February 2010
26 posts
For simply personal reasons, this song is the...
Childhood Disappointments
In this ongoing one-part series, we investigate disappointments from my childhood expressed with the benefit of hindsight and the restraint of the modern propensity for leaving no personal secret undivulged.
When I was about 8 years old, I was disappointed to learn that Latin America was not some wonderful faraway land where Romans still lived.
Polyphasic Sleep
William Womack’s blog is littered with danger words (Affiliate, Entrepreneur, Personal Development, Fail-Proof, Proven, etc.) but this series on Polyphasic Sleep where he indulges in a second more concerted attempt at adopting Polyphasic Sleep is pretty damned interesting.
I’m a little confused though because it seems the opposite of polyphasic. It seems monophasic, the premise being...
WatchNot convinced by the Tarantino or Lynch ones but the others are pretty spot on.
(via Kottke)
“Today, if you go to an important meeting and the other people haven’t...”
– Oh, now I wholeheartedly disagree with the philosophy that underpins this message, which is that the internet is balanced, controllable, truthful and honest.
I’m going to spend an hour with you, I’m going to do you the courtesy of not forming an opinion of you in advance. If you want me...
“I have a starter pistol for all my cases. All I have to do upon check-in is tell...”
– Pack a Gun to Protect Valuables from Airline Theft or Loss - Security - Lifehacker
(via ABUNCHOFPEOPLE)
WatchHandmade music videos (via The Sherman Foundation and Engadget or Gizmodo or something).
[ Note - the above is a playlist with two videos in it, in case you’re confused. ]