May 2008
I’d like you all to know, that if the Dems lose the election, it’s the Clintons’...
– DNC on Mich + Fla - Comment “Clintons.” (via antoinetta)
Displacements
via dembot:
Displacements is an immersive film installation.
“An archetypal Americana living room was installed in an exhibition space. Then two performers were filmed in the space using a 16mm motion picture camera on a slowly rotating turntable in the room’s center. After filming, the camera was replaced with a film loop projector and the entire contents of the room were spray-painted...
Olbermann interviews Scott McClellan, former Bush Press Secretary
Known only by a few people who could
be trusted not to leak it. But it meant that,
in effect, Bush had already made the decision
to go to war — even if he convinced
himself it might still be avoided.
In the back of his mind, he would be convinced
on Iraq, as on other issues,
that until he gave the final order to
commence...
While Beatniks wanted the world to leave them alone, the New York Times said,...
– hippies as in the blind leading the blonde ~ and that’s why i like the beatnicks a lot more (via yesyes)
thought: A communistic friend of mine jokes about me being some kind of...
– vruz
Obama is an Adult →
lindsaycampbell:
“During a fund-raiser in Denver, Obama —a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School — was asked what he hoped to accomplish during his first 100 days in office. “I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution,”...
PJ interviews Dan Ravicher of SFLC, on Microsoft,...
excerpted from Groklaw’s Pamela Jones’ article: Shining Some Light on Microsoft’s Moonlight Covenant Q: But on paragraph three, what is the wording about the GPL saying?
“All rights not expressly granted by the foregoing covenant are reserved by Microsoft. No additional rights (including any implied licenses, covenants, releases, or other rights) are granted by...
Giving a graduation talk on Saturday, in need of...
lindsaycampbell:
The following is Samantha Power’s address to the graduating class of Pitzer-Claremont College in California earlier this month. It is an indescribable honor to be here with you today, class of 2008. It is an even greater honor that you extended the invitation before what I now — with exaggerated self-importance — call “Monster-gate.” I am grateful to you for not rescinding the...
Silence Intro
Esteja alerta para as regras dos três
O que você dá, retornará para você
Essa lissao retornará para você.
Essa lição, você tem que aprender
Você só ganha o que você merece my translation:
Watch out for the Rule of Threes:
What you give will come back to you
This lesson will return to you
This lesson you have to learn:
You only earn what you deserve
Portishead’s,...
I always enjoyed the idea of self-destructing on purpose, taking something that...
– Christian Bale (via reversecowgirl) (via siddman) (via reckon)
On April 7, we also won in Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. On April 9, Paul...
– Bill Clinton in his autobiography. So much for the “june” bullshit. (via Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish), via Cristóbal Palmer
GFH: The 'Overheated' State Of DS Learning Games... →
seriousgames:
In this session from the Games For Health Conference, Toru Fujimoto from Serious Games Japan gave a comprehensive report on the state of serious games development in the Japanese market. He noted…
Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that...
– The Smiths, “Ask” (via soupsoup) (via ayse)
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do...
– Norman Vincent Peale (via bakeurfaceoff) (via stevemakesnoise)
Innovation NOT Opposition: The Logic of... →
(via seriousgames)
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk....
– Dali Lama Quote - Instructions for Life (via bluechameleon)
iControlPad for iPhone →
seriousgames:
After the game demos shown at the iPhone SDK, event a lot of folks have been very eager to get their hands on some serious games for the iPhone. Most of the attention has been focused on the motion…