February 2009
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July 2008
23 posts
Patton Oswalt Speech
I have no idea who Patton Oswalt is, but this is the longest article I’ve read in weeks. It is a great speech, with some profound advice.
The path is made by walking. And when you’re walking that path, you choose how things affect you. You always have that freedom, no matter how much your liberty it curtailed. You…get to choose…how things affect you.
Question:
catbird:
Could you write a Tumblrbot that randomly chose people to follow and unfollow, and, several times a day, just randomly reblogged items from them? And through these actions, would this bot eventually accumulate a large number of followers and people who felt like they really “got” the bot’s personality?
I’m going to find out…
20 Creative Ways to Get Fired From Your... →
I’ve done 9 of the things on this list. How come I’ve still got a job?
Dunning-Kruger effect →
The Dunning-Kruger effect is the phenomenon wherein people who have little knowledge (or skill) tend to think that they know more (or have more skill) than they do, while others who have much more knowledge tend to think that they know less.
WatchArchitecture in Helsinki - Like it or Not. One of my favourite tracks, and a great video. (via Juliadotcom)
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
– Albert Einstein
June 2008
71 posts
Celebrating the Semicolon →
I love the semicolon. It’s just so classy. And women who know how to use them are so hot.
Semicolon sightings in the city are unusual, period, much less in exhortations drafted by committees of civil servants. In literature and journalism, not to mention in advertising, the semicolon has been largely jettisoned as a pretentious anachronism.
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WatchI don’t quite understand… But it looks nice.
“Just launch QuickTime Player, and there’s no telling where you’re likely to...”
– Apple marketing on crack
