March 2011
On preconceptions
homeofthevain:
Our traditional cultural models of creativity tend to involve the wrong sort of heroism, for me. It sprang whole and perfect from my brow, as opposed to I saw it mispelled, in mauve Krylon, on the side of a dumpster, and it haunted me.
— William Gibson
Via barrymanifold.
Reasons to love William Gibson, part eleventy million.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-27) →
Lupe Fiasco (25)
Bruno Mars (20)
Dr. Dre (13)
Talib Kweli (13)
Gorillaz (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
attention industry: Color is worth it. →
attentionindustry:
Background: Sequoia, Bain, and others, invested $41 million in a pre-launch photo sharing application called ‘Color’. The entire internet is convinced this is completely insane, and the ultimate indicator of Bubble 2.0.
More info here
But, I’m going to argue that Color is worth it, because…
And, I disagree with the entire start-up / tech interwebs.
All I want to do is drink whiskey and dance to...
amyyy:
Is that too much to ask?
this is known as “doing it right”.
Converse myopia, from "US spy operation that... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-20) →
Lupe Fiasco (89)
Big Sean (68)
Jay-Z (34)
Childish Gambino (20)
Radiohead (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“The man who knows everything and never dies.”
– Voltaire (via claytoncubitt)
Barbarian Group, CNN Debut ‘Open Stories’ at SXSW →
Games at SXSW: what's in the future? →
the speed at which i burn out is becoming a worry.
“I work at Apple as a manager at one of its stores in Japan. The earthquake hit...”
– #urbancomputing
XXXXX, Great Tohoku Earthquake Survivor 2011 (via ericmortensen)
An Untenable Situation.
I’m generally trapped between two related impulses - I need to stay abreast of what’s going on in web technology and online sociology (this is what I’m saying now, instead of social media, because it’s too limited a term), but I also generally need to get a lot of work done.
The work ebbs and flows, but it can’t be ignored. Deadlines are deadlines, and the work has...
i'm jon crowley.: On Charlie Sheen. →
sodisarmingdarling:
joncrowley:
Last week, I was a bad person for laughing at Charlie Sheen because he may be mentally ill.
This week, I’m a bad person for laughing at Charlie Sheen because he has a history of violence against women.
Maybe I’m missing something, but I’m watching a rich, famous white male who is abusive toward…
You know, no one’s saying anything about what you can and...
TL;DR version of 'On Charlie Sheen'.
I’m going to raise the uncomfortable free will question: if he gets a (conditional) pass on his irrational, aggressive, violent and absurd behavior due to potential mental illness, how do we deal with his history of violence toward women?
On Charlie Sheen.
Last week, I was a bad person for laughing at Charlie Sheen because he may be mentally ill.
This week, I’m a bad person for laughing at Charlie Sheen because he has a history of violence against women.
Maybe I’m missing something, but I’m watching a rich, famous white male who is abusive toward women implode and begin to lose some of the excessive privilege that has defined...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-6) →
Jay-Z (39)
J. Cole (32)
Adele (14)
Radiohead (7)
Talib Kweli (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Life is rarely about what happened; it’s mostly about what we think happened.”
– Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto (via jessicachu)
I often describe reality as a collective, consensual delusion. We’ve got a lot of filters: some biological, many psychological. We’re not seeing things, we’re creating stories from our...
From The Front Row / Mugler →
Watchstrategicbastards:
The Internet Is Not Made Of Hugs - Presented Feb 26, 2011 @ Podcamp Toronto
Reblogging from the oft-underutilized #stratbastards blog.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-27) →
Kanye West (26)
Amon Tobin (24)
Drake (23)
Mumford & Sons (20)
J. Cole (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
