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- how merlin mann made me feel better about my cynicism
I work very closely with social media in my job, but I might be one of the most cynical in my organization about its uses and merits. I’ve been working on being less of a jerk about the OMGWEB2.0WTFBBQ bandwagon, but Merlin Mann says it much better than I ever could in his excellent SxSW [...]
30 Mar 2009 
Nerdery & Sundry, Technology; 
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- links for 2009-03-26
McSweeney's: Cover Stories From the Most-Requested Back Issues of "The American Prognosticator" (1853–1987). All good, including "Daguerreotypes Will One Day Be in Color; Will Feature Cats in Humorous Poses With Misspelled Captions". (tags: humor) IBN: Lok Sabha Election Schedule, Stats, and Maps IBN has the best info design in Indian news today, hands down. Of [...]
26 Mar 2009 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2009-03-25
Kottke: Tournament of meat Chorizo and leg of lamb were robbed. (tags: humor food sports)
25 Mar 2009 Uncategorized; one comment. permalink
- meshugene men
Promo for the Purim show at 92Y Tribeca*, via Design Observer: *-I’ve never understood why they keep the 92Y branding. Tribeca is nowhere near 92nd. The geographic center in my brain hurts.
23 Mar 2009 & Cetera, Pop Culture & Memes, Telegram Metro (NYC); no comments. permalink
- links for 2009-03-14
Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth – WSJ.com Obama's approval ratings are now below Bush the Younger's at this time, he's lost his crossover support, and a plurality now oppose his budget. That's an incredible amount of political capital to squander in fifty days. (tags: politics) WSJ: Who Pays for Cap and Trade? — [...]
14 Mar 2009 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2009-03-04
Strange Maps: Greek To Me: Mapping Mutual Incomprehension While English speakers say "It's Greek to me!", most of the world points to Chinese as the default incomprehensible language. (via Kottke) (tags: humor language) McSweeney's-Short Imagined Monologues: This Adult Male Greater Sage Grouse Refuses to Play the Plumage Game, Baby. (tags: humor)
04 Mar 2009 Uncategorized; 2 comments. permalink
- not getting any tamer
One might wonder whether NY conservablogger Karol Sheinin is losing her snarky edge, what with her impending wedding and all. I submit this is not the case: NY Mag: The true legacy of Governor Eliot Spitzer is Governor David Paterson. Karol: Actually, no, it’s getting caught with hookers.
03 Mar 2009 Politics, Telegram Metro (NYC); one comment. permalink
- links for 2009-03-03
20 Corporate Brand Logo Evolution | instantShift (via Daring Fireball) (tags: design history logo) swissmiss | Would you like Bacon on that website? (tags: humor) Local Weather Analog weather forecasts with awesome cutout illustrations. (via swissmiss) (tags: design weather) Curious Expeditions: Librophiliac Love Letter – A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries Beautiful libraries from the days [...]
03 Mar 2009 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
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