It's sometimes like it never started, and it's sometimes like it will never end


Jul 09
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President Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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“ I’ve seen the demonstrations on the Internet about how you can find another person using a Zune and give them a song they can play three times. It takes forever. By the time you’ve gone through all that, the girl’s got up and left! You’re much better off to take one of your earbuds out and put it in her ear. Then you’re connected with about two feet of headphone cable.
— Steve Jobs talking about Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player (source: Newsweek)
Jun 16
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Armed government-backed vigilantes (Basij/Hezbollahis) drive around Tehran on motorbikes to suppress critics of the of the disputed election.
Armed government-backed vigilantes (Basij/Hezbollahis) drive around Tehran on motorbikes to suppress critics of the of the disputed election.
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Lakers fans celebrate their team’s victory.
Lakers fans celebrate their team’s victory.
Jun 11
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“ Why is it that the people most likely to say the Holocaust didn’t happen are the people who wish it had?
— User on Metafilter
Jun 08
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Murder in America. By well-organised religious fanatics.
May 27
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From Overheard In New York

  • Girl on train: Excuse me, don't touch my bag.
  • Young thug: I am just tryin to close your zipper.
  • Girl: Yeah, and then you take my wallet!
  • Thug: Why you think I am gonna take yo wallet? Because I'm black?
  • Girl: No, because I heard you tell your friend "I'imma steal this bitch's wallet."
  • Thug: Oh.
May 26
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“ Survival depends on a crucial insight: you can’t back down from an argument that you initially made in straightforward language, with moral conviction, without seeming to lose your integrity. So managers learn the art of provisional thinking and feeling, expressed in corporate doublespeak, and cultivate a lack of commitment to their own actions. Nothing is set in concrete the way it is when you are, for example, pouring concrete.
— Michael B. Crawford (source: New York Times)
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“ Often as not, however, such crises do not end in redemption. Moments of elation are counterbalanced with failures, and these, too, are vivid, taking place right before your eyes.
— Michael B. Crawford (source: New York Times)
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“ Without the opportunity to learn through the hands, the world remains abstract and distant, and the passions for learning will not be engaged.
— Doug Stowe