May 2013
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“Amazing. The entire cast of The Sopranos is in Mickey Blue Eyes.”
– And Scott Thompson, of course.
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“Real Madrid vs Atletica Madrid on the big screen, free wifi, a bottle of wine,...”
– Bar Pedro, Torrox Costa, Spain. Amazing.
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“I for one have no interest in seeing our pig of a mayor indulging in yet another...”
– But I am amused by Kerry’s competing campaign to purchase our lovely mayor’s crack video ahead of Gawker (with the video going to CBC and all collected monies going to CAMH, if they aren’t able to get the video).
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“Hey Toronto friends, be sure to see Charles Bradley at the Phoenix this...”
– Tickets are $22.50 from Rotate This & Soundscapes.
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Syria: no internet since yesterday. Live updates... →
Follow live updates after an internet shut down prompts fears of a new Syrian government offensive and the US and Russia bid to revive peace talks.
I assume things are not going well when a country’s people are intentionally cut off from the rest of the world.
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“Thinking back on those meetings with Ben Silbermann, the founder of Pinterest,...”
– Dustin Curtis, working hard to keep his eyes open to the future that’s often just in front of him.
Read the full article.
April 2013
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Paris shows in the coming week.
Paris nightlife is out of control and I’m not sure what to do about it.
ineedsugar:
It’s completely and utterly ridiculous the riches of electronic music here in Paris over just a two week period. Here’s a selection of my favourites:
Lopazz or Tensnake tonight (it’s a Tuesday, people! UPDATE: Ah, yes. It’s a national holiday tomorrow.)
Alva Noto and Chateau Flight Thursday.
Tiga...
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Pirates pirate pirates. Gameplay for game thieves...
Now this is smart (I guess except for the fact that they seem to have crashed their website with all the publicity). The publishers behind Game Dev Tycoon released a pirated version of their game developer simulator:
In the pirated version, the in-game developers begin to run into crippling piracy that eventually drives them into bankruptcy.
In-game CEO’s receive this message:
...
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“Boston police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody. They...”
– Good news.
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“Things that are not nice: teasing with a nice melody and then dropping wub, wub,...”
– Mainstream dubstep is the new stupid. It seems to have replaced cheesy electro house, but I’m pretty sure they’re both equally awful.
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“I know I ain’t crazy. I got plenty of sense I ain’t even used yet.”
– Treme is just about the most depressing show I’ve ever seen, but man it’s well written.
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Reasons My Son Is Crying →
There is way too much snot on this website.
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“What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things...”
– 13 Things Roger Ebert Said Better Than Anybody Else
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“It left me anticipating a very fun night.”
– RA Dickey, very happy with how the knuckleball was coming out of his hand at his first Skydome practice.
Jays vs Indians, tonight at 7:00p. If you don’t have tickets, Tequila Bookworm is showing the game on a projector.
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“8 innings pitched, 3 hits, no walks, 7 strikeouts and he hits a home run to put...”
– Clayton Kershaw getting the season started for the Dodgers. (Who I honestly don’t care about, but they Jays don’t play until tomorrow.)
March 2013
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“House Of Lies = Mad Men meets Entourage”
– I’m not sure if House of Lies is good or bad, but it surely is ridiculous.
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Use Data To Build A Better Startup Faster
Today’s reading: Alistair Croll and Ben Yoskovitz’s Lean Analytics.
You can find it at oreilly.com with a quick search:
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“Find a process that works for you and never stop trying to improve it.”
– Matt said that.
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“He’s reliable and omnipresent, but at the same time he’s so remote...”
– Buster Olney, sharing how teammates relate to Toronto-born MLB star Joey Votto.
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“Breaking: Samsung announces they’re working on (rumoured Apple product),...”
– Also, Xbox controllers.
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“I know how to shoot a gun. I’m not afraid to shoot a gun. I think that I...”
– Megan, responding to an article calling for the NRA to just please shut the fuck up (I’m paraphrasing) after CEO Wayne LaPierre says:
The one thing a violent rapist deserves is to face a good woman with a gun!
Like teachers, Wayne, “good women” everywhere recognize that...
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“We said we were trying to make it happen, and now it has. Canadian fans can now...”
– Canada! Join the revolution!
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What facts?
And speaking of too much bad press, it’s high time digitally published news outlets started including corroborating links around their statements of fact.
Not only are we far removed from any era where it could be hoped that news outlets were reporting the truth, but we’ve graduated to the Web, a tool that was designed around the hyperlink. A device which is expertly used by...
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Too much bad press.
I’m not talking about getting bad press, I’m talking about journalists being bad at their jobs.
Specifically, I’m perturbed by how the press is out of control and out of touch when it comes to Apple. And this lack of measured, intelligent reporting seems to have escalated over the past 6 months.[[MORE]]
Here’s an excerpt from a Reuters article from Wednesday talking about...
