July 2009
103 posts
“Nintendo didn’t give up when Microsoft came into the video game space–they...”
– Jason Calacanis, “Yahoo committed seppuku today”
“So they hacked into iTunes. We broke their hack. Now they’ve hacked us...”
– Fake Steve, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Palm goes to the mattresses
“Life’s too short to listen to slow songs.”
– Andre Torrez, Twitter / Andre Torrez: Life’s too short to listen …
“I pity The Onion headline writers. “Amazon remotely deletes...”
– Mark ‘diveintomark’ Pilgrim, Twitter / Mark Pilgrim: I pity The Onion headline …
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (via minimalmac)
“Yet it’s also evidence of the passion the band brought to both sides of...”
– Steve Huey, reviewing Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for the AMG. (Inspired by a conversation I had with friends a few days ago, I’m giving GnR a serious listen — for a couple of days at least.)
“This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of...”
– Jeff Bezos, “An Apology from Amazon“ (via John Gruber)
“Twitter was more fun when I could bitch about a company without them replying to...”
– Derek Powazek, Twitter / Derek Powazek: Twitter was more fun when …
“thinking the “Subject” line of email is dead. sms is great: message...”
– Jack Dorsey, Twitter / Jack Dorsey: thinking the “Subject” lin …
“Puritanism: the haunting fear that somewhere, someone is happy.”
– Gina Trapani, Twitter / Gina Trapani: “Puritanism: the haunting …
“Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
– A. France (via emilyposts)
“The only parts of my job that are remotely related to my engineering degree are...”
– CcSteff, Twitter / Stephanie: The only parts of my job t …
“…I think the lesson is clear: if you want to make interesting technology,...”
– Buzz Andersen, “Sci-Fi Hi-Fi: Weblog: (via bauldoff) I agree with this completely, and…” (via Andre Torrez)
“90% of all air travel baggage lost is black. Please continue to buy black ones...”
– Themos Kallos, Twitter / Themos Kallos: 90% of all air travel bagg …
“The internet is the most sophisticated delivery capsule yet for the placebic...”
– Remiel, Twitter / Remiel: The internet is the most s …
Michael Mann
Kvoi Vinh, Subtraction.com: Minimalism, Michael Mann and Miami Vice: “Over the course of his career, Mann has produced a taut, stylistic and often brutally impersonal filmography that seems most interested in the concept of work. His movies are preoccupied with how men (almost always men) of extraordinary skills practice their craft — and the price they must pay for doing so.”
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