July 2010

However, I never set out to work in journalism. From “A Change” by Khoi Vinh, who resigned as design director of NYTimes.com, and posted those words (and more) today. I can relate to that quote.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AW7V2O9xc thedailywhat: Stand Up Comedy 101 of the Day: Comic Bryson Turner gets a verbal smackdown from a heckler, bounces back like a champ. [via fark] (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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The kind of application that Google knows how to make well are the kind that embody a panda’s “eats, shoots, and leaves” model of Internet behavior. Pandas spend every waking hour foraging – aka searching – and consuming. The most successful Google applications serve such a utilitarian mandate, too: they encourage users to search for

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Trying Tilburg’s Dutch Brown Ale (Netherlands) and Isastegi Sagardo Natural Cider (Spain) for the first time. I thought I would buy some beer to try from Spain and the Netherlands, the two contenders in today’s World Cup soccer final. My neighborhood liquor store Zipps didn’t have any beer made in Spain, however. Only cider. I’m

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‘RINGTONES FOR The Replacements AVAILABLE NOW!’ This just seems wrong. There was a little card in my newly purchased Replacements ‘STINK’ CD reissue telling me how I can get ringtones on my phone. ’STINK’ is my favorite Replacements record. The songs are great, but the recording is what I love – it’s just raw. Love

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