August 2009
60 posts
July 2009
36 posts
Three Economists Get Into a Cab… - WSJ.com →
mollybierman:
…just take the metro
Great article, with a solid quote from one of my favorite profs - David Laibson.
“If you want to know the right course of action, just ask yourself: what is the...”
– Rilke (as quoted in Diary)
“When I was released from the hospital I had prescriptions in my pocket for...”
– Diary
(via givemesomethingtoread)
nicksummers:
Balk, having killed it on Assgate, kills it on Gatesgate:
As the President prepares to host Henry Louis Gates and the Cambridge police officer who collared him at a White House summit meeting, the press is asking the important question: What beer is he going to serve? … I have a few suggestions.
Sierra Nevada Not Pale Enough Ale
Yuengling Uppity Lager
Celis Whitey
Anchor Steam...
“When I look at the rampant success of Greg Behrendt’s “He’s Just Not That Into...”
– Guy Friends Rule
(via kathy)
Disillusioned FBI Launches Nationwide Hunt For... →
squashed:
“After years of investigating all the things people do to one another, from murder to mail fraud, every agent at the bureau’s disposal has been reassigned to track down something—anything—that could still be considered pure and true,” the world-weary Mueller said.
The Onion in print is all over Denver, and while it’s much less rebloggable, I find newsprint + ink makes the...
“So, let me get this straight: the Diocese has enough money to make a hefty...”
– Far From It.: Disappointed, Not Surprised.
Dontevenreply.com. →
nicksummers:
pablog:
I recommend “Apologetic Nationals Fan.”
I am dying.
“So let them tinker. Then when they bring you whatever it is they’ve made,...”
– Fake Steve on the Google OS
(via twb)
WatchComic Sans
“Now you never have to leave your browser. And can’t. It’s exactly where Google...”
– Jeff Rock on Google’s Chrome OS (via marco)
Michael Lewis on A.I.G. →
Helping me get over the cancellation of the Moneyball movie
(via biz-l)
Major Lazer - Baby
Oh my goodness, you have...
How does our language shape the way we think? →
givemesomethingtoread:
What we have learned is that people who speak different languages do indeed think differently and that even flukes of grammar can profoundly affect how we see the world.
Stephen Pinker would disagree (on the significance of the effect, if not on whether it exists at all).
WatchThe song my cousin, her boyfriend, and the musicians from Zimbabwe wrote at MacWorld is now online.
Ida Maria - I like you so much better when...
Look at this hipster fucking →
The things that sneak under my radar while I drift away from tumblr…
Hipsters, Tempura Burgers, and Pets Who Want To... →
“single-topic blogs” hit slate
“Wikipedia strives for its N.P.O.V. — its neutral point of view. We’re the...”
– Aaron Peckham, founder & CEO of Urban Dictionary
(from the nytimes)
vaguelyamusing:
Gchat status archive at vaguelyamusing.tumblr.com — step 1 in my plot to get reblogged by 2arrs2ells.tumblr.com (step 2 involves my posting something funny there, but we’ll cross that bridge etc.)
Feeding my ego? Automatic reblog!
