“Do you think Chris Rock’s real name is Christian Rock?”
– Z.G., Between Two Ferns Special
Sometimes a joke comes along that’s so good and true and not even a joke that you wonder how hasn’t this been thought of before? This is one of those (non) jokes.
DEA locked up college student for four days with... →
Then as the days dragged on, the terrifying realization set in that he was trapped. He had been forgotten in a 5-by-10-foot windowless room, hearing only the muffled sounds of voices and toilets flushing in the Drug Enforcement Administration facility in San Diego.
On the third day, he began to hallucinate. He urinated on a metal bench to be able to drink his urine. He stacked a blanket, his...
April 2012
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I consider why there are no truly great iPad cases →
herostratus:
Am I missing great iPad cases?
This is everything →
I review the 'Nest' iPad stand and 'Kicks' iPad... →
TL;DR: Kicks: no, Nest: yes
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Psychological Risks Associated With Pencil... →
“It was only later that I realized the value of being bored was actually pretty...”
– Clay Shirky (via merlin)
Incredibox →
In which Alex dares you not to enjoy something.
March 2012
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The You Look Nice Today Starter Pack →
America’s best podcast is back.
“This morning in America’s highest court, freedom seems to be less about the...”
– Dahlia Lithwick
“If some large share of China’s most-productive, most-ambitious workers...”
– The Simple Way To Improve Chinese Labor
Economists: March Madness streaks predict NBA... →
“We live in a post-authentic world. Today authenticity is a house of mirrors....”
– Bruce Springsteen, SXSW
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In which I dare to interpret Khoi Vinh's 'iOS Wish... →
herostratus:
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On Avatar Management: What I really want is single sign-on personal self-ID management. Enter my info in once, share only what I want, only when I want to, automatically when I want that. Avatars are only one small thread, and I think a trivial portion in the scheme of things.
WatchNew Beach House: “Myth”
The rumors were true: Beach House’s fourth album, possibly titled Bloom, is imminent. Hear our first taste above in the form of its gorgeous opening track, “Myth.”
February 2012
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Right versus pragmatic →
marco:
They just kept posting more signs, because they were convinced that they were right.
The Economist Style Guide →
A Big Congrats →
herostratus:
Its not everyday you are reading your RSS feed and run across a friend and former colleague. But today I ran across Nina Mehta, a smart designer, in Dan Frommer’s SplatF!
If you’re into doing cool things, check out what Nina has done or what she’s employed doing.
Persona Grata: Google Heads-Up Display Glasses: A... →
herostratus:
I’ve been thinking about product testing and release cycles a bit recently for both class and work. And within those frameworks, I think it’s important to realize how important a distinction it is that Google essentially makes a policy of releasing products directly to consumers in beta…
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“I’m personally not that confident that the way Apple is doing documents in the...”
– herostratus:
The Talk Show 79
As a product manager, that first quote speaks to me.
But as a user that last quote kills it.
The Making Of "Homer At The Bat" →
