Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Finally tried this the other day. What can I say, I’m a glutton for gastronomic punishment. That and fried chicken.
Vampire fangs: $7.99.
Cosmetic contact lenses: $29.50.
Faux fur tail: $14.99.
Fooling local news into running a story on “teen werewolves” with you and your mall goth buddies: priceless.
(God, I wish.)
Via The Big Caption, “a complement to The Big Picture wherein JOKES and STATEMENTS are made using TYPOGRAPHY.”
In other words, awesome to the power of awesome.
How MetaFilter Saved Two Russian Women From Potential Human Trafficking
Even knowing the eventual outcome, the actual thread is absolutely nerve-wracking to read.
Sometimes I get that little sad feeling. You know, like when you realize that someone you adore is a Republican.
—s·y
(cf. Owl City – Fireflies)
See also: K-Strass on WSAW. K-Strass on KQ2.
The complete Calvin & Hobbes, with live full-text search
Apparently six years in the making. Hats off to you, Mr. Subramanian.
I am adding “these are insane computer times we live in wow” to my personal lexicon.
Microsoft cancels Courier tablet
Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s VP of corporate communications:
At any given time, across any of our business groups, there are new ideas being investigated, tested, and incubated. It’s in Microsoft’s DNA to continually develop and incubate new technologies to foster productivity and creativity. The “Courier” project is an example of this type of effort and its technologies will be evaluated for use in future Microsoft offerings, but we have no plans to build such a device at this time.
Steve Jobs: Thoughts on Flash
The bottom line (literally):
New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too). Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind.
Warning: graphic violence.
(Previously from Romain Gavras: Justice – Stress.)
