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MindHabits
Is this the thread where people post about loving themselves, and then other people read that and start loving themselves as well? Because I do not want to be in that thread.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 8:19 PM on March 26, 2008
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Designers Fighting Nazis
...Wilson’s point was, actually, to poke fun at the generation of ‘New-Modernists’ that had sprung up throughout the nineties in the UK and to ridicule their love of post-war sans serif, Swiss-style graphic precedent.
Funny how small the original target was. I love that Adbusters was trolled, also.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 11:21 AM on January 14, 2008
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A Weekend At Virgilio's
A man who drags himself across the wall to get upstairs is pretty sick. They were on a path of destruction, the babies of Hell’s Kitchen. That’s what is left of Hell’s Kitchen, dying out.
Their super is Charles Simic?
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 7:58 AM on January 10, 2008
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Should we have a meet up?
Best part:
Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, I am on this subway selling pants, not for no charity, but for myself, to stay out of trouble.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 1:12 PM on January 9, 2008
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Put Wet Towels On The Sensor
Fast-forward 50 years: technology is developed that allows elevator riders to request to exit at a different floor than the one initially requested. Huge efficiency gains are recorded.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 12:48 PM on December 20, 2007
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Man wins physics (maybe)
Three dimensional universe? Clearly this man is high.
"And it may even be possible to test his theory..."
I think I'll wait to get excited.
One of the charges that Smolin makes against string theory is that it's not easily disproven, because it allows for an infinite variety of possible universes, none of which really match the world we know. In that respect, alternate theories that lead to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 10:50 AM on November 15, 2007
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That was a dumb move, wasn't it?
My girlfriend recently brought me home a mixed bag of chiles from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I picked out a smallish orange one, diced it up, and put it on my spaghetti. I suspected habanero not from the taste, which was pretty intense but not painful, but because my fingers started burning from the preparation. And continued to burn for the next 8 hours.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 11:12 AM on November 11, 2007
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Get the skinny on your zip
Wow, the difference in population density between the ZIP code where I grew up and the one I currently inhabit is startling: 297 per square mile vs. 90,000 per square mile.
If you can believe it, I have a ratio almost 50% higher (90 vs 40k).
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 8:00 AM on October 17, 2007
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Gore wins Nobel prize
My nightmare scenario is that the decisions will end up being driven by a cadre of people who believe they can ride it out with the assistance of money, power, and technology.
Nightmare scenario? Isn't that the approach of the moderate left? We are reassured that from America's money/power/technology there will emerge a solution to our energy problems, but no one seems able to articulate a clear and compelling call for necessary sacrifice. America is... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 8:08 AM on October 12, 2007
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ignored, misreported, or poorly covered
The authors are deliberately using a term of hyperbole in order to frame the article in a certain way to stoke the passions of the readers.
And? This a column in the Bay Guardian, not the front page of the Washington Post.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 8:34 PM on September 9, 2007
I'm sorry, does the publication's size allow it to hew to a different ethical standard?
Do you expect dispassionate reporting in a free "alternative" weekly?
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 7:03 AM on September 10, 2007
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The people-being-eaten-by-an-alligator-or-crocodile event
I'm also sort of astonished that the Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben brands are still around
"Uncle Ben, who first appeared in ads in 1946, is being reborn as Ben, an accomplished businessman with an opulent office, a busy schedule, an extensive travel itinerary and a penchant for sharing what the company calls his “grains of wisdom” about rice and life." Uncle Ben, Board... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 12:34 PM on September 7, 2007
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10 Midwood: A Place That Really Sucks
MOVE.
It takes several thousand dollars to secure a apartment in Brooklyn, in addition to losing your security deposit when you break a lease. I bet they would move if they had the money.
Gunfire, traffic accidents involving revelers and floats and illegal narcotics use among thousands of participants have made this less about Caribbean culture and more about violence and criminal activity.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 9:20 AM on September 6, 2007
Well, if the worst thing that could happen to me at the parade is getting shot I'll have mark my calendar for next year.
You do realize that Milwaukee's violent crime rate is comparable to New York's, right?
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 3:57 PM on September 6, 2007
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Gonzales resigns
As recently as Sunday afternoon, Mr. Gonzales was denying through his press spokesman, Brian Roehrkasse, that he intended to leave.
Gonzales denied that he intended to leave the position under discussion at the time, which according to his television at the time of the call was that of quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 11:49 AM on August 27, 2007
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The internet: taking the personality out of politics
I have Obama tied for 6th. I wish I was as excited for Kucinich as I am for his positions.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 8:46 AM on August 9, 2007
the options are liver, lasagna, and fish, and you love liver, hate fish, and like lasagna ok, what's the smart thing to vote for?
If everyone keeps voting lasagna, regardless of taste, sooner or later lasagna is the only thing on the menu.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 6:50 PM on August 9, 2007
If everyone keeps voting lasagna, regardless of taste, sooner or later lasagna is the only thing on the menu.
well, perhaps that because it's the only thing 500 people can all stomach.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little lasagna deserve to vomit.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 7:13 AM on August 10, 2007
mm... are you attempting to make an argument about federalism? That we shouldn't have to choose one president for all 300m of us? I'm really not sure what you're getting at here.
I'm just talking about the primaries, in the context of the system we already have. And in the primaries, we have candidates firmly focused on the general election, and we have candidates holdly firmly to principles that likely would hurt their chances in the general election.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 8:02 AM on August 11, 2007
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Turn On Your Ugh Light
Every saturday night drunk will get a face full of this on a regular basis.
Disorientation, vertigo, and nausea?
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 1:11 PM on August 7, 2007
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Play that funky Wii
This is an abomination. So very different to my mashup, which is sublimely excellent.
But similar to mine, which truly is an abomination.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 10:52 AM on July 22, 2007
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Ewwwww!
Come on, people. If we can sterilize a cockroach, surely we can sterilize a toothbrush!
The sterilization isn't the problem... it's that shit-eating grin.
posted to MetaFilter by eddydamascene
at 10:57 AM on July 18, 2007
