he's a helluva lot more brilliant than i gave him credit for.

Don't get me wrong; I love this kind of conjecture, and I love Tarantino....but he steals from himself as much as he steals from everyone else he admires. I don't think very much of that was premeditated, and there's a good chance much of it was coincidental. Fun, but flimsy.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 12:05 AM on July 25, 2008

What and Who I Will Do For My Career by Devendra Banhart
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:26 PM on July 24, 2008

Oh, and here's the track if you want to download it.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:28 PM on July 24, 2008

via PCL Linkdump
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 4:18 PM on July 24, 2008

If you are not a fan of music from the 1940s, you won't find much of interest.

I'd only scratched the surface when I made this post, so I didn't know the limitations of the music selection. Even still, this is blowing my mind. Thanks for the heads up, briank.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 5:01 PM on July 24, 2008

Cool, welcome to MetaFilter CDBPDX! I hope this linkage isn't blowing fuses on your end.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:08 PM on July 24, 2008

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 2:34 PM on July 24, 2008

Rogaine? My buddy gave us penis pumps, steroids, and a gym membership.
(I gave the pump to my kid brother, sold the steroids on the HS black market—and used some of the proceeds to buy buddy a blender—and did what every God-swallowing American does with their gym membership: Ignore it completely.)
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 12:10 PM on July 24, 2008

The full Tragically Violence rings sweeter to me. Plus, I've always wanted an adverbial name—it's living dangerously.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:59 AM on July 24, 2008

But her friends? They're named things like Anouk.

Khamir is the one I run by all potential babymamas.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:25 AM on July 24, 2008

Another mother tried to use text language for her child's name

Odin Magnus Geoffrey Welles The Fourth, Bbq.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:32 AM on July 24, 2008

The best name ever would be Max Power

I worked with a guy named Max Paradise.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:10 AM on July 24, 2008

And incidentally, an adverbial name is the coolest idea I've ever heard of.

You have got to see this movie!
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:39 AM on July 24, 2008

You thought we wouldn't notice.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:47 AM on July 24, 2008

Go British Sea Power, SIS BOOM BAH!
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 12:49 PM on July 22, 2008

OPEN Mailbox means open mailbox.

Please! Open mailbox! I know it doesn't make sense but like they said neither does Wingdings.

Did I miss Verdana? I wanted to see Verdana.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:00 AM on July 22, 2008

Well, as long as we're on the Robin Hood kick, here are some stories and pictures that have nothing to do with Mel Brooks.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:53 AM on July 21, 2008

One may know Momus by his cock [NSFW]. Or his music.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:58 AM on July 20, 2008

Sorry, gnifti. Hear here, everyone: props are due, indeed, and not just because goodnewsfortheinsane is the initial cock-linker, but also because his cock-link stuck fast in my memory, and was not limp in execution.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 2:07 PM on July 20, 2008

The World According to Mike Tyson
prev.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:31 AM on July 20, 2008

An amazing demonstration of the can territory, well past should.

Rule 34; Christ, what an asshole; etc.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:30 PM on July 17, 2008

Haha, that makes three posts in a row that stink!

What.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:22 PM on July 17, 2008

Wikipedia's List of recently born islands; only Surtsey and Home Reef are currently islands, and Surtsey is the only one that is expected to survive.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:17 PM on July 17, 2008

Oh, also, I learned of Surtsey while perusing the recent additions to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:20 PM on July 17, 2008

I can dig it! dr_odio has some pretty cool vintage/weird sets—let's trade!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:24 AM on July 17, 2008

We've seen this one before, but it jus' don't stop, ya know?
Stevie Wonder - Supersition
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 6:05 PM on July 16, 2008

The fuck you talking about, man?
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 3:42 PM on July 15, 2008

Happy Birthday Linda Ronstadt!
Happy Birthday Forrest Whittaker!
Happy Birthday Jesse 'The Governing Body' Ventura!
Happy Birthday Clive Cussler!
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 1:54 PM on July 15, 2008

Ttt-thatttt's fuh-f-f-fff-fucking insuh-suh-suh-crazy! P-p-puh-p-puh-folks and their cuh-cuh-cuh-coffee!
[*BLOOP* TIME TO SWITCH TO DECAF, MR. B.]
Much to my dismay, Grill in Tucson won't put cheese on my tots. After much argumentation, they admitted similar reasoning to the barista in this article: their concern is the integrity of the tots. Also, bacon adds flavor.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 12:03 PM on July 14, 2008

This Site of Memory, a mapping of Audrey Munson's life.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 11:07 AM on July 14, 2008

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 years ago

Thanks, Matt!
Happy Birthday MeFi!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 12:58 AM on July 14, 2008

You want innovation? How about HoffSpace?
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 5:14 PM on July 9, 2008

"...The Democrats are afraid of looking weak on national security."

DEMOCRATS WEAK ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, FREEDOM.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 5:01 PM on July 9, 2008

I recently came across the flickr pool Stick Figures in Peril. Good times.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 12:21 PM on July 9, 2008

Nice landing on the googleblog referrer list.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:46 PM on July 8, 2008

Oh, and just to get it out of the way:

Lively is a Google Labs project, which means that we're still testing it and seeking feedback. We hope to support other platforms in the future, but for now you'll need a Windows system to access Lively.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:50 PM on July 8, 2008

...in case you missed it, you know.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:51 PM on July 8, 2008

Sad to be forgot instruction for a peace.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 7:20 PM on July 5, 2008

I WANT ONE. how many tickets is it?
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 2:27 PM on July 5, 2008

Not a loop, but still oddly soothing: The sound of jelly (jello) wobbling.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 1:32 PM on July 5, 2008

Canadians inaugurate national holiday to mirror American Independence Day: July Fools!
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:32 PM on July 3, 2008

This is right up my alley, so thanks!
One tiny criticism: Your introduction doesn't show up on the front page. The post starts with 'Who?'
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 3:15 PM on July 3, 2008

Just in case there's any doubt about his talents, here's Rob Paulsen (His name is Robert Paulsen...) doing The Nations of the World live and by rote.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 3:12 PM on July 3, 2008

I'm tickled with this site right now, as it's been my introduction to Charlie Bowers. So far I've found It's A Bird, AWOL, and a few Mutt & Jeff videos. What an interesting fellow.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 7:41 PM on July 2, 2008

thiswillnot.wendell
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:26 PM on June 26, 2008

Wake me when I can tour the production facility.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 8:27 PM on June 26, 2008

Those are all salient points, Balisong and crew, but look at this from aGee's boss' point of view. There are a lot of people with similar stories in California. They're driving a lot of 20-25mpg sedans (not to mention 7-12mpg SUVs) that will soon be doing a damn sight less commuting twice a day because this ugly new thing is will be might someday be cheap, safer than a motorcycle, and worth an efficient order of magnitude.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:54 PM on June 26, 2008

*sigh* Now that this is hot, I'll have to take my tinfoil underpants down to the Goodwill.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 10:56 AM on June 26, 2008

londaysjourney: good one, but I've done naughtier things at higher speeds at that intersection. Where were the photographers that night?

Anyhow, this is excellent; thanks dhammond.
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 2:41 PM on June 24, 2008

25 Den a lawyr d00d ax "Boss, how I gits to liv forevr?" 26 Jebus ax "Wut duz da r00lz say?" 27 Lawyr d00d sez "U shd luvz Ceiling Cat wit hart an soal an bodee an brainz, an u shd luvz ur naybor as much as u luvz ur self." 28 Jebus sez "Dats rite. Do dat an u liv." 29 But lawyr d00d ax "But who beez mai naybor?"

30 Jebus sez "Wons up on a tiem, a d00d goed frm Jerusalem to Jericho. But OH NOES! Him get beeted up an... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 1:24 PM on June 22, 2008