October 2008
21 posts
“What kind of odds could you have gotten in 1908 that a black dude would get...”
– Nate Silver, of fivethirtyeight.com
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself … and also the underlying things...”
– Planet Money’s Adam Davidson on Consumer Confidence
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-26) →
Frédéric Chopin
Eric Clapton
Guster
Lesley Gore
Simon & Garfunkel
Imported from Last.fm
David Sedaris, on undecided voters:
To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”
To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-19) →
Ludwig van Beethoven
Guster
Boys Like Girls
Hanson
You Look Nice Today
Imported from Last.fm
Copy Paste Character →
Really creative solution for easily using those symbols and characters not readily found on the keyboard. Massively useful stuff.
“Why doing pro-bono work sucks: when you give people your time for nothing they...”
– @indefensible
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-12) →
Guster
Jack’s Mannequin
Blink-182
Counting Crows
The Beatles
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
youfellasleepwatchingadvd.com →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-5) →
The Beatles
Shout Out Louds
[Redacted]
Death Cab for Cutie
The Submarines
Imported from Last.fm
“It’s more reassuring that when you’re being operated on by a doctor, you can...”
– Chris Matthews, re: Electing “Joe Six-Pack”
