February 2009
34 posts
Let’s Dance to Joy Division by the Wombats
A song...
January 2009
51 posts
“Our president’s approval rating is somewhere between pictures of baby pandas on...”
– Maddow
(via uoma:newsandbooze:butnotmine:apsies:think4yourself:borednyc :erinshannon :emilyposts : marjchun : greek-dude)
Dating A Banker Anonymous →
Novita is on fire today…
Another recommedation that’s keeping me entertained.
“Don’t fight forces, use them.”
– Buckminster Fuller (via tinyblip) (via radarchive)
“Trust fund kids everywhere are up in arms. And in Palm Beach, Fla., they took...”
– WSJ: Trust-Fund Kids Strike Back at Madoff (via featureorbug)
Madoff’s house still had toilet paper on it Monday.
Love Story - Vitamin String Quartet (originally by...
world's best passenger complaint letter?
hmg:
“I love the Virgin brand, I really do which is why I continue to use it despite a series of unfortunate incidents over the last few years. This latest incident takes the biscuit.”
Karma Police by The Vitamin String Quartet
Wow. ...
The lessons pilots can teach surgeons (and... →
I saw this article today and thought it very timely….
I took an avalanche safety course last weekend. One of the most interesting facts I learned from the course, is that once people have taken the course, they are MORE LIKELY to be killed in an avalanche than those who have not taken the course. A pretty staggering statistic!
Adjusting for self-selection, etc.. this is because the...
Lexus video short - ultra marathoners →
Great find from @rseshan.
I used to love the BMW Films… i wish they continued them.
These shorts are more documentary, but look to be also great.
I liked this one about ultra marathoners… its inspired me to get out for a run this afternoon.
“You know the two best places to be during an earthquake? Either under a doorway...”
– Jay Leno (via luvvbugg)
“The most powerful politician in the world is black. The best golfer in the world...”
– I spilt my tea after reading this…
(via: Popbitch:funtime)
Chipotle Mobile Ordering Comes to iPhone →
The most perfect intersection: Technology + Burritos
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always...”
– W.H. Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition
Sunil Nagaraj posted this on Facebook today.
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so...”
– Bertrand Russell (via enquotations)
“Banner ads will be the new junk mail. More and more, reputable companies won?t...”
– Colleen DeCourcy, chief digital officer at Omnicom’s TBWA (via WSJ)
Yes, oh God, yes, please.
(via jeremyk) (via radarchive)
Now Boarding: A Better Way to Load a Plane →
I was just trying to figure this out yesterday as I flew back from Geneva… I came to a very similar conclusion.
(via radarchive:mattlehrer)
Simulations suggest 85% time savings vs. back-to-front loading.
