March 2010
32 posts
The Social Media Bubble. →
jayparkinsonmd:
I’d like to advance a hypothesis: Despite all the excitement surrounding social media, the Internet isn’t connecting us as much as we think it is. It’s largely home to weak, artificial connections, what I call thin relationships…Call it relationship inflation. Nominally, you have a lot more relationships — but in reality, few, if any, are actually valuable. Just as currency...
The Record - Police shoot man in Waterloo
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I’m surprised I didn’t hear it.
There was a shooting across the street and now there are cop cars and news vans all over the place. Crazy!
WatchHunt (via Justus Zimmerly)
Well, this was my weekend.
“Est-ce que vous avez compris que ce n’est pas l’histoire...”
– Edgar - Éloge de l’amour
WatchYACHT - The Afterlife (via Jona Bechtolt)
Canadian government "hiding truth about climate... →
“Media coverage of climate change science, our most high-profile issue, has been reduced by over 80 percent,” says internal government documents obtained by Climate Action Network. The dramatic decline results from a 2007 Harper government-imposed prohibition on government scientists speaking to reporters. Canadian scientists have told IPS they required permission from the prime...
Watchthatrainwater:
I Feel Better - Hot Chip
Oh my goodness, this is fantastic! I love that the actual Hot Chip has little more than a cameo in their own video. Do yourself a favour and watch this, it had me laughing out loud while eating breakfast by myself.
Watchthedailywhat:
New Music! Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (Tears For Fears cover)
For the last five years of my life, Ted Leo has accompanied the arrival of springtime. I love it!
Martin Aircraft Company || The Martin Jetpack →
What?!
I never eat/snack so much as when there’s work to be done.
WatchKiD CuDi ft. MGMT & Ratatat “Pursuit Of Happiness” (via TELL&ViSiON)
“And how could we endure to live and let time pass if we were always crying for...”
– C.S. Lewis (Out of the Silent Planet)
This Wreck Of A Life - Sam Roberts
Today was...
BBC - Did the discovery of cooking make us human? →
mykicks:
Cooking is something we all take for granted but a new theory suggests that if we had not learned to cook food, not only would we still look like chimps but, like them, we would also be compelled to spend most of the day chewing.
Without cooking, an average person would have to eat around five kilos of raw food to get enough calories to survive.
The daily mountain of fruit and...
I just got a free granola bar for choosing to take the stairs instead of the elevator. Now I’m on the top floor and feeling the burn!
“Physical experience makes a much deeper impression than a purely intellectual...”
– Olafur Eliasson (via artnotartnot)
My Roger Ebert Story - Deadspin →
This is a fantastic story about one of the best film writers out there.
I decided that today would be a good day to file my ‘Intent to Graduate’ form. Good thing, because today happens to be the due date!
For Canadas Faithful, a Gold That Means Most - NY... →
An excellent write up on the importance of the game in Canada.