February 2010
January 2010
Craigslist Vancouver: White lung, makeout... →
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anyone want to start a garage/punk/noise type band and like, get into the whole local scene and shit? Location: vancouver
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Manhattan cocktail faces bitter end →
The classic cocktail has gotten harder to find as a worldwide shortage of one of its key ingredients, Angostura bitters
This is the most serious piece of news I’ve read all day.
Sexting: Two middle school students charged with... →
Either they enact a “close age” law like their is with consent or they’ll be sending a lot of kids to prison… oh wait, America’s usually okay with the latter anyhow.
cameronr:
The is a really bad precedent to set. So dumb.
CBC: Khadr repatriation overturned by Supreme... →
Sorry, kid. Actually, this whole shit show has taken so long, I guess he’s not really a “kid” anymore.
CBC: Atlantic Superstore stops charging for bags →
“It can be a hassle because you might run out the door and forget them, and I mean, five cents a bag — this company is rich and they’re getting a percentage of it,” Shirley Wilson said.
Karen Anthony agrees.
“I know we should do it and I do have the bags, I’ve bought a million. But when you forget them, it bothers me to have to pay the five cents,” she...
Australia proposes banning pornography featuring... →
towerofsleep:
Because it “Encourages pedophilia” (or as they say paedophilia).
standardgrey:
What sort of perverse psychic alligators are hiding underneath that trap door, Australia?
This is hysterical.
basquavita asked: what is formspring.
'Catcher in the Rye' Author J.D. Salinger Dies →
Response →
cameronr:
dayofthedreamweavers:heyitsnoah:
The Awl has the best comment yet on the iPad:
Still, I’m a little taken aback by the immediate and vocal lack of enthusiasm for the product. What does it lack? What was everyone hoping for that did not materialize? This is a very rough thought that I may or may not refine, so take it as such, but the iPad is a lot like Barack Obama: Everyone was able...
QFT
jenniferanne:
Unhappy Hipsters is really funny, but it would be more appropriate to call it Unhappy Yuppies. Or has the whole world forgotten which terms apply to which cultural niche groups?
Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo,... →
RIP
aaronleaf:
(via bonesarecoralmade)
This is a big deal to me. A People’s History of the United States is a classic. It’s had more of an impact on my daily life than just bout any history book ever written. I need to read it again.
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“The Union maintains that this means the employee has 3 months to be brought up...”
– from my Union newsletter…
“multitude of software programs” like Word and Outlook and, oh god, PowerPoint. Maybe even… ACROBAT!
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How to hack Bejeweled on Facebook →
Q: What kind of loser would get satisfaction from cheating to beat their internerd friends in Bejeweled?
A: Judging by the comments, the same kind of loser who can’t follow a step-by-step video to actually perform the hack.
Random Top 5: Beatles Covers
1. Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out Perhaps the only Beatles cover that’s better than the original.
2. Al Green - I Want to Hold Your Hand
3. Elliott Smith - Because
4. Sonic Youth - Within You Without You
5. Jimi Hendrix - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Classic Final Fantasy games coming to iPhone →
Oh my.
