December 2010
“And we learn he’s a real rogue. Does things his own way. Often gets in trouble...”
– By Ken Levine: How to sell a one-hour drama to FX or USA or A&E or whoever.
damn, danm: Erin's step-sister has been working as... →
damndanm:
Over dinner at my father-in-law’s last night, I learned the following:
there’s a small band of sheep living above the particle collider to test the effects of low-grade radiation in the long-term.
the Large Hadron Collider does not resemble a Bond villain’s lair in any way.
CERN is composed primarily of dilapidated sixty-year-old office buildings.
there are no men in white suits...
*Sigh* Tumblr.
I know, I know. We’ve been over this many, many times before. Database syncing is hard. And you’re all so very stupid.
Hire a competent engineer. Just one competent engineer. That’s all we ask.
You somehow put together a business plan that was good enough to trick Sequoia Capital to give you a massive influx of VC; I would assume there are plenty of triggers in the agreement...
US approves anal cancer vaccine →
This is great news and all, but this headline needs a bit of work.
I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a crash blossom, but it’s awfully close.
I end up watching a LOT of made-for-TV holiday...
TheWife has a soft spot for the Lifetime/ABC Family Christmas movies (even the ones that physically hurt her to watch, they’re so bad) and too often I’m in the room when they’re on. Whatever. The day one of them surprises me, or at least delivers a story with any stakes whatsoever, I’ll be thrilled. Otherwise…some of them are vaguely charming anyway. (Most...
“A prosecutor in Missoula County, Montana was forced to reach a plea agreement in...”
– Montana Jury Pool Stages ‘Mutiny’ Over Pot Possession Charge | TPMMuckraker
why do people even drink Samuel Adams Boston...
marleymarley:
she said pensively as she sipped her Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
It’s a conspiracy, perpetrated on the American people by the hops cartel.
They meet in semi-secret in the gardens behind Masonic Temples and plot how to convince craft brewers that what people really want in a beer is more hops. Hops, hops, and more hops.
They’ve left their mark all over our nation,...
“North Korea has faxed propaganda material to a large number of South Korean...”
– The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - N.Korean Propaganda Fax Aims at Sowing Dissent in South
What no one has informed Kim Jong Il is that it is no longer 1997.
Fax.
Watch James Franco
Danny McBride
Natalie Portman
Zooey Deschanel
Justin Theroux
in Your Highness. Which looks quite fun.
Watchgailsimone:
capncarrot:
A Date with Wonder Woman
Wow. I guess it’s “Or Die!”
“The class realized that this might be the answer to the Santa paradox —...”
– Philosophers’ Playground: The Quantum Santa Hypothesis
tanya77:
Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality — Tuesday Betrayal Assured bradofarrell:
apophatic:
tanya77:
FUCK YOU, BARACK OBAMA. ALL YOU FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS MONEY. YOU ARE WORSE THAN THE REPUBLICANS. THEY KNOW THEY ARE LIKE THIS. YOU BULLSHITTED US ALL INTO BELIEVING YOU WEREN’T. YOU HAVE FUCKED EVERY SINGLE GENERATION AFTER US. YOU ARE A FUCKING FAILURE.
The US Government...
tanya77:
Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality — Tuesday Betrayal Assured FUCK YOU, BARACK OBAMA. ALL YOU FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS MONEY. YOU ARE WORSE THAN THE REPUBLICANS. THEY KNOW THEY ARE LIKE THIS. YOU BULLSHITTED US ALL INTO BELIEVING YOU WEREN’T. YOU HAVE FUCKED EVERY SINGLE GENERATION AFTER US. YOU ARE A FUCKING FAILURE.
The US Government is a JOKE. It might as well be a Monarchy...
Watch39 Degrees North animates Neil Gaiman’s “Nicholas Was…”
“When it was announced last Thursday that ABC is planning to adapt the Canadian...”
– ‘Being Erica’: Creator Jana Sinyor on ABC’s Remake, Season 4 « Staying In
My guess: they cast a wooden 22-year old and if it even gets an episode order it hits the deadlist by week three. And I happily keep watching the original.
what.: katefeetie: How to Make Friends and... →
timestolen:
katefeetie:
How to Make Friends and Convince Them You Are Someone Fun and Not Insane and Worth Inviting Next Time
universalubiquity:
This really is quite funny.
Relevant to my interests.
“Do not be alarmed when your cell phone dictionary does not recognize words like…
I am about 98% certain that one of the things I should not do in order to stay off the...
2 tags
Smart move, Macy's.
Very clever, using “Seasons of Love” for your Christmas ads. Much smarter than the first pass from the ad agency where you used “Everyone Has AIDS”.
The 12 Days Of Meetings
meetingboy:
On the first day of meetings, my office gave to me: a status call in Conference room B
On the twelfth day of meetings, my office gave to me
12 salesman lying 11 angry clients 10 stupid buzzwords 9 bad ideas 8 urgent emails 7 copiers jamming 6 bosses yelling 5 conference calls 4 budget cuts 3 Reply Alls 2 PowerPoints And a status call in Conference room B contributors:...
“According to Bob, when the feeder feels the duck’s esophagus, if...”
– The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical | Serious Eats
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"
catty1:
It’s on! Right now! Why aren’t you watching it?
Charlie Brown: “what do you really want?”
Lucy: “Real Estate!”
I’ve always felt Lucy Van Pelt was the Lex Luthor of her universe.
“During the Russian revolution, the mathematical physicist Igor Tamm was seized...”
– John Barrow, “It’s All Platonic Pi in the Sky,” The Times Educational Supplement, May 11, 1993 (via grindlebone)
For immediate release...
In response to the rumors currently circulating, our client wishes to assert that he remembers. He remembers very well.
I’m sorry if anyone was offended by my actions on November 17th, but the tree was asking for it.
Johnson Pinchcock,
Fister, Pinchcock, & Associates
fistcock.com
WarriorMcPoet
monkeyfrog:
It was episode 12 from season 3, and I’m trying to find the bad guy’s photo.
Also, You Tube has some kind of creepy video montages from Bones set to music.
THOMAS F. WILSON!
Uh-oh. You compared our Warrior to Biff Tannen!!!
You’d better watch out or he’ll make like a tree and stop following you.
Although Coach Fredricks seems like a nice guy.
Too Many Cooks: Rummy - chapter 5 →
Almost mobile again, I was finally able to finish and post my long-overdue chapter of Rummy. Only 12 days late. Five, if you count the extra bye week we threw in there. Ugh.
Expect the final chapter of my story not to be on time (tomorrow) but sometime in the next few days. Sorry.
The paper was crinkly, like it was really old, and smelled a little like the basement. The letters were small and...
Lucky Lenny hung his head in resignation when he...
He thought it was a little too upbeat.
thekeri:
Dead Presidents: Obama, Congress and the Tax Deal trinilikesalt:
deadpresidents:
Since I’m getting a ton of questions about it, let me give you my quick thoughts on President Obama’s deal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and today’s Democratic Party mutiny against the President.
A President’s job is to get things done and politics requires the art of compromise. What the…
I think...
scotttfriday-deactivated2011021 asked: you mean arthur? yeah, i know that guy. owes me four bucks.
MIDDLECONTEST!!!
nataliemorales:
Make up a MiddleVillain. Give me a name and description. Javi and I will vote. Poll closes Friday at 12pm PST. Email submissions to MiddleShirt@yahoo.com. You can submit as many times as you want. Good Luck!!
“Dr. Urbano is moving this promising research from the laboratory directly to...”
– Autism breakthrough: Researchers identify possible treatment for impaired sociability
