August 2008
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“…Aaaand we’re back, just in time to note that, pursuant to Section...”
– Oliver Burkeman’s Campaign Diary: Barack Obama wins the nomination, again | World news | guardian.co.uk
The rest of the world is laughing at us again as usual.
Yeah, rest of the world. I know… I know.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave, as Explained by... →
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Anti-choice protesters protest a party organized... →
Just think about that for a minute.
It was the 88th anniversary of women getting the right to vote.
The DNC throws a party in honor of this fact.
And anti-choice orgs came out to protest.
They protested Women’s Equality Day.
Speaks volumes about what the so-called “pro-life” movement is actually about, doesn’t it?
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“Just consider this the Ministry of Truth.”
– Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams, describing the GOP’s anti-DNC war room.
In Orwell’s 1984, The Ministry of Truth was responsible for falsifying historical events and manufacturing propaganda.
So. Very. Apt.
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“Hollywood really has run out of ideas. If you took away every remake,...”
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“As soon as a particular style is hot, legions of designers reverse-engineer the...”
– ideasonideas: Fuck style
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The difference between art and propaganda... →
…needs to be explained to the peeps at MoveOn.
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Victoria Jackson doesn’t go for Obama’s... →
1. I had no idea Victoria Jackson (of SNL fame) was a fundie wackaloon.
2. She thinks Obama is the anti-Christ, a communist, a racist, a Muslim — but its other people who are ignorant.
3. Correct me if I’m wrong, but if you’re a fundie wackaloon, wouldn’t you want the anti-Christ to come to power? Don’t you guys desperately hope/believe that the apocalypse will...
“Hallmark is jeopardizing its brand as a family-friendly company. Customers used...”
– Wendy Wright, president for Concerned Women of America, getting her panties in a knot over Hallmark’s new line of gay-friendly cards.
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Joe Biden is not the change we were waiting for. →
I can’t vote for McCain — but everything Obama does seems to communicate that he doesn’t want me voting for him.
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Aquent, 99Designs and the Design Industry →
And speaking of (in reference to my last post) — Aquent stirred up a shitstorm earlier this month by posting for a $500 redesign on 99designs. Sweet jesus.
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“As professions go, design is an odd bird. For instance, the design profession...”
– Design View / Andy Rutledge: The Opposite of Professional
Interesting stuff. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series. I think this is something that needs to be talked about — especially as outfits like logoworks and 99designs continue to flourish and deflate the value of a real...
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Teen Drops Out of School to Play Guitar Hero →
So far, Blake has won around $1,000—but that money came in the form of gift certificates, gaming equipment, and Chick Fil-A combo meals. He hopes to start bringing in some actual cash after his father takes him to the U.S. regionals of the World Cyber Games.
Live the dream, dude. Live the dream.
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Shameless self-promotion. →
A new portfolio site for me. I rarely post my own work to this tumblr, but whatthehell.
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“My friends, we have reached a crisis, the first probably serious crisis...”
– John McCain
You know, if you leave out the crises in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Darfur, Iraq… oh and that whole September 11 thing…
Ass.
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Sky partners with Fox on 'Rocky Horror' remake →
There is nothing about this that is a good idea.
WatchIf a major corporation was in charge of designing the stop sign.
via my amazingly patient wife, who deals with this level of nonsense every single day so we can keep eating from the Whole Foods and sort of pay our bills on time.
“‘…Early adopter insiderness’ wins out over...”
– Elliott Riebman: Is There Room for Culture in an iPhone World?, Letter to the Editor - NYTimes.com
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