August 2008
California judge rules early cell phone... →
YAY!!! I hate the power mobil carriers have in the U.S., which just makes me sound like a whiney bitch too often. Hooray for not having to pay this ridiculous fee!
(via aja)
July 2008
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“Rosie” by Jackson Browne is a...
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Senator Ted Stevens Charged in Scheme to Hide Oil... →
didyouevernotice:
I suppose you could say that his career is going down “a series of tubes.”
Ha!
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WatchDr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog You have no reason not to watch this. It is amazing.
{thank you, hulu}
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Watch“Dance Dance Dance”
from La Blogothèque’s Takeaway Show of Lykke Li and El Perro del Mar
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“Souled Out!!!” by Conor Oberst Backed...
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Shout Out Louds - “Ill Wills” Nice...
Tumblr MP3 Player
Kind of amazing.
tumblelikeyougiveadamn:
Just installed Dan Kantor’s Tumblr MP3 Player. It runs at the bottom of the page and will play all of my audio posts continuously. Basically, it’s super duper slick. Congrats Dan!
(If you’re reading this in your dashboard, make sure to click through to my front page to hear it in action.)
It’s really easy to set up, but involves activating the ‘custom...
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WatchSeabird - “Let Me Go On” live from the Belle of CIncinnati via Soft City Lights
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“Today, same-sex couples can marry in California and Massachusetts, and these...”
– Making same-sex marriages count - Los Angeles Times (via dalasverdugo)
No food? No toilet? Let's call it a restaurant! →
Auricular finger →
n. the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
Beats pinkie by a mile.
Has anyone heard of this “Dark Knight” film? →
“The Dark Knight” set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million. … The opening day grosses for “The Dark Knight” far exceeded the full weekend haul of its predecessor, “Batman Begins,” which took in $48.7 million in its first three days in 2005.
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog →
Bet yer bottom dollar it’s more rewarding than DK. Free for only a few more days before it moves exclusively to iTunes.
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I’m iPhoneless. If the iPhone is set up that way, it should pick up the easier statement-vs.-question stuff. And if iPhone is set up that way, who am I to fault the user for double spacing?
dalasverdugo:
Well, to address #2 first, I was talking about the feature of the iPhone where, instead of going to the punctuation menu, you just tap spacebar twice at the end of a sentence and it...
1. In many Latin languages, and often even in English, it’s the tone of our voices that connotes a statement or a question.
Going to the game today. This is a quick statement that could be an answer about a subject or a statement about your own plans for the day.
Going to the game today? This is a question asking about a subject.
2. The only reason that two spaces were used after a...
U.S. Unveils New Rule On Airplane Fuel Tanks →
It’s expensive, so travel will cost more.
It’s fuel-related, so you can publish it in the headlines while gas is such a hot topic.
Last time anything related to the problem caused some tragic outcome: 12 years ago, all 230 people on the plane died.
FARCE!!
Wilson Pickett →
[Wilson] Pickett died of a heart attack January 19, 2006 in the hospital near his Ashburn, Virginia home and was buried next to his mother in Louisville, Kentucky. Pickett’s long-time friend, Little Richard, gave the eulogy and preached briefly at the funeral. Wilson spent many years in Louisville when his mother moved there from Alabama. He is considered an honorary son of the city.
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WatchOberst has a Mystic Valley Band now.
Good, long teaser from the man who ages at the same rate as me.
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Violent sex means chameleons die young →
Talk about staying stuck in childhood — a tiny chameleon from Madagascar spends two-thirds of its life inside its egg. Once it hatches, it engages in brutal sex, then dies before its offspring see the light of day.
When I read this, I think “That depends on when you believe life begins…”
(e.g. its life is half as long as its gestation period)
Building Beard Buzz →
Makers of grooming gear target Japan