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"The derivatives exchange bought the New York Stock Exchange. So the New York Stock Exchange was..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:26:27 -0400

“The derivatives exchange bought the New York Stock Exchange. So the New York Stock Exchange was purchased by its own abstraction. And the New York Stock Exchange was already an abstraction of commerce. Which was already an abstraction of culture. So what’s happening is we’re creating new and greater and better and more abstract abstractions in order to squish more time into this teeny little thing. Because what are we doing? What’s the real story here? We’re trying to extend the obsolete agendas of the industrial age into the digital age.”

- Douglas Rushkoff (via ericmortensen)

at JR’s Ocean Grill

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:47:42 -0400

at JR’s Ocean Grill

felixsalmon: Jamie Dimon on journalists: Worse than that, you don’t even make any money! Jason...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:25:09 -0400

felixsalmon:

Jamie Dimon on journalists:

Worse than that, you don’t even make any money!

Jason Calacanis on journalists:

They have no chance of making big money in their jobs… they don’t have the balls to create something.

This is exactly what’s wrong with America. Your measure of worth is your ability to make a profit rather than telling the truth.

destroyed-and-abandoned: A roller coaster that was plunged...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:16 -0400

destroyed-and-abandoned:

A roller coaster that was plunged into the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Jersey Shore last October and became a symbol of the devastation was being demolished Tuesday afternoon.

The partially submerged Jet Star coaster was once a popular destination at Casino Pier, an amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J. But when Sandy ravaged the Jersey shoreline, destroying parts of the pier, the coaster tumbled into the ocean.

Before Stanley Kubrick Was Famous He Took These Stunning Photos...

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:28:01 -0400

Before Stanley Kubrick Was Famous He Took These Stunning Photos Of New York In The 1940s

I love everything about him and his work.

detroiturbex: The Jet Star roller coaster, swept off a pier by...

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:46:20 -0400

detroiturbex:

The Jet Star roller coaster, swept off a pier by Hurricane Sandy into the Atlantic Ocean. Seaside Heights, NJ.

"There are other observers who are often more insightful. They are not called analysts because they..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:23:52 -0400

“

There are other observers who are often more insightful. They are not called analysts because they don’t have that job title. They are bloggers or people who may have worked in the industry and can make informed opinions. They are typically more insightful because they are motivated to provide accurate predictions to establish credibility and reputation with a wide audience who is not expected to pay for their work.

So paradoxically, the opinion of those who are highly paid should be treated with suspicion while the opinion of those subject to peer review should be treated with respect.

”

- Horace Dediu on the bad habits of Apple analysts and why Tim Cook shouldn’t be fired — The Next Web

A Logical Start

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:18:02 -0400

After many false starts and catastrophic mishaps while configuring this site, I feel it’s at a point I can start adding content regularly. This will have to start in two weeks, though, after I get this last bit of school before summer vacation. In the…

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fuckyeahdirectors: Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:36:18 -0400

fuckyeahdirectors:

Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

"She was singing a different tune a couple of weeks ago, telling Charlie Rose that most Americans..."

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:56:41 -0500

“She was singing a different tune a couple of weeks ago, telling Charlie Rose that most Americans would not understand what goes on at Supreme Court arguments and that there was little point in letting them try. “I don’t think most viewers take the time to actually delve into either the briefs or the legal arguments to appreciate what the court is doing,” she said. “They speculate about, oh, the judge favors this point rather than that point. Very few of them understand what the process is, which is to play devil’s advocate.””

- Bucking a Trend, Supreme Court Justices Reject Video Coverage

npr: thefluffingtonpost: Meet Trotter, the Most Fashionable...

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:21:27 -0400

npr:

thefluffingtonpost:

Meet Trotter, the Most Fashionable Pup on Instagram

Mobile photo network Instagram is known for fashion photos and pet pics, but the best of both worlds are married by Trotter, a San Francisco Frenchie who knows how to step out in style.

She prefers to work with only one photographer, Sonya Yu.

“Sonya really captures Trotter’s essence,” says Randy Zed, the pup’s longtime publicist. “When it comes to high dog fashion, there’s really no one else on the scene today.”

Via Sonya Yu.

Treat yourself! — tanya b.

"Cutting PBS support (0.012%) to help balance the federal budget is like deleting text files to make..."

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:46:15 -0400

“Cutting PBS support (0.012%) to help balance the federal budget is like deleting text files to make room on your 500G hard drive.”

- Neil deGrasse Tyson (seen on Reddit)

Reviews for the same #Politico app. (Taken with Instagram)

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:34:14 -0400

Reviews for the same #Politico app. (Taken with Instagram)

Hypercritical: About My Mountain Lion Review

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:22:36 -0400

Hypercritical: About My Mountain Lion Review:

siracusa:

As I have for the past 13 years (yikes!), I wrote a review of the latest major release of the Mac operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, for Ars Technica. There are several ways to read it.

Read it for free on the web

Buy the Kindle ebook for $4.99

Subscribe to Ars Premier for…

The epicness continues…

npr: As the proud honor of a very loving pound puppy, this...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:59:44 -0400

npr:

As the proud honor of a very loving pound puppy, this makes my heart hurt. — Tanya B.

kqedscience:

A dog’s last moments photographed

“Photographer Tou Chih-kang captures the last moment of shelter dogs before they are taken away by veterinarians to be put down. Tou has recorded the last moments of about 400 dogs, hoping the images will encourage responsibility among pet owners.”

Taken with Instagram at Nanina’s in the Park

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:33:26 -0400

Taken with Instagram at Nanina’s in the Park

Stowe Boyd: Political Scientists Aren't: Their Forecasts Are Worse Than Random

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:09:57 -0400

Stowe Boyd: Political Scientists Aren't: Their Forecasts Are Worse Than Random:

stoweboyd:

There is a stubborn logical fallacy at work in the world of political forecasting, and that is a belief in the inherent determinism of the universe. As Karl Popper wrote in The Open Universe, scientific determinism is

the doctrine that the structure of the world is such that any event can be…

mizzkatonic: lacigreen: omg. the tiny hands and...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:03:33 -0400

mizzkatonic:

lacigreen:

omg.

the tiny hands and feet.

*dies*

Always reblog otters.

borntogamemarkw: pleatedjeans: ermahgerd! This ones for you...

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:14:38 -0400

borntogamemarkw:

pleatedjeans:

ermahgerd!

This ones for you Sarah

Taken with Instagram

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:10:22 -0400

Taken with Instagram