December 2008
“9. NISSAN 370Z The Nissan GT-R has been gobbling up auto awards this year, so...”
– Cars Didn’t Cause the Crisis - List - NYTimes.com
“Any man today who returns from work, sinks into a chair, and calls for his pipe...”
– Bill Cosby Quotes
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Lazy Sunday
yup… very lazy Sunday
“All the great architects—every one of them—says, ‘It...”
– Joshua Prince-Ramus - Best Modernist Architecture - Esquire
“A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging...”
– The Raw Story | ‘Karl Rove’s IT guru’ Mike Connell dies in plane crash
“The great lesson here taught is for all time. Often the Christian life is beset...”
– Patriarchs and Prophets
“The followers of Christ must be partakers of His experience. They must receive...”
– Patriarchs and Prophets
“Serendipitous encounters between people who know each other well, sort of well,...”
– Everything on the Internet is true
“Regarding Apple’s decision, John Siracusa writes: There are many words that...”
– Daring Fireball
“Next year Palm will introduce an entirely new operating-system platform for...”
– Lyons: Firms Make a Killing on i-Phone Apps | Newsweek Daniel Lyons | Techtonic Shifts | Newsweek.com
“I think hip-hop artists will have no choice but to talk about different things...”
– Rapper Common: Obama will change hip-hop’s attitude - CNN.com
“We must delight in each other, make other’s conditions our own, rejoice...”
– Best Books For A Transformative New Year : NPR
“Do you feel any remorse or have any sleepless nights when you sign a death...”
– Jamaica Gleaner News - Judge Joe Brown says death penalty an incentive to commit murder - Sunday | November 30, 2008
“We still suffer to a great extent from the remnants of slave culture in the...”
– Jamaica Gleaner News - Judge Joe Brown says death penalty an incentive to commit murder - Sunday | November 30, 2008
“Rap videos make some people upset because of the raw sexuality, but it’s...”
– Jamaica Gleaner News - Judge Joe Brown says death penalty an incentive to commit murder - Sunday | November 30, 2008
“WASHINGTON — Protests by conservative lawmakers led architects to promise...”
– Conservative lawmakers bring God, pledge to Capitol Visitor Center - Politics AP - MiamiHerald.com
“HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday his...”
– Fidel Castro says Cuba could talk with Obama | Reuters
“Element Four, a small Canadian firm, has applied its water technology to create...”
– The machine creating water out of thin air - CNN.com
“This is humbling……
Men whom God favored, and to whom He entrusted...”
– Patriarchs and Prophets
“This bit right here grabbed me.
Inspiration faithfully records the faults of...”
– Patriarchs and Prophets
“Joseph gradually gained the confidence of the keeper of the prison, and was...”
– Patriarchs and Prophets
“Powerful stuff, this rule is something Johnathan Ive has perfected at Apple
...”
– Design Observer
“My job, and that of scores of designers I have worked with in my area, has been...”
– Design Observer
“After a long and lazy boom, America has become a society that squanders just...”
– The Wallet : What A Bear Market Might Teach Us
“Work on things that matter, serve the greater good
In this first lesson I may...”
– Design Observer
“Most people believe that brands are the promise of an experience. I believe that...”
– Deep Glamour: At the Intersection of Imagination & Desire: DG Q&A: Debbie Millman
“Seth Godin: The only reason to answer the phone when a customer calls is to make...”
– Daring Fireball
Nokia unveils flagship N97 phone →
Details are coming in but it’s official. The N97 features a large touchscreen phone with a retail price at around 550 euros ($693.4) excluding subsidies and taxes, phone to ship in H1 2009.
Why Facebook wants to spam your News Feed →
Social networks have a lifecycle: They start with a small core of early adopters, swell as mainstream users getBy the numbers, there are no signs of Facebook fatigue. The social network’s ranks…
Teen shows up bruised, chained at Calif. gym →
Police are questioning a couple after a bruised and half-naked 17-year-old boy showed up at a gym Monday with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said more
People Buying Used PCs for Salvage Copies of... →
Apparently, according to IDC and computer repair outfit Rescuecom, it’s cheaper for businesses to pick up a used PC with Windows XP, than it is to buy a brand new computer with Vista and downgrade…
Obama's Change.gov Now Under Creative Commons... →
This a major coup for copyright reformers—and it’s certainly a nice bit of publicity for Creative Comons.
2010 Nissan GT-R V-Spec Details Revealed! →
Nissan has just dropped the deets on the 2010 super duper edition of their beastly GT-R. The V-spec model, which is to be released just eight days into 2009, is expected to take back the throne as…
Whole Foods to use Veggie Oil to Power Stores →
Whole Foods said its canola oil-powered generator is just the latest in its long-standing mission to become as eco-friendly as possible. a fuel cell powers a Whole Foods store in Connecticut, and the…
S. Africa ends decade of denial on AIDS →
Church bells tolled, workers put down their tools and court proceedings stopped Monday as South Africa marked a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of denial about the epidemic.
Mumbai killers to be denied a muslim burial →
A MUSLIM graveyard today refused to bury nine of the gunmen who terrorised Mumbai. The men were not true followers of the Islamic faith, according to the influential Muslim Jama Masjid Trust, which…
1 In 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder →
Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study…
6 Baby Names You Probably Shouldn’t Give Your Kid →
Forget Apple and Pilot Inspektor. If you really want to give your kid a hard time growing up, just pick from the following list. Batman? Eclipse Glasses?
Over 4,000 People Will Die Of AIDS Today In Africa... →
… just as any other day… Oh, and 2,000 children will be infected with HIV.How’s your day going?
HBO's 'Rome' might be revived as a movie! →
Hollywood Reporter- The creator of CBS’ red-hot procedural “The Mentalist” has unfinished business in Italy.Bruno Heller says he wants to produce a theatrical wrap-up to his critically beloved and…
Guillermo Del Toro Dances With Roald Dahl's... →
Now, here’s an idea that will give me nightmares for years: Guillermo Del Toro is going to direct the stop-motion feature adaptation of Roald Dahl’s fantastic novel The Witches, where a small boy…
Tom Cruise Is A Midget →
So sad, but so true.
Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law arrested →
Jennifer Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
RISE continues Jamaica's world beating streak -... →
The 5 Most Infamous Self-Inflicted Athelete... →
By now, you’ve probably heard all about New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress’s wild Thanksgiving weekend. But is it the worst off-field, self-inflicted (and non-lethal, word to our already…
10 Insane Bikes That No One Should Ever Ride →
Designers with a deathwish are pushing the boundaries of bicycle design far beyond the realm of practicality into preposterous new worlds. The following 10 bikes are some of the most outrageous…