March 2012
3 posts
ListenDire Straits - Telegraph Road [sample] Sometimes...
Mar 2nd
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“MLB will now allow you to pay $2.99 on a month by month basis, another new...”
– In. EXCLUSIVE: New ‘MLB At Bat’ baseball app to launch Wed. with in-app subscription plan | Fox News
Mar 1st
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“In his semi-annual speech before Congress, the Bernanke”
– Heh, “the Bernanke.” He’s elevated to “the” status. Stocks Finish Leap Day Lower on Bernanke Comments - TheStreet
Mar 1st
February 2012
11 posts
“I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that while Star Destroyers dump their...”
– In which two individuals rebut the arguments in my probable all-time favorite McSweeney’s piece. McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Letters to McSweeney’s
Feb 28th
“6. Why not have separate systems for organic and inorganic waste, thus allowing...”
– Probably my all-time favorite McSweeney’s piece. McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: On the Implausibility of the Death Star’s Trash Compactor.
Feb 28th
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ListenJay Farrar and Ben Gibbard - Low Life Kingdom from...
Feb 28th
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Feb 25th
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“Apple’s iTunes Match monetizes the existing behavior of the consumer for...”
– This is why Apple is going to win the battle of digital music.  Apple’s iTunes Match (aka iMatch): The First Royalties Are In | TuneCorner Music Blog
Feb 25th
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“The former first baseman says he’s eager to get back on the field and resume a...”
– We’re eager too. Justin Morneau healthy, ready to go for Twins; no guarantees concussion issues are done - The Washington Post
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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“Inconceivable!”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: List: Lines from The Princess Bride that Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers.
Feb 23rd
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Feb 14th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
January 2012
26 posts
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Jan 30th
De Rosario, DCU aim to end playoff drought →
Jan 29th
Jan 28th
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“I can’t work a computer, I don’t know what an email is, I...”
– Harry Redknapp tells court: I write like a two-year-old - ESPN Soccernet
Jan 26th
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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“While the left is less unhinged in its critique, it is just as likely to miss...”
– Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics - The Daily Beast I’ll leave the political arguments in this to someone else, but I like this analogy.  I just hope it doesn’t become more prominent than “the forest for the trees.”
Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
Ads Preferences Manager →
I thought it was interesting to see what categories Google thinks I’m interested.  They’re pretty spot on (and pretty dull - not that the dullness should be surprising).
Jan 17th
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WatchWatch
(via The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin: Part 1: Introduction | Pitchfork Classic | TV | Pitchfork)
Jan 15th
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Real Estate - "Easy" video →
from Tom Scharpling.
Jan 12th
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The Restart Page - Free unlimited rebooting... →
Some gems here.
Jan 11th
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New Magnetic Fields: "Andrew in Drag" | News |... →
Dig it.
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
9 notes
How Doctors Die « Zócalo Public Square →
It’s not like the rest of us, but it should be. via kottke
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 6th
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“Heading off to war seems so 2002, not 2012.”
– National Guard deployment sendoff becomes an old and emotional ritual - The Washington Post
Jan 6th
“technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself.”
– Internet Access Is Not a Human Right - NYTimes.com by Vinton G. Cerf
Jan 5th
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Jan 3rd
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“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries…and yet it...”
– French philosopher Blaise Pascal “He also famously remarked that all of man’s problems come from his inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” via The Joy of Quiet - NYTimes.com
Jan 3rd
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New Year
New Tumblr theme.  Now with search! (Mostly for my own benefit.)
Jan 1st
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ListenConstantines - Time Can Be Overcome I’m not...
Jan 1st
December 2011
17 posts
4 tags
ListenNine Inch Nails - La Mer [sample]
Dec 31st
Videos from October 1, 2011 | A Prairie Home... →
Happy to see a friend that is in Cantus get a moment of fame on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion.  Even happier that it’s by singing a song about Beaver Manure (TM).
Dec 31st
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Dec 27th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 20th
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Dec 14th
“Oddly, in Washington, D.C., you’re four times more likely to have somebody...”
– Road Rage: A Symptom Of Much More Than Bad Traffic? : Shots - Health Blog : NPR Yikes!
Dec 12th
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Pepsi's 'Sound of Football' project lets visually... →
Dec 9th
Dec 9th
WatchWatch
A Conversation with Internet Inventors Vint Cerf and Steve Crocker. (via the Smithsonian’s Eye Level Blog)
Dec 9th