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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:58:18 -0500

easily amused caffeine junkies

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:56:00 -0500

rick: fuck i will shut up now
mattly: no
mattly: you got the order of the words wrong
mattly: you will fuck shit up now
rick: will you shit up now, fuck
Jeremy M.: haha
rick: fuck you will, up shit
mattly: hah
mattly: fuck you up, shit will
rick: fuck up, will, you shit
will: a-holes

mayorship skirmish

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:38:00 -0500

kyle: ha, so friday night
kyle: I'm planning on going to get sushi at domo (down the street)
kyle: and I get a email saying Kevin R. stole mayership from me like 5min before I leave
kyle: walk down there, and it's Kevin Rose chillin there
kyle: stole the mayorship from him, and watch him flip out on his phone

"Jonze is the one without a wolf suit."

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:40:43 -0500

“Jonze is the one without a wolf suit.”

- Bringing ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ to the Screen

programming is not a science

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:50:47 -0500

court3nay: how many people have default searches
rick: i dont know
justin: I'm sure a lot. I do. The standard one isn't that useful once you start moving.
court3nay: is there a way of telling?
rick: there's no way of knowing. programming is not a science

#github

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:55:01 -0500

defunkt: nginx got in a weird place
defunkt: there was no master, only workers
evan: oh no!
evan: socialism!

"And so the “secret unlock code” during the height of the nuclear crises of the Cold War remained..."

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:41:45 -0500

“And so the “secret unlock code” during the height of the nuclear crises of the Cold War remained constant at 00000000.”

- How likely is a failure of nuclear deterrence?

"Neda became the voice of a movement; Twitter became the megaphone."

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:07:28 -0500

“Neda became the voice of a movement; Twitter became the megaphone.”

- A Nobel Peace Prize for Twitter?

"It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape."

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:09:21 -0500

“It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape.”

- Giving up my iPod for a Walkman

via @bascule

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:37:51 -0500

via @bascule

"We laughed triumphantly, adrenaline racing, feeling like the Jack Bauer trio. (Disregard the fact..."

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:57:28 -0500

“We laughed triumphantly, adrenaline racing, feeling like the Jack Bauer trio. (Disregard the fact that we’d just left a Lego convention.)”

- Find My iPhone works, and it is awesome.

"Let’s make a rule: There will be no assholes."

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:03:53 -0500

“Let’s make a rule: There will be no assholes.”

- Tesla Motors Founder: Let Me Run Detroit (wired)

"Hours later, Rod Harrington rode past the Starbucks on a bicycle, paused to look at damage and..."

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:33:39 -0500

“Hours later, Rod Harrington rode past the Starbucks on a bicycle, paused to look at damage and asked: “Is this a movie, or a real thing?””

- Explosion Rocks a Starbucks on the Upper East Side

"Every other conference has people arguing about which test or spec framework is the best; RailsConf..."

Sat, 09 May 2009 13:22:13 -0500

“Every other conference has people arguing about which test or spec framework is the best; RailsConf wants to introduce you to the amazing new concept of TDD.”

- Giles’ response to Robert Martin’s Railsconf keynote.

"You’ve invented the compass. Are you taking the credit?"

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:28:42 -0500

“You’ve invented the compass. Are you taking the credit?”

- Time Travel Essentials

"Twitter is electric/computerized and available at all times, except when sexual misconduct and..."

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:39:37 -0500

“Twitter is electric/computerized and available at all times, except when sexual misconduct and murder are “over capacity.” During these times, teen drug makers see a picture of a dead whale alerting them to bad energy.”

- McSweeney

"Human beings are hardwired to see patterns. Seeing links and connections between various stimuli is..."

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:26:03 -0500

“Human beings are hardwired to see patterns. Seeing links and connections between various stimuli is a big part of how people navigate complex environments. Back in the earlier days of our evolution, it helped us to hunt and find food; today it helps us deal with people, keep track of large amounts of information and figure out just what the fuck is happening on Lost.”

- Cracked

"My quest in life now is to surround myself with smart, innovative people, instead of the gangster..."

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:48:52 -0500

““My quest in life now is to surround myself with smart, innovative people, instead of the gangster types who have exploited artists over the years.””

- Trent Reznor

The Conclusion Of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Condensed Version)

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:27:00 -0500

The Conclusion Of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Condensed Version)

"I go to the bathroom, and I try to poop, and I come up with a good idea."

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:05:04 -0500

““I go to the bathroom, and I try to poop, and I come up with a good idea.””

- No More Heroes Dev Explains the Importance of Bathroom Brainstorming