February 2012
“The ‘world’ will be transformed from something you see to something...”
– Amazon.com: Olympus OM-D E-M5 16 MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3.0-Inch Tilting OLED Touchscreen [Body Only] (Black): Camera & Photo
Zach: There's this book that Michael Pollan wrote before Omnivore's Dilemma. It's called Botany of Desire and it's about how plants species succeed and evolve by being pleasurable to humans.
Mom: That was the dog's idea. Get to be soft and cute so you can come inside for two squares a day and your own sofa.
“It was optional to wear while we were walking on the surface of the moon …...”
– Buzz Aldrin
“Representative Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, requires...”
– Moochers Against Welfare - NYTimes.com (via newspaperthings)
“As an ASIC guy, I like to occasionally casually mention to software guys that at...”
– The machine’s view of time, if nanoseconds were seconds | Hacker News
“Stylish, compact, unobtrusive forms and appealing colors are commonly considered...”
– Wife acceptance factor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“These fun, premium grade marshmallow roasting sticks are made for us by a small...”
– Moose Mellow Sticks: The Marshmallow Stick Company
“There is no ‘Eddie Bauer’ name stamp on the wooden handles as shown....”
– Marshmallow Roasting Sticks | Eddie Bauer
“U.S. Pat. No. 6,009,796 (‘796 Patent), which issued to Larzik, discloses a...”
– Marshmallow toasting apparatus and method - Patent application
“It’s gay. If one more person asks me if I have a Twitter, I’m going...”
– Kid Rock
Matt Damon scared of Twitter
“I tried to edit the page again. Within 10 seconds I was informed that my...”
– The ‘Undue Weight’ of Truth on Wikipedia - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
WatchAll Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace (Episode I)
Zach: I haven't read any of her books.
Beta: Every architecture student talks about The Fountainhead. They all say, "Have you read The Fountainhead?"
Zach: What do they say about it?
Beta: I don't think any of them read it.
