Footnotes

(via Hyperbole and a Half: Depression Part Two)

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:54:03 -0400

(via Hyperbole and a Half: Depression Part Two)

literallyunbelievable: This family obviously didn’t take proper...

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:13:02 -0400

literallyunbelievable:

This family obviously didn’t take proper precautions!

Posters of Angry Eyes Actually Scare Off Bike Thieves - John Metcalfe - The Atlantic Cities

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:11:09 -0400

Posters of Angry Eyes Actually Scare Off Bike Thieves - John Metcalfe - The Atlantic Cities :

via Nextdraft.com

We are like THIS close to an arrested development reference....

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:32:32 -0400

We are like THIS close to an arrested development reference. COME ON! – View on Path.

Philly Turns Skyscraper Into Video Game Screen For Tech Week : All Tech Considered : NPR

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:20:06 -0400

Philly Turns Skyscraper Into Video Game Screen For Tech Week : All Tech Considered : NPR

"At some point of age you can’t be referred to as a GIRLfriend anymore. It’s too…is..."

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:41:45 -0400

“At some point of age you can’t be referred to as a GIRLfriend anymore. It’s too…is there a less strong word for infantalizing? Euthanizing? No, wait…”

Endless Thunder Mountainfrom vortech | HI-DEF Created with...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:37:12 -0400

Endless Thunder Mountain

from vortech | HI-DEF

Created with Echograph

Echograph from the trip last month

Question on retail strategy There’s no better place to discover, explore, and learn about our...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:56:12 -0500

Question on retail strategy

There’s no better place to discover, explore, and learn about our products than our retail stores. Our people are amazing. You walk in and immediately realize the store isn’t there for selling, but for service. The store helps you get more out of your products and acts as a gathering place. You might find a youth program with kids coming on an elementary school field trip. You might find a local musician performing. I’m not even sure “store” is the right word anymore. They are the face of Apple for almost all of our customers. People don’t think about the Cupertino headquarters…they think about the local Apple store. Last quarter, we welcomed 120 million people in our stores, and we only have a little over 400 of them.

So this is huge, in fact so huge that some of our stores aren’t big enough. But like cash, it’s a good problem to have. So this year we’re closing 20 stores and moving them to larger spaces. And opening 30 more stores, disproportionately outside of the U.S., including first store in Turkey.

I don’t think we would have been nearly as successful with iPad if it weren’t for our stores. This was something new that people didn’t know anything about, but the stores gave people the chance to come in and experience it.

We’re incredibly bullish on stores and going to continue to invest in them. Our people are fantastic, and there’s no place quite like it. I don’t have very many bad days, but if I ever feel that I’m dropping down from an excited level, I go and visit a store. It’s like a Prozac.

- Tim Cook (roughly transcribed, I’m sure)

"Barring the collapse of civilization, a generation with GPS phones aren’t going to suddenly..."

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:46:04 -0500

“Barring the collapse of civilization, a generation with GPS phones aren’t going to suddenly give a shit about orienteering regardless of orientation.”

- Bryan Lambert on the chances of the Boy Scouts returning to relevance through equality

Not About Programming: The Bachelor: Season 17, Week 2

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:58:12 -0500

Not About Programming: The Bachelor: Season 17, Week 2: I don’t care if you watch the bachelor, you should be reading Wil’s recaps.

wilshipley:

“Previously on The Bachelor…” Two hours of crap, where we meet 26 women who are desperate to seduce Sean Lowe, steroid lover. Some of them got cut. “And tonight…” and they show clips until the TWO MINUTE TWENTY-FIVE SECOND MARK. That’s a fuck-ton of previews for something we’re about to watch. But…

donschaffner: (via Twitter)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:22:35 -0500

donschaffner:

(via Twitter)

Holiday Lights on Flickr.

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:12:44 -0500

Holiday Lights on Flickr.

"Coffee drinkers complain all too often about how tough it is to find a decent cup of coffee. Pfft...."

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:03:01 -0500

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Coffee drinkers complain all too often about how tough it is to find a decent cup of coffee. Pfft. You know what’s tough? Imagine this: You’ve just finished an elegant dinner at a fine establishment. The service has been excellent. The food worth every penny. The waiter returns, sets down a mug of hot water…and dumps into it a heaping teaspoon of Folgers Crystals.

This is what it’s like to be a tea drinker.

”

- By Dan Moren
http://the-magazine.org/3/my-cup-of-tea

apethink: Jorti La Forge

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:54:55 -0500

apethink:

Jorti La Forge

Crazy-As-Hell CIA Plots That Would Make Good Movies | Mother Jones

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:22:44 -0500

Crazy-As-Hell CIA Plots That Would Make Good Movies | Mother Jones:

The scheme: In the ’60s, the CIA tried implanting small microphones into cats, which they would then send to spy on the Soviets. The project was dubbed “Acoustic Kitty.” The first attempt at cat-espionage resulted in the animal getting crushed by a taxi near the Soviet embassy in Washington, just moments after the operation began. All other missions failed, as well, and the initiative was terminated in 1967.

"Yeah, I’m seeing this awesome lady on the side. And the best part? I know she’ll never..."

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:13:31 -0500

““Yeah, I’m seeing this awesome lady on the side. And the best part? I know she’ll never tell. What does she do for a living? Oh, I tell her all the details of my life, and then, when I’m done, she sells them to people for money. IT’S THE PERFECT AFFAIR.””

- You Are Dumb on the sex scandal de jour

"All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies..."

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:27:36 -0400

““All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell. And it’s lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior.” - House Science and Technology committee member Paul Broun.”

- Via @youaredumb

God save America.

Ultimate Orlando Blog: All 71 luggage x-ray tributes and secrets at Star Tours

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:40:48 -0400

Ultimate Orlando Blog: All 71 luggage x-ray tributes and secrets at Star Tours

Wonderful Hotel Libraries

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:51:15 -0400

Wonderful Hotel Libraries

Swedish Chef: What do Swedes think of him?

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:11:00 -0400

Swedish Chef: What do Swedes think of him?:

Probably Norwegian? Well, hell! this is excellent news.