Excellent use of the <lunch> tag.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 5:12 PM on April 16, 2008

double, but still good.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 7:41 PM on January 10, 2008

I think some responsibility for the arrest should go to the blogger who turned over the IP address of commenter. He wasn't legally required to turn it over, and he must have had a better sense than the authorities that the comment was sarcasm.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 4:28 PM on December 4, 2007

We need a mirror of mirror world, ironically. Until it's back up, Google Images has some of the images from the site.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 6:37 PM on October 12, 2007

next to some lovely white hens,
I spotted a cart that had been-
glazed by the rain,
causing me to proclaim,
upon this, so much depends!
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 1:13 PM on July 23, 2007

This kind of precise, musical editing reminds me of the stuff EBN was doing in the mid-90's like We Will Rock You.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 12:49 PM on May 24, 2007

airguitar, sounds like you're describing blogging. ;) Why do we need a centralized service like wikipedia when we have a million experts and search engines? You can "edit" anyone else's work on a topic by linking/writing your own and building an audience.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 7:00 PM on April 13, 2006

hmm, George Lucas filmed American Graffiti in Petaluma, and now Lucasfilm executives are negotiating with teenagers there. I think this new movie could be a sequel!
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 12:41 PM on January 30, 2004

This article has been around for at least five years. I know I linked to it in '98. That's why it feels so out of date.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 10:28 AM on January 9, 2004

With this story attached maybe the cashier could get $200 for it on eBay. And wouldn't that make the bill worth $200?
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 9:32 AM on September 15, 2003

I liked the Zack de la Rocha/DJ Shadow protest song March of Death.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 6:43 PM on April 8, 2003

Don't they have filters for this kind of content? Won't somebody think of the children?
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 11:13 AM on April 4, 2003

Peace sign? I thought it was a Verizon ad!
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 10:22 AM on April 2, 2003

It's a catch-22 for lefties. If they make money on their project, they're attacked for being self-serving. If they do it for free, they won't reach a wide audience and they won't be able to do it for long. Do other filmmakers get attacked like Michael Moore for self-promotion? It's the film business...it runs on promotion!
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 8:40 AM on March 31, 2003

There are lots of documentarians making lots of great films and showing them on PBS and lots of others venues. But no one doing that gets rich.

Once again I think it's the catch-22. If Moore would be a good liberal and keep his leftist beliefs in the tiny public spaces we have provided for leftists all would be fine. But the minute he makes a wildly popular film using many of the tactics of popular filmmaking (right or wrong) he is condemned. Michael... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 2:57 PM on March 31, 2003

This article doesn't mention Halliburton's oil firefighting contract...which was awarded well before the war began. (March 6, in Forbes.) Don't feel too bad for Halliburton, I'm sure they'll still get a cut of that supplemental $74.7 billion the President asked for.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 4:22 PM on March 28, 2003

I know it's easy to take shots at rich celebreties when they speak up for causes, but that's the crappy way things work. Janeane Garofalo sort of summed it up, "I would much rather [the media] talk to Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn. I think that would be fantastic, and they certainly know a lot more than I do, but I have access to the media." I appreciate it when they speak up for a good cause...however ironic that is.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 11:09 PM on March 23, 2003

if you're going to quote someone, quote the whole statement, not just the part that makes you look good.

pxe2000, here's a transcript of the show where I heard the Garofalo quote. It doesn't have anything to do with clinton, and I don't think I quoted it in a strange context. Anyway, you can read the whole thing for yourself.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 9:15 AM on March 24, 2003

I always assumed that the heroine of the song lured Billy to the bridge and then pushed him off because he put a frog down her dress at the picture show. And after all, the preacher did see a girl that looked "a lot like her" around the same time Billy was up there.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 7:10 PM on January 26, 2003

People who are sarcastic also purchased The Concept of Irony.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 12:22 PM on December 7, 2002

So much for the relative anonymity that having a Web pseudonym provides.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 1:11 AM on July 26, 2002

The Salon brand is too valuable to go away. I bet someone will buy them. They'll never be the same, but the brand Salon will continue in some way.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 1:37 PM on June 28, 2002

what's worse, costas, not transfering because they might screw it up, or leaving it with them longer where they might re-sell it to someone else? I clicked on a link at my current registrar, and they handled contacting NetSol and everything. It was very painless. Waiting the 10 days or so for the transfer to finish was the hardest part.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 6:15 PM on May 9, 2002

I wonder if that cat wanted a church built in its honor.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 1:04 PM on April 18, 2002

I think that Google seems to "innately and intuitively do the right thing" is currently up for debate.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 5:33 PM on March 27, 2002

I sent him a few .bmp files.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 8:04 PM on February 28, 2002

Oscar Wilde said "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling." It's much easier to criticize than create.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 7:57 AM on January 23, 2002

That background definitely lulled me into an alpha state. I suddenly have the desire to purchase new age products.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 1:51 PM on January 10, 2002

Just when you get them trained with small arms and ready to shoot up their schools, some guy comes in and talks about not being violent. Talk about mixed messages.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 11:27 AM on November 20, 2001

zmag appears to be down. But you can find a copy of the (same?) Chomsky interview here.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 7:08 PM on September 19, 2001

I think Bush has already condemned the statements, though maybe not in public. According to this article, "...a White House representative called him Friday while he was driving to the National Cathedral memorial service in Washington, and told him the president disapproved."
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 10:29 PM on September 18, 2001

The NYC wireless group has posted some horrifying pictures taken by someone near the scene.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 3:40 PM on September 11, 2001

I can't buy the argument that Nader shifted votes in New Hampshire, Florida, or anywhere else. Who is to say those voters would have gone to the polls at all if Nader wasn't on the ticket? Also, Nader voters brought more liberal voters to the polls. In races where there wasn't a green party candidate they probably voted with the democrats. I'm glad there was a voice in the election saying things I believed in. The two major candidates weren't talking about issues I cared about. I happily... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 11:17 AM on September 6, 2001

If they put clicks and pops in the music, someone can write some software to take them out. But if I was an artist, I'd be pissed at the music companies for messing with the music. No matter how "all but inaudible" the distortion is.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 9:36 AM on July 20, 2001

analog yeah! it has the clicks and pops anyway. ;)
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 10:18 AM on July 20, 2001

I had this idea a long time ago too. I wanted to create cheap barcode scanners, and bundle this sort of software with them. When Palms came out, I thought it was a killer app for them. When the cuecat came out, I could finally afford a barcode scanner. (free!) And now I can actually build it if I find the time. I'm glad that people have meticulously documented their efforts, it will make my project easier. And I'll do the same.

Being able to publish a list on your... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 10:12 AM on April 26, 2001

mmm, sacrilicious.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 4:48 PM on January 4, 2001

"Oh, there's no justice like angry-mob justice."
-- Skinner [4F06]
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 3:32 PM on November 22, 2000

I think a duel with pistols is the best way to resolve this. If it's good enough for Hamilton, it should be good enough for these bums. One way or another this election must end in bloodshed.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 5:50 PM on November 14, 2000

Presidential Haiku is always good for some presidential haiku.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 2:31 PM on November 10, 2000

Instant run-off voting would fix the "spoiler" effect. Proportional representation would fix this problem too.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 2:17 PM on October 31, 2000

sure, some pages created with the Commodore 64 is impressive. But how about some pages *served* from a Commodore 64? That's what I want to see. (I can just imagine that cassette tape drive whirring into action whenever someone requests a page.)
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 1:54 PM on August 7, 2000

stop laughing, all of you! I was that little girl.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 2:13 PM on July 7, 2000

I would be willing to contribute to a fund to fight these types of legal battles. Perhaps one exists already?
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 6:10 PM on May 8, 2000

*yawn*, why did you wake me up from my nap to show me this?
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 5:18 PM on April 3, 2000

I can see this scenerio: Little billy's favorite cartoon is Clerks. He just loves that wacky Silent Bob. He's at Blockbuster with his Mom when he spots "Clerks: The Movie". "No Way!" he thinks. So he screams and begs for Mom to rent it. She looks at the box while billy explains that they must have made a "real life" version of his favorite show. Mom shrugs. Rents the movie. Little billy learns a lot that day.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 9:41 AM on March 7, 2000

I hear Marin County is nice. And a little cheaper than SF. I live in Sonoma County. Even cheaper than SF. The commute, however, sucks.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 3:55 PM on March 6, 2000

It would be nice if someone maintained an up-to-date list of advertising companies who build profiles so I knew which ones to block. I have quite a list going, but I know it's not all of them.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 12:06 PM on March 2, 2000

worst episode ever.
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 3:54 PM on February 9, 2000

I can't believe people would want to watch a bunch of tv ads on purpose. ;)
posted to MetaFilter by pb at 6:23 PM on January 30, 2000