October 2011
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the understatement: Roboto vs. Helvetica →
understatementblog: Google announced the mouthful known as “Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich” today. The first bullet point of their presentation was a new system-wide font, Roboto. John Gruber quickly pointed out what had caught my eye as well: Roboto sure looks a lot like Helvetica, the typeface so famous they
Oct 20th
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May 2011
1 post
“I’m an American who works abroad. Today I woke up earlier than usual and...”
– Why I’ll Remember May 2, 2011 : politics
May 2nd
April 2011
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Comic Sans Pro Typeface Family Makes its Debut |... →
Apr 1st
March 2011
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What If There Weren’t So Many White People? «... →
Another crazy insight into sociology…  OkTrends is amazing. And hilarious.
Mar 16th
January 2011
1 post
Petoskey - Little Lakes EP →
My sister’s band just released their EP!  It’s really really good, and I’m not just saying that because I’m her brother.
Jan 24th
December 2010
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Cosplay With My Heart (Bruno Mars Parody) →
Dec 1st
November 2010
2 posts
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Custom... →
I want to print this RIGHT NOW.
Nov 10th
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October 2010
4 posts
Oct 22nd
Mistresses and wives clash over trapped Chilean... →
THAT’S A LOT OF MISTRESSES.
Oct 13th
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September 2010
3 posts
Sep 27th
Segway company owner dies riding two-wheeled... →
Um….  wut?  THE IRONY IS TERRIBLE.
Sep 27th
Contrastive reduplication: the Salad-Salad paper... →
Interesting linguistics article about something you probably don’t think about but use all the time.
Sep 24th
August 2010
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Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza →
Jake Adelstein does it again…  He pulled some strings and got three Yakuza guys to review the game for him…  And they are hilariously awesome.
Aug 10th
July 2010
1 post
Josh Hutcherson's SPIDER-MAN Audition Video →
Holy shit - Why didn’t he get the job, again?
Jul 28th
June 2010
4 posts
The Female Factor - In Sweden, the Men Can Have It... →
Article on the shifting of Gender Roles in Sweden - leading to a lower gender-gap in the workplace and an increase in the value of paternal care.
Jun 10th
Jun 2nd
Steve Jobs live from D8 -- Engadget →
Is it just me, or does Steve Jobs always sound like a petulant, whiny kid who has toys the other kids want to play with but he only wants you to play with them the way he wants to?  ”NO, THE BULLDOZER CAN’T JUST FLY OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SANDBOX, YOU HAVE TO ROLL IT OVER”…  As much as he’s pushed Apple to success, I really want him to just leave again.
Jun 2nd
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May 2010
2 posts
“McLeroy explained his philosophy to the Washington Monthly earlier this year:...”
– What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: TX Textbooks Rules Set For Final Vote | TPMMuckraker
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April 2010
6 posts
HATETRIS →
Tetris, except every block is the most statistically unhelpful piece you could get…  My first try I got 1 line…
Apr 22nd
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Jon Stewart on the Media's Treatment of the Poor →
HOW DARE THE POOR NOT PAY ANY TAXES!!!
Apr 15th
“I just feel he’s getting away from what America is,” said Kathy Mayhugh, 67, a...”
– Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated [Ed. - But highly racially/socially motivated, and thought W did a good job…]
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March 2010
8 posts
Mar 25th
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Trololo Without Autotune - CollegeHumor video
Mar 16th
Mar 16th
Texas Textbook MASSACRE: 'Ultraconservatives'... →
I’m worried that Texas will no longer produce ANY rational human beings…  All of these changes are CRAZY.
Mar 15th
Savvy Saplings: How Does a Venus Flytrap Work? →
Neat!  How electrical signals travel in plants.
Mar 8th
Mar 5th
'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in... →
Ultra-nerdy discussion of a new way of generating wireless communications.  I’m glad there are people thinking about things like this that are much more learned in physics than I.
Mar 5th
Toxic Waters - Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act,... →
Thanks a ton, Supreme Court!
Mar 1st
February 2010
3 posts
Feb 26th
Prop 8 Lawyers Have No Idea How Same-Sex Marriage... →
A good summary of the transcript from the trial going on right now arguing about the constitutionality of Prop 8’s passage.
Feb 2nd
Administration Proposals Seek Broad Changes to ‘No... →
Well, at least they want to change it…  Too bad they haven’t indicated that they’ll change it in as many ways as needed.
Feb 1st
January 2010
5 posts
AXE COP!!! →
A comic written by a 5 year old and illustrated by his big brother (who is 29).  TRULY EPIC WIN.
Jan 29th
Jan 22nd
Flying R2-D2, you are doing it wrong : Dot Physics →
Physics says “NO” to flying R2, unless he’s completely hollow inside and made of a super light weight material.
Jan 21st