July 2010
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All this new technology has yet to improve on the old radio model: putting...
– Keith Chamberlin of Saint Johnsbury, Vt., in a recent letter to The New Yorker, comparing Pandora unfavorably to WFMU. (via shutupweirdo)
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Woman in Technology →
Women may be less likely to be a code-cowboy, but they can be amazing developers. We are … trying to … counteract the subtle prejudices that leave women feeling invisible, excluded, and unrecognized for their accomplishments.
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Instead of another programming language, you might... →
… while the overall unemployment rate for New York City was 9.5% in June, experts estimate the rate is half that, or even lower, for the high-tech industry.
The caveat, however, is that, although demand for IT professionals is high, computer programming skills are not enough (on their own) to get a job, experts said. Business, sales or administration experience is also essential.
“Schools...
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The possession of a real voice is always a marvel, an almost religious thing....
– James L. Brooks
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-18) →
María Callas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Swirlies
DJ Cam
Muddy Waters
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Housesitting for Mom. Fighting back the urge to throw one of those 80’s-style suburban BYO ragers that I never got to throw in high school.
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Sometimes the best role models, and the people you should look up to the most,...
– Jennifer Love Hewitt
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I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by brevity, over-connectedness,...
– Tweet. by Oyl Miller (via fenchurch)
RT @PaulRieckhoff: Steinbrenner dead. He changed NY forever. And right after Bob Sheppard http://tinyurl.com/358glkp The end of an era. …
Oh yeah? Well, when it gets to be too much of an echo chamber everywhere, I click my heels three times and say, “Friends-Only LiveJournal.”
OH: “This bar is like the Italian-American Twitter.”
Pffft, whatever you guys… joke’s on you: Lebron’s going to the Yankees.
Jake, when will you learn that despite you being loyal & totally hot, Bella’s still gonna hang out w/ the bloodsuckers? #CloakedInMetaphor
TEAM #ESP! (Sorry @Paolo, I’m mad at them for colonizing the Philippines too, but I have a hefty wager riding on Team Spain!) #WorldCup
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“America, F*ck Yeah” is one of my fave songs to play on the 4th of July every year, but I resurrected my #1 fave: http://ow.ly/26Tys Enjoy!
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I sure hope I didn’t mug a grocery store last night, bcuz I have little explanation for the abundance of prosciutto in my fridge right now.
TEAM #ESP (colonial oppressors)! TEAM JACOB! And also: TEAM PLEASE STOP NAMING YOUR NEWBORN BOY AIDEN, THAT NAME IS TOTALLY PLAYED OUT!
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I love anything that haunts me… and never leaves.
– Jeff Buckley
Dear Mr. Softie: Why are you slinging scoops in this hood at 10PM when it’s only 70 degrees? C’mon! You’re an undercover cop. Just admit it!