The RoboSheep Bleat

Ugh no.

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:47 -0500

There’s only two people I want to see for the rest of the night; my fiancé, and the pizza delivery guy.

There were over 168,000 stop-and-frisks of black guys in NYC between 14 and 24 last year. There are only 158,000 black guys in NYC.

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:12:27 -0500

There were over 168,000 stop-and-frisks of black guys in NYC between 14 and 24 last year. There are only 158,000 black guys in NYC.

Progress on the knights. They look OK at a tabletop view but...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:38 -0500

Progress on the knights. They look OK at a tabletop view but still need a lot of work.

Faster than a city bus over 10 miles.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:21 -0500

Faster than a city bus over 10 miles.

Fukken nope. This is like those ‘clever folks’ named...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:12 -0500

Fukken nope.
This is like those ‘clever folks’ named Stephen that say their name is like Steven instead of Stefen.

Rainy day compromise. Bike part way.

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:57 -0500

Rainy day compromise. Bike part way.

StarTrek: Into Darkness

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:52:01 -0500

More like
Nerds Crying; In The Darkness

"It is Zimmer’s policy that no employee or interviewee will ever undergo a criminal background check...."

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:21:00 -0500

“It is Zimmer’s policy that no employee or interviewee will ever undergo a criminal background check. Conventional retail wisdom says this guarantees petty larceny on a grand scale. In fact, the company loses a mere 0.4 percent of revenue to theft, way less than the typical 1.5 percent loss suffered by big retailers “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic. “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.””

- George Zimmer, founder, Men’s Wearhouse (via thepolitics)

All shootings aren't created equal?

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:21:02 -0500

jkottke:

American tragedies don’t occur on the southside of Chicago or the New Orleans 9th Ward. They don’t occur where inner city high school kids shoot into school buses or someone shoots at a 10-year old’s birthday party in New Orleans. Or Gary, Indiana. Or Compton. Or Newport News.

David Dennis asks (and answers) a compelling question: Why isn’t the New Orleans Mother’s Day parade shooting a national tragedy?

brain-food: G P O Y.

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:16:36 -0500

brain-food:

G P O Y.

Sometimes I’m not half as funny as I think I am.

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:02:02 -0500

Sometimes I’m not half as funny as I think I am.

ottowasenaters: ashleighm91: jjusttlistenn: Maple Leaf Square...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:22:56 -0500

ottowasenaters:

ashleighm91:

jjusttlistenn:

Maple Leaf Square after the Bruins won

Literally everyone is fully hating their lives

LOL.

Canadians in anguish.

What happen when Pepper Ann tries to buy a comic book?

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:17:42 -0500

What happen when Pepper Ann tries to buy a comic book?

My phone autocorrects SnapChat to SnapCat. I think that tells about my priorities.

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:24:49 -0500

kottke.org: The Soviets cloned the Space Shuttle

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:18:52 -0500

kottke.org: The Soviets cloned the Space Shuttle:

jkottke:

How appropriate that at the height of the Cold War, in which the United States was attempting to spend the Soviet Union into collapse (a task at which they eventually succeeded), the Soviets cloned the buggiest, most inconsistant part of the US space program.

Called Buran (Russian for…

"For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:50:23 -0500

““For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in which a women is carved up by a chainsaw and an NC-17 to one that shows a woman sexually pleasured. From such ratings one might conclude that sexual violence against women is OK for American teenagers to see, but that they must be 18 to see consensual sex. What message does this send to the kids the MPAA presumably means to protect?””

- Carrie Rickey

(via fireworkselectricbright)

“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film.”

-Ryan Gosling on the controversy around the rating of his film ‘Blue Valentine’

(via misandry-mermaid)

"Renowned author Dan Brown got out of his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:35:34 -0500

“Renowned author Dan Brown got out of his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house and paced the bedroom, using the feet located at the ends of his two legs to propel him forwards. He knew he shouldn’t care what a few jealous critics thought. … I’ll call my agent, pondered the prosperous scribe. He reached for the telephone using one of his two hands. “Hello, this is renowned author Dan Brown,” spoke renowned author Dan Brown.”

- Don’t make fun of renowned Dan Brown

By Michael Deacon

(via bostonreview)

My favorite excerpt:

“They even say my books are packed with banal and superfluous description, thought the 5ft 9in man. He particularly hated it when they said his imagery was nonsensical. It made his insect eyes flash like a rocket.”

(via anthonyhoffmann)
Perfect.

mchotdog: motherjones: cheatsheet: digg: theweekmagazine: Fr...

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:55:00 -0500

mchotdog:

motherjones:

cheatsheet:

digg:

theweekmagazine:

From KUCB:

A flock of eagles descended on the Safeway parking lot last week, prompting police intervention.

Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland says several people called in short succession on Thursday afternoon to report the melee.

Sunderland: “One of our officers went over there and there were 40 eagles sitting on, in and around several vehicles in the area.”

Sunderland says the eagles were feasting on garbage bags of fish product in the bed of a pickup truck.

More: “Police Break Up Eagle Party at Safeway”

This is terrifying.

Pretty sure I’ve had this nightmare…

They say a picture is worth a thousand fake band names.

This is the most American thing I’ve ever seen.

avocadosalad: thecatwhisperer: pastelbmob: Book-Game Map...

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:54:47 -0500

avocadosalad:

thecatwhisperer:

pastelbmob:

Book-Game Map Skirts

1. Game of Thrones

2. Marauder’s Map

3. Lord of the Rings

4. Chronicles of Narnia

5. Eragon

6. Legend of Zelda

I’ll just leave these here.

Ohhhhhhh

I don’t wear skirts, but I second your “ohhhhhh”

One of the cyclists at my office should pay more attention to...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:50:42 -0500

One of the cyclists at my office should pay more attention to how much torque they are point on their handlebar me thinks.