December 2008
103 posts
Centreforce Radio →
Great radio station with a lot of Soul and alike. Chatted with the radio host and got my name on the show which feels awesome. Recommend it if you’re a Soul buff, too.
NYT: Ad Agencies Create and Market →
Instead of waiting for paying clients agencies create their own brands and make a 100% cut. Interesting model.
Grim details of Columbia disaster - BBC News →
The astronauts still would be dead but could have lived some more seconds if helmet, etc. would work better.
Marginal Revolution: Macroeconomics without Supply →
“spending increases employment” vs “employment increases spending” What comes first?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Maria Mena (2)
Heather Nova (2)
Taylor Swift (2)
Vanessa Carlton (2)
Colbie Caillat (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
More exciting app store news →
This sounds like winning the lottery. Making $10k+ with a super simple iPhone app on a daily basis!? FTW!
Gel conference: exploring good experience →
Looks and sounds a lot like TED.
Watchdavidfuternick:
kevinbegley:
paulgulyas:
joshruben:
Duck Hunt Dog, written by Dan, directed by me, produced by CHTV, starring the brilliant Dave Futernick. digg it!
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. That just helped me get out 18 years of pent up aggression towards that asshole dog. Josh, Dave, well fucking done.
Fan-F’ing-Tastic
Dave Futernick is the future.
AFP: Fed approves GMAC bank request in boost for... →
This is just unbelivable. To get financial market bailout cash GM decided to get a bank. That’s so lausy.
Women prefer men with stubble for love, sex and... →
Check.
Laser Trapping of Neutral Particles: Scientific... →
Sometimes I like a good scientific read. Like this one.
Girls Who Visited Asda Leyton Sunday Please Please... →
Shweet and totally random Google result.
“Holy fucking shit I wasbjust in a plane crash!”
– Twitter / Mike Wilson: Holy fucking shit I wasbju …
This story about a guy twittering an airplane crash is craazy! Definitely check out his later tweets.
Alternatives to Macworld Expo - The Joy of Tech →
Geek inside humor at its best.
Delicious Library → Valhalla Island →
That’s interesting. Now I know why he can afford Lotus cars and alike.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Colbie Caillat (2)
Heather Nova (2)
Taylor Swift (2)
Vanessa Carlton (2)
Maria Mena (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchHe made this great “Where is my money” track/remix. Getting more and more addicted to dubstep.
Caspa - Caspa FABRICLIVE Dub Police mix, on Fairtilizer
WatchAmazing “friendship”.
soxiam:
Nanu & Isis on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
goddamnit.
boy born with a human foot inside his brain. →
taramcdramatic:
there’s a picture. not for the faint of heart.
YouTube - Soulja Boy Says Sorry, Promises... →
18-year-old rapper Soulja Boy Tell ‘em apologizes to parents and fans for past profanity in his music and promises to ‘set a good example’ for his young fans.
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This Plastician (aka Plasticman) set...
Galaxy Clusters Throttled by Dark Energy --... →
“What we saw was an unmistakable effect of dark energy,” says Vikhlinin, whose team is publishing the results in two papers in the 10 February 2009 issue of The Astrophysical Journal.
“If I had my druthers, the word ’stimulus’ would be expunged from public...”
– The Ideal Stimulus Package - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
White NBA Players Who Look Like Abusive Husbands →
carpeaqua:
Perhaps the newest Tumblr sensation.
Fuck You, Penguin →
You like LOLcats? Here comes the counter meme.
The Peking Order: The China Petroleum Equipment... →
Small but interesting story about a exhibition populated with fake attendees hired by whomever.
Edgar Degas - Wikipedia →
Think I found a new hero in my life. He did the hair pic from some days ago.
Some economics links
I was about to send them around via email when I came to the conclusion to simply post them here:
Marginal Revolution:
What is the best kind of fiscal policy shock?
Regarding fiscal (government spending) vs monetary (central bank) policy and which monetary policy would be best. Either “deficit-spending, deficit-financed tax cuts and a balanced budget spending...
Dan Benjamin - Video from the Shuttle's Solid... →
Freaking awesome. If you’re into spacecraft watch this.
Not too much going on, except the weird noises of the tank draining, until booster seperation. At the end, the camera switches to a view looking straight up so you can see the parachute deployment.
You can see (and hear) the separation at about the 2:00 minute mark. The parachutes deploy at 6:00 minutes, and the rocket hits the ocean...
Anybody interested in doing a fefe-watchblog? Just for the fun of it.
