paulr

"I currently have a pretty important thing in between these two devices. I’ve already ceded my..."

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:22:41 -0500

“

I currently have a pretty important thing in between these two devices. I’ve already ceded my personality, creativity and self-worth to internet-connected machines. And now they want my genitals too.

At least in this case I’ll get to choose which size model I want.

”

- Tweetage W@steland

"The Real Work is not formatting the margins, installing the printer driver, uploading the document,..."

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:18:46 -0500

“

The Real Work is not formatting the margins, installing the printer driver, uploading the document, finishing the PowerPoint slides, running the software update or reinstalling the OS.

The Real Work is teaching the child, healing the patient, selling the house, logging the road defects, fixing the car at the roadside, capturing the table’s order, designing the house and organising the party.

”

- Fraser Speirs on the Tablet (er iPad)

Good morning, bagel.

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:13:52 -0500

Good morning, bagel.

"Don’t ask about future products. Honest to God, don’t even think about it. Smarter people than you..."

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:53:46 -0500

“

Don’t ask about future products.

Honest to God, don’t even think about it. Smarter people than you have tried and failed. Apple’s executives are really good at refusing to answer questions that even tangentially touch on anything the company has not announced. They don’t “duck” the questions—they flat-out say they’re not going to answer them.

”

- Matt Deatherage

Quix

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:06:37 -0500

Quix:

Quix is a bookmarklet that gives you a command line for the browser. Never touch your mouse again….

"If it is kitsch. you put a sort of frame around something – to suggest you are being ironic...."

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:29:39 -0500

“If it is kitsch. you put a sort of frame around something – to suggest you are being ironic. Actually, you aren’t. You are really enjoying it. I like Abba. I did then and I didn’t admit it. The snobbery of the time wouldn’t allow it. I did admit it when I heard ‘Fernando’; I could not bear to keep the secret to myself anymore…”

- Brian Eno

Seen on the Scrivener front page.

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:10:33 -0500

Seen on the Scrivener front page.

"On his goodreads profile, my friend Brian writes, “If you go home with someone, and they don’t have..."

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:42:29 -0500

“On his goodreads profile, my friend Brian writes, “If you go home with someone, and they don’t have any books, don’t fuck ‘em!” This has always struck me as wise advice for the literary bachelor or bachelorette, and I’d like to extend it further, away from the romantic and sexual: if you don’t read, I don’t want to be your friend…I don’t even want you to serve me a drink at a bar.”

- Edan Lepucki

At a very late or very early Christmas party. Party all year...

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:28:04 -0500

At a very late or very early Christmas party. Party all year long - who could be against that?

Pigeon Mafia

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:57:38 -0500

Pigeon Mafia

For non-Japanese speakers, making the Japanese ‘R’...

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:35:34 -0500

For non-Japanese speakers, making the Japanese ‘R’ sound can be devilishly difficult. Tofugu explains how to overcome in this video.

"The Future isn’t a service that’ll send you a text message when you’ve been out too late on a work..."

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:08:55 -0500

“The Future isn’t a service that’ll send you a text message when you’ve been out too late on a work night, The Future will get you laid on a Tuesday and make excuses to the boss the next morning.”

- Guy English

Happy New Year (or thank god I survived 2009)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Happy New Year

(or thank god I survived 2009)

lucius: Maru has a book!?!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:50:01 -0400

lucius:

Maru has a book!?!

Photo

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:42:08 -0400

"Just as inviting people over forces you to clean up your apartment, writing something that other..."

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:19:49 -0400

“Just as inviting people over forces you to clean up your apartment, writing something that other people will read forces you to think well.”

- Paul Graham

"Give me passion and give me flair, and I will give you my full attention, page after page after..."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:14:37 -0400

“Give me passion and give me flair, and I will give you my full attention, page after page after page.”

- Amber Simmons

Pink Chair in China Town

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:43:18 -0400

Pink Chair in China Town

Cheese or Font - Not as easy as you might think.

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:32:03 -0400

Cheese or Font - Not as easy as you might think.

Fading Summer

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:48:40 -0400

Fading Summer