April 2011
1 post
Closed
I’m out.
February 2011
1 post
“People have accused me of being cynical simply because I wasn’t taken in by...”
– let’s talk about that volkswagen commercial | badass digest
January 2011
2 posts
Neven Mrgan's tumbl: Redundant data in the Weather... →
mrgan:
If you’re a serious weather junkie, you might use a special weather app to get your daily klimate kick. And if you’re Edward Tufte, you might think the iPhone weather app is “a bit thin”. Me, I don’t mind it - it’s a nice, big dashboard view of the weather features I care most about.
But here’s…
October 2010
3 posts
“it is an insane show about horrible women for whom no price is too high to get...”
– ben pobjie’s wonderful world of objects
cereality (the scrivener's fancy) →
Micallef :)
September 2010
3 posts
“Sometimes, as soon as you release the ball, you feel, ‘Awww, that’s...”
– bryce mcgain: ‘there’s nothing better than being a legspinner’ (cricinfo.com)
“Ten years of suicide data after John Howard’s decision to ban and then buy back...”
– This is who is holding the balance of power in Australia.
Fuck it. Let’s have a republic. This isn’t working.
(via jasonchatfield)
August 2010
3 posts
July 2010
1 post
June 2010
5 posts
fine wine (you are not so smart) →
“Mexico: If they beat the hosts, South Africa, you will hear from every news...”
– south africa 2010: a world cup guide for the vaguely interested (the scrivener’s fancy)
andrew symonds: why i hated playing international... →
the monty hall problem (you are not so smart) →
May 2010
8 posts
“Australian captain Michael Clarke said: “We were knocking it over the...”
– england win at children’s version of cricket (dailymash)
California Schemin' [longform.org] →
(via Instapaper)
Boonie. →
A God among men.
April 2010
3 posts
“Of course Gambhir should be allowed to say Rajasthan are ordinary.
I can see...”
– gambhir’s thoughtcrime (cwb)
March 2010
11 posts
computer company started in garage 30 years ago... →
this poor bastard! (the ink blog) →
If I were to rename my Friday, I would rename it FAIL.
It was one of those days where nothing seemed to go right, but you plow through it with the vain hope that it’ll all work out.
First thing in the morning I got up early to go to the rheumatologist. I was going to fly to Sydney in a few…
“Bogan 1: “Can you believe they’re actually going through with an emissions...”
– #92 news limited (tbl)
10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone (the... →
logorama →
February 2010
18 posts
“Our section was under-budget by hundreds of thousands of dollars, necessitating...”
– an account by myles peterson of the fucking disgraceful mis-spending of the thousands of dollars I pay in tax every quarter. read the rest here.
(via jasonchatfield)
“It was an impressive achievement, of course, and a human achievement by the...”
– the chess master and the computer (the new york review of books)
client: “[indian outsourcer] says he can do this... →
Client: “[Indian outsourcer] says he can do this site for $200. Why should I go with you?”
Me: “Has he done any work for you in the past?”
Client: Yeah! He did [Other Site] for me.
[I load the other site]
Me: “The entire site’s done in Flash.”
Client: “Huh?”
Me: “It’s a site for…
“burn, hollywood, burn!” writes unhappy... →
I like Kevin Smith. But he should stop smoking so much marijuana. It’s a gateway drug you know.