There was an old joke. Miller didn’t remember where he’d heard it. Girl’s at her own father’s funeral, meets this really cute guy. They talk, hit it off, but he leaves before she can get his number. Girl doesn’t know how to track the guy down.
So a week later, she kills her mom.
Big laugh.
It was the logic of [certain mass murderers]. “Here is the problem,” they said to themselves, “and there is the solution.” That it was drowned in innocent blood was as trivial as the font the reports were printed in.
“Leviathan Wakes” by James S. A. Corey
Author Archives: Nelson Pavlosky
“YOLO” by The Lonely Island
This song is perfection. The safety measures that The Lonely Island advocates in “YOLO” are only slightly more absurd than “safety” proposals that gain traction in real life.
Aaron Swartz
RIP Aaron Swartz. I only met him once, at the Free Culture Phase 2 conference (he’s all the way to the left in this photo), but I use reddit and RSS and Creative Commons just about every day. These things and many others would not be the same without his contributions, and I’m sorry that I’ll never have the opportunity to somehow return these favors.
“My Private Asylum” lyric video
Wrong Side of Dawn – “My Private Asylum” Lyric Video
I do not know the person responsible for this, but I am honored that they would put this much effort into a song I wrote with my band.
Tears of Steel
Blender Foundation’s fourth short Open Movie.
“I just want to be awesome in space.”
It’s only a paper moon
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It was one of those moments he recognized, when you had to either have confidence in someone or else show everyone that you lacked confidence in that person.
The Lost Fleet: Dauntless by Jack Campbell
The Professor Brothers – “History Lesson (JFK)” video
Everything you need to know about JFK. (By the same people who made that Washington video. I have no idea why I haven’t already watched every single video they’ve ever done.)
Midttrafik commercial – “The Bus”
Holy crap this is the best advertisement for a bus EVER. Make sure you have the English subtitles turned on if you don’t speak Danish (turn on Captions using the CC button if they are not on already).
Obama supports the use of the singular “they”
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While in Florida, Obama is trying to refocus the debate on Medicare, a topic that resonates with Florida’s large senior population. He said: “No American should have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies.” Grammar nerds may wince at his use of “their” (it should be “his or her” given the singular subject) but if he can convince enough people that the Paul Ryan’s plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program is a bad idea, it could be enough to swing Florida. Without Florida, Romney has no chance of winning the election.
From Electoral-vote.com
Obama supports the use of the singular they! I may have to vote for him after all.
Take them all down and let Google sort it out
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Take them all down and let Google sort it out
What’s to stop a company from sending takedown requests for every URL on the web and letting Google figure out the difference?