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"The probability of someone saving something you put on the Internet is inversely proportional to..."

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:42:00 +1100

“The probability of someone saving something you put on the Internet is inversely proportional to your desire that no one saved the thing you put on the Internet.”

- Camilleri’s Law of Internet Archiving

Google Public Data Explorer

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:40:39 +1100

Google Public Data Explorer:

Came across this when I typed in ‘population of China’ into Google. When does Google get around to creating this stuff?

100 Dolla Bills Ya’ll-Montell Jordan “This Is How We...

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:34:16 +1100

100 Dolla Bills Ya’ll-Montell Jordan “This Is How We Do It” (via tomatohedd)

When Barry Met Julia

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:29:00 +1100

Julia: Give me the ball! Me!

Barack: How about no?

Julia: Do you think people will still think we had an entire conversation with a photographer crouched in the corner?

Barack: I cannot understand anything you say.

Julia: So, you busy at the moment?

Barack: An intractable foreign war, an economy in smithereens, the upper house controlled by my political enemies and the potential for a revolution in the region that produces more than 50% of the world’s oil. Shit, no. I have nothing better to do than potentially break priceless antiques given to me by more important foreign leaders.

Julia: Today we look forward to a new era in US-Australian relations.

Barack: When you say ‘today’ it sounds like ‘to-die’.

Julia: Ooh, ooh! Let me answer that one!

Barack: I keep smiling and nodding but it’s not helping.

Reporter: What was the face you made when you heard Kevin Rudd had been rolled by members of his own political party?

Julia: …

Barack: I wonder if I just shouted ‘DEFCON ONE!’ what would happen?

Barack: $50 if you get me out of this. Australian.

Julia: Oh, it’s a staring contest, is it?

Campaign Monitor Hiring Page

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:15:07 +1100

Campaign Monitor Hiring Page:

Very slick.

Butchering Pathologic at Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:50:00 +1000

Butchering Pathologic at Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

Dave sent me this link and it sounds like an amazing game.

Justin Bieber - Somebody To Love Remix ft. Usher (via...

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:48:55 +1000

Justin Bieber - Somebody To Love Remix ft. Usher (via JustinBieberVEVO)

I’m not proud but I have Bieber Fever.

"Every house guest brings you happiness: some when they arrive and some when they are leaving."

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:37:00 +1000

“Every house guest brings you happiness: some when they arrive and some when they are leaving.”

- Confucius

Postmodernism in Fantasy

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:06:32 +1000

Postmodernism in Fantasy:

Brandon Sanderson is the author who’s taken over from Robert Jordan to complete the Wheel of Time series. I confess to losing interest in WOT as the books (and the plot) dragged on and on.

After reading Sanderson’s essay, I find myself wanting to give it another go.

Cool software I need to buy a Mac before I can use (No. 1)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:43:35 +1000

Cool software I need to buy a Mac before I can use (No. 1):

Wade Cosgrove from Panic software has released a colour picker for Mac OS X. Click the link if just to admire the design of the Panic blog. God, it’s beautiful.

Night in Hakodate (by JJ Ying)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:37:14 +1000

Night in Hakodate (by JJ Ying)

Domestic Conflict, Explained By Stock Photos

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:41:00 +1000

Domestic Conflict, Explained By Stock Photos:

Laugh out loud funny.

Geek Power

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:44:44 +1000

Geek Power:

Stephen Levy, author of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, revisits some of his subjects in a long article in Wired.

merlin: COZY 1BR; PARKING INCLUDED! Airy, sun-drenched pad...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:52:21 +1000

merlin:

COZY 1BR; PARKING INCLUDED!

Airy, sun-drenched pad near N-Judah & UCSF. Perfect for singles, students, and outdoor enthusiasts. Must be seen to be believed. 1st/last/deposit; no pets, smokers, or sublets. Call in next 159 minutes—this one will go FAST!!!

1000 words.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:51:07 +1000

1000 words.

Does Australia Have a Government Yet?

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:46:32 +1000

Does Australia Have a Government Yet?:

Yes.

via sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:01:20 +1000

via sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net

Sarah Palin: The Sound and the Fury

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:10:00 +1000

Sarah Palin: The Sound and the Fury:

Michael Joseph Gross at Vanity Fair on Sarah Palin.

Terrifying.

Psdtuts+ shows you how to create a realistic credit card in Photoshop

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:34:00 +1000

Psdtuts+ shows you how to create a realistic credit card in Photoshop:

I have no real need for this and yet it just looks so cool.

Color, Photos, and One Fuzzy Little Boy in a Field

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:14:06 +1000

merlin:

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Jack Delano - Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains, Greene County, Ga. (Farm Security Administration, 1941)

A lot of the color photos I’ve seen from before the 1950s strike me as stiff, over-worked, or so experimental as to be a “Hello, World.” They’re cool from a technical standpoint, but they often don’t tell you any more about the subject than a well-produced monochrome image would.

Given the costliness of the film and the complexity of the process, it’s easy to understand why early color photographers had to be choosy about picking the subjects and conditions that their camera could capture well (rather than, as is ideally the case, working the other way around).

But, sometimes, an old color photo brings a distant image to life and produces something kind of special. The best ones make their subjects and their surroundings seem far more real and intimate.

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