January 2010
WatchAre there really people who still believe that the current Republican Party is relevant and/or not simply playing the obstinate opposition party?
Tell you what, kill the hypocrisy, and begin having an actual discussion and I’ll consider voting for you once again. Continue being the anti-intellectual, anti-progress,...
December 2009
2009 Highlights
Decided to get into shape after being in the worst shape of my life.
Dropped 25 pounds in 5 months to get into the best shape of my life.
Stuck with it for 10 months (and counting.)
Quit my job.
Started my own company.
Gave lots of advice; got lots of advice.
Remembered what it was like to be openly and honestly opinionated.
Wrote an essay on the entertainment industry that got viewed more...
I know that a number of my family and friends had...
Panasonic’s new home battery could store a... →
This is seriously cool.
This is significant for two reasons. First, if home batteries like this one become commonplace, renewable sources of energy like rooftop solar and residential turbines could finally take off. The biggest roadblock to their adoption is that they are intermittent; reliable storage is needed to make them effective. Second, if affordable storage is achieved on the home-level,...
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in which langer kills any hope that ebert could...
writer-a:
ericmortensen:
vruz:
—by langer:
Avatar is a bad film.
Not because it lacks any meaningful character development (which it does), not because its plot is laughably flimsy (which it is), and not because it is little more than a big-budget remake of FernGully, but because it is yet another example of b-grade Hollywood moralizing, of not very smart people with typically superficial...
My brother and I just discovered our old 8-bit Nintendo, and all the games we used to love - maybe 25-30 in total, many of which we picked up for a dollar apiece when the Super Nintendo came out.
We tested it, and it still turns on works like (mostly) new. It’s now packed up so I can bring it back to Los Angeles. I’m looking forward to a good old fashioned SMB3/Contra/Bubble Bobble...
20 Pieces of Music that Changed the World →
(via atencio)
Sarah's Top 5(ish) Overhyped Services of 2009 →
sarahlane:
They told me to put something “feel-good” and “in the spirit” together. I think I succeeded.
I agree with all of these except the Palm Pre, which I actually like a lot to more I use it. :)
Everyone on my tumblr feed looks the same
Those santa hats make it almost impossible to glance down the page and see who’s posting what.
An Astrophysics professor weighs in on the science... →
Cool stuff, be sure to read the update below as well, it goes into more detail and makes a couple corrections.
Avatar
The only thing that you need to know is that it not only lives up to, but surpasses the hype.
I highly recommend seeing it in 3D.
It’s a spectacular, watershed, historic film.
WatchRichard Dawkins and Neil Degrasse Tyson discuss methods of public interaction. It ends on my all-time favorite Dawkins quote.
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Vimeo Sued By Capitol Records Over Lip Dubs →
mikehudack:
spytap:
mikehudack:
ihatemornings:
As far as the internet is concerned, the lip dubs are more interesting than the original videos. And loads of people are watching the videos, remembering or discovering the bands and associating that experience with fun, positive feelings. Sounds like great marketing for Capitol’s bands to me. I guess they don’t agree.
For better or worse...
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Vimeo Sued By Capitol Records Over Lip Dubs →
mikehudack:
ihatemornings:
As far as the internet is concerned, the lip dubs are more interesting than the original videos. And loads of people are watching the videos, remembering or discovering the bands and associating that experience with fun, positive feelings. Sounds like great marketing for Capitol’s bands to me. I guess they don’t agree.
For better or worse it’s up to them.
I think...
ewilcox:
chriscantwell:
Los Angeles tap water ranks 83rd among water supply of the 100 most populous U.S. cities, containing chemical levels well over EPA standards.
Okay, so, things people have told me today: I can’t eat fish, because the mercury will kill me. I can’t drink tap water, because the chemicals will kill me. Soy milk will fuck up my estrogen or something, and concerned...
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Why the Mobile App Market is not just for iPhone... →
This is the new wild west.
Android Market grows up, hits 20,000 apps milestone
Since it’s that time of year again in the video game world, if you’d like to add me as a PSN friend, my name is Spytap.
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The cable industry is saying that Network... →
I say that since they so want the be an active participant in the information that flows through their system, they should no longer be granted immunity under the Communications Decency Act for the content of that information. Their original argument for the granting of immunity was that it would be impossible to monitor all the data - the process of impeding certain traffic implies a certain...
How To Make The World's Easiest $1 Billion →
*sigh* The first billion is always the hardest.
Protip
ctrl+ option + + 8 = inverted colors/night mode.
“I like bike lanes, and I’m not particularly pleased to see them removed, but...”
– Bike Snob NYC (via jamesnord) (via mikehudack)
My contempt for those who ride brakeless fixies knows no bounds.
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Lotus: Not just pretty face →
Lotus has been developing a new type of engine -
Last March at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced its new Omnivore research engine. The Omnivore is a two-stroke direct-injected engine designed to take advantage of the latest in electronic engine management and run on just about any liquid fuel (hence the name).
Eli Roth reveals his sex chatroom student job →
lizlet:
meganwest:
lizlet:
I’m surprised that Eli Roth himself hasn’t pitched this around town as a wacky bromance comedy. No matter, though. DIBS!
It’s probably already in production.
Does Hollywood NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF “DIBS”?!?
It’s probably because you didn’t call “shotgun.”
Everyone obeys the shotgun rule.
Without question, one of the greatest video game... →
The trend in hard games these days is to unlock “Easy” mode for you once you’ve died enough times. Do you think Demon’s Souls does that? Do you think Demon’s Souls is so much as aware of the concept of “Easy” mode? NO IT IS NOT. If Demon’s Souls even knew we were talking about “Easy” mode, it would come over here and kick the shit out of all of us. And we would deserve it.
I’ll tell you what...
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AT&T: Tighter control of cell data usage ahead →
I’ll give you the tl;dr version below
AT&T can’t back up their contractual promises of 5GB (let along the “unlimited data” they advertise) so their solution is: “We need to educate the customer … We’ve got to get them to understand what represents a megabyte of data.”
If you need further translation: “We can’t hold up our end of...
WatchJon Stewart skewers Gretchen Carlson of Fox & Friends on her constant anti-intellectualism.
"Scantily clad hipster cyclists attracted to the... →
markyb:
rockuboff:
helloadam:
a-buyalos:claytoncubitt:
this is pretty funny, but some of the comments are also really offensive. either way, why can’t bearded dudes with silly hats get along?
Yes, this article is 98% ridiculous. But yeah, keep blaming ‘everything’ on the Jews. Make fun of their hats, the way they dress, and how many children they have. Make fun of how they only socialize...
“Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and...”
– Herodotus - Histories, 7.226
One day I hope to say something even a quarter this bad-ass.
“Everybody lies”
– House (via kapi)
Me…i always tell the truth…..even when I lie.
(via nudawn)
“To tell you the truth I lied a little.” Jake Gittes, Chinatown
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Creating an operating plan for 2010
mikehudack:
bijan:
This time of year, many venture backed startups have created or are putting together their operating plan for 2010.
Few suggestions for early stage/pre revenue companies:
1. Start with the ending. What do you want to accomplish by the end of next year and why?
2. Set quarterly objectives
Quarterly objectives help your board identify what’s going well and not well at the...
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