September 2007

Goodbye, September II

09.30.2007

There you go again So much better than last year. Catch you in ’08.

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The Demise of the Hyphen

09.30.2007

It’s small. It’s flat. It’s black. And according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, its numbers are shrinking. Welcome to the world of the hyphen. Having been around since at least the birth of printing, the hyphen is apparently enjoying a difficult time at the moment. The sixth edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary [...]

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Wolfman’s Bluff

09.30.2007

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Do you believe in dreams?

09.29.2007

So I’m sitting on my drum kit in the garage, as I do so often. It’s one of the best ways to spend some quality time alone. With nobody else here on the property, there’s just myself and the dogs. The garage is detached from the house, in the backyard, behind a locked gate. My [...]

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T. Elder Hearn, Illusionist

09.29.2007

An ad for British illusionist T. Elder Hearn. His likeness appears in the scene.

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The lesser of

09.28.2007

“A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.” –Christian Nevell Bovee

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Cool NASA photos

09.27.2007

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Crazy Google Interview Questions

09.27.2007

Somebody has compiled a list of questions Google apparently throws at its interviewees. I’m down with that game. Let’s see what happens. 1. How many golf balls can fit in a school bus? Normal bus or short bus? 2. You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and your mass is proportionally reduced so [...]

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A Letter to Sharks

09.26.2007

There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. This most of all: ask yourself [...]

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The sweet smell of paper

09.25.2007

“An art book is a museum without walls.” –Andre Malraux

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The Fibonacci in Lateralus

09.25.2007

Hell yes. Tool’s Lateralus analyzed and put into the context of the Fibonacci sequence. Or vice-versa. It’s always nice to receive confirmation that you’re not the only one who’s completely insane. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Why Do We Twitter?

09.25.2007

For those not yet familiar with Twitter, it’s the latest social networking and microblogging tool that enables you to publish 140-characters-or-less thoughts into the blogosphere via a Web connection, or remotely by way of a txt message from your cell phone. The advent of one-on-one txt messaging on cell phones has created a new habit [...]

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The Beauty of Math

09.25.2007

1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = [...]

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Little girl waving to me at a stoplight just now

09.25.2007

Bad quality photo, top quality moment. I wish you could see her face. An angel.

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Flashtalk

09.25.2007

INT. LIMOUSINE – LAS VEGAS – NIGHT Five friends have piled into a limousine outside the Mirage to share a ride downtown to hit Fremont and Binion’s. The topic of conversation for the past half hour has been the crossing of paths with Slash last night. Having not been there, Naylor, Charlie, and B-Load are [...]

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So a bird walks into a store…

09.25.2007

There are so many set-ups and punchlines for this one that I’m not even gonna bother. Hilarious:

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