January 2009
27 posts
William Burroughs Travel Writing Method
ambivalence:
[via the Paris Review, 1965]
For exercise, when I make a trip, such as from Tangier to Gibraltar, I will record this in thrre columns in a notebook I always take with me. One column will contain simply an account of the trip, what happened. I arrived at the air terminal, what is said by the clerks, what I overheard on the plane, what hotel I checked into. The next column presents my...
What Data Crunchers Did for Obama →
i1326:
About three minutes into his speech on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama spoke a word never before uttered in a Presidential inauguration speech: “data.”. The word may sound nerdy, and Obama used it in reference to indicators of economic and other crises. But it’s no coincidence the word found its way into his remarks. The harnessing of data has been crucial to Obama’s rise to power.
WatchJennifer 8 Lee. TED Talk:
Who was General Tso? and other mysteries of American Chinese food
“I was telling Kelly about the stuff I was working on, and she cocked her head to...”
– Via Possible Probable
Ben & Jerry created "Yes Pecan!" ice cream flavor... →
ranajune:
caro:
I am laughing myself to tears, literally. ANCHOVY FUCKUP SURPRISE. Some of the suggestions:
Grape Depression
Cluster Fudge
Nut’n Accomplished
Impeach Cobbler
Heck of a Job, Brownie!
No Chocolate Left Behind
Cookie D’oh!
Anchovy Fuckup Surprise
Credit Crunch
iRocky Roadside Bomb
Bananas Over Baghdad
SNAFUdge
Pail o’ Fail
Waterboarding Watermelon
Yellow Cake...
“I want to remind you that financial success is not the only goal or the only...”
– Tim O’Reilly on Financial Success
One Take On What The Singularity Really Means
ethanb:
Imagine if everyone outsourced their life to the point where our personal lives access the same economies of scale that companies create.
Originally posted as a comment by Taylor Davidson on Igniter using Disqus.
"Innovation" is Dead. Herald The Birth of... →
