September 2008
“There has been a century of scamming, and we’re not allowed to control it...”
– G. William Domhoff, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Criterion Collection: How Criterion Hones Its... →
Turns out Damascus blades unknowingly employed nanotubes.
The State of Location-Based Social Networking On... →
“Perfect execution of a second-rate strategy is better than second-rate execution...”
– Jamie Dimon, 2006 Interview.
“It gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace. Then we melt it down, dig...”
– Warren Buffet on gold.
Freakoutnomics: 5 Reasons This Depression Really... →
The painting of my building is the bane of my existence.
God’s gift to the election occurred this week.
Cool invention helps tired players bounce back →
A rapid cooling “glove” cools players from the inside out by cooling blood pulled to the palm. Results (and potential) are dramtic!
“In your hand the G1 feels good. Solid and all-plastic, but not nearly as clunky...”
– Gizmodo on the new Gphone.
Keep in mind, the Giz is a heavy talk audience, so these kinds of flexible controls might make for an awkward reception from a mainstream audience. It’s like Linux: huge flexibility and customization — mainstream confusion. But rest assured: it will play...
“After you’ve been shooting for two hours you see everything as a target.”
– Krystal
“A nose job in a hospital with a private nurse in attendance had been something...”
– As Times Turn Tough, New York’s Wealthy Economize - WSJ.com
“The leverage party’s over for the masters of the universe. Shed a tear....”
– Cohen writes about the potential end of Money and Me. Well done.
Cohen: The king is dead - International Herald Tribune
Dim Lights, Big City - For Young Financiers, Risk... →
Ivy-League grads and top 20 MBAs no longer can seek the guarenteed refuge of I-Banking. The Times forgets to ask if there’s any need to mourn.
“The average income of Wall Streeters last year was about $280,000, or nearly...”
– City and State Brace for Greater Demands on Diminishing Resources - NYTimes.com
Houston TV Web Sites Draw World Viewers to Ike... →
Local news websites focused on delivering content, in the form of actual Ike footage. While national talking heads chattered on, the world went to the source. Yet another shining example of the revival of the local in a connected world.
“Had the Treasury and Fed not quickly stepped into the fray that morning with a...”
– ALMOST ARMAGEDDON - New York Post
“At the same time, significant gains in computing power allowed the creation of...”
– New Investment Strategies Compound a Fiscal Crisis - NYTimes.com
Stocks Slump as Investors Run for Safely - NY... →
“Spore was without doubt the most anticipated game of the year. The game itself...”
– Spore: Most Pirated Game Ever Thanks to DRM | TorrentFreak
Countdown to a Meltdown →
July/August 2005 Atlantic
“It’s like a really bad Disney movie. You know? The hockey mom, ‘Oh...”
– Matt Damon Wants to Know If Sarah Palin Believes There Were Dinosaurs 4,000 Years Ago — Daily Intel — New York News Blog — New York Magazine
WatchSpore Research: Outtakes on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
PolishMyWriting.com - Write with confidence! →
Plexifilm →
Independant film distribution company co-founded by Gary Hustwit and Sean Anderson (formerly of Criterion.)
AudioMulch Interactive Music Studio - audio... →
30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer... →
“Microsoft had more than 500,000 defective consoles that sat in warehouses. They...”
– Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes » VentureBeat