January 2009
77 posts
“The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.” Leo Tolstoy, What is to be done?
links for 2009-01-30 →
Guess the Lego Movie Star →
Although some of these aren’t bad, “He claims they take up to 30 hours to build”. I wonder what he does with the other 29 hours and 35 minutes…
links for 2009-01-29 →
Not safe for work: If you can't say anything nice,... →
Paul Carr on being an arsehole online and why a bit of balance is needed. I know I’m generally on the more cynical side, but I think he makes a lot of sense here.
“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.” Anton Chekhov, The Teacher of Literature
Ban this sick Nazi paedo filth! →
Martin Belam imagines the male/female roles reversed in The Reader and how the Sun would feel about it. Although this post contains spoilers, instead of avoiding it, I suggest reading it as an…
“If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” Otto von Bismarck
“I never meant to say that the conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative.” JS Mill
links for 2009-01-27 →
So you want to be a geek… →
Some interesting pointers here. Something I really need to look into in more detail.
“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.” Francis Bacon
Print your own sheet music, or paper for TAB →
Useful.
David Mitchell defends our mad monarchy →
I agree with Mitchell on this one. Yes, monarchy is ridiculous and outdated, but on the other hand, that’s its charm.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Douglas Adams (30)
Katalyst (15)
Jamie Lidell (13)
Beirut (11)
Bon Iver (10)
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“This was freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.” Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
“If God wanted us to believe in him, he’d exist.” Linda Smith
links for 2009-01-23 →
Sorry, but you are not entitled to your opinion →
Jamie Whyte on why ‘being entitled to your opinion’ doesn’t really mean anything at all.
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” Elbert Hubbard
links for 2009-01-22 →
“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lizard-in-broccoli taken as pet →
Another case of headline-better-than-story.
“In a 2003 poll, most Indonesians had a higher opinion of Osama bin Laden than they did of George W. Bush.” Barack Obama
links for 2009-01-20 →
Richard Herring on Marriage →
And hearing some wisdom shared at the Westfield shopping centre, which is a rare enough occasion that it’s probably worthy of note.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Beirut (21)
Arthur Russell (16)
Animal Collective (14)
Melody Gardot (4)
Little Boots (3)
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“We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.” Francis Bacon
links for 2009-01-17 →
“The truth is, that in London it is always a sickly season. Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be.” Jane Austen, Emma
The End of Wall Street's Boom →
@mykreeve recommended this excellent article to me. Worth reading as an introduction to why Wall St is so fucked.
My Podcast →
“When one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people’s souls give off such a pungent smell of decay.” Octave Mirbeau
links for 2009-01-13 →
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” Winston Churchill
FREITAG →
Make lovely bags.
“Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.” Christopher Hitchens
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
The National (12)
Melody Gardot (12)
M83 (8)
Half Man Half Biscuit (6)
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (6)
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Minifig Characters #6: Death →
“The ordinary can be absolutely miraculous.” Simon Armitage
links for 2009-01-11 →