February 2012
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Los Angeles bans frisbee and football throwing on... →
spiegelman:
$1,000 fine.
Don’t worry, you can still apply for a permit.
This is good, because all my frisbees and footballs were getting soiled by dirty condoms and syringes anyway.
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What to do when titles come in twos.
samhumphries:
lazymercenary:
“When Ivan Reitman was planning a movie called “Twins,” he called up his longtime friend and former compatriot. The conversation went something like this, according to Cronenberg:
Ivan: “I hear you’re making a movie called ‘Twins.’” David: “Yeah, it’s about these twin gynecologists.” Ivan: “I want to make a movie called ‘Twins’ as well.” David: “Oh, really?” Ivan:...
January 2012
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“[Short Talk on the Sensation of Airplane Takeoff] Well you know I wonder, it...”
– ― Anne Carson, Short Talks
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WatchDuring the State of the Union GOP response, I was terrified to learn that Mitch Daniels is a Scanner.
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NY Times: Steve Jobs and Obama →
Chris sent me this. It completely addresses what I was thinking about, and illustrates a very difficult truth.
“It is hard to estimate how much more it would cost to build iPhones in the United States. However, various academics and manufacturing analysts estimate that because labor is such a small part of technology manufacturing, paying American wages would add up to $65 to each iPhone’s...
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Apple Profits
Maybe I’m just astoundingly naive, but I watched the State of the Union and listened to Obama talk about bringing jobs back to our shores. Revitalizing troubled cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh.
I also read today about Apple’s 46 billion dollar record sales. It’s tremendous that they’ve achieved that much success, and indeed people everywhere online seem to be trumpeting...
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A Tale of Two Cities: Silicon Valley and Hollywood →
“We need more cooperation, less antagonism.”
Aaron Levie states my EXACT opinion on these two industries—and the wonderful potential of their melding—better than I ever could.
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“Had I known I was already dead, I would’ve mourned me.”
– 15th century Japanese proverb, as quoted by Ann Carson
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Two New Poems →
ecantwell:
Splash of Red just published two new poems of mine - go check them out, if you’re into that kind of thing.
NEW POEMZ
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The Rise of the New Groupthink →
On striking a balance between teamwork and solitude, and the tremendous benefits of that balance on efficiency, learning, and creativity.