June 2010
1 post
A Public Service Announcement
lemoniceforever:
Pootie Tang, one of the funniest and most underrated movies of all time, is on Hulu for free. If you have not seen Pootie Tang, watch Pootie Tang. If you have seen Pootie Tang, you have probably already clicked that link and are anticipating seeing it again. Good on you.
PS: Did you know that Louis CK has apologized for writing Pootie Tang, because he views it as so...
May 2010
8 posts
April 2010
6 posts
Watchputthison:
Put This On, Episode 2: Shoes
iTunes / Vimeo / YouTube Clothing Credits Funding Credits Related Posts
Hey look, that’s me there in the credits! One of my favoritest projects I’ve ever had the pleasure of working on.
“One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am — a...”
– From a speech to environmentalists in Missoula, Montana in 1978 and in Colorado, which was published in High Country News in the 1970s or early 1980s under the title “Joy, Shipmates, Joy.”, as quoted in Saving Nature’s Legacy : Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity (1994) by Reed F. Noss, Allen...
“In ” Ptooie”: Princess Peach, Ptooies Super Mario RPG: Legend of the...”
– From the Super Mario article on cpedia, the new automated encyclopedia from the folks who brought us cuil. I have yet to find an article on cpedia that was even a little useful, but at least they’ve all been entertaining. $33M in VC money goes a long way in creating incredible gibberish.
I...
March 2010
5 posts
The Greatest Story of All Time Ever
A few days after Marlon Brando’s death in July, at a gathering of his friends and some of his 10 surviving children, a fellow actor, Ed Begley Jr., stood up to speak.
Clenching his jaw and mumbling his lines in the style of the man who practically defined acting in the last half-century, Mr. Begley recalled being summoned to Brando’s home a few years ago to talk about an urgent...
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Sexpigeon: Panels →
No Double Bouncies: Will Foursquare Wedgie the Social Playground? • SandwichNext: The Bleeding Edge of iFood Printers • The New Million Billion: At the Asymptote of SEO • No Mac an Island: Social Media Beyond the Human Frontier • Moses in eGypt’s Land: iPad Democracy in the Near…
I love SxPigeon! The whole post is a must read.
February 2010
2 posts
On pride and Pringles →
bobulate:
The pride in products:
Fredric Baur invented the crush-resistant canister in 1966 and was so proud that he said he’d like to be buried in one. It remained a family joke for years, but when Baur died last year after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his children stopped at a Walgreen’s on their way to the funeral home, bought a can of Pringles, and buried a portion of their father’s ashes in...
January 2010
10 posts
5 Questions Answered by the Guide to Police Duties...
Q. Can a dog be used on a public highway for the purpose of drawing or helping to draw any carriage, etc.? A. No; that is an offence under section 8 of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act, 1912, and the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1854.
Q. What must be painted or affixed over the door or gate of a knacker’s premises? A. The name of the knacker together with the...
Doctors Without Borders on Tumblr →
staff:
Doctors Without Borders is doing an extraordinary amount in Haiti. Please support their efforts and donate anything you can.
I just donated! Do it!
Interview with Paul F. Tompkins « Mission Mission →
Hey, I interviewed one of my personal idols: Paul F. Tompkins! The funniest dude alive also happens to be performing here in San Francisco this weekend and you should come see him. He also touches on his new podcast and collaboration with Tom Scharpling (one of my other idols).
December 2009
6 posts
WTF?
dontaskmeijustworkhere:
My bike just got stolen out of my fucking carport. I inherited it from my grandma who is now deceased, so it’s kinda important to me. I spent all fucking summer fixing it. If anyone sees a 3 speed rust colored Raleigh from the 60’s with a wicker basket and a Brooks jr. seat, please DM me ASAP.
To the shit birds who stole it, I hope you rot in hell you pissant fucks.
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10 replacement plot devices for the modern age
Amnesia → Hard drive crash
The self made man → The self-assembled robot
Red herring → Wireless red herring
Foreshadowing → 2^4shadowing
Double agent → Double User-Agent
Deus ex machina → iddqd
Unreliable narrator → Reliable narrator [citation needed]
The long con → The long cron
It was all a dream → It was all a webisode
The butler did it → The computer did it
“Punch-Drunk Love” is, as Anderson concedes, the first film he has made...”
– Films of the decade: “Punch-Drunk Love” (via Rian Johnson)
I agree with the author that Punch-Drunk Love is one of the best movies ever, and the referenceless quality is part of what makes it so stunning. I encourage everyone to see it or see it again. But, I don’t really...
10 legitimate occupations found in Wikipedia's...
Stud Master
Gurkhan
Panter
Tool pusher
Hot desking
Jobber
Cleanskin
Feldsher
Donkey puncher
Useful man
November 2009
14 posts
Minihan's Mantras
ugleah:
Just came across Bryan Minihan’s thoughtful list of “mantras” for life in the UX trenches. This came from a discussion over on the IXDA discussion list about the firing of a disgruntled and vocal designer at American Airlines. I love these insights because they so clearly come from hard-won experience. You are wise, Mr. Minihan.
Always assume, despite all evidence to the contrary,...
“Users perceive the most magic in what seems physically impossible and personally...”
– David Sherwin, ChangeOrder
ChangeOrder is, hands down, hands up, hands left, right, start, select, my favorite design blog. The mix of abstract and practical is perfect, I always finish Sherwin’s articles feeling way smarter and way inspired.
Stop the Presses
It has come to my attention that my previous assertion regarding Lost, Law & Order and CSI is actually NOT true. One of the Lost characters was simply believed to be dead. I am deeply ashamed. I’d like to specifically apologize to J.J. Abrams, Dick Wolf, Anthony E. Zuiker, Daniel Dae Kim, and the good citizens of Oahu, Hawaii.
Important Discovery
I crunched the numbers and discovered this remarkable fact about the major characters on Lost: If you’re on Lost and have been on a Law & Order and a CSI then you are dead on Lost. This is true of seven major characters. Apologies if I just blew your tiny, stupid brain.
1 post from "Dear McDonalds"
Dear McDonalds:
Can I get a mini - mac ?? a small Big Mac ?
Dear McDonalds………. Consider this, alot of us our overweight, but we enjoy your products. Why not help us out? What if we are on a diet, and we have a Mac - Attack ? What about a smaller version of the Big Mac ? Smaller hamburger patties, smaller buns. I realize that you use your regular patties to...
WatchHey, neat! I can put my Flash games in Tumblr if I say they’re videos. You guys are in for it now!
A few people have asked me how you win this game: I say you win when you can get any part of him off screen, which is only possible thanks to my inept ActionScript abilities.
