An Effort to Bury a Throwaway Culture One Repair at a Time
How sad is it that it's easier, cheaper, and expected to throw away and replace things that break instead of fixing them?
Those things that “everyone knows?” Not everyone knows them. Some people are finding out
Those things that “everyone knows?” Not everyone knows them. Some people are finding out about them for the first time.
The Poky Little Puppy has become unstuck in time.
The Poky Little Puppy has become unstuck in time.
Elevator doors open. Somewhere out of view to the right, a woman with a German…
Elevator doors open. Somewhere out of view to the right, a woman with a German accent shouts, “Run!” Another woman runs past the elevator trying not to drop a paper plate with a slice of pizza. Elevator doors close.
I think I just heard the original Schnitzelbank song on KUSC. No mention of Wakko’s head.
I think I just heard the original Schnitzelbank song on KUSC. No mention of Wakko’s head.
DC Fan on Marvel
I think there’s something to the big-universe effect.
I’ve read mainly DC since I was a kid, with more indie books mixed in over the last decade, and only the occasional Marvel book. What kept me coming back to DC was the familiar universe. What’s kept me away from Marvel, I think, is the unfamiliar universe.
I’m a lot more willing to pick up an indie book that takes place in its own self-contained world than a book in a big established world that’s likely to pull in the rest of the line. This has been true for Marvel, certainly, but also for WildStorm (when it was its own universe), Top Cow, etc. The books I’ve read from those publishers, Marvel included, tend to be creator-driven or take place in their own little corner of the shared universe.
TLDR: I think Marvel’s fine, but I’ve just never gotten into it.
Not-so-short term parking.
Not-so-short term parking.
Michael Whelan’s Cover for A Memory of Light Revealed
Wow. I’ve always liked Michael Whelan’s art since I saw his first few Dragonriders of Pern covers, so I might be biased, but he was a great choice to replace the late Darrell K. Sweet on the final volume of The Wheel of Time.
Michael Whelan’s Cover for A Memory of Light Revealed | Tor.com
I love that this XKCD comic is the first search result for “file transfer”
I love that this XKCD comic is the first search result for “file transfer” #itstrue
Because, really, who *wouldn’t* want a singing cook pot that exclaims things like, “Oh, the nutrients!”
Because, really, who *wouldn’t* want a singing cook pot that exclaims things like, “Oh, the nutrients!”
The web is built on hypertext, and that’s what hypertext is for.
The web is built on hypertext, and that’s what hypertext is for. And I’ve heard it suggested that hypertext mimics the way people think: Following connections as we think of them, not following some externally-imposed linear progression.
Food for thought: applying the human brain’s limits on meaningful relationships (Dunbar’s number, aka
Food for thought: applying the human brain's limits on meaningful relationships (Dunbar's number, aka the Monkeysphere) to social media.
There’s something weird about a car dealership plugging an Earth Day sale, even if the company is known for hybrids & electrics.
There’s something weird about a car dealership plugging an Earth Day sale, even if the company is known for hybrids & electrics.
ACME cloud factory, wrapping up a couple of busy days.
Yes, I think that’s hail clattering against the windows. I don’t think I’ll be walking to lunch today
Yes, I think that’s hail clattering against the windows. I don’t think I’ll be walking to lunch today. It’s probably not much colder outside than the in cafe downstairs, but the cafe won’t be as wet. And it’s less likely that something will fall on my head.
Wow. That one was close enough to rattle windows and set off car alarms.
Facebook buys Instagram. After the fuss certain iPhone users put up over Android users being allowed in the club, I wonder what they think.
Facebook buys Instagram. After the fuss certain iPhone users put up over Android users being allowed in the club, I wonder what they think.
So this is what was going on at the nearby mall last night: Two marines who had a bunch of stun grenades in their truck.
So this is what was going on at the nearby mall last night: Two marines who had a bunch of stun grenades in their truck.
Police: Marines Had 10 Stun Grenades
Target is evacuated and nearby streets are closed as an L.A. County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad investigates a suspicious device inside a pickup truck.
Obfuscating acronyms…
Obfuscating acronyms: Santa Cruz Operation -> SCO. The SCO Group -> TSG. TMT (Too Many TLAs!)
Hazards of April Fools by email: I started reading the latest EFFector newsletter, not realizing it had arrived on April 1, and the first story was almost believable:
Hazards of April Fools by email: I started reading the latest EFFector newsletter, not realizing it had arrived on April 1, and the first story was almost believable:
MPAA Announces Kickstarter Campaign for Film Decrying Internet’s Impact on Creative Works
In a statement posted on its WordPress blog this week, the MPAA announced that it will respond to the Internet’s “destructive” effect on creative works with a new PSA, to be funded on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter. “Rampant content theft — or as we call it, creativity murder — makes it impossible to promote ideas online,” according to a Tweet from MPAA chairman Chris Dodd. “For a pledge of $50, backers will receive an exclusive DVD copy of ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ in 3D.
The rest of them were a little more obvious.
Wasted 15 min trying to get a picture of Venus in the Pleides.
Wasted 15 min trying to get a picture of Venus in the Pleides. Camera kept insisting on autofocusing on the sky. In “star trails” mode. What camera with this many settings doesn’t have an infinite focus option?