June 2010
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
The Beach Boys (27)
Big Star (16)
The Velvet Underground (14)
Blitzen Trapper (12)
Tame Impala (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Bureau of Statistics figures show that in 2001 barely 10% named a Christian...”
– Gillard’s not our first atheist | Crikey
The iPhone 4's new front-facing camera is genius.
I wil be able to take pictures of other people doing ridiculous shit with impunity by pulling a funny face and pretending I am taking a self-portrait.
Note to self: do not try in bed. Nobody wants to see that face.
“In August 2000, Yahoo Serious tried to sue the search engine Yahoo! for...”
– Yahoo Serious - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oh, no reason.
“As I watched the downfall of a man with whom I had battled day after day, I...”
– Malcolm Turnbull Commiserates with Kevin Rudd
3 tags
Dear 7 of 9
Thanks for that whole sex-club revelation, because otherwise it’s extraordinarily unlikely that Obama would be president.
Dear 10 year-old you.
Give me your fucking lunch money, or I’ll flush your head down the toilet.
Dear 7 year old me.
One day you’ll live in a home that doesn’t have wheels.
Dear Me from the past,
You won’t believe the shit you’re going to get up to, and get away with. Keep a secret blog. Well, another one.
Your pal,
Ross
“A few months ago artists John Peña, Jon Rubin, and Dawn Weleski opened Conflict...”
– Conflict Kitchen - we make money not art
Via @inrgbwetrust
pegobry:
“The Prime Minister says she does not believe in God, and that the ‘greatest compliment’ she can pay those with religious views is not to pretend she has them.”
—
Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks to Jon Faine - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Prime Minister doesn’t believe in a deity, but the ABC still uses a capital ‘g’.
(via indefensible)
Why...
Didn't get a copy? Here's what went into the...
(Sorry for reblogging myself, but I want to make sure these people get the credit they deserve.)
andnowitsinprint:
On the night of the launch, we had a big list of people that we needed to thank. Sponsors, supporters, printers, volunteers, the venue…
Of course, in the buzz of the evening, I forgot the really important people –- the contributors who were kind enough to allow us to publish (or...
Ned can't print over the network.
Me: Fucking Gen-Y shitbags. I thought you were fucking 'digital natives'.
Ned: Don't give me peripherals. I'm not 'peripheral native'.
“A few months ago I read an article that was about how Gen Xers and...”
– Commenter on a Jezebel Story, Interview: ‘Generation Me’ Talks Texting, Careers, And Narcissism
Look, all I want to know is when we can start the...
Well, I guess what I really want to know is when you guys will realise the backlash should have started months ago.
“Just when we feel cool for having a black president, Australia go and get...”
– GBB
I can only assume you’ve never heard of our Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong. She’s Uniting Church though…
Please Vote: Who is the Aussiest of all Aussie... →
“The Prime Minister says she does not believe in God, and that the...”
– Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks to Jon Faine - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Prime Minister doesn’t believe in a deity, but the ABC still uses a capital ‘g’.
“Dig, however, the page-curl animation (beautifully rendered, but...”
– What Apple needs to do now « Adam Greenfield’s Speedbird
My hope for some time has been that this hokeyness is part of a long-term plan – that in ditching the files/folder/desktop metaphors Apple decided that we needed some interface elements that reminded us of the analogue forms they are...
The Empire State Building's Dirigible Mast was... →
‘Poof’ go some of my mental images of the 1930s.
“Just how trashed do North Korea’s best and brightest get at these events?...”
– Lifestyles of the Rich and Tyrannical - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy
Jesse Rosten – Wireless DSLR Tethering to iPad →
That Jesse Rosten guy sure is swell.
“I was 19 and in Australia for the first time doing a commercial. I didn’t know...”
– Cameron Diaz has a hard-earned thirst. (via clembastow)
I've missed you, J-Money.
“So what happens when a US-owned and controlled restaurant chain markets...”
– Aussie-themed US-run chain provides food for thought
“But the Central Land Council’s director, David Ross, says the...”
– Indigenous group wants Uluru stripper deported - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Wheeeeee!
“Which means they don’t surprise us. They don’t take us out of our comfort zone....”
– Facebook, Pandora Lead Rise of Recommendation Engines (via iamdanw) (via benkraal)
Exactly right. A recommendation engine has no love for culture, no desire to make things better, no drive to show you something better than what you already like. It is simply there to reinforce your notions of what...
“We need instead for members of governments to recognise the wisdom of the...”
– The Age, Heed the fatal peril of excess
“I think the way I was, was the perfect way to be up there, in total harmony with...”
– Dancer strips her way to the top
"yeah thats not what I was looking for at all." →
David Thorne does internet better than you and I. It’s ok to be jealous.
“I don’t brag, I mostly boast.”
– MIssy Elliott, Gossip Folks.
WatchYes, I like Missy Elliott. Like, boner-like like.
For real.
This weekend, I relax.
Everything went amazingly well. We’re going to do a full wrap-up during the week, in which we’ll thank the people we forgot to thank, explain how we did what we did, what was easy, what was hard, and why this was such a worthwhile project.
Until then, thanks to you guys for your support. You guys. You guys.
“Ms Gillard declared she would not move into the The Lodge, until she was elected...”
– The Age, Someone else can fill the fruit bowl …
So it’s ok to become Prime Minister without an election, but you won’t live in the Prime Minister’s Residence until you’ve won an election? You’ll excuse me if I see this as dog-whistle posturing, Prime Minister.
...
“Of Australia’s 41 completed parliaments, only one, the 3rd Parliament...”
– Australian federal election, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was white as a sheet.
cleversimon:
And he also made false teeth.
Soundtrack to a very tough time in my life.
