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I guess I’ve never had to spell Milwaukee before.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:36:06 -0500

I guess I’ve never had to spell Milwaukee before.

I can’t stop listening to this album. So. Good. Also,...

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:39:57 -0400

I can’t stop listening to this album. So. Good. Also, cats.

- Best Coast. Crazy for You.

Motivational posters from The Wire

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:35:25 -0400

Motivational posters from The Wire :

I really want to hang one of these in my office. No doubt.

(via Kottke)

Am I too old to start a hardcore band? This is a theme song for...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:14:11 -0400

Am I too old to start a hardcore band?

This is a theme song for a pilot sketch comedy show a friend of mine is developing. Recorded and mixed by Mike Bardzik at Angry Little Critter. Written and performed by Mike and me.

These Allergies Are Killing Me

Fri, 20 May 2011 19:51:12 -0400

Me: Hi, I need to make an appointment to see the allergist.
Them: Ok, you can't take any antihistamines 5 days prior to the visit.
Me: If i do that I'll probably be divorced or kill myself before the 5 days are up.
Them: Silence.
Me: Sorry, that date and time sounds fine.

Pancake Sizzli - A breakfast sandwich sold by Wawa consisting of...

Wed, 11 May 2011 11:38:43 -0400

Pancake Sizzli - A breakfast sandwich sold by Wawa consisting of egg, American cheese, and sausage between two pancakes.

Video

Mon, 09 May 2011 11:49:12 -0400

Impostor Syndrome

Mon, 02 May 2011 04:27:14 -0400

Impostor Syndrome:

I feel this way all the time.

"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative..."

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:39:40 -0400

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

- Ira Glass (via nefffy)

Photo

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:05:59 -0400

So true. (via XKCD)

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:04:00 -0400

So true.

(via XKCD)

Now THAT is some effective advertising.

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:51:16 -0400

Now THAT is some effective advertising.

I will never be this awesome.

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:39:30 -0400

I will never be this awesome.

This video of Feynman is one of my favorite. I teach using...

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:53:35 -0400

This video of Feynman is one of my favorite. I teach using metaphors and I know I shouldn’t.

Thanks to kottke for bringing this video back on to my radar.

"Never do anything you don’t want to do. Even if it seems selfish at first, life is too short."

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:01:36 -0400

“Never do anything you don’t want to do. Even if it seems selfish at first, life is too short.”

- James Altucher

(via @IGDAPhilly)* *No idea how to attribute a retweet but...

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:00:54 -0400

(via @IGDAPhilly)*

*No idea how to attribute a retweet but follow the link and you’ll get to the source.

Congress told that Internet data caps will discourage piracy

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:24:00 -0400

Congress told that Internet data caps will discourage piracy:

Data caps also discourage competition. If you are an ISP that also happens to own a content creation and/or distribution mechanism (you know who you are) then it is also just a nice coincidence that data caps keep your users from getting all their content outside your walled-garden from the likes of Hulu and Netflix.

There needs to be an ISP that operates like a data utility. The ISP would provide a pipe and nothing else. The ISP could even charge by the byte if they wanted to do so. If the ISP really wants to shake things up they could operate as a non-profit or some type of collective where any revenues above operating costs are either donated to charity or returned to the users as a refund at the end of the year.

Definitely getting this album. It’s new but feels like an...

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:06:00 -0400

Definitely getting this album. It’s new but feels like an old friend.

I love this.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:02:00 -0400

I love this.

Oh, no doubt.

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:15:53 -0400

Oh, no doubt.