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Silhouettes made from Vinyl Records | Toxel.com

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:26:09 -0400

Silhouettes made from Vinyl Records | Toxel.com

Tone Matrix

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:52:19 -0400

Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.

GPOYW: Wisdom teeth edition

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:13:16 -0400

GPOYW: Wisdom teeth edition

Out with the wisdom teeth, in with the Advil.

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:06:42 -0400

Out with the wisdom teeth, in with the Advil.

"I must have gotten the liberal Democrat Spanx."

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:59:05 -0400

“I must have gotten the liberal Democrat Spanx.”

- My grandma

A Grayspace Poster Gallery

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:07:51 -0400

A Grayspace Poster Gallery: Over 200 posters from Poland.

I’m the only person alive who doesn’t like Slumdog Millionaire, y/y?

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:07:50 -0400

I’m the only person alive who doesn’t like Slumdog Millionaire, y/y?

Display Twitter timeline in Expression Engine

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:04:28 -0400

Display Twitter timeline in Expression Engine

Looked up how to be a special agent. First result: “So you really want to become a real-life...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:04:20 -0400

Looked up how to be a special agent. First result: “So you really want to become a real-life Dana Scully or Fox Mulder?” Google knows me.

Dude, The Smiths were so ahead of their time!

Thu, 28 May 2009 22:11:30 -0400

Dude, The Smiths were so ahead of their time!

After some uncharacteristically chilly weather, summer is...

Thu, 28 May 2009 17:34:00 -0400

After some uncharacteristically chilly weather, summer is finally upon us in North Carolina. I’ve been watching this video to ward off the heat.

I may be seeing Josh Ritter in concert this weekend. Can’t...

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:36:24 -0400

I may be seeing Josh Ritter in concert this weekend. Can’t wait!

150 Minnesota moments we'd just as soon forget

Sat, 23 May 2009 01:23:00 -0400

150 Minnesota moments we'd just as soon forget:

stuffaboutminneapolis:

ceejerr:

Nov. 30, 1960: Novelist Ernest Hemingway undergoes shock treatment for depression at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He commits suicide in Idaho a few days after leaving Minnesota.

Also entitled: what not to read three months before moving to Minnesota.

"Look at you. Usually when you’re wearing a robe at 10 in the morning, it means you’ve..."

Tue, 19 May 2009 19:36:28 -0400

“Look at you. Usually when you’re wearing a robe at 10 in the morning, it means you’ve given up.”

- Ellen sends Tulane’s Katrina Class off in style

"[A friend on Facebook] is poor, and will always be poor, and it will never change. thanks for..."

Thu, 07 May 2009 20:04:05 -0400

“[A friend on Facebook] is poor, and will always be poor, and it will never change. thanks for nothing, obama. glad to know you’ve managed to do nothing to help the middle class.”

- A classmate who’s headed to America’s most expensive university next year. Nice.

I have never been more excited for a movie (and I’ve been...

Tue, 05 May 2009 17:17:16 -0400

I have never been more excited for a movie (and I’ve been following this one for a while).

I admit I'm prone to apoplexy, but...

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:40:30 -0400

danielholter:

… all the chatter about “hate crime” legislation has me gurgling with anger and frustration.

The political Right is up in arms, equating “hate crime” with “thought crime”… and I have to say, I agree.

A crime is a crime. The why shouldn’t matter, at least in terms of the law and possible punishment. The why might be reprehensible, might be ugly and offensive, ignorant and bigoted and evil and repulsive… but I don’t understand punishing a wicked motivation at a different level than one that is merely immature or naiive.

We already (correctly, in my view) make a distinction between crimes of intent and crimes of negligence… why do we need harsher punishments for someone who kills a clown (to use an obviously silly example) because he hates clowns?

Am I missing something? As always, I’m open to genuine dialogue and any facts I may be missing or haven’t considered.

I would argue that hate crimes should be punished more harshly because they are “message crimes.” If someone kills a clown because he hates clowns, the killer is telling not only the victim but also the entire clown community that clowns deserve to die. Hate crimes are more far-reaching than conventional crimes, so punishments for them should be more far-reaching, too.

This is how I’m going to conclude everything —...

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:21:00 -0400

This is how I’m going to conclude everything — emails, invitations, resumés, epic poems — from now on.

jakelodwick: AirBnB looks too good to be true! You pay to rent...

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:21:00 -0400

jakelodwick:

AirBnB looks too good to be true! You pay to rent a place to sleep around the world for a night or two. It’s a capitalist CouchSurfing.

Mentioned in Get Rich Slow, Time mag article about starting new companies on a micro budget (ie, the rational way). Via Amit Gupta.

So cool! I want to stay there.

Away by Amy Bloom in ten words: The good? Time, place and...

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:29:00 -0400

Away by Amy Bloom in ten words: The good? Time, place and supporting cast. The bad? Plot.