February 2009
50 posts
Can We Please Stop Making Drinks Into Fads? -... →
BitTorrent Researcher: Copyright Will Be Obsolete... →
This is going to turn economics upside down, because the economic defense for copyright is that is preserves the incentive to create. But what if people don’t need an incentive to create? Or what if they do, and the creative world stops (a bit absurd, but that’s what the models say)?
Are we more productive today or just more... →
January 2009
52 posts
The Tipsy Hero - Proof Blog →
And while I'm at it
I do not ever want to set foot in the fucking shithole of a town that is Champaign-Urbana. The next time I want to go to some wannabe-suburb La La Land with a disproportionately large population of 18-22 year olds surrounded by corn and soybeans I’ll just - yeah, I never want to be in a place like that again.
Apologies to the people I love that live there, but fuck that municipality.
Things you should not do to bacon
I went to make some bacon just a second ago and when I opened the bag I experienced the worst smell ever. I expected to smell, uh, bacon, but instead I think Mrs. Butterworth died and started decomposing inside the package. Except that’s impossible because there’s so much corn syrup in that crap that nothing can live. Sure enough the package listed “Maple syrup flavor” as...
WatchI think he’s deranged.
The Most Efficient Machine Ever Invented →
Microsoft's Photosynth, the best thing to happen... →
How did I not know about this?!
In Defense of the Barista →
My friend Marty claimed last night that his job “could be done by a trained monkey”. He is a barista.
He’s categorically wrong. I was sitting at the bar at the Broadway Intelli today, watching…
“A very strange but necessary consequence of the use of torture is, that the case...”
– Speaking of torture, Cesare Beccaria, Dei Delitti e delle Pene (On Crimes and Punishments), Capitolo 16
WatchThis woman is fucking brilliant. Instead of torturing detainees we should just have them sit down with her - it would be much more effective for gaining information. Of course, most things are better than torture for gaining information.
Envious
I woke up on Marty’s couch with a kitten on top of me and took the 10 minute L ride to Intelli. I wish I were always this close to a good coffee shop.
The XX Factor : Who Knows What Women Want? →
Four million jobs in two years? FDR did it in two... →
I’d gladly work for a new CWA.
Is Slumdog Millionaire a portrait of the real... →
Inside the ingenious soccer hoax that fooled the... →
Krugman - Stuck in the Muddle →
Can we please start listening to this man? He didn’t win a Nobel Prize for nothing.
Pay Attention
There are three rules that I try to follow at all times: 1) DBAP (ask Nancy if you don’t know), 2) Use common sense, and 3) Pay attention. I’ve only recently come to realize just how important #3 is. It was something that I didn’t do enough of in the right places during college. Since then, I’ve had stretches of time where the lack of things to do has made me think and pay...
Why Black Preachers Are Better - The Daily Beast →
My initial impression was that Lowery stole the show.
“In Raissa, life is not happy. People wring their hands as they walk in the...”
– Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, Hidden Cities 2
La Casa weekend
nomysteryleft:
I spent Saturday night and Sunday morning at La Casa, the co-op where Maria lives in Urbana. Reasons I liked it even though I originally thought I would not like it:
1. The people who live there are nice. They are respectful and quiet and hospitable. They seem genuinely interested in you and want to know about you. It amazes me how 8 people (and one dog) can live in one house...
What My Taste Buds are Currently Perceiving →
Drip-dripping its way through my Chemex currently is Intelligentsia’s Finca Santuario El Mirador micro-lot. I tend not to like Colombian coffees, and even Metropolis’ awesome San Rafael…
Thoughts Upon Being Awoken by My Father Noisily...
1. The Eric Holder confirmation hearings are really interesting. Summary: the U.S. committed torture, and under U.S. law it is required that these acts be prosecuted. I’m currently re-reading State of Exception by Giorgio Agamben, and am completely baffled that no one is talking about this. When Agamben examines the Roman Iustitium, he describes the state of exception as being a suspension...
The Last Professor - Stanley Fish Blog -... →
Crap. Here’s hoping I prove this wrong.
“Gremio to “game test” Viagra - Tuesday, January 13
According to...”
– Soccernet.com via Maciej
Note to self: Amtrak trains are ALWAYS delayed; ensure that you have an attractive companion and/or a bottle of whiskey.
This Is What A Feminist Looks Like: Hillary... →
All doubt about her being a good choice for SecState was immediately erased in my head.
What makes it worse is that I missed Gossip Girl
Right now I feel like I am caught on the back of an automobile by the pant leg, my fingernails gone from clawing at the pavement, my frontal lobe mingling with the stripes of paint. And I’m driving the car.
I really do not want to be doing this. Is anyone hiring baristi?
How Big Is Obama's Package? →
The State of Coffee Journalism →
Sig.ra Santopietro at T Magazine likes her cappuccini legit.
But why is this article so short?
Posted in Coffee
found_objects: The Recently Deflowered Girl →
Credit to Jezebel for posting this where I could find it.
The Future? →
This is a story about Intelligentsia’s new Venice location.
It sounds like the best possible concept store, and I applaud Doug Zell’s imagination and bravery. I think it will work, and I…
How the Entire Economics Profession Failed - The... →
I was almost an economist. Something made me stop.
Wall-E: Wall-E, Right Wing Hero? →
Old, but worth reading.
The Minimalist - The Latest Must-Haves for the... →
I love that part of this article is essentially “add bacon to everything”.
Human Nature : Coitus Interceptus →
The Catholic Church’s stance on reproduction looks more and more like, “No! We need more Catholics!”
Op-Ed Contributors - A 50-Year Farm Bill -... →
Food GPS » Blog Archive » Food GPS Exclusive:... →
Sounds like crazy stuff. I’m going to break this down in the next few days, so watch Proliferator (if you actually care).
Watch
Oops.
Okay, I’m a dummy and forgot that I’m the only person I know who can read Italian. The previous post says:
Astropsychology - Experimental discipline that studies the eventual influence of the stars on the human psyche and human behavior
It’s the “Neologism of the Week” on the Italian dictionary I use.
Edit: I also just realized that most of that quote is cognates,...