January 2011
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“I expect to make the best movie ever made.”
– Stanley Kubrick, in his letter to MGM proposing his script for Napoleon in 1969. He did not go on to make the film, and his next film would be A Clockwork Orange instead.
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El-P (8)
Harry Nilsson (4)
The Fiery Furnaces (3)
Arcade Fire (2)
The Walkmen (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”
– Mae West, in Klondike Annie.
John Lennon (6)
Bright Eyes (3)
Harry Nilsson (2)
Your Mother Should Know (1)
The Postal Service (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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WatchDesigning Outside of the video game: an inspiring presentation about the way we play games and how it’s changing behavior IRL
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The Most Amazing Press Release Ever Written →
pretty much self-explanatory (literally)…
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“See, all these movies take place in a small town called Shermer, in Illinois,...”
– Jason Mewes, in the film Dogma.
Learn more about the fictional town in this blog post.
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“See, all these movies take place in a small town called Shermer, in Illinois,...”
– Jason Mewes, in the film Dogma.
Learn more about the fictional town in this blog post.
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Could You Capture All Data Everywhere to Predict... →
via futurejournalismproject:
Somewhere, anyone who’s ever read Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is smiling.
Via the BBC:
It could be one of the most ambitious computer projects ever conceived.
An international group of scientists are aiming to create a simulator that can replicate everything happening on Earth - from global weather patterns and the spread of diseases to international...
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Could You Capture All Data Everywhere to Predict... →
via futurejournalismproject:
Somewhere, anyone who’s ever read Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is smiling.
Via the BBC:
It could be one of the most ambitious computer projects ever conceived.
An international group of scientists are aiming to create a simulator that can replicate everything happening on Earth - from global weather patterns and the spread of diseases to international...
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“the most delightful finding of all: The fastest growth on social networking...”
– Why the Kids Don’t Blog and Grandma’s on Facebook | Fast Company (via michellej)
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“the most delightful finding of all: The fastest growth on social networking...”
– Why the Kids Don’t Blog and Grandma’s on Facebook | Fast Company (via michellej)
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Web 2.0's high school reunion
Matt: it would be great if all these web 2.0 companies met up and compared notes
Julianne: romy and michelle's high school reunion!
Matt: Yes! Facebook arrives in a helicopter, like alan cumming in romy and michelle
Julianne: naturally
Matt: Myspace was the football star who is now the guy Springsteen sings about in the beginning of "Glory Days"
Julianne: Bebo showed up, but no one was sure if he was invited. or if he even went to their high school.
Matt: twitter won the lottery and showed up in a ferrari. However no one knows how much he won and if he spent it all, and during the reunion the repo man came and took the ferrari back
Julianne: wolfram alpha was the math genius who no one hears from anymore. and everyone was worried he was gonna shoot up the school anyway
Matt: friendster got addicted to steroids early on. burned out
Julianne: i totally know dudes like that
Matt: Livejournal was the school floozy that no one wants to talk to anymore
Julianne: annnnnd i totally had an LJ
Matt: Flickr married rich, but now he's not doing as well
Julianne: He's stuck in middle management
Matt: LinkedIn is still following all the popular kids around but no one is really sure what he does
Julianne: But he's still rich!
Matt: Skype got married right out of high school
Julianne: ...and is already divorced
Matt: wikipedia is still self absorbed. mainly because there's no escaping a wikipedia hole once you're in it.
Julianne: Wikipedia also gave you lunch for free all through high school, but now he wants back pay
Matt: Techcrunch is the goth kid. He still hates everyone.
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Web 2.0's high school reunion
Matt: it would be great if all these web 2.0 companies met up and compared notes
Julianne: romy and michelle's high school reunion!
Matt: Yes! Facebook arrives in a helicopter, like alan cumming in romy and michelle
Julianne: naturally
Matt: Myspace was the football star who is now the guy Springsteen sings about in the beginning of "Glory Days"
Julianne: Bebo showed up, but no one was sure if he was invited. or if he even went to their high school.
Matt: twitter won the lottery and showed up in a ferrari. However no one knows how much he won and if he spent it all, and during the reunion the repo man came and took the ferrari back
Julianne: wolfram alpha was the math genius who no one hears from anymore. and everyone was worried he was gonna shoot up the school anyway
Matt: friendster got addicted to steroids early on. burned out
Julianne: i totally know dudes like that
Matt: Livejournal was the school floozy that no one wants to talk to anymore
Julianne: annnnnd i totally had an LJ
Matt: Flickr married rich, but now he's not doing as well
Julianne: He's stuck in middle management
Matt: LinkedIn is still following all the popular kids around but no one is really sure what he does
Julianne: But he's still rich!
Matt: Skype got married right out of high school
Julianne: ...and is already divorced
Matt: wikipedia is still self absorbed. mainly because there's no escaping a wikipedia hole once you're in it.
Julianne: Wikipedia also gave you lunch for free all through high school, but now he wants back pay
Matt: Techcrunch is the goth kid. He still hates everyone.
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WatchDesigning Outside of the video game: an inspiring presentation about the way we play games and how it’s changing behavior IRL
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“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”
– Voltaire
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“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”
– Voltaire
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itsalwayssunny:
of Montreal - Day Man (live in...
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itsalwayssunny:
of Montreal - Day Man (live in...