2008

Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle is for...

Method and means for creating anti-gravity...

“But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the...”
— Kahlil Gibran

Portrait of Felix Nadar (1820-1910), Photographer and...

“We like to think of our beliefs, and disbeliefs, as founded...”
— Tobias Wolff: Winter Light

Barack Obama on Economics: 'We're Going...

Works of Chema Madoz

$402m Tidal Energy Plant For New Zealand

halleluhjah (via Hooded Fang*)

New Zealand faces power crisis amid drought

“Words can be communicative only between those who share...”
— Alan Watts

“People that love your show want to expect more of it.”
— Ron Moore

“A site that visibly promotes how many ’friends’ you have...”
— Kevin Fox of Gmail &...

Obama claims Democratic nomination

Key to Optical Illusions Discovered

Rare color photographs of occupied Paris in World War Two.

Media Doesn't Love Obama After All

The Planet Cloud (via murrayneill)

San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal gets the green light

Toilet on the International Space Station has...

Neighbors (via pinwheel)

Rocking Wheel Chair

Wedding photographer captures earthquake moments

Listen

Linn Olofsdotter

The Problem With Clinton’s Popular Vote Math

Venturi Eclectic (via busblog) “A petite,...

Space Euphoria: Do Our Brains Change When We...

Hillary, Think of Your Legacy

75,000 people attended the Obama Rally in Portland, OR...

Daring Fireball: Political Capital

I think Goldman has the same shirt. (via TamanduaGirl)

The Law of the West 1984 - Superbrothers

Terrorist Triage

“Until we can see in the long-running industrialization and...”
— Steve Talbott - NetFuture...

The Architecture of Happiness

Charles & Marie: Sun Jar

Rainy day at the bottom of the world (via pinwheel)

The Martin Brothers - Tub Time With Eggs (via merkley???)

PStarr - Buzzed on Vodka In a Discoish Helmet Pretend Drunk...

…pandora’s suitcase (via the3robbers) solvent...

I’m loving this string of crisp clear fall days.

“We seem divided between an urge to override our senses and...”
— Alain De Botton, The...

theOughtAlmanac of AmassedFact Vol.I

a small army of no account mother truckers are now following my updates on twitter. should i make my...

waiting for the plumber to leave so i can shower

Philosophy Bites: Derek Matravers on the...

today i will only eat things in buns

regretting old business decisions while banging my head against nz accounting/payroll/legal icky...

$5 billion needed to sort out Kiwi broadband

Can America Handle a Little Truth?

Blu: Interview/”The Piece Talks” . Below the Heavens . MySpace

Primer is the single dorkiest movie I have ever seen. I had to consult the walkthrough.

If Hillary Clinton was my co-worker, many a lunch would be spent mocking her.

up early to meet with a plumber about the questionable wet goo in our yard

I’m too pretty for homework

happy @lane collins designated birthday day!

First Look: Complete Watchmen Costumes Officially Revealed

75 bones for the omnigraffle 5 pro *upgrade*? sheeeeit.

making progress

Finally purchased Ghost, then my “one time download link” crapped out. Getting it from...

Can’t buy Ghost. Google should host pages for artists selling albums online (ala:...

there are about three dozen spiders living in my office

had a nice morning of tea in town and wandering with @lane and angie

having a very meh sort of day - for no discernible reason

US government wants to search for terrorists...

had an awesome massage from a masseuse in training and her teacher. …two people massaging at...

The Fortress of Solitude

got into backpack (i had the wrong url). can’t figure out how to delete old pages. help...

or maybe not. still can’t log in. password recovery is no help. is it because i have the wrong...

wondering why i can’t sign in to Backpack from backpackit.com - finally guessed my old url

I like seeing the phrase “Former President Bush” - Even if though it’s in...

sweating in the yard after a week of sickness and rain

Elegy for a Vanishing Pastime

i do not <3 broken twitter

Three U.S. agencies aim to end animal...

Stuff White People Like

for a minute it’s summer again

still fighting off @lane’s cold

Congratulations @Dom & @Meredith!

Next Up for the Democrats: Civil War

The Settler’s of Catan board game costs $80 NZD. That’s nonsense.

fighting off @lane’s cold on a rainy sunday morning

Polaroid Closing Instant Film Factories

slept in… can’t decide if i should have breakfast or wait for lunch.

A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with...

TripIt | Organize your travel

pleasantly exhausted from hiking this afternoon - anxious while watching super Tues. results roll in...

Obama vs. the Phobocracy

time for a late morning bike ride

considering killing my blog - again.

Hillary's Smear Campaign

woke up to overcast sky’s and sinus disaster. skipping the saturday market.

I need a US financial advisor. Any recommendations?

i don’t like applause during debates for the same reason i don’t like laugh tracks

set up Tor (http://www.torproject.org/) to get around CNN’s restrictions on live streams to...

making progress on nz career type things

The Corrections

extremely disappointed in the new cablebay cafe

it’s hard to turn around an unproductive day at 7:00pm

Much Ado About Not Much

“The survival value of intelligence is that it allows us to...”
— Karl Popper

figuring out database scheme in the backyard. with no shirt on. hello summertime!

worked up a sweat playing wii tennis

had a nice conversation with two hitchhikers from finland and germany on the way back from nelson...

excited for an afternoon of hiking and maybe kayaking at nelson lakes

surprised at how disappointed i am in hillary clinton.

Any Means Necessary

Sometimes 11:00am sneaks right up on you

etrade.com, once a people friendly service oriented bank. now a tech support black hole where no one...

Poor still suffering from last recession

Study: Bush, aides made 935 false statements...

the myfax.com UI has gotten considerably better since i last used it

People in New Zealand are not allowed to watch CNN’s live video stream of Edmund...

jealous of @ev & @sara’s trip to chicago diner - i want vegan biscuits and gravy!