May 2013
30 posts
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It’s approaching that time when a new iteration of a thing, in this case Arrested Development, suffers blowback, handwringing, and skepticism from its legions of fans who’ve built up a skin of cynicism protecting their taste—a questionable sense that they’d call discerning and I’d call entitled—from the pain of disappointment.
It’s easy to say everything...
“Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by...”
– Laudanum
For those who, like me, needed Pete Campbell’s joke to Bert Cooper explained.
“So when you say you want Apple to stop creating skeuomorphic interfaces – you...”
– Why Apple’s Interfaces Will Be Skeuomorphic Forever, And Why Yours Will Be Too
ignitionremix:
my first act as president will be to ban all shirts that say ‘cool story babe now make me a sandwich’. my second act as president will be to ban all sandwiches, sorry it had to come to this
This is my 11,000 like on Tumblr.
WatchDon’t Put That In Your Mouth #003 (by Mark)
Follow up to the other day
“When Todd Bonnewell took the stage, he didn’t have a “hack” to...”
– TechCrunch Forced to Reconsider Its Own Existence for 60 Seconds
Click through. This guy looks exactly like you’d think he would.
April 2013
30 posts
1 tag
Vimeo API: Announcing the first Vimeo Hackday! And... →
vimeoapi:
We’ve been hard at work building a brand new version of the Vimeo API (dubbed API 3.0) and we’d like to invite you to join us at Vimeo HQ to try it out! We’ll be here May 4th from 11am to 7pm to help you build apps on the new API. The best creations will be featured on our blog and dev site. …
This is going to be sweet. Tell your friends. Come build cool things.
“But here’s what I DO know. If it’s one person or a HUNDRED people,...”
– Patton Oswalt’s Reaction to the Boston Marathon Explosions
I love how attributing evil acts to bad wiring totally undermines any ideology or martyrdom. Evil isn’t an agenda or a sacrifice. It’s just a virus or glitch. There’s something comforting in that, and all of this.
“You think of donkeys, and they kind of yodel, you know? There’s this pitch...”
– How the Dino Sounds in Jurassic Park Were Made — Vulture
I love reading about people who are really good and really passionate about their jobs. I also love reading about how final things come together, about their constituent parts.
This article is all those things about one of my...
“Developed by a team of top Taco Bell gynecologists, the $1.99...”
– Taco Bell Launches New ‘Morning After’ Burrito | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source 