February 2012
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No pressure
If by Monday I write down on a simple piece of paper an updated description of a job I more or less invented four and a half years ago, I will likely not only be re-entering that role, but be earning three times what I did when I first brought it to the company.
I’ve been staring at a blank document for 75 minutes. And I’m getting some beer. And I’m telling myself “Shh,...
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“As it exists is as I built it.”
– The most intentionally contrived thing I’ve typed in a week.
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“An example of a query that should return results is “Sylvester Stallone” and...”
– Review notes.
Pray that no-one announces a Woody Allen / Carrot Top vehicle in the next few days (or ever).
(via scottjacksonx)
Scott just submitted a new app for review to the iPhone App Store. I’ve been playing with for a couple weeks and it’s saved me some time (and provided...
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snijglau:
laurenddddd: more fashion posts, please.
I…I panicked!
Aaron, you’re so fancy.
This is how I like to remember Aaron, before he became a fashion blogger
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Douglas, are you a 29-year-old man who just bought...
Yes. It’s, uh, …for art.
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Ben Brown: Dear internet, →
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And this has got me thinking that, though I’ve got 17 years of experience in this industry, maybe I’m not actually in this industry. Maybe I’m just a hobbyist. A poseur.
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I shrugged. Katie, as usual, is right: I am a genius and a visionary the likes of which the world has only rarely ever seen. Time and money and 20 year old computer programmers with 6 figure salaries are...
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"Why don't you write about me?"
thisistheglamorous:
For Valentine’s Day, and every day, I’m thankful and charmed to have her want to share her life with me. She’s amazing, which many of you already know, but I’m truly the lucky one to see the small and beautiful things she shares each day. Read More
Another of my favorite duos. It’s heartwarming.
Sharing a relationship while sharing parts of oneself...
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“Strange fascination, fascinating me / Changes are taking the pace I’m...”
– David Bowie
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“We’re not going to call her a cunt because that has warmth and depth and...”
– Mom’s in town and remains quotable
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Noses, the back of ears
“What are you finding to be attractive features of people this week, Doug?” edition.
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Let's find twenty nice things to say about the...
Most of Tumblr seems fixated on fostering false outrage.
Most ‘news’papers seem geared toward instilling fear in people.
Thankfully we’ve all got better things on which to be spending this time of ours. Right?
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“The main problem, he suggests, is that online dating sites assume that if...”
– The Guardian is covering Dan Ariely’s research into dating websites. Dan’s books and website, dealing with the irrational mind are much more interesting, naturally.
I’m not a fan of being turned into a baseball card or human checklist, or doing it to others. Some people claim to...
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