June 2008
41 posts
WatchOverheard in NYC from JD on Vimeo.
Ten Reasons Why Vista Isn't That Bad →
http://www.facebook.com/mobile/?phonebook →
Holy shit when did they make this! Now people can stop creating all those fucking groups when they break/lose their phone.
Zombie genocide in the Fall: Left 4 Dead release... →
OMG YES
Interview: Wall-E's Writer and Director Andrew... →
One million videos in one day
pile:
Vimeo just broke a major personal record - 1,007,116 videos played in 24 hours.
At it’s peak that’s 17 people hitting play every second. This time last year, we peaked at 190k plays in one day. In January this year, we were at just 220k. After a long hibernation, Vimeo has quadrupled in size in pretty much every dimension in less than six months.
Oh, we also set personal bests for videos...
George Carlin Dies at 71 →
WatchGay Zombie
Yahoorezinr →
Fill-in-the-blanks Yahoo resignation letter generator.
MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright... →
cubicle17:
This quote is from Marie L. van Uitert, an attorney for the MPAA. Please consider this the most jaw-dropping statement I’ve heard in a long time:
Mandating [proof of copyright infringement] could thus have the pernicious effect of depriving copyright owners of a practical remedy against massive copyright infringement in many instances
Translation: proving that the people we sue...
Watchpmcarthur:
This is the first good video I’ve seen on youtube (from a scientific perspective) (thx casey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5klq85KL0
WatchFrank: A Spore Creation
“The sad fact is, in most ways, WebKit/Safari is the superior browser. And it...”
– Jack Shedd - on Firefox vs. Safari
It's a shame that this assertion of rights that... →
WatchBaby Baseball
Disagreements
I think a lot of people don’t realize that two good and rational people can disagree on something without one of them being ignorant or stupid or bad or wrong.
Treaty
jakoblodwick:
There’s been some tension between us lately. I feel it and it puts me in a bad mood, and I don’t think you like it, either. But there’s an easy way to nip it in the bud:
When the newest social intiative pops into your head, some new plan that will make everything better for a particular disadvantaged minority, I promise not to bitch about it if you promise to describe its true...
http://www.sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com/ →
Coldplay's Chris Martin: Extraterrestrial
dangurewitch:
Listening to Chris Martin sing about “when [he] ruled the world” in Coldplay’s new single Viva La Vida, I was reminded of the only scientific hypothesis I have ever formed: that upon closer inspection, Mr. Martin’s lyrics conclusively prove he is an alien. I published this theory months ago in the form of the article below, but it was mostly ignored by the scientific community. I...
Liberty City Police Face Allegations of... →
