February 2012
“After completing his famous transatlantic flight to Paris, Charles Lindbergh...”
– Long Island couple pelted with poo: Where do airplanes dump their waste? - Slate Magazine
"What's your process for coming up with ideas?"
It’s a strange question. I was just asked it by a client, not one hour ago.
People are never satisfied with the answer. They think there’s some kind of magic formula.
What I do is I identify a problem. I research the background to the problem. I come up with multiple solutions to the problem. I discard the shit ones. I hone the good ones.
I work.
There’s nothing else to it.
Bill Johnson's a lucky dude.
Anxiety is what they call it when your brain makes your stomach strangle your heart.
Building a website for the family business...
Dad: So there's some other websites that I've seen that do some of the things I want.
Me: Great, that's a really good start. Can you send me the links?
Dad: I don't know how to send a link. I wrote them down. Can I fax you the names?
“Take Treasurer Wayne Swan. He said on May 18, 2010, just a month before he was...”
– Rudd Back In Australia | Labor Ballot On Monday
I’m riveted to this appalling farce.
ronbailey replied to your quote: While it is widely believed that Twitter itself…
That’s just insane. You might as well sue a cell phone carrier for transmitting a call between criminal conspirators, or a paper manufacturer for making the newsprint for a gossip rag.
Defamation law in the non-US Anglosphere is pretty strict. Under Australian law ( itself based upon English law )...
“While it is widely believed that Twitter itself can’t be sued, he cites a...”
– Twitter sued over Hardy tweet
This one’s going to be fascinating.
“While most coverage of the issue naturally tends to focus on the interns...”
– Intern Xuedan Wang sues Harper’s Bazaar: Why don’t more unpaid interns protest? - Slate Magazine
1 tag
timestolen said: 20?
Ok. 5.
For the record, he was a handsome dude. Plus he still had all his hair. I can live with that.
Path. Or not.
Me: So, why don't we grab some lunch?
J: I'd love to, but unfortunately for you, I'm doing yoga in my lunch hour.
Me: …
J: I've been doing it for ages.
Me: …
J: It's good for my back.
Me: I'll tell you what it's not good for.
J: What's that?
Me: Your reputation.
