October 2008
42 posts
McSweeney's: So You've Been Buried Alive. →
“If you’re worried about using valuable phone minutes, try texting, but keep it to essentials. HLY SHT BD ALV. GT HLP, BRG SHVL, OXY, BR (NT PBR)”
DHH on web profitability in Slate →
I love DHH’s sarcastic tone.
Obama and the Politics of Crowds →
Smart.
“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...”
– James Thurber
Good List of Sports Literature from the great Mr.... →
I can’t imagine ESPN without Bill Simmons, and I can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t care for Boston sports liking him.
best of craigslist : "Dear Red States..." A Letter... →
Oh I love stats.
“Scrubs” cast help crew member propose →
Ok. This was really cute.
WatchMcCain v Obama: Dance Off
Tim Ferriss Guide to the Horse Track →
Investors Guide by Tim Ferris →
Tim Ferris is wicked smart.
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.”
– Peter Drucker
Unclutterer » Archive » JBL module makes any... →
oy…i wish it was cheaper.
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful…What is...”
– Warren Buffet on when to buy (from the 37Signals blog).
This can go for all business matters, though. Its time to grow your business while the competition is holed up!
A design and usability blog: Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)
Joe the Plummer would actually pay lower taxes. →
Oops.
Onion Article from 2001: 'Our Long National... →
Wow. I think Onion writers might actually be prophets.
“A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy...”
– Helen Rowland
Reconstruction of early zebrafish development... →
Short videos showing cell embryo cell production in animals. More at http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/digitalembryo
War Deaths As Percentage of Population, 1945 -... →
Look at the America’s, Western Europe and Russia.
Finally! Google to Offer RSS Feeds for Web Search... →
Along with Google News, this is a great way to keep track of your online PR. Just setup Google News to send you news stories about your company name to your email, and get these new RSS results to search terms involving your company name!
FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done... →
Nate Silver’s (from Baseball Prospectus) site to project the winner of the election. As seen on Colbert Report.
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century →
Robot vs. Animal War!
“Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.”
– Benjamin Franklin
10 Creepiest Old Ads →
The Pakistan Airways one is just creepy.
Smoking Santa just made me laugh.
100 Skills Every Man Should Know →
I can do a little less than 50% of these. Thankfully, I know how to use the internet.
“I’ll be damned if it ain’t the catchiest LiveJournal blog I’ve...”
– Rob Mitchum discussing Weezer’s album Pinkerton on Pitchfork. Totally cracked me up. Top 100 Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”
– Les Brown