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“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X) I don’t much care for Neil Gaiman’s work, truth be told, but I love his articulate, impassioned takedown of the way copyright laws work in this country.  This is the same argument we see from creative luminaries...
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December 2011
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Blade Runner sketchbook, 1982 →
mikeyshane: From the book’s introduction: Blade Runner is a detective story set in a sprawling megapolis in the year 2019. To construct the proper setting, the filmmakers had to develop a clear, realistic vision of urban life forty years from now. Directory Ridley Scott was determined to avoid the pristine, antiseptic future often seen in science fiction films. “Our city is rich, colorful,...
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“I knew that cyberspace was exciting, but none of the people I knew who were...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 211, William Gibson (via hirmes) Auto-reblogged because EVERYTHING WILLIAM GIBSON SAYS IS GENIUS
Dec 29th
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Listeninterweber: azealiabanks: “Liquorice” -...
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“Imagine, if you will, a man who, as Speaker of the House, orchestrates the...”
– Hendrik Hertzberg (via kateoplis)
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WatchWatch
pitchfork: Robyn’s backward somersault/floor hump (while wearing platform Timbs!) is one of several highlights from her performance of “Call Your Girlfriend” on last night’s “SNL”. Holy shit. Perhaps I’ve not given Robyn a fair shake.  For the record, I’ve never been opposed to her- rather, I thought she was a nice alternative for people who still wanted pop but were sick of the...
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“We underestimated Japanese military power. So far as military and naval...”
– Sherman Miles, former Army chief of intelligence, reflects on Pearl Harbor in a 1948 issue of The Atlantic. Read more. (via theatlantic) This is perhaps the strongest argument for flexible, actionable, current intelligence that I have ever seen.  Basing our strategic policies upon past history is...
Dec 7th
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Most of the Best of 2011 →
I made a playlist with some of my favorite new music from the past year.  You should listen to it, and then we should be Spotify friends, and then we should trade music.  There are some notable exceptions here, most of which are either things that aren’t on Spotify (like “212” or “The Last Huzzah”, two absolutely killer hip-hop tracks), or things that I simply...
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On Sport and Politics
One of my friends wrote a piece on Facebook about the “sissification” of Americans, wherein he made the argument that OWS protestors are part of a larger, more endemic problem; namely, that this nation has created a generation of entitled, spineless whiners who can’t deal with losing.  I wrote this response to him, and, after expanding it slightly, I’ve posted it here, in...
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November 2011
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Why Parks and Recreation is Different, and Better
cavecityoutlaw: Charlie and I were sitting around watching Parks and Rec this weekend, and I happened upon just what makes this show so different from other sitcoms, and why it is so much better.  Every sitcom since The Honeymooners has been driven by character tension and conflict. I Love Lucy would not have been funny if Lucy never pissed Ricky off. If Jerry was an understanding, patient,...
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“…assassin’s black doesn’t frighten everyone, and in certain sections of society...”
– Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (via inky) Oxford Comma jokes. 
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“ANY THOUGHTS ON STEVE JOBS’S RECENT PASSING? I’m devastated to hear that Steve...”
– Lil B BASED MACBOOK?!?!?!?! Rest Here (via fuckyeahcliffordmattis) Sometimes, when horrible tragedies befall us- like the untimely death of Steve Jobs- we are tempted to question the existence of a just and loving Based God.  It is at these moments, though, when our faith in Based God is shaken,...
Nov 17th
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Dion- Born to Be With You
ratsonly: Enjoy Hey, did you guys get on this?  This album is incredible.  ”Only You Know” is a terrific rock song, and Phil Spector’s production is at its most massive and woozy.  Listen to this and Scott Walker back to back.  I am.
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“Perhaps part of the reason why so many of our elites, both political &...”
– The Shock Doctrine - Naomi Klein (via tashpoeme) One of the best books.
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Kill Screen: William Gibson on the Demise of... →
killscreendaily: As a pioneer of cyberpunk, William Gibson occupies an extremely relevant place at the intersection of culture and technology. Speaking last month during a conference at the Chicago Humanities Festival, he made some interesting observations on the decline of cyberspace and the future of… There are some great WG quotes on the other side of the link, and, more importantly, an...
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