January 2010
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“When I opened this morning’s Guardian I had a fleeting thought that it must be...”
– (from Memex)
See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones
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Wheel Spinning Hamster Dead :: A 5 Day a Week... →
Sometimes I wonder if this is what really happens.
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Past/Present →
Great collection of photos of the present scene, and the past.
(via flickr blog http://blog.flickr.net/en/2010/01/27/a-look-into-the-past/ )
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The World's Most Important 6 Second Drum Loop
The ‘Amen Break’ (youtube)
“This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the ‘Amen Break,’ a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hip hop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second clip that spawned several...
“John O’Shea has shown in the past that his aid agency has the power to do...”
– - Inigo Gilmore, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/20/haiti-aid-agency-security
Does not sound good for GOAL.
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“What would happen if the internet was full?”
– (via clientsfromhell)
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“The issue is that right now we really don’t know how the courts feel about...”
– Do You Have Any Legal Right To Privacy For Information Stored Online?
from the there’s-a-legal-fight-brewing dept
This is going to become increasingly important in the near future.
via @josiefraser
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Prospective client: $400 for a logo?! Why are you so expensive? My nephew has Photoshop—I can just get him to do it.
Me: Does your nephew have Microsoft Word?
Prospective client: Yes.
Me: Then have him write you a novel while he’s at it.
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“If the Haitian people are looters, would the press describe Anne Frank as a...”
– From @baratunde, via @Glinner.
Numbers →
azspot:
GDP of Haiti: $8.5 billion.
Goldman Sachs bonus pool: $20 billion.
No comment needed.
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Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years →
“Bad programming is easy. Idiots can learn it in 21 days, even if they are dummies.”
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