April 2009
160 posts
John Gruber & Merlin Mann's Blogging Panel at SxSW →
a 43f Podcast. This is excellent. Funny and insightful throughout.
Bryce Dessner and Uncle Bob’s Union Guitars →
More evidence that The National is loaded with musical talent.
March 2009
244 posts
“The most important fact about our shopping malls is that we do not need most of...”
– Henry Fairlie in “The vanishing shopping mall”
One of my students handed in a home work assignment today typeset in Comic Sans. When I asked him why, he said it was his favorite font.
The Midwest meeting gets a nod in the New York Times: http://bit.ly/11x9OS
Party Codes Page →
Poole/voteview.com
Primer: Neil Young →
from the A.V. Club
Drinking chai tea and thinking about environmental policy in the 91st Congress. That sounds way more glamorous (or pretentious) than it is.
“It’s an empirical question that we can’t yet answer, though I’m sure we’re going...”
– Ana Martínez Alemán on Facebook’s potential affect on reunion attendance
Conference on Bicameralism →
@ Political Institutions and Public Choice (Duke University)
Tortillitas With Shrimp →
A Bittman recipe for spanish shrimp pancakes.
Founders Brewing Double Trouble IPA. Very hoppy, tastes like a pine tree, but not in a bad way. Not as bitter as some imperial IPAs.
“As much as I adored this [book] store, I can’t imagine the insanity of a $65k...”
– Merlin Mann on a bookstore closing
Harry Schwartz Bookshops are closing in and around Milwaukee this weekend. For me it’s probably the UWM bookstore or Amazon now.
“What’s the point of running a university computer lab when all the...”
– Ars Technica
Vacations - I Was Bikini / But Rain Afraid →
New album from the remains of Chin Up Chin Up:
You can pay as little or as much as you’d like. Even zero dollars.
Back from jog. Time to finish Midwest papers.
How big a factor was the Billy Breathes/Phish rating in the decision by Pitchfork to re-rank the top albums of the 1990’s?
Bank robbery with bomb diversions? Nothing so scary (exciting?) ever happened in Wellesley when I was growing up there. http://bit.ly/Zt7eh
Just walking past a Taco Bell makes me feel greasy.
OmniGraphSketcher really is awesome.
Twitter will save the economy, it’s a new job creation engine. See Drezner: http://bit.ly/lUEZN
Creamed shiitake mushrooms →
Matter and Light by The Theater Fire →
7.4 from pitchfork
“The verb is writing. The format and medium is new, but the craft is ancient.”
– John Gruber
M$ is running a banner ad at nytimes.com that reveals you can buy a lower spec’ed laptop with Windows and save money versus a MacBook. Wow.
There are 4389 people currently registered for the MPSA meeting next week. Regional conference indeed.
Coffee is PED. http://bit.ly/FJOIt
“There are real and wholly legitimate — just not always openly articulated...”
– Josh Marshal in “Social Contract Under Strain”
An old raspy voiced man just telephoned, looking for Eric Brown. Brown occupied my office for 30+ years but retired nearly 3 years ago.
Is 51F too warm to listen to Bon Iver?
Number of Educators in the United States →
US Census
NWS Lightning Safety Medical Information →
Odds of getting struck by lightning
Egg Noodles With Soy Broth →
from bittman
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“…[W]e will routinely prefer a shareable amateur source to a professional...”
– Clay Shirky
“Democracy is pretty good at pushing scoundrels out of office, or checking them...”
– Tyler Cowen
Hot Chocolate - Wicker Park - Chicago, IL →
chicago burger project →
Max's Burgers, Beef, and Hot Dogs To Go - The Loop... →
White Chocolate reports his eldest puked himself on plane. Between that @sethkjolly’s tantrum & sausage feet, I can’t wait to be a parent…
Finally a reason to get HBO. http://bit.ly/hbycF
So do the little dictionary styled text boxes now featured on Twitter pages already count as ads or are they going to become real ads soon?
I’d love to hear more about the magic world where Xavier Nady is a better baseball player than Nick Swisher.
Daring to Be Different: Reflections on the Life... →
via MR
The Omni Group - OmniGraphSketcher →
Best baseball name I’ve heard today? The Red Sox just signed pitcher Rocky Cherry (http://bit.ly/3uXK0). Let’s hope he makes it to Fenway.
BTW, If he makes only one appearance, I’m still buying a Smoltz t-shirt this summer.
Where the Wild Things Are preview with the big Arcade Fire music. http://bit.ly/myvaL
Gloomy day. Winter is trying to come back.
Springdale Farm CSA - Plymouth Wisconsin →
“Springdale Farm’s goal is to provide, for seven months, approximately 500 southeast Wisconsin households with a variety of fresh produce and eggs. The households become members, or ‘shareholders’ of…
“You could beg for forgiveness as long as you like, or just wait out the evening. You’ll only leave me dry. So I’ll ask you kindly…”