AshPndrs

by Erica Joy Segovia

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:09:08 +0100

by Erica Joy Segovia

sareva: Buy a twig! You can also buy Nothing. For the brief...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:58:46 +0100

sareva:

Buy a twig! You can also buy Nothing.

For the brief time I worked there, I was astonished by how many nothings were sold. Lots.

I have long felt that I was being followed by no one.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:57:17 +0100

I have long felt that I was being followed by no one.

On users, and why they hurt me sometimes.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:48:27 +0100

One of the parts I have a little trouble with in my job is that customers who are the most angry or stubborn about their own mistakes, never acknowledge that they were were wrong. Whereas when I make a mistake, I grovel in apologies.

I guess my users don’t really owe me anything, least of all their gratitude. After all, they paid for the application, their payment also buys my service.

But still, it stings.

On the other hand, there are lots of angry users who’s issue is fixed by me, and are tremendously grateful, performing full about faces as soon as they hear from me. And of course there are hundreds more users who are just as polite as peas. I do my best to concentrate on those users. I like to imagine it is for those users, that I really work.

European Farmers’ Anger Spills Into the Streets of Brussels

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:09 +0100

European Farmers’ Anger Spills Into the Streets of Brussels

An illustration of what happens when you teach gay marriage in schools.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:33:53 +0100

aedison:

Teacher: And so you see, children, sometimes people get married to other people of the same sex.
Johnny: Sir? May I be excused? My eyes have suddenly started bleeding.
Teacher: Yes, of course, Johnny. Timmy — will you escort Johnny to the nurse’s office?
Timmy: I can’t, Sir.
Teacher: Well, why not?
Timmy: Because my legs don’t work anymore.
Teacher: Oh no. Oh, this is terrible. Quick, Louie — run and get help!
Louie: Sorry, Sir — I’m too busy taking drugs and fornicating.
Teacher: Oh no, Louie. Not *drugs*?
Louie: That’s right — drugs. Weird sex drugs.

This actually happened to my Gender Studies 405 class. It was pretty awesome.

johnvanderslice: Vanderslice vinyl just got reissued from...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:32:59 +0100

johnvanderslice:

Vanderslice vinyl just got reissued from Afternoon Records. These 180g RTI pressings are now available for pre-order. I’m super excited about this as Cellar Door, 4trkr and Time Travel have been out of print for years. Pixel Revolt is a double 45rpm gatefold. Includes original artwork and comes with mp3 download code.

Fuck paying rent.

Anyway. A joke. Sort of.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:09:54 +0100

aedison:

So this idealist is talking to his relativist friend, and the idealist says

“I hope for the best of all possible worlds.”

And the relativist turns to him and replies

“Best compared to what?”

And then the idealist punches the relativist in the mouth for being a fence-sitting jerk.

Usain Bolt adopts a cheetah

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:36:45 +0100

Usain Bolt adopts a cheetah

Photo

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:12:09 +0100

Stay positive

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:00 +0100

cleversimon:

I try to be a positive person. I try not to talk shit about people behind their backs. I try to find silver linings. I try to fix problems instead of just complaining about them. I try not to use sarcasm as a weapon. I try not to hide behind passive-aggression. I try to give the benefit of the doubt. I try to step back from things when they make me too angry. I try to focus on the big picture, the long game, the grander scale at which things tend to work out okay. I don’t always succeed, but I try.

This is Clever Simon. If you are not currently reading him, I think you are probably doing yourself a disservice. Maybe you are trying to focus on your own thing now, and can’t afford to read some random tumblr, that’s cool, keep on trucking. But if you’re reading tons of tumblrs that present you with hundreds of Philosoraptors or whatever meme is cool these days… Well then you really have no excuse. It’s not a zero sum game for you. It’ll be all pro, no con. So get on it. Follow Simon.

repose: With all due respect to anyone who likes this, I think...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:50:53 +0100

repose:

With all due respect to anyone who likes this, I think it’s absurd.

I’m with Repose. Typing on spray paint is awful and messy. The color on my plastic keys barely lasts a month, how long will this last? Design isn’t colorways; design is lasting usability.

“Paris 1938”: A Story in Pictures for Life Magazine...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:08 +0100

“Paris 1938”: A Story in Pictures for Life Magazine by Fritz Henle

Ingushetia Opposition Figure Is Shot Dead in Car

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:27:46 +0100

Ingushetia Opposition Figure Is Shot Dead in Car:

For those of you playing along at home, this is the latest in a string of killings in the past 4 months. Local, Regional, and National authorities either stand by or abet these crimes.

Criminal case opened against Russian activist

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:20:30 +0100

Criminal case opened against Russian activist:

The civil case was bullshit, the criminal case is downright evil.

poeks: Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work “Vivian Maier, a...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:51:42 +0100

poeks:

Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work

“Vivian Maier, a street photographer from the 1950s - 1970s. Vivian’s work was discovered at an auction here in Chicago where she lived for 50 years but was originally a native to France. Her discovered work includes between 30-40,000 mostly medium format negatives. Born February 1, 1926 and deceased on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.”

(thanks, sween)

Amazing. The whole notion that Maier’s work has gone undiscovered until now is tremendously exciting and somewhat tragic. I could easily have grown up seeing her photos on LIFE, National Geographic, or Time.

My Favorite movie, sentimentally

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:25:34 +0200

My Favorite movie, sentimentally

moltz: Phoenix has been with out Ashes for a couple months now.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:40:40 +0200

moltz:

Phoenix has been with out Ashes for a couple months now.

This is kind of pathetic and sad, but I can’t remember my first kiss. Neither the incident,...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0200

This is kind of pathetic and sad, but I can’t remember my first kiss. Neither the incident, nor the person. Is that normal? Can your remember your first Kiss? Who was it, when, what were the circumstances?

Columbus was a Converso Jew

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:18:35 +0200

Columbus was a Converso Jew:

Which makes all you hackey sacking hippies that talk smack about him anti-semites… That’s not very cool, bro.