overprivil[edged]

big computers

2009-05-05T10:21:00.000-04:00

had an epiphany rather early this morning:

we’re actually very large organic computers. we process info from our own version of the web, download info, chat, etc. and, it’s only a matter of time before the web we live in and the internet we live on merge to create one seamless database of universal and limitless access.

now marinate on that for a bit.

remembering a good book

2009-04-16T00:22:00.002-04:00

my buddy peter wrote this while reflecting after his first few days in new york:
good photo and thought

it reminded me of this quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera:

'Franz said, "Beauty in the European sense has always had a premeditated quality to it. We've always had an aesthetic intention and a long-range plan. That's what enabled Western man to spend decades building a Gothic cathedral or a Renaissance piazza. The beauty of New York rests on a completely different base. It's unintentional. It arose independent of human design, like a stalagmitic cavern. Forms which are in themselves quite ugly turn up fortuitously, without design, in such incredible surroundings that they sparkle with a sudden wondrous poetry."'

just always thought this was a wonderful few turns of phrase.

raptastic

2009-03-30T14:02:00.001-04:00

this has got to be a joke

2009-03-21T15:01:00.001-04:00

seriously?
this dude can't be real.

this is what the internet is for

2009-03-04T17:19:00.001-05:00

http://thru-you.com/#/videos/6/

all of it is amazing

sad but true

2009-02-26T18:54:00.002-05:00

messing with gifs

2009-02-10T19:49:00.001-05:00

just playing around...

you can find it--and the rest of my pics--here.

the ultimate warrior

2009-01-23T10:13:00.001-05:00

i love this

2009-01-15T16:36:00.001-05:00

an experiment

2009-01-05T17:23:00.005-05:00

on a whim, i wanted to see if i could 'gauge' the emotional state of things using two ridiculously simple words and comparing their search volume.
it all started when i realized that a lot of people i know put their facebook status as "blah" from time to time.

sure enough, if you search "blah" on facebook/lexicon... there it is.
and it is slowly declining in recurrence over time.

then i thought i'd use big brother google to see what happens.
and this time i pitted "blah" vs "yay".
check it out:

admittedly, it's not an exact barometer. there are some random, unapplicable uses.

nonetheless, there is a trend (which makes me think there's some validity to it.
and, it looks like the yays have it.

the world may be becoming a better place after all.

cosmic awesome

2008-12-23T12:20:00.001-05:00

i wish i could dance this good

2008-12-22T21:22:00.001-05:00

electronic holiday spirit

2008-12-19T12:53:00.003-05:00

what the fuck?!

who said it was cool to send me a picture of a sleigh, some puppies, or a snowflake and shit and then type a note--in some douchey italic/script typeface--about how we should reflect on our loved ones and our lives and rejoice and be thankful and shit.

seriously, an electronic note like that is the most worthless thing i've probably ever received.

wow, you took a whole lot of time to bcc me on an email into which you cut and pasted some clip-art and a quote. you're a fucking sweetheart.

what's more is that i don't know and haven't personally met a single person that's sent me one of these things.

it's worse than spam.
at least that meaningless drivel gets cut off by my junk filter.

and i've gotten at least 10 of them so far.

merry fucking christmas.
bitches.

rawr!

2008-12-19T12:10:00.001-05:00

um, not cool

2008-12-18T17:38:00.003-05:00

is everything ok with you?

i want your entire friend network to know.. so that your life becomes shit for the next two weeks as they slowly ask you one by one "if everything's okay" and then you have to explain away your nasty case of herpes.

hamster on a piano

2008-12-16T11:20:00.000-05:00

i'm a little obsessed with this.

the third member of Nelson

2008-12-10T18:45:00.000-05:00

jizz in my pans

2008-12-08T18:31:00.001-05:00

can't embed due to restrictions
but go ahead and take a look.

try not to jizz in your pants

trust me. it's awesome and totally SFW as long as you're wearing earphones.

ch ch ch check it out

2008-11-25T15:06:00.003-05:00

i/denti/tee

there's a widget on there that allows you pick out your favorite i/ lyrics and share them with friends. as you pick and vote, we're going to start displaying the results and the data in some really cool ways. you should check back on monday.

Art installations

2008-11-19T22:40:00.000-05:00

Sometimes people look like art installations. And they look beautiful.

But most of the time they don't.

• sent from my iphone •

it's worth reading the subtitles

2008-11-13T13:05:00.002-05:00

this dude is:
too strong to do work
too strong to go to jail
must have sex 15 times a day
has four wives
has 34 children
can't shake your hand

and all of egypt is totally cool with that

way ahead of his time

2008-11-13T13:03:00.001-05:00

made in 1985. 1985!
i don't even think they had computers back then.

Great Things

2008-11-08T14:01:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I think maybe we're all destined for great things.

It's just that some of us don't find out in time.

• sent from my iphone •

word

2008-11-05T18:59:00.003-05:00

176 years of history

2008-11-05T10:33:00.001-05:00