January 2012
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I wouldn’t call me an ‘early adapter’, as they say…
– Bob explains how he joined Tumblr before secondary blogs were supported
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Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all…
– Jeff Mangum concluded his encore at BAM last night with the title track from In The Aeroplane Over the Sea, which fittingly was the first Neutral Milk Hotel song I ever heard, way back when.
The entire set blew me away. Jeff’s intensity, and that voice — it just doesn’t seem possible...
Well, I would call Tron a future version of Lord of the Rings … in that...
– Jacob
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Me: So the weird thing about Robert X Cringely is that he's a fictional persona, and there's several of him.
Zoya: Oh, like Michel Gondry?
Me: ...
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December 2011
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thalasia asked: Hey! I was wondering how you ended up working for tumblr? I've been studying photography, fashion, and arts, is that the type of courses you need for such a business? Thanks! x
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HBO cancels "Bored to Death", renews some turd... →
Related story: I cancel HBO
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Why is it that every time I take Amtrak back to New York, I completely forget about the magical 24-hour Taco Bell in Penn Station?
Instead I always buy something gross from the Cafe Car. Ugh.
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November 2011
26 posts
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petervidani:
Saw a David Lynch themed burlesque show last night.
This time, I think the Elephant Man act definitely won the award for most creative / most disturbing…
Last time, it was the Log Lady act. That was, uh, special.
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The vet gave us some bad news: our cat likes listening to dubstep.
Hopefully, through years of therapy, he can one day overcome this horrible affliction.
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The goliaths still don’t get how much power you have now that anyone can...
– Ben Popken, longtime managing editor of The Consumerist, in his farewell note.
Happily, he’ll still be blogging — guess which platform he chose for his personal writing?
I just noticed last week that Google Maps knew the location of my laptop...
– Google Location system: What ever happened to “Do No Evil?” | Tom Munnecke’s Eclectica (via sudama)
Yikes.
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Great, now British Airways is “not sure” where my luggage is. So now I’m “not sure” I’ll ever fly on their airline again.
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