June 2008
not inviting a kid to an 8 year old’s party... →
duncan riley explains why sweden is “the winner of the ultimate nanny state award for 2008 … and possibly all time”.
“if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
– albert einstein
(via 10,000 words + anspik + brocatus + setuplikeadeckofcards + everythingontheinternetistrue)
“Yet, time and again Wikipedia has been the place where news has broken, usually...”
– Link by Link - Delaying News in the Era of the Internet (New York Times)
apple to fool public for the 207th time (the daily... →
(hat tip: david jackmanson.)
gordon ramsay, how the fuck are you?
while in australia gordon ramsay was interviewed by tracy grimshaw on a current affair. her opening was question was “how the fuck are you?”
watch part 1 of the video here and watch part 2 of the video here.
the actor's director as actor →
an essay on sydney pollack’s key role in stanley kubrick’s masterpiece, eyes wide shut
gordon ramsay on today in australia →
“The senate inquiry has recommended new televisions should be fitted with...”
– TV Tonight: It’s called the ‘Off’ button
one sentence - true stories, told in one sentence →
“one sentence is about telling your story, briefly. insignificant stories, everyday stories, or turning-point-in-your-life stories, boiled down to their bare essentials.
the idea was born from a blog entry several years ago that got a million (actually, only 14) responses. ‘maybe this will take off more as its own site,’ thought i. let’s see.”
web use at work can be constructive, study says... →
good news for employees
Watchjonathan zittrain on the colbert report: “jonathan zittrain wants to save the good chaos of the Internet and separate it from the bad chaos that will stomp on everything”
the 25 best high-tech pranks →
“oldmedia ppl no laptop/mobile, newmedia not listening but twittering random shit”
– Nick Hodge via Twitter commenting on the conference attendee behavior differences at PubCamp - The Web 2.0 Media Day in Sydney today.
I’m going to be kind of un web 2.0 but I was just thinking earlier today that bringing a laptop to conferences is a bit useless and distracting. Like really what’s...
“FIRST there were hippies. Then there were yuppies. And now, swarming around us...”
– The rise of the ‘scuppie’ consumer (from NEWS.com.au)
aaron brown for meet the press
on twitter, dave winer just suggested aaron brown be the next host of meet the press. what a fantastic idea! aaron would be perfect for the role …
Watchcolbert gives advice to 2008 graduates
Watchreligulous
Watchhillary clinton endorses barack obama
Future
patrickmoberg:
I caught myself wondering if I’ll still have a blog in 20 or so years, when I have a kid. Will I write a blog entry after I give him ‘the talk’ about sex?
“Gave the boy a sex talk today. It ROCKED! I nailed it.” (illustration of what happened)
Will he write one too?
“Dad gave me the sex talk today… what a loser. I’m having unprotected, future sex tonight. He sucks at drawing...