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Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation - GigaOM

Friday, May 2, 2008

Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation - GigaOM
His most important point? The key thing in any company is morale. He says that if you have low morale, you’re getting $0.25 of value for every $1 you’re spending. If morale is high, you’re getting $3 for every $1.
I can’t understand why more people running businesses can’t […]

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Oh We Are So Fucked Now

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Orangutan attempts to hunt fish with spear | the Daily Mail

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LiveScience.com Blogs » Blog Archive » Afghanistan Heroes Offer to Colonize Moon, Mars and Beyond

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

LiveScience.com Blogs » Blog Archive » Afghanistan Heroes Offer to Colonize Moon, Mars and Beyond
SFC William H. Ruth of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division, is a bad motherfucker.
“Please forward this to the proper channels. I have read Stephen Hawking’s latest remarks on space travel and the importance of it to human survival. The problem […]

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From The Proceedings Of The Old Bailey, 29 April, 1747

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Q. to Joshua Ellis . What have you to say against the Prisoner at the Bar?
Ellis. On the 24th of March last, in the Evening, I was coming from Leaden-hall , this Man, the Prisoner, was behind me, and I felt his Hand in my Pocket; immediately I turned round and said, You Rogue, you […]

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This Goober Is My New Hero

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

There’s nothing on earth more awesome than a goober shooting dildos out of a spud gun via the chemical magic of Lidocaine.
For years, I’ve wanted to make a spud gun that fired Coke cans full of concrete.
You could fuck some shit up with that.

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S+R out in the world!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

My friend Kiva was at an art fair yesterday and “Scatterlings + Refugees” came on the sound system!
Which one of y’all did this? You have my gratitude — hearing about this made my day!

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Best Game Ever at Improv Everywhere

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

I friggin’ love Improv Everywhere. This is hilarious and sweet and amazing.

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Message Tape–Pixel– Better Living Through Design

Monday, March 31, 2008

Over at her excellent design blog Better Living Through Design, my old, old friend Kris Bernard posts about pixel message tape for custom LED-style ticker messages. Basically, you mark out the white “LEDs” with a Sharpie to write messages.
I’d hook mine up to a looping motorized spindle and put it in my window, so anybody […]

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Maybe We’re Not All Doomed

Friday, March 28, 2008

A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR

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YouTube - The Real Ghostbusters: The Collect Call of Cathulhu Part 1

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

YouTube - The Real Ghostbusters: The Collect Call of Cathulhu Part 1
This is why 80s cartoons were so awesome. (Not my spelling mistake, blame Mike Straczynski or whoever wrote it.)

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