Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday, May 07, 2007
Quotations from Brainy Smurf 240
"[I]f a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. This is as true in nice neighborhoods as in run-down ones . . . one unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares." --James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling's famous essay "Broken Windows"
Labels: attitude, civilization
Friday, April 13, 2007
Quotations from Brainy Smurf 239
In honor of the passing of a great writer, one of his gems...
"Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops." --Kurt Vonnegut
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"Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops." --Kurt Vonnegut
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Labels: consumerism, humor, writing
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Quotations from Brainy Smurf 238
"Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television."
--David Letterman
"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
--David Letterman
"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Labels: calling, conscience, humor
Thursday, February 01, 2007
iTunes and Radio News Updates
I thought this was a really neat hack for iTunes to give you news updates, even while listening to your music library.
Read Wil Wheaton's Listen While You Work
It's pretty neat, but I won't be trying it yet because my computer here at work, where I'd get the most use out of it, will soon change... because my job will be changing.
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Read Wil Wheaton's Listen While You Work
It's pretty neat, but I won't be trying it yet because my computer here at work, where I'd get the most use out of it, will soon change... because my job will be changing.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Cut the Cord!
Get off more junk-mail lists and help protect your privacy!
New York Times Article: Don't Call, Don't Write!
Some are old-news, others are new and helpful!
Check 'em out.
Also try: 41 Pounds-- Reclaim your mailbox!
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New York Times Article: Don't Call, Don't Write!
Some are old-news, others are new and helpful!
Check 'em out.
Also try: 41 Pounds-- Reclaim your mailbox!
Kyle=
Labels: corporations, privacy