October 2008
Watchjoelaz:
Study Human Movement, by camile tulcan
September 2008
“Again, the last time the Dow staged a comparable drop was on Sept. 17, 2001,...”
– Despite Monday’s bloodletting, a bottom may not be in for stocks - MarketWatch
my lungs fill with hate when i open adobe flash pro
Watchsome calm for the current storm…
my little brown book on Vimeo (via defetto)
“According to Bloomberg News, stocks lost $1.1 trillion in value, meaning the...”
– all in the matter of hours…well done washington
(via Politico.com) (via spintree) (via indieandyy) (via notthatkindagay) (via robot-heart)
“how did the bailout not get approved, but the war in iraq did?”
– perfect quote from kbomb
and now we begin ‘the great pissing match’ between wall st. and washington !
“I was ill when I heard that the House turned down the bailout.
Presumably...”
– Diane Ravitch, Historian of education, NYU, Hoover and Brookings
The Arena | Politico.com
(via spintree)
(via robot-heart)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-28) →
Apes & Androids
Radiohead
Origamibiro
José González
Daedelus
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“A cheerful man radiates cheerfulness; a strong man, strength; a brave man,...”
– William J Long
Watchwell-done ricky
rickyv:
After hearing Matt Damon’s brilliant comparison of a Sarah Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie, I called up Sam and said “Let’s make a trailer for what that movie would look like.” Within hours, Dan and Amir were writing it, Ben and the CHTV crew were casting and producing it, and two weeks later, here it is.
Digg?
“Davis’ firm “continued to be compensated by Freddie Mac until as...”
– 15k a month!
Source: McCain aide’s firm paid by Freddie Mac
“McCain rejected a call from Obama to support the principles that lawmakers...”
– not going to interviews
not picking up his phone
mccain….are you depressed ?
Deal reached on $700B bailout, lawmakers say | Freep.com
“After the overnight drafting efforts on both sides of Capitol Hill — with pizza...”
– journalism at it’s best
Lawmakers Seem Near Deal on Bailout - NYTimes.com
What's In A Name? - Forbes.com →
naming rights in nfl stadiums. I hate it…but it’s big money
NFL Team Valuations: #9 Chicago Bears - Forbes.com →
2nd highest ticket price in the league !
just listened to this like 5 times through
...
‘i’ve got like a sponsorship by the...
“McCain can go piss up a rope. Time for me to register a few more voters and...”
– perhaps my favorite use of ‘piss up a rope’ in a while
fuddmain
How Many Google Engineers Does It Take To Tell The... →
the gphone really highlights how great of a job apple did with the iphone. So many bad idesign moves creating a completely random interface that frankly seems amature.
“there’s something about walking that makes new york women beautiful”
– random guy next to me at the mets game
Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator →
atomatic:
Sarah Palin has picked out an All-American set of names for her children. There’s Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, and Piper.
Ever wonder, What would your name be if Sarah Palin was your mother? Well now you can find out!
you know you work from starbucks too much when you have memorized the playlist.
“A ninja loan is a type of subprime loan issued to borrowers with No Income, No...”
– Ninja Loan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The real economic side of this financial crisis will be a severe US recession....”
– FT.com - The shadow banking system is unravelling
naked capitalism: Key Lehman Employees to Get $2.5... →
pete: i love madden's random circles
adam: i think madden is in the process of a 13 year long stroke
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-21) →
Kings of Convenience
Iron & Wine
Girl Talk
The Beach Boys
Jay-Z
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Watchplease take the time to watch this. Many great points:
you can lose just as much money being happy as hell
you only have one play of the game
CARE about your users
stop watching lost
GaryVaynerchuk - Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape
I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive... →
great article with many great points of the sociology of constant updates.
“cellphones wreck your sperms up, making them too stupid to knock ladies up.”
– Bad News: Cellphones Make Your Sperm Stupid
“0.08 out of every 100,000 people in the United States have the family name...”
– Peter Knocke - NameWiki
fun results from googling myself
horrible school picture
random post to IxDA board
my summer mix
roberto and ankit’s portfolios
somewhere out there is a ‘sunny knocke’…what a great name
awesome wikiname site ! - 227 of us out there
“Last year, Mr. Fuld earned about $45 million, according to the calculations of...”
– Need a Job? $17,000 an Hour. No Success Required. - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com (via robot-heart)
i’m really starting to like popped collars on girls
“During the late, lamented Wall Street boom, America’s leading investment...”
– Harold Meyerson - Wall Street’s Just Deserts - washingtonpost.com (via robot-heart)
