December 2011
5 posts
“The study found that if HIV-infected heterosexual individuals begin taking...”
– I’m a bit shocked that it’s taken us this long to realize early prevention actually helps.
HIV Study Named 2011 Breakthrough of the Year by Science
“In fact, it is now usually cheaper to just try something than to sit around and...”
– Innovating by the Seat of Our Pants
Joi Ito on the new face of innovation, I love this brave new world.
WatchNick Kroll’s epic tale about pooping his pants is amazing, pretty much horrifies Conan.
November 2011
3 posts
Confessions of an Aca/Fan: Archives "Fighting Evil... →
nataliemorales:
This is kinda sad
goshyesthemiddleman:
A blog post by Henry Jenkins, the Provost’s Professor of Communications, Journalism, and Cinematic Art at the University of Southern California about The Middleman—a few years old, but still a pretty awesome read.
Sigh.
1 tag
“Look, Barnes. Listen, Noble. These spec lies only make you look shifty and...”
– Nook’s Specs Are Exaggerated, Again
Preach it, Pogue.
August 2011
1 post
“Six decades into the computer revolution, four decades since the invention of...”
– Marc Andreessen on Why Software Is Eating the World - WSJ.com
July 2011
1 post
“I’ve never thought that there would be one social service to rule them...”
– Fred Wilson — Why I’m Rooting For Google
May 2011
3 posts
“If you go out and buy an iPhone 4 or the latest iPod shuffle, iPod nano or iPod...”
– Apple upgrades leave bitter taste - The Guardian
It’s shit like this, Apple.
April 2011
1 post
“Between 1900 and 1940, mortality rates in the United States fell 40 percent. How...”
– What happens when we run out of water? - Salon.com
February 2011
1 post
November 2010
1 post
October 2010
2 posts
WatchThe Marty McFly voice for the new Back to the Future game is amazing, via @toast4321
“A hall full of elderly white people in Medicare-paid scooters, railing against...”
– Tea & Crackers | Rolling Stone
September 2010
2 posts
WatchOn why it’s wiser to keep your goals to yourself
I can’t really say I’ve noticed this in my own experience, but that study is still fascinating.
“Cyberspace, not so long ago, was a specific elsewhere, one we visited...”
– William Gibson - Google’s Earth
August 2010
3 posts
July 2010
4 posts
WatchThis physics engine looks incredible.
Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 - Teaser (by Thiago Costa via Reddit)
Everything Dave Chen Is Occupied With: Epic... →
Wow. Just wow.
Everything (spelling errors and all) has been preserved from the original e-mail. Enjoy.
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Deer Slashfilmcast, (especially david “politically correct” chen and devindra ‘liar’ hardowar) After listening to your ‘review’ of Avatar: The Last Airbender, I can say without…
I would like to marry this girl and her keen sense of logic.
“What signal are we sending young people? Trim your sails, be politically...”
– Can We Talk? - NYTimes.com
On the firing of Octavia Nasr over her now infamous tweet.
April 2010
3 posts
“The iPad is emphatically not a serious readers’ device: the only people who...”
– NSFW: I Admit It, The iPad Is A Kindle Killer. I Just Wish It Weren’t Going To Kill Reading Too - Paul Carr
“As the internet devolves knowledge to something we [poor people] can get, you’ll...”
– Why I won’t be buying an iPad, and why it doesn’t matter as much as you think it does. - Quinn Norton
“The way you improve your iPad isn’t to figure out how it works and making...”
– Corey Doctorow - Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)
I think Doctorow really gets at the essence of what bothers me about the iPad, and Apple’s closed environment in general.
March 2010
4 posts
“The Dude is in a sense Philip Marlowe — not in his energy or focus, but in...”
– Ebert reviews The Big Lebowski as part of his Great Movies collection — consistently some of my favorite pieces of film writing.
WatchStupid Cat Doesn’t Understand Ice
January 2010
3 posts
WatchPerhaps the best Mario ad I’ve ever seen. Sigur Ros makes everything more epic.
thatisawesome:
streeter:
How could someone with such a good understanding of editing, pacing and story telling be responsible for this great fan-made ad AND have a hotmail account for his contact? I must meet this breathing contradiction.
nicely done.
December 2009
11 posts
“In contrast [to The Hurt Locker], another current film received lavish aid from...”
– Open the hurt locker and learn how rough men come hunting for souls - Roger Ebert’s Journal
Chalk another one up on the mile-long list of reasons to hate Transformers 2.
“I mean if you did understand how to do things, your guys wouldn’t be standing up...”
– A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T - Fake Steve Jobs
Oh Fake Steve, I think I love you.
/Filmcast Ep. 78 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (GUEST: C.... →
This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley check out Dan Eckman and Derrick Comedy’s Mystery Team, wonder how Hollywood was able to make ninjas…
November 2009
13 posts
The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 77 - Imagined... →
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their…
/Filmcast Ep. 77 - Precious (GUEST: Jen Yamato... →
This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley celebrate Fight Club’s 10th anniversary by diving into the film’s newly released Blu-Ray, praise Park…