Posts tagged hmmm
Play And Tumble
Nothing is personal; everything is personal.
It’s undoubtedly true that in the age of social media, it’s become very easy for anybody to peer behind the news curtain and see the chaotic raw material from which it is produced. But that in no way weakens the onus on responsible and experienced news editors to filter that material and form it into a fast, deep and accurate report. Indeed, the value added by those editors has never been more obvious than it is in situations like this one.
When Flying, Are Cellos People Too?
Word cloud of Rand Paul’s filibuster.
(via New York Magazine)
It’s time to unmask punk rock, admit that it has done us no favors, and banish it from our minds. There is no one waiting for us at the gates of heaven with a big book of punk, ready to judge our souls and validate our credibility. Punk rock is bullshit, and was always bullshit. Say it with me.
John Roderick, “Punk Rock Is Bullshit”, Seattle Weekly.
Hmmmmmmm. 
Do you admire this man so much that you haven’t asked your wife why she keeps having sex with him? I halfway suspect you’re writing this letter because you want specific people to read this column and deduce who is involved and what’s really going on behind closed doors…
Chuck Klosterman, writing in The New York Times’ Ethicist column July 13th, responding to a query from a man whose wife is cheating with a government executive whose role “is seen worldwide as a demonstration of American leadership.”
Hypothetically, if our 14 billion-year-old universe were scaled down to just 10 years (for the sake of comparison), dinosaurs would have been extinct 17 days ago, our earliest relative Lucy would have been playing around on the Savannah 19 hours ago, modern humans would have first appeared 80 minutes ago, the birth of Jesus just 46 seconds ago, and the Declaration Of Independence would have been signed a mere 5 seconds ago! Think about that for a moment: what does 5 seconds mean to you in the scope of 10 years?
(via theweekmagazine)
On this day in 1985; Live Aid!
(Source: ritchieblackmores)
Hey look — “New York’s Hometown Paper” appears to be re-branding itself. I’m not sure how to feel about this.
BOXX electric bike: two wheels, four corners, all-electric transport for one — Engadget
Has bicycle design reached its pinnacle? Or are electric bike manufacturers just not trying hard enough? The YikeBike begs to differ, and here joining it is BOXX Corporation’s diminutive BOXX. Coming in at just under a meter (or 36-inch inches) long, the 120 pound aluminum “bike” has a top speed of 35 miles per hour and can even haul up to 300 pounds of heft. Yet, despite that compact footprint, the company hasn’t skimped on tech, as it boasts traction control, anti-lock brakes and yes, even LED lights. Available in one of ten colors, $3,995 nets you a base 40-mile range model, which can optionally be doubled to 80 by ticking the $599 CORE 2 box.
Newt, showing a prospective GOP voter what to do when it comes to marking a ballot.
Newt Gingrich holding an older woman’s nose.
