June 2009
49 posts
firefox 3.5
important new things have been added for web peeps:
support for downloadable fonts using @font-face (previously only safari supported this)
the opacity property instead of -moz-opacity (um, yay?)
text-shadow to assist with light text on dark backgrounds (previously only safari)
word-wrap so that retardedly submitted content (read: 500 characters, no spaces) doesn’t escape out of a...
seeds
sick in the head sick in the heart sick with the sickness of six sick parts sick in the money sick in the chest sick with the sickness of no damn rest sick in the smile sick to the touch sick with the sickness of wanting too much.
“For we have thought the longer thoughts
And gone the shorter way.
And we...”
– Chapter Heading, Ernest Hemingway 1921
“woah, $4.99 for @birdfeedapp? somebody better tell me if it’s worth it before i spend that kind of $$.”
nostrich asks: In what way is this not a perfectly valid sentiment?
first, we are talking about an iphone. who owns iphones? people who can pay 100 dollars a month for their phone bill. that said, 5 dollars should not be considered heavy spending. if you consider it to be so, and you...
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“the things you make me wanna do
i’d rob a quik-e-mart for you
i’d...”
– the ataris have taught me many important things.
also, more excellent summer walking music. i will shamelessly lip sync this shit forever, i think.
drinking and drawing →
tonight: drink, draw, have fun.
at m1-5 bar/lounge @ 7:30
“Dear Big Media: GTFO. This is our generation’s place, our toys, our media. We...”
– todd morningstar on media vs. the internets. this is why we can’t have nice things.
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“Like MTV in its heyday, Next New is proudly hit or miss. Viewers don’t go to it...”
– Virginia Heffernan - Are ‘Midtails’ the Future of Television? (NY Time)
excellent description. ‘proudly hit or miss’ = the way to get to the best solutions and ideas.
via jeremyk and moth
“World War IV lasted five days.”
– just long enough for the final missiles to leave their silos on both sides. - a boy and his dog
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nycares.org →
just signed up for an orientation! looking forward to teaching people how to use computers and better their english, but they have a super wide range of projects going.
people should get down on this. thanks tim for pointing me towards all for good, which led me here.
re: networking
mimisaurus:
sharksgochomp:
Doesn’t it suck that, even if I had all the talent in the world, I’d still have to kiss ass and climb social ladders just to succeed? That, in the end, someone else born into a well-connected family will get paid more, get discovered faster, or get more praise?
You know, that pisses me off too. This is especially true for aspiring artists and stuff like that. If...
max: ....this giant tattoo of galactus.
nik: who is galactus?
max: you don't know who galactus is?
max: THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS?!!
the most badass pencil cases, ever →
these are blowing my mind right now.
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“Stay dry today, baby. Don’t forget that you’re made of sugar and are...”
– - jared
you’ve been warned.
lol iphone
i love how apple’s all like yeah new iphone! a hundred bucks! two hundred! three hundred! but the fine print says pssst, did you want to upgrade your phone? that thing you’ve maybe only had for half a year? well, 500, 600 and 700 dollars. oh, and that’s with another two year contract.
macfags, your god is a jerk.
ps: apple, put a goddamn confirmation button on your preference...
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“women, you’re still fucking crazy… …you make irrational decisions....”
– boner party via while you were out
fuck anyone who is offended by this, it is hilarious.
i’ve shared my feelings on female silliness already, but seriously. women are nuts. i avoid ANYTHING that even slightly alters my hormones out of fear of irrationallity.
looking at ordinary things and thinking they are...
i think i became a lot happier when i stopped expecting anyone else to add romance to my life, and started making my own.
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“If in doubt, think.”
– a short list of developer rules via alex
this one wins. and it applies to all people, at all times.
the weakerthans are playing two NYC locations in...
delawareareyou:
the weakerthans are playing brooklyn in september for $20. i’m so happy i could cry.
holy crap! can’t miss this. and it will be my third time seeing them. more info here.
the very first was at CBGB when i turned 16 and it was super empty because at that time it was like- who the fuck are the weakerthans?
i actually got to sit on the stage while he sang and take pictures at...
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murder by death - holy lord shawshank redemption...
re: caring about things on the internet
grahamgrafx:
Howcast, Hulu: How To Handle a Negative Posting About Yourself
answer: ignore it.
think about how often in ‘real life’ you make a mean/snarky comment about someone you see for a minute on the street. guess what? people are doing it about you, too. seriously. ALL THE TIME.
it doesn’t bother you because you don’t have to hear it. on the internet, you...
“When money at last moves a free medium
using work as measure, justified
to...”
– - robert duncan, the question
currently reading: the new american poetry (1945-60)
