December 2010
46 posts
"The least of eloquence...": Haruki Murakami: On... →
thenewfilo:
One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl.
Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of…
I am reading Murakami right now; the more I read, the more I understand.
“… quite simply, I was in love with New York. I do not mean “love” in any...”
– Joan Didion, “Farewell to All That” (via drinkyourjuice)
I’m (finally) in Minnesota. The most important thing I have to report? I just saw a commercial for Pajama Jeans. Are these a ‘thing’? Do you wear them with a Snuggie? I have some research to do in the next few days.
5 hours flight time down, 9 more to go. Almost...
Apple drops WikiLeaks app, Google keeps it |... →
bijan:
the title says it all.
Intressant…
The daily flight to Minnesota departed 50 minutes late today, but I will take that result! Here’s to hoping my plane will depart on Friday. Fingers crossed, thumbs pressed, and any other things I can do for ‘good luck.’
Peter W. Knox: Michael Moore's statement for... →
Michael Moore Pledges $20,000 to Get Julian Assange Out of Solitary — Daily Intel
I ask you to imagine how much different our world would be if WikiLeaks had existed 10 years ago. Take a look at this photo. That’s Mr. Bush being handed a “secret” document on August 6th, 2001. Its heading…
“You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”
– Richard Holbrooke’s last words. (via cajunboy)
“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.”
– Soren Kierkegaard (via thenewfilo)
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Tumblr Staff: Downtime →
staff:
Yesterday afternoon, during planned maintenance that was not intended to interrupt service, an issue arose that took down a critical database cluster. This brought down our entire network while our engineers worked feverishly to restore these databases and bring your blogs back online.
While you…
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Why are pubs in London better than bars in New... →
npr:
theeconomist:
We ask all the most important questions.
The Economist really is on top of things we care about.
November 2010
41 posts
