Return to MI

Mad props to Scott, Liz & Honey for driving me back from NY this evening.

It was quite a sight to occasionally wake up while Scott drove to see him focusing on the road with his headphones on... Quite the trooper.

FW: [IP] LA Times on NYT spying story

It is times like this I wish I could fire the New York Times, and then realize I don't have any better options.

This could have tipped the balance in the last election.

Large news organizations hold their own interests and judgement above yours.

If only there were an organization that lived up to the Fox News "mascot" of we report you decide.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Date: Tuesday, Dec 20, 2005 5:42 pm
Subject: [IP] LA Times on NYT spying story

Begin forwarded message:

From: Brock Meeks <Brock.Meeks@msnbc.com>
Date: December 20, 2005 1:53:16 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: LA Times on NYT spying story

<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na
media20dec20,0,7619720.story?coll=la-home-headlines>

Very good behind the scenes reporting by the LA Times on NYT's internal debate about the timing of their spying story.

Turns out, the NYT did, indeed, have the story in time to run before last year's election and didn't.

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Recipe File: Cooked Egg Nog

yum.

Recipe File: Cooked Egg Nog: "

Egg nog is a classic, rich beverage served at Christmastime. There are many variations out there that range from alcohol-free to practically hard liquor with some creamy flavoring, but most egg nogs have one thing in common: raw eggs. Even if you closely examine the eggs for cracks and wash them before cracking them open, consuming raw eggs presents a slight health risk - a risk magnified if you or your guests have weakened immune systems or are pregnant. Here's a recipe that cooks the eggs first to help reduce the risk even further.

Cooked Egg Nog (serves 10)

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(Purportedly Via Cooking For Engineers.)

We've got 10 days, and we need $100,000. Please help

We've got 10 days, and we need $100,000. Please help: "

So we have 10 days left in the Creative Commons campaign. This is not a drill. We are down to the last $100,000, and really need your support -- both for the very cool projects we're launching (see, e.g., the license interoperability project, discussed recently in Technology Review, and the two new projects announced this week), and for the very uncool pressure we're under from IRS regulations to demonstrate 'public support' as a condition for keeping our (absolutely essential as in we can't live with out it) tax exempt status. So please, anything helps. Lots of anything helps lots.

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(Purportedly Via Lessig Blog.)

The Strike is Over

The Strike is Over
Originally uploaded by satmandu.

It's so nice seeing Public Transport again.

I spent $70 on cab fare today.

The Transit Strike Life

Leave Client: 5pm
Arrive @ ZipCar lot at 108th & Amsterdam: 6pm
Pick up Dave & Yulia @ Bleecker & Macdougal: 7:10pm
Arrive at Brighton Beach: 9:50pm.
Find food at Russian store before it closes at 10pm.
Drop Yulia off at her place on E 78th: 11pm.
Get home: Closer to 11:50pm.


Polish Bacon with Bruichladdich 17, worth all the time in the world.

CULTURE: An American Psycho Christmas

I can't tell if Bret Easton Ellis fanfic should bother me or not...

CULTURE: An American Psycho Christmas: "On Yankee Pot Roast, Mick Stingley's 'An American Psycho Christmas':

‘Joy to the World’ is being piped in over the din of the late afternoon crush at Saks Fifth Avenue and I am cursing the fact that I have to wait so long for the clerk to return with my credit card. I am pressed against the counter as all manner of last-minute shoppers flood the aisles of the perfume and cosmetic counters. Already some annoying woman has scuffed my A. Testonis with the wheels of her stroller and I am livid. In the left pocket of my black cashmere Ermenegildo Zegna coat I grip the handle of the small Wüsthof cleaver I carry and breathe easy as the blond little hardbody at the Chanel counter returns with my receipt and my purchase. She hands me my American Express Black card and the Chanel parfum, No. 5, which she has gift wrapped for me, and flirts. ‘She’s a very lucky lady.’ I manage a half-smile and notice that she looks like the blowjob girl from Asseaters II, which I still haven’t returned to the video store. ‘It’s for my sister,’ I lie. I take a business card out of my Louis Vuitton wallet and hand it to her. ‘Maybe we can have a drink after the holiday and you can tell me about perfume.’ She touches my hand and slips the card into her pocket. ‘I’d love to.’ I wink and turn away to exit the store, knowing full well that getting a cab on Fifth Avenue on December 23rd is going to be fucking next to impossible; but I manage to get one anyway and head downtown to SoHo to meet everyone for drinks at Gush.

via Gawker

(Written by: susannah_breslin)

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(Purportedly Via SuicideGirls: News Wire.)

Pac Man re-enacted by humans at U. of Michigan

Pac Man re-enacted by humans at U. of Michigan: "Xeni Jardin:
Boing Boing reader William says,

Two students at our school, the University of Michigan, dressed up as Pac-Man and the Ghost respectively, ran through the UGLi (the Undergraduate Library) and the Fishbowl (a huge computer lab on Central campus) during finals week. Pac-Man screams in horror as the Ghost chases him yelling 'Waka Waka Waka.' This video has spread like wildfire on our campus, and killed the original hosting site's bandwidth.

Link to *.mov

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(Purportedly Via Boing Boing.)

Together, we shall keeeeell heem!

Jeanne pointed this out to Yulia, who then pointed this out to me.

Together, we shall keeeeell heem!: "

Moochas gracias to Kay, in Buffalo, MN. Yes, Kay, it's very cute!

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(Purportedly Via Cute Overload.)