January 2011
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Mobile Tumblr site is rocking
Nice work by the Tumblr engineers on the mobile-optimized site. I really prefer this over the Android app.
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“A taxi driver was ticketed by the NYPD for impeding traffic after his car...”
– Cabbie Ticketed After His Taxi Explodes on UES, Report Says - DNAinfo.com
Don’t block the box. Ever.
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“According to the published ruling, Captain Bruce Muraski, who serves as...”
– Dungeons and Dragons Threatens Prison Security, Court Rules
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Fistful of Mercy (9)
Raul Malo (9)
Askold Buk (4)
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson (3)
Bob Dylan (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Picplz Backs Up Your Pre-Filter Photos to Dropbox
I love Dropbox, and I’m just starting to use Picplz. This seems like a great combination.Amplify’d from lifehacker.comFilters are sometimes—sometimes—a good idea for certain photos. Nifty filtering and social posting service Picplz offers a convenient Dropbox auto-backup option, so you can retrieve your originals when Russian Toy Camera goes out of style.You hook up your Dropbox account...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
Owl City (17)
Uncle Tupelo (9)
Raul Malo (6)
Richard Thompson (2)
The Gaslight Anthem (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“…if the Broken Spoke was anywhere else in America, it would probably turn...”
– Jesse Dayton Offers One for the Dance Halls
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“One of the reasons I don’t use Facebook and Twitter is because I’m around. I...”
– John Doe talks new record and returning to McCabe’s in Santa Monica for two nights | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times
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“So Wikipedia is like humanity’s social nature writ large electronically,...”
– Scientific American’s Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina on Wikipedia’s 10th Anniversary
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“With men standing for the first time in history on the moon, the assignment fell...”
– Etaoin Shrdlu: Another great speech, never delivered
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The New Yorker: To-Do List: Obama in Arizona and... →
newyorker:
To know: Lebanon’s government has collapsed with the resignation yesterday of eleven cabinet members protesting the expected indictments against Hezbollah. A mudslide in Brazil has killed at least three hundred and sixty-one people. Floodwaters are receding from Brisbane, after sweeping…
The To-Do List is easily my favorite part of The New Yorker’s Tumblr.
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onehorsetown:
Today’s inductee to the One Horse...
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Not Sent from My iPhone
This email was not sent from my iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, or any other sleek, black mobile gadget. It’s not because I’m un-cool or that my wife won’t let me have one – I just happened to be using my desktop today and I see nothing wrong with that.
Accordingly, I did not merely skim your email – I actually read it. So if I didn’t get every nuance of your carefully crafted, multi-point missive,...
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Disappointed.
Me: Do you like Led Zeppelin?
Friend: Who is he?
Me: *sigh* *walks away*
That reminds of a date I had many years ago:
Her: What kind of music do you like?
Me: I'm into the blues. I really like BB King.
Her: Me too, she's great.
*sigh*
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Heybale, “Guess Where I’ll Be This...
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Hipster bird species evolving to tune out urban... →
The real question is, have any joined Tumblr?
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“I’ve posted this video of the Austin supergroup Heybale before, but I’m...”
– RIP Gary Claxton | Country California
I am just floored by this news. I spoke with Gary a couple of times at Hill Country BBQ in Manhattan when Heybale would make its annual visit to play there. And I recall a great night of music when Heybale played at the reception for the 2009 National...
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nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors:
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herestothehalcyon:
Orphan Girl - Gillian Welch
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“I’d steal something back from him, if I could find something I liked.”
– Paul Westerberg, when asked about Tom Petty’s nicking of the lyric “rebel without a clue” from the Replacements song “I’ll Be You.” (via newspeedwayboogie)
Ouch.
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“I’ve been in shows with people whose legs pop out of their hips. An...”
– “Spider-Man” performer Christopher Tierney, who suffered a hairline fracture in his skull, a broken shoulder blade, four broken ribs, and three fractured vertebrae after falling more than 20 feet during a performance on Dec. 20.
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