July 6, 2009
Button purchased from Ricky’s yesterday. It is sincerely how I feel.
Button purchased from Ricky’s yesterday. It is sincerely how I feel.
U. of C., See you in the fall when I start my undergrad there!

(via johnrobertwilson)

At first I thought this was a bad idea, but (1) I sympathize with the gender-identity problems and (2) don’t sympathize with the idiot who will inevitably be stuck living with his ex-girlfriend when campus housing refuses reassignment just because she has started fucking other guys in the top bunk while he’s trying to sleep.

Prowl

dandickinson:

Prowl is a Growl client for the iPhone.

Suddenly, Growl seems potentially useful.

“ And while the government may not be good at making stuff, it is pretty darn reliable. Bonds always get paid back. Social security checks arrive on time. And, importantly in this context, the government isn’t going to drop you or rescind your policy at the time you most need it because you failed to disclose something in your application. This may actually be what scares private insurers the most. They’ve been hosing people over for so long that they’ve lost the public’s trust. Many people would choose the public option simply because they believe the government will treat them more fairly than a private insurer, that the government will actually come through when needed.  That’s exactly the kind of competition the health insurance industry needs.  
The Anonymous Liberal: Health Insurance is Not an iPod
Hello! « Alice and Kev
This started out as simply interesting, but then I read through to the post titled “Selflessness” and I was stunned. The link above is to the first post, so you can read the story in order.
Alice and Kev: Homeless Sims
Oh my God, this is compelling. (via shortmikeshort)
June 30, 2009
rubysneakers: = ben ragheb Well, that settles my debate about what to be for Halloween. The other contender was Dr. Manhattan, because he is emotionally distant in a similar way. (For the record, I would have dressed as the funeral attending / TV talk show guest version of Osterman.) My only gripe: why, Katey, did you pick a 60-year-old Leonard Nimoy when you could have picked Zachary Quinto, who is closer to my age and also from Pittsburgh?

rubysneakers:

= ben ragheb

Well, that settles my debate about what to be for Halloween. The other contender was Dr. Manhattan, because he is emotionally distant in a similar way. (For the record, I would have dressed as the funeral attending / TV talk show guest version of Osterman.)

My only gripe: why, Katey, did you pick a 60-year-old Leonard Nimoy when you could have picked Zachary Quinto, who is closer to my age and also from Pittsburgh?

samreich:

Web Site Story, written and directed by me.  A tribute to my three big loves: film, theater, and the internet.  Also produced by Eva and shot by Vince with a huge and talented cast.  Digg it.

This video is great because it was written by somebody who has actually used all the sites and services mentioned. Contrast with that Twitter cartoon that made the rounds a few weeks ago, where the central idea was that everybody using Twitter is a loser without any real friends.

How do I find a job?

(via annarubanova)

Start doing work, and eventually somebody will offer to pay you for it.

mir777: repestect yourself What if there was a Writing Vigilante, who quietly replaced signs like this with corrected versions? I don’t mean marked up like a homework assignment, I mean replaced with a nicely edited copy? What if we used our intelligence to improve the world, rather than simply using our camera phones and blogs to poke fun at it?

mir777:

repestect yourself

What if there was a Writing Vigilante, who quietly replaced signs like this with corrected versions? I don’t mean marked up like a homework assignment, I mean replaced with a nicely edited copy? What if we used our intelligence to improve the world, rather than simply using our camera phones and blogs to poke fun at it?