September 2009
HTML5 Superfriends →
Jeffrey & friends declare their support for the direction of HTML5, but with listed concerns. Short URL: http://farukat.es/p316
My parents own a sheep. It's in their back yard.
Please.
Think of the sheep.
So, what’s your claim to fame?
Reblog with your first job and age you started...
sokeri:
<lots of people snipped to save the dashboards>
Herbalife Distributor/office assistant - 13 yes I said Herbalife. the 80s, yo.
no, wait, babysitter - my sister was born when I was 8 so… 8
Video game journalist, 16.
August 2009
Johann Hari: Republicans, religion and the triumph... →
Fantastic piece. One of many little gold nuggets in there:
Here’s what’s actually happening. The US is the only major industrialised country that does not provide regular healthcare to all its citizens. Instead, they are required to provide for themselves – and 50 million people can’t afford the insurance. As a result, 18,000 US citizens die every year needlessly, because they...
Incidentally, it's hot as all fuck here.
By which I mean 37°C / 98.6°F.
I think my Neko has turned into Choo-choo bear.
Inspired by Poeks: my Safari Alphabet
(cos Firefox sucks)
apple.com
blog.9elements.com
carsonified.com
daringfireball.net
emzbulletproof.tumblr.com
farukat.es
google.com
herdingsquirrels.com
imdb.com
jkontherun.com
kurafire.net
localhost:8080
modernizr.com
newfavoritesong.tumblr.com
owltastic.com
penny-arcade.com
questionablecontent.net
reddit.com
storiesofhealth.org
tumblr.com
us.hsbc.com
validator.w3.org
...
My Last.fm Top 5 Tracks, ever
1 Eric Johnson – Cliffs of Dover full track 594 1 DragonForce – Through the Fire and Flames 594 3 System of a Down – Vicinity of Obscenity full track 425 4 Fall Out Boy – This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race full track 420 5 Panic at the Disco – Time to Dance 417
http://www.last.fm/user/{yourusername}/charts?subtype=tracks
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Hell In A Handbag
jaydensmommie:
Though I don’t doubt that there are hypocritical Christians in The Netherlands, there’s also a pretty good chance this lady wasn’t Christian at all and just thought that if she acted the way she did then no one would suspect her of stealing.
Yeah, hence why I put “Christian” in quotes.
Hell In A Handbag
Me: “That will be 17.50, please.”
Customer: “Are you a Christian, dear?”
Me: “Why do you ask?”
Customer: “Are you?”
Me: “Well, no. Why do you want to know?”
Customer: “Oh. I would like to be helped by someone else, please.”
Manager: “Good morning ma’am, I hear you’ve been having a problem with the clerk?”
Customer: “Oh, she didn’t make any trouble, it’s just that I don’t want my money to be handled by someone not of the faith. You should be careful, she’ll probably nick from the till when you’re not looking.”
Manager: “You’re right, ma’am, I shall definitely have to reprimand her.”
Me: *surprised* “What for?”
Manager: “For failing to notice that the lady was not planning on paying for the three Mars bars and the map of Europe she must have put in her bag while you were fetching me.”
(The customer freezes for a second, then looks at her bag.)
Customer: “Good heavens! I must’ve been so distracted I didn’t even notice the devil putting them there!”
.: .
Via: http://notalwaysright.com/hell-in-a-handbag/2394
(addendum): This was in Maastricht, The Netherlands, showing that _every_ country has hypocritical "Christians", including my own homeland.
Pope says atheists are responsible for global... →
fuckyeahatheism:atheistramblings:retropolitics:National Secular Society:
The Pope has claimed that atheism is responsible for the destruction of the environment. In a speech at the Vatican on Wednesday, Ratzinger said: “Is it not true that inconsiderate use of creation begins where God is marginalized or also where his existence is denied? If the human creature’s relationship with the Creator...
Top 10 UX Myths →
Ten great things to keep in mind when designing a User Interface (digital or otherwise). Short URL: http://farukat.es/p315
Eric Giler demos wireless electricity →
Demo includes charging an iPhone, Android G1 and a Nokia phone—all wirelessly, all completely safe. Short URL: http://farukat.es/p314
I got motherfucking paid today.
slowgraffiti:
My two weeks of being a teacher have equated to more money than I have ever had in my bank account at one time.
I suddenly understand why NFL rookies blow all their signing bonuses. I almost bought a touch screen phone and a Mac Book today after school.
And I only have a teacher’s salary.
Hooray! :)
“[The author] fails to note that many scientists are atheists and some of these...”
– William Bazik in response to “Why Obama’s church choice matters” (via meagannnn: fuckyeahatheism)
“When you guys change avatars, I get the same look on my face as my Labrador when...”
– @nonsequiturific, Tweet of the Day honorable mention, August 28, 2009
Let this be a lesson to you all never, ever to change your avatars.
And check out the complete list of picks for Tweet of the Day
(via joeschmitt)
Faruk: I don’t think “never ever” is a good idea. I was using...
Aaaand neighbor #2 is now on Tumblr, too! →
Now we just need the third Delicious Librarian to come onboard and we’ll have ourselves a foursomeparty.
10 Reasons Why Snow Leopard is an Essential... →
Pete Mortensen:
10. It’s Leopard Done Right The release of Mac OS X Leopard was fraught with peril. It was late, it ran a bit slow, and it offered amazing new features — some of which weren’t…
"They don’t give a rat’s ass about the less... →
Must-read little piece on the Healthcare reform debate, explaining some of the reasoning for the anti-reformist side. Short URL: http://farukat.es/p312
“Trust me, you don’t want the kind of girl that being a non-nice guy will...”
– My friend Joshua, from Topeka.
Best love-life advice anyone’s ever given me, given certain situations.
This is why I plan to visit him once I do my road trip.
Indefensible
monkeyfrog:
I can tell you some of the reasoning behind the folks who are against universal healthcare in the US. I am very much in favor of it, but my parents are very much against it and I can some up part of their reasoning for you.
Money and resentment.
My parents grew up very poor on subsistence farms. Their families were basically sharecroppers. They ran away, got married, had kids, and...
“I want to come to this place with my son.”
– My son, 5, implying he’s going to make me a grandpa someday. (via redcloud)
…if he hasn’t already. ;-)
The Age of WebKit →
On Monday I linked to the announcement of RIM’s acquisition of Torch Mobile, developers of a WebKit-based mobile browser, and briefly mentioned that more and more, it seems that WebKit is…
Venetian →
From the Vegas ‘09 set.
Short URL: http://farukat.es/p310
IKEA Leaves Futura Behind and Elopes with Verdana →
An unsettling change. Futura has been an elegant and fitting part of IKEA’s brand identity throughout the years; seeing them switch to the largely unappealing Verdana is a shame. The reason:
In…
