Dec 13, 2011
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The Apple Collection, 1986 After a rough day windsurfing, the Apple sweatshirt is just the thing. And a perfect companion to our sweatpants. Apple made a windsurfer. Apple made sweatpants. Kickstarter. Now. (via MeFi)

The Apple Collection, 1986

After a rough day windsurfing, the Apple sweatshirt is just the thing. And a perfect companion to our sweatpants.

  1. Apple made a windsurfer.
  2. Apple made sweatpants.
  3. Kickstarter. Now.

(via MeFi)

Dec 11, 2011
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THIS IS A TASTE BUY ART TO APPRECIATE IT

yea its the new one yea i kinda feel bad putting it here but people like louis ck gotta realize without torrents and the net he wouldnt be anywhere bc honestly louis i know ur here and i know u mite be mad at me but u gotta realize not everyone has paypal , not everyone has credit cards, some people use net lounges, some have barely money for food, art = comedy should be shared with the mass , and Believe me u can judge the popularity more from the torrent downloads then the paypal sales, also if people like it , its easier to buy on there ipad/ipod or personal/work computers…more buzz = more fales

Hope you understand louie sorry

The world’s dickiest asshole.

(By the by, you’ve bought Louis CK’s new standup special, haven’t you? Of course you have. I know — duh-doy. I was just asking. Jeesh.)

Nov 27, 2011
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I’m not 100% sure why, but I kinda think it’s important to have a photo of yourself at different points in your life. It felt right to document my now-self on this little trip I just went on, even if it’s only useful for my future-self. (Also, if you’re reading this, future-self, please excuse that you went through a phase where you liked taking high-contrast black and white photos. Just know that you liked it at the time.)

I’m not 100% sure why, but I kinda think it’s important to have a photo of yourself at different points in your life. It felt right to document my now-self on this little trip I just went on, even if it’s only useful for my future-self. (Also, if you’re reading this, future-self, please excuse that you went through a phase where you liked taking high-contrast black and white photos. Just know that you liked it at the time.)

Nov 14, 2011
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There are some exceptions to everything, but that’s called style, not structure.
Dan Harmon, outlining his storytelling structure.
Nov 14, 2011
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George Lucas without a beard! Look at that dude!

George Lucas without a beard! Look at that dude!

Nov 10, 2011
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There is a popular belief in Japan that a person’s ABO blood type or ketsueki-gata (血液型) is predictive of his or her personality, temperament, and compatibility with others, similar to how astrological signs are used, though blood type plays a much more prominent role in Japanese society than astrology does in the West.

Blood types in Japanese culture - Wikipedia

Huh.

Japan, I kinda really want to go to you.

Nov 10, 2011
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My thesis is done. Suck it, my thesis.

Nov 8, 2011
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Why We Like: A Recommendation Engine For Tumblr Users

Hey again, Tumblr.

Here’s the exciting conclusion of my research project. Now that I know why people Like stuff on Tumblr, I’ve been able to build a recommendation system that I think is a little smarter than most.

Most recommendation sites just look at what you Like. However, we Like things for all sorts of reasons. Should Liking something because it made you laugh contribute the same amount to recommendations as Liking something because you agreed with it? I don’t think so.

My site asks you a few questions about why you’ve clicked that Like button, and takes that into account when it gives you some suh-weet recommendations.

Why We Like only gets better as more people use it. So, if you’d like, find some new new people to follow and tell me whether they’re any good (providing feedback is at the end of the recommendation process).

You get some cool new people to follow, and I get some more data for my thesis — everybody wins!

Nov 7, 2011
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Presenting: The Riker Maneuver.

Season 2 was a whole new beginning for Star Trek: The Next Generation. There were new doctors, new beards, and whole new ways of sitting down in chairs.

I’ve never seen Riker pull this stunt a second time, so I can only assume he did it here for the first time in front of the captain, got embarrassed that no-one said what he did was cool, and then never did it again. Starship politics are weird like that.

Oct 26, 2011
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INT. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD BOARDROOM - DAY Men and women in business attire sit around a conference table. Some have laptops, others have stacks of paper. They are here to discuss which stories to run tomorrow. BUSINESSMAN OK, next on the agenda. We've got this story about Android app download numbers surpassing iOS's and we need a graphic to put in the header. Whaddaya got, team? KID WHO CAME TO WORK WITH HIS DAD, THE BOSS We should put skateboards on it! Not wanting to get on the boss's bad side, the team slowly nod their heads in agreement. ALL Yeah, good idea. Great thinking, kiddo! That's a great idea! I don’t understand the picture at all. The android is about to do a trick, maybe? It’s definitely on a skateboard, but I’m not seeing the connection between extreme sports and mobile operating systems. Is the skateboard angling up at the end meant to represent the growth of Android app downloads? Wait. I’ve got it. What if the whole thing is a musing on the evolution of Android — at first, rocky on the metaphorical skateboard that is the tech industry, but eventually finding its feet and getting ready to pop some sick ollies! I take it all back, SMH graphic design department.

INT. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD BOARDROOM - DAY

Men and women in business attire sit around a conference table. Some have laptops, others have stacks of paper. They are here to discuss which stories to run tomorrow.

                            BUSINESSMAN

                OK, next on the agenda. We've got  
                this story about Android app download  
                numbers surpassing iOS's and we  
                need a graphic to put in the header.  
                Whaddaya got, team?

                       KID WHO CAME TO WORK   
                       WITH HIS DAD, THE BOSS

                We should put skateboards on it!

Not wanting to get on the boss's bad side, the team slowly nod their heads in agreement.

                               ALL

                 Yeah, good idea. Great thinking,  
                 kiddo! That's a great idea!

I don’t understand the picture at all. The android is about to do a trick, maybe? It’s definitely on a skateboard, but I’m not seeing the connection between extreme sports and mobile operating systems. Is the skateboard angling up at the end meant to represent the growth of Android app downloads?

Wait. I’ve got it. What if the whole thing is a musing on the evolution of Android — at first, rocky on the metaphorical skateboard that is the tech industry, but eventually finding its feet and getting ready to pop some sick ollies! I take it all back, SMH graphic design department.

Oct 26, 2011
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My Research Project: Why We Like

Hey, Tumblr.

I’m really interested in Like buttons. I think they’re a fascinating phenomenon. It’s something that’s not even five years old and yet it’s already become something that millions of people do every day. It’s something that we do without thinking, but can’t always explain. Long story short, I’m interested. So interested, in fact, that I decided that my undergrad research project at UQ should be about why we click Like buttons and how knowing that might be able to improve social recommendation systems. I need to gather some information from real live people, and I could really use your help — all you’d have to do is keep using Tumblr. Interested? Read on.

As part of my research, I’m investigating why people are Liking things online. To keep things simple, I’m focusing on users of one particular social network — in this case, Tumblr. I’m running a kind of diary study over the course of a week to find out why people are Liking things on Tumblr.

Here’s how it works. You download and install a browser extension (for Safari or Chrome). Then, for the next week, every time you Like a Tumblr post, a form pops up and asks you why you just Liked that post. You answer the question and submit the form, and then the form goes away. Too easy, right? Everything’s kept anonymous, and you can opt out at any time by just uninstalling the browser extension.

If you’d like to participate in the diary study (and boy would it be swell if you would), head over here, download the browser extension and get Liking!

Thanks for your time.

Oct 21, 2011
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Preparing to go on stage at Macworld in 1997. Photographed by Diana Walker.

Preparing to go on stage at Macworld in 1997. Photographed by Diana Walker.

Oct 15, 2011
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Ugh. Ugh. UGH. Adam called it back in January:

Ugh. Ugh. UGH.

Adam called it back in January:

Oct 13, 2011
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MST3K — Beyond Thunderdome

“Also, it really helps if your stooge speaks of a thunderdome in a disparaging manner, as in our little playlet. It’ll still work if he speaks of a thunderome in a positive light, but if I were you, I’d wait until somebody slams a thunderdome.”

Oct 13, 2011
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Ryan never lets me forget about my heritage.

Ryan never lets me forget about my heritage.

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