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timeshaiku: A haiku from the article: Gin, Tonic and a Dash of...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:54 -0700

A haiku from the article: Gin, Tonic and a Dash of Restraint

"People who build things share a particular esprit de corps. So many foundational principles, such as..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:20:05 -0700

“People who build things share a particular esprit de corps. So many foundational principles, such as contrast or respect for the user, carry over to other media. In some sense, learning a discipline is really learning the same rules, but with different materials. Some build with brackets and for loops, some build with words and metaphors, others build with ink and paper.”

- Everything’s the Same | Stemmings

Four years! 😍

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:31:16 -0700

Four years! 😍

Cinderella – San Francisco Ballet So beautiful!

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:18:45 -0700

Cinderella – San Francisco Ballet

So beautiful!

Chineasy - Where characters are revealed

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:43:15 -0700

Chineasy - Where characters are revealed

Giant Rubber Duck Sails Into Hong Kong - WSJ.com

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:15:01 -0700

Giant Rubber Duck Sails Into Hong Kong - WSJ.com

nevver: Skate deck “Just passion, grit and blood.”

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:25:38 -0700

nevver:

Skate deck

“Just passion, grit and blood.”

A press release from People Reluctant to Kill for an Abstraction, by George Saunders

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:36:23 -0700

lauraolin:

Last Thursday, my organization, People Reluctant To Kill for an Abstraction, orchestrated an overwhelming show of force around the globe.

At precisely 9 in the morning, working with focus and stealth, our entire membership succeeded in simultaneously beheading no one. At 10, Phase II began, during which our entire membership did not force a single man to suck another man’s penis. Also, none of us blew himself/herself up in a crowded public place. No civilians were literally turned inside out via our powerful explosives. In addition, at 11, in Phase III, zero (0) planes were flown into buildings.

During Phase IV, just after lunch, we were able to avoid bulldozing a single home. Furthermore, we set, on roads in every city, in every nation in the world, a total of zero (0) roadside bombs which, not being there, did not subsequently explode, killing/maiming a total of nobody. No bombs were dropped, during the lazy afternoon hours, on crowded civilian neighborhoods, from which, it was observed, no post-bomb momentary silences were then heard. These silences were, in all cases, followed by no unimaginable, grief-stricken bellows of rage, and/or frantic imprecations to a deity. No sleeping baby was awakened from an afternoon nap by the sudden collapse and/or bursting into flame of his/her domicile during Phase IV.

In the late afternoon (Phase V), our membership focused on using zero (0) trained dogs to bite/terrorize naked prisoners. In addition, no stun guns, rubber batons, rubber bullets, tear gas, or bullets were used, by our membership, on any individual, anywhere in the world. No one was forced to don a hood. No teeth were pulled in darkened rooms. No drills were used on human flesh, nor were whips or flames. No one was reduced to hysterical tears via a series of blows to the head or body, by us. Our membership, while casting no racial or ethnic aspersions, skillfully continued not to rape, gang-rape, or sexually assault a single person. On the contrary, during this late-afternoon phase, many of our membership flirted happily and even consoled, in a nonsexual way, individuals to whom they were attracted, putting aside their sexual feelings out of a sudden welling of empathy.

As night fell, our membership harbored no secret feelings of rage or, if they did, meditated, or discussed these feelings with a friend until such time as the feelings abated, or were understood to be symptomatic of some deeper sadness.

It should be noted that, in addition to the above-listed and planned activities completed by our members, a number of unplanned activities were completed by part-time members, or even nonmembers.

In London, a bitter homophobic grandfather whose grocery bag broke open gave a loaf of very nice bread to a balding gay man who stopped to help him. A stooped toothless woman in Tokyo pounded her head with her hands, tired beyond belief of her lifelong feelings of anger and negativity, and silently prayed that her heart would somehow be opened before it was too late. In Syracuse, New York, holding the broken body of his kitten, a man felt a sudden kinship for all small things.

Even declared nonmembers, it would appear, responded to our efforts. In Chitral, Pakistan, for example, a recent al-Qaida recruit remembered the way an elderly American tourist once made an encouraging remark about his English, and how, as she made the remark, she touched his arm, like a mother. In Gaza, an Israeli soldier and a young Palestinian, just before averting their eyes and muttering insults in their respective languages, exchanged a brief look of mutual shame.

Who are we? A word about our membership.

Since the world began, we have gone about our work quietly, resisting the urge to generalize, valuing the individual over the group, the actual over the conceptual, the inherent sweetness of the present moment over the theoretically peaceful future to be obtained via murder. Many of us have trouble sleeping and lie awake at night, worrying about something catastrophic befalling someone we love. We rise in the morning with no plans to convert anyone via beating, humiliation, or invasion. To tell the truth, we are tired. We work. We would just like some peace and quiet. When wrong, we think about it awhile, then apologize. We stand under awnings during urban thunderstorms, moved to thoughtfulness by the troubled, umbrella-tinged faces rushing by. In moments of crisis, we pat one another awkwardly on the back, mumbling shy truisms. Rushing to an appointment, remembering a friend who has passed away, our eyes well with tears and we think: Well, my God, he could be a pain, but still I’m lucky to have known him.

This is PRKA. To those who would oppose us, I would simply say: We are many. We are worldwide. We, in fact, outnumber you. Though you are louder, though you create a momentary ripple on the water of life, we will endure, and prevail.

Join us.

Resistance is futile.

I Enjoy Being A Girl Flower Drum Song Movie (by biukucanoe) Oh...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:50:30 -0700

I Enjoy Being A Girl Flower Drum Song Movie (by biukucanoe)

Oh this is really weird.

Teehan + Lax

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:36:25 -0700

Teehan + Lax

China's internet: A giant cage | The Economist

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:35:00 -0700

China's internet: A giant cage | The Economist

"Xi Jinping has sought to inspire his people by raising the flag of the China Dream, but they have..."

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:21:20 -0700

“Xi Jinping has sought to inspire his people by raising the flag of the China Dream, but they have interpreted it as China Dreams—plural. Talk to just about anyone these days and she can tell you what she wants, what is standing between her and her goals, and how she will define success in reaching it. And that—the proliferation of 1.3 billion China Dreams—will prove either the wisdom of the concept or the potential danger embedded it.”

- Can China Deliver the China Dream(s)? : The New Yorker

Guilty pleasure. Pour me something strongerPour me something...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:32:05 -0700

Guilty pleasure.

Pour me something stronger
Pour me something straight
All these crooked voices
Make them go away
I can barely stand up
I can hardly breathe
Pour me something stronger than me
Pour me something stronger than me

Ever wanted to evaluate a potential landlord or apartment...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:02:00 -0700

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Manik Rathee: Building the Sequential OFA Contribution Form

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:25:56 -0700

Manik Rathee: Building the Sequential OFA Contribution Form

No to NoUI – Timo Arnall

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:03:21 -0700

No to NoUI – Timo Arnall

Frank Chimero × Blog × The Cloud is Heavy and Design Isn’t Invisible

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:30:35 -0700

Frank Chimero × Blog × The Cloud is Heavy and Design Isn’t Invisible

The Veronica Mars Movie Project FAQ

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:25:32 -0700

Q: What if the movie doesn't end in the way I've believed it should end for the past six years.
A: Eek.
Q: Veronica better end up with Logan, Rob. She just better.
A: That's not a question.
Q: We're just saying...
A: I hear you. Remember it's noir. There aren't a lot of happy endings.
Q: Noir, my ass. We've waited a long time for this.
A: (Busily reworking super-grim ending.)

The Veronica Mars Movie Project by Rob Thomas — Kickstarter

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:29:51 -0700

The Veronica Mars Movie Project by Rob Thomas — Kickstarter:

AHHHHH!!!

Voice and Tone

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:15:15 -0700

Voice and Tone