January 2011
December 2010
“Religion is an externalized desire for socio-historical coherence and order by...”
– Drew Tatusko (via azspot)
“Hacker culture often seems kind of irresponsible. That’s why people...”
– What Happened to Yahoo
WatchVánoce (Christmas)2008 (by Castudio - Miroslav Cága)
I searched Vimeo for “Christmas.” This was the first result, and IT’S AWESOME.
WatchVánoce (Christmas)2008 (by Castudio - Miroslav Cága)
I searched Vimeo for “Christmas.” This was the first result, and IT’S AWESOME.
Vimeo Staff's Top 10 of 2010
vimeo:
A bunch of the staff went through our likes from this past year and came up with top ten lists. It’s a challenge (some of us aren’t quite finished yet), but it’s really rewarding! We’ll add the rest as soon as the lists are finalized. It’s pretty cool to see how little crossover our lists have.
Cory http://www.vimeo.com/album/1488268
Casey http://vimeo.com/album/1488361
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“War perverts and destroys you. It pushes you closer and closer to your own...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
“In some of the experiments, students were able to guess at future events at...”
– Cassandra Vieten: It’s About Time: The Scientific Evidence for Psi Experiences
If you read the article, she asks you to guess something she’ll mention later. My guess was correct. PSI.
“I don’t care who you love,” Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, said as the...”
– Way to go, Senate. Getting’ some work done. (via communistcasino)
Wyden’s done well this year.
Watch“Portland is a city where young people go to retire.”
Ok, now I’m actually stoked to watch “Portlandia”.
“From the beginning of his detention, Manning has been held in intensive solitary...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via champagnecandy, robot-heart-politics)
“gross. glad some people will make money on this, but i can’t imagine it’ll turn...”
– dalas verdugo (Vimeo’s community director) about YouTube (reportedly) buying Next New Networks.
Dude, reblog and elaborate?
(via nickdouglas)
Not sure there’s more to say? YouTube just doesn’t get it. Best case scenario is that they stay hands-off and let NNN do its thing, but...
John Kiehnhoff, where are you?
“In Washington, the view is that the banks are to be regulated, and my view is...”
– Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), the incoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, in an interview Wednesday. (via officialssay)
Everything is out in the open. Hardly anyone cares.
The War on Cameras →
Michael Allison, a 41-year-old backyard mechanic from southeastern Illinois, faces up to 75 years in prison for an act most people don’t realize is a crime: recording public officials.
So fucked. Read the article for tons of disgusting examples.
“I am conscious that an equal division of property is impracticable, but the...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via azspot)
“It’s important to remember that the police are on the government payroll and...”
– Free speech under attack (via azspot)
Read the rest. The ruling class doesn’t get to choose what ideas the rest of us are allowed to have. Born free.
“This type of language sounds awful and is very disappointing, but it does not...”
– Goldman Sachs, responding to questions from the Financial Times regarding newly discovered emails between Goldman traders discussing a strategy in 2007 to drive down the price of credit default swaps “to cause maximum pain” and make people “totally demoralised.” (via officialssay)
