June 2008
192 posts
Brasilia is the ultimate paleofuturistic city.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29) →
The National
7L & Esoteric
Spoon
Devendra Banhart
Yeasayer
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Model UN →
Today was: Boston > Charlotte > Miami > Manaus, and soon to be Manaus > Brasilia.
“There are more things in the food court than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
Flying feels like just about the most antiquated thing a person can do.
US Airways = dark side of 2008 proto-ubicomp. The baggage barcodes don’t do anything; nothing is auto-routed or tracked.
Inexplicably up since 5:30.
At The Mission, watching Germany v. Turkey.
Just parted with my bike. Such sweet sorrow. Etc.
Will Sonny Landham Be Third ‘Predator’ Actor... →
huh, the new girl talk is actually good. at least for first two tracks. always confused when a wave of hype is even slightly justified.
The Presidential Showcase →
Scientist at Work - Norman T. Uphoff - A Scientist... →
When looking over that virtual corps. idea, I keep thinking how amazing this would be for nonprofits. e.g., GPACT could benefit enormously.
Syllable Counter →
Do Tank and the Democracy Design Workshop: The... →
The Virtual Company Project aims to create the legal, technical and business infrastructure necessary to enable formation and operation of companies, entirely online, and to facilitate the creation…
Maybe i’m missing something crucial or creepy, but the story “VT ok’s virtual corps” http://moourl.com/ofaey sounds like a really good thing
Vermont OKs the Creation of Virtual Corporations →
More music should be classifiable as “anglo-celtic bollywood grunge.”
Politics Below the Coasian Floor. →
Low transaction-cost organizing will present many challenges to the way we think about politics and how to regulate it. Much of the regulation of money in politics, for example, is based on limiting organized money (PACs, bundling) because some people can organize and others can’t. Instead, perhaps, it should seek to encourage greater organizing, reduce the transaction costs even further.
“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It...”
– George Carlin
via boringloser
(via lonelysandwich)
Wow, the heavenly sluicegates just opened up a can of Niagra Falls on Boston.
Arphid Watch: Montreal Public Bike System | ... →
(Way) After The Flood →
A hundred miles of mirrors →
Listening to ancient REM, ticking off the days til Brazil.
Consumerist/NYT: "Bananas Represent Everything... →
Leaked Comcast PowerPoint paints a picture of a... →
Graham Steel: The Life Scientists: "The future of... →
The Life Scientists: Graham Steel posted a link “The future of the scientific paper” by Bora Zivkovic 8:36 am - Comment Colin Ashe and Pawel Szczesny liked this
McCain Gets His Own ‘Obama Girl’ — An Angry,... →
Just saw some guy ride by on a bike covered with Obama logos. Barack Obama really IS his new bicycle!
lol @ yahoorezinr by @mat
Love walking over the hill at KFitz park so the horizon starts off grass & sky, til the med-industrial complex at Longwood comes into view.
“Only a great fool would call the new political science diabolic: it has no...”
– Leo Strauss, Liberalism Ancient and Modern, p223
Debategraph →
interesting forum for conversation/debate of any issue, tries to visualize all legit arguments…
Recordable Sound Modules For Your Own Greeting... →
for: DIY SnailMail Rick Rolling
Does MSNBC employ a global warming denier on their goddamn weather team?
My brain feels like it’s rattling about in an empty coffee can this morning.
Line at the goddamn squealing pig again. also my phone can’t text well anymore. Fuck, what will happen if i can’t kvetch to the internets?