December 2010
16 posts
Dec 30th
Apple:Tree
Dad: Bring some paper towels, we spilled wine!
Mom: (runs in from the kitchen and throws him paper towels, which Dad misses, and the towels start unrolling along the rug).
Dad: Bring some wine, we spilled paper towels!
Dec 26th
“In fact, if I had to design a mechanism for the express purpose of destroying a...”
– Paul Lockhart, A Mathematician’s Lament I choked back a sob reading this sentence. via NPR in re Vi Hart (for whom I swoon) via reddit
Dec 24th
WatchWatch
The Porcelain Unicorn, winner of the Philips Tell It Your Way contest, which challenged over 600 filmmakers around the world to come up with a short film using only the same six lines of dialogue. via Mom ps: Awww! You guys, my mom found something cute and awesome on the internet! It feels like just yesterday she was forwarding me hokey conspiracy theories with broken links to animated gifs....
Dec 24th
REVELATIONS FROM WICKED LEAKS PLUMBING, INC. OF... →
Dec 22nd
“The expected lifestyle of a programmer at a startup was to burn the candle at...”
– Dream jobs you’re glad you didn’t take: Computer programmer. via McSweeny’s
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
“Why don’t I believe in God? No, no no, why do YOU believe in God? Surely the...”
– A holiday message from Ricky Gervais via reddit related: I had no need of that hypothesis.
Dec 20th
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Dec 7th
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“It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be...”
– via the New Shelton wet/dry
Dec 7th
“Gimmel is Jimmy Kimmel in sexy boots.”
– And I quote…
Dec 5th
Dec 3rd
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“An empty Washington Monument would serve as a constant reminder to those on...”
– via Schneier on Security
Dec 2nd