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correct thought, correct action
(Hoisted from comments elsewhere)
If you work for facebook, quit.
If you are a user of Facebook and are not required by absolute circumstance: close your account. Literally every time you wish someone a happy birthday or “like” a cute kitten post, you are putting another penny into the pockets of Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey and god only knows how many ( Read more... ) -
fear and loathing
- “If the current polls are reliable… Nixon will be re-elected by a huge majority of Americans who feel he is not only more honest and more trustworthy than George McGovern, but also more likely to end the war in Vietnam. The polls also indicate that Nixon will get a comfortable majority of the Youth Vote. And that he might carry all fifty states… ( Read more... )
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Oh hai.
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AP style update (google edition)
In the future, you are encouraged to refer to the social network sometimes called “Google Plus” or “G+” by its proper name:
“The Plusterfuck”
Additionally, the act of partially or completely breaking a formerly useful service in order to coerce people into using G+ when they have no desire to do so is to be referred to as “plusterfuckery.” Example ( Read more... ) -
cluster theory
Ever been in an aggravating situation that wasn’t quite a clusterfuck? Behold a helpful taxonomy of clusters, in ascending order:- Clusterwave
- Clusterairkiss
- Clusterhug
- Clusternoserub
- Clustercheekkiss
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burying the giants whose shoulders we stood on
Farewell to Peter Bergman, the original (and best) Doctor Memory. Requiscat in pace, the world is an annoyingly more normal place without you.
Crossposted from: blahg.blank.org
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this is why you fail
Most of the photos I’ve taken of my daughter are with a now nearly eight year old Canon SD500. Every once in a while, I think that I should replace it with something newer and faster: Theda tends to move at near-mach velocities in her calmer moments, and I miss a lot of shots waiting for the autofocus. I’ve been thinking this now for a good two ( Read more... ) -
the hunt, redux
I am, once again, apartment-hunting in San Francisco. It is even more awesome than last time.
Inquiry:
Subject: your 4br listing on craigslist From: "Dr. Memory" To: pdgfr-2829561917@hous.craigslist.org Hey there. My wife and I are very interested in taking a look at this unit; when is a good time for you to show it? -Dr. Memory (phone number)
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any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice
(An actual letter I just had to send to someone who almost certainly did not deserve it.)
Dear Ms. [Elided]:
My apologies for the intrusion. My friend [elided] was kind enough to share your contact information with me ( Read more... )
