Category: words

  • slavin: notational: slurivariv: theocproject: world-shaker: Phonebloks Don’t get me wrong, the new iPhones look interesting. But this is an excellent idea for the future of cellphones.  (by Dave Hakkens) Completely agree with the OP. This is a very democratic, sustainable, and innovative path forward for cell phones. I hope such an idea can catch on.…

  • pacalin: I have a tee up for voting at Threadless!

  • seedtoshirt: Medellín, Colombia – Overlooking Plaza Botero, named for the artist Fernando Botero. Notice the absence of rickshaws, CNG’s and traffic in general. I keep reminding myself, I’m not in Bangladesh anymore. (@joshabla/NPR) (Source: http://seedtoshirt.tumblr.com/)

  • When he was running the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command, Alexander brought many of his future allies down to Fort Belvoir for a tour of his base of operations, a facility known as the Information Dominance Center. It had been designed by a Hollywood set designer to mimic the bridge of the starship Enterprise from…

  • alvarovaldez: Porno Re-descubrir Macondo es una de las mejores experiencias que he vivido. 

  • planetmoney: Medellín, Colombia – Look what we found! The last of the women’s t-shirts were pushed through the sewing floor today. Tomorrow, they’ll be packed and sent to Cartagena, where a container ship—and our reporters—will be waiting. (@joshabla/NPR)

  • Bad ideas aside, operating systems have to compete, and they are increasingly competing to save us time in dealing with media like images, music, and video. Ostensibly, these features don’t just help your mother make a desktop slideshow of pics from Cancun—they should help media professionals work without the need for additional software. Obviously, filling…

  • I Just Ate a Salume Sunday, September 8, 2013 And it tasted good. Like death, but not mine. Eating meat is the knowledge that we’re not dead flesh yet, our material being torn apart by the ‘wyrms’ becoming dust. Remember that we are made of dirt. We eat vegetables which are literally made of rearranged…

  • Mostly signs (some portents): WILD: sweet picture book about a feral child who won’t be tamed

    Mostly signs (some portents): WILD: sweet picture book about a feral child who won’t be tamed mostlysignssomeportents: Back in July, I blogged about WILD, a gorgeous, sweet picture book about a feral child who won’t be tamed. At the time, the book was only available in the UK, but as of today, it’s out in…

  • towerofsleep: karmakarmanyc: Marcel Duchamp by Octavio Paz Grove Press, New York, 1981 7.9 x 5.2 inches (20.06 x 13.20 cm) $50 Purchase I had no idea this existed.