January 2009
31 posts
Kanye West to change his name to Martin Louis The... →
pop17:
allisonweiss:
(via liveloverockroll)
I love you Kanye, but this is wrong.
Name changing is somewhat common, but when you are a brand it’s not going to be recommended. For example, there were a couple years where I went by Sarah Meyers, my birth name, Sarah Austin transitioned well. It feels better anyway. People don’t have a long attention span in my case, however, Kanye is confusing...
Skeeball League : I rock!
kristian:
Brewseekball
Damn you Kristian. I got 490 last night and thought I was special. Step back on NY turf and I’ll kill you at the skee.
John F. Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural speech....
Watchwreckandsalvage:
Inaugural Tricorn Borgnine Promotional Device (via Vimeo)
Wreckandsalvage.com/tricorn (add to your calendar here)
We’re producing a live video show for the Internet (that’s you). It’s called Tricorn. The symbolism of that name is multi-faceted. Our first show is on Monday, February 2nd at 8pm EST, and every subsequent first Monday of the month at that time.
The show will...
Purview (Word of the Day)
purview |ˈpərˌvyoō| noun [in sing. ]
the scope of the influence or concerns of something : such a case might be within the purview of the legislation.
• a range of experience or thought : social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women generally.
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French purveu ‘foreseen,’ past participle of...
fred-wilson:
My Girls - Animal Collective -...
WatchThe Aaron Cohens is going to be an amazing film.
Watchbijan:
The Boxee team is back in Las Vegas this week.
Their last trip was in Oct 2007 (before we finalized our investment in the compny) where they won the i-stage competition.
This time Boxee is at the Consumer Electronics Show.
But they needed help at the show. So they asked if folks in the Boxee community wanted to help out at the show and give demos. In exchange the company would pay for...
Do me a solid...
betaworks:
iminlikewithyou:
We are growing at 9% day over day. By any other standard, this is pretty awesome. However, in order to increase this, we are going to need more people in this world. So go ahead and do me a solid: make some babies. If you’re anything like the kids in my junior high school, you shouldn’t have a problem figuring it out. Thanks!
Umm, yeah. I’ll work on that...
What Font Are You? (Quiz) →
arigreenberg:
Here’s what I got (I think it’s pretty accurate):
You Are Times New Roman
Some call you timeless—others call you a snob. Either way, you’re a class act all around. Just don’t take yourself too seriously.
(via abangupjob)
I was Helvetica.
Multiple accounts hacked. Situation stable.
twitterstatus:
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised this morning, and fake/spam updates were sent on their behalf.
We have identified the cause and blocked it. We are working to restore compromised accounts.
As a precaution, it would be prudent to reset your Twitter password and make sure email in your settings is your own.
More details to come.
Your Mom's Face (email edition)
My Dad: check your spelling
Me: check your face
My Dad: check your mom's face
“Something usable isn’t necessarily useworthy.”
– From “Useable vs. Useworthy” by Scott Heiferman
Herman blackbook
msg:
“We’ve found that too many Silicon Valley garages and Silicon Alley lofts focus on innovation, but the time it takes for the adoption curve to catch up drains every dollar in the bank account. Herman blackbook (Hb) is a new breed of consulting & advisory firm created to help entrepreneurs close the gap between the innovation and adoption curves which not only is fiscally responsible, it...
Little Brown Dog, Taj Mahal
What a great song.