December 2009
36 posts
andrearosen:
kellysutton:
The script for the movie actually implies this is a slang term. The translation was lost though, and I too scoffed at the line.
Rare moments of subtlety were lost in the crack of the tribal alien thong that is this movie.
Well, shucks. I thought it was at least enjoying and better than I expected. Our tastes differ.
“If the climate was a bank they would already have saved it.”
– The best line delivered so far in Copenhagen, concerning the U.S.’s commitment to meaningful action, delivered by Hugo Chavez. (via chrislindsay) (via poortaste) (Politico) (via adamiss) (via mikehudack)
For the first time ever, I cheated. And then I got...
I had never cheated in school. I had never cheated in life. I rarely even taken shortcuts. I never copied answers on a test. I’m always sure to cite my sources. Even when copying a classmate’s homework I’m sure to understand the source material before I do. After talking with a group of my friends, I realized that I was one of 35 people that had never cheated. Ever.
That all...
Avatar: Game Changers Don't Come from the Top....
mikehudack:
ericmortensen:
I have not seen Avatar. Few have. Yet I keep reading these stories about it being a game changer that will revolutionize the industry. I have not seen Avatar, but I am fairly certain that it will not change anything.
Avatar is a big, expensive dinosaur of a movie in an era where major studios have less pull and less reach than they ever did before. It’s a huge...
DAMN right. →
gusplaysmagic:
Life was so simple in 1938…
“Careless women never appeal to gentlemen. Don’t talk while dancing, for when a man dances he wants to dance.”
PUT THE COMMA INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARK.
june85:
kellysutton:
thatgirlallison:
peterfeld:
choire:
THE PERIOD TOO. PUT IT IN. PUT IT IN RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. I will go a-killing someday over this.
Not afraid to be servicey.
This kills me too. Grammar, grammar, grammar! It’s not hard!
Or get with the times. The Internet and the particularity of syntax has actually led to a shift in the other direction. I’m guessing...
PUT THE COMMA INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARK.
thatgirlallison:
peterfeld:
choire:
THE PERIOD TOO. PUT IT IN. PUT IT IN RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. I will go a-killing someday over this.
Not afraid to be servicey.
This kills me too. Grammar, grammar, grammar! It’s not hard!
Or get with the times. The Internet and the particularity of syntax has actually led to a shift in the other direction. I’m guessing some people (e.g. me)...
On 'Conspicuous Compassion.'
merlin:
indefensible:
Conspicuous Compassion
… I have bought this book and given it to people who work in the charitable sector more times than I can remember.
Here’s a sample first chapter [PDF] from Conspicuous Compassion. Looks backordered on AMZN right now, but I will absolutely be buying and reading this very soon.
I quote the sample at length because, as I walked down the street...
There's money to be made in December
mikehudack:
bliptv:
Blip is serving more major advertising campaigns in December than ever before. If you’re a show creator on blip you should opt in to advertising now. If you’re a show creator who’s not on blip you should move over.
A show with 100,000 views per month (mostly in the Flash player and in the US) should earn $1,000 or more per month if opted in. Revenue scales up and down...
