May 2009
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“It was the first time I was explicitly told that racism was unpleasant and it...”
– Charlie Brooker on the BNP and their political broadcast (via jhnbrssndn)
As I am in a rush, I cannot elaborate much, but THIS could very well be applied to The Netherlands. Or almost any other country in Europe or the American continent, really.
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Next couple of weeks...
…posting will be more erratic than usual. Tomorrow I am flying to Vienna until Friday night. After only a couple of days home in Amsterdam, Tuesday 26th I am flying to Berlin until the 30th.
I will, of course, post the usual out of focus tacky photos I’ve become known for, spiced up with whatever I commentary I can offer.
(Upon return, I will also probably bitch and moan at my...
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“Air pollution has long been a fact of life in Spanish cities, but scientists now...”
– Spanish study shows cocaine in the air - Europe - MSNBC.com
This could explain so many things!
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braaaaaaains.... →
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WTF?!
In the past 24 hours no less than 5 “weight loss experts” have started following me on Twitter. They all claim to be able to make people lose weight fast. WTF is the universe trying to tell me?! I am happy the way I am. Really, I am. I DON’T BLOODY WANT TO BE THINNER.
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Ain’t that peculiar, George Clinton ft. Sly...
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"Tumblarity", meaningful content and echo chambers
Since this obscure algorithm has been put in place, it has become aparent that the best way to keep the “Tumblarity” up is to post and post, and post… and then post some more. It seems that content is pretty irrelevant, what matters is a bunch of people “liking” what you post and reblogging it, preferably ad infinitum.
What will probably happen in the future, is that...
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Day of the lentil burghers: Ghent goes veggie to... →
Ghent embarks on a radical experiment today, seeking to make every Thursday a day free of meat and of the fish and shellfish for which the city is renowned.
On the eve of what is being touted as an unprecedented exercise, the biggest queue in the Flemish university town of 200,000 yesterday was for signatures – to collect a bag of wholefood goodies and sign up for “Donderdag – Veggie...
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Crafting in Color Etsy Team: Member Spotlight:... →
Look who was interviewed here! None other than the talented Linda Boucher. It’s a good read, sheding light into the artist’s creative process.
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I didn’t know what time it was, Billie...
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Confidential to appliedculture:
numbersixspeaks:
I think I need to see photographic evidence, dearie.
Gladly, but you will need to wait until my next trip to Buenos Aires, where my mother keeps such embarrassing memorabilia (as you are well aware, I am not afraid of posting my ugly mug anyway, but those days… those days…).
Worst day had to be when a TV crew stopped me and my friends in a shopping street to film us,...
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“A Defense Department official has been charged with conspiracy to communicate...”
– Federal Bureau of Investigation - The Washington Field Office: Department of Justice Press Release
I get cold war chills reading this press release. Apparently, he was selling classified docs to China.
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Dispatch From Lostinthought
retropolitics:
Screw trying to raise my Tumblarity! I want to win-win-win! I’m gonna see how fast I can tank my numbers. If my overnight stats are any indication - I outta be dead in the water in no time at all.
/snarkydispatch
Actually, apparently you need do nothing to tank your numbers. The algorithm seems to be sentient and suffering from a heavy case of PMS. My figures were up by 100...
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mattpayton:
SONG OF THE DAY
My favorite The...
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dink-a-tron:
Do you ever get the feeling, that what you are about to undertake is nothing but folly?
Oh hai! welcome to my life! Would you like some tea to go with the folly?
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“Dubbed dial-a-fatwa and dial-a-sheikh in its native Egypt, [the phone line] will...”
– Dial-a-Fatwa - Schott’s Vocab Blog - NYTimes.com
Since I am still incensed over the “but she is ugly” comments in my previous post, I shall call and ask for instructions on how to publicly flog ugly people to punish them for their boldness.
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kelseysmile →
binarylove:
unfollowfriday:
You really should shut the fuck up. Right now. First of all, you’re a needy fat bitch. You probably say that you haven’t had a boyfriend almost everyday. No one gives a fuck. And you’re another one of those people who posts a different picture of yourself every single day. And guess what? You’re UGLY. You’re always all “I’m so fat. I’m so gross.” Shut the fuck up. I...
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Love won’t let me wait, John Legend.
Part...
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“Pâté or dog food? Either could be yummy. That’s because you probably...”
– The taste of dog food? It’s harder than you think to identify - Los Angeles Times
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“YES! YES! It’s the first Eurovision semi final tonight! I shall watch this...”
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Miasma
The most bizarre thing happened to me last night: your name popped up in my dreams. And it was in connection with peyote… what kind of shaman are you assaulting my dreams? eh, eh?
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gospelofmoll:
Cyro Baptista - Immigrant Song...
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Pretty in Pink, Psychedelic Furs.
Yeah, dancing...
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One Goal, film trailer - Directed by Sergi Agusti →
The link above takes to the website of film maker Sergi Agusti. Someone on Twitter just posted a link to a news item about a football tournament in Uganda and asked if football can change lives. Watch the trailer above (sadly not possible to embed it, as it is is in the director’s website) for the film One goal, which quite possibly answers that question. The film describes the journey of a...
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WatchJust Landed - 36 Hours on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
A compelling animated map visualization that focuses on revealing interesting data hidden in a social network information stream, here the travel information gathered from people’s public Twitter streams by searching for the term ‘Just landed in…’.
The idea is relatively simple: a Processing application finds those tweets that...
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