kung fu grippe

a personal weblog,
or “blog,”
by Merlin Mann

November 20
You’re not hot enough to be THIS crazy. by Mike Monteiro
You’re not hot enough to be THIS crazy. by Mike Monteiro
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cautious
cautious
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“ The dissemination of what’s important to the world is too significant a task to be left to algorithms and popularity contests. Jason Kottke, whose reputation as the winner of many popularity contests is well-earned by go-to nuggets like this one. Nicely put.
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Closed photo by jimray Reads nicely as a piece of short verse: WE’RE CLOSED About 6:00 or 6:30, occasionally about 5:00 or 6:00, sometimes as late as 8:00 or 9:00 Some days or afternoons I’m not here at all, and lately I’ve been here just about all the time, except when I am someplace else, but I should be here then, too. —Leroy

Closed photo by jimray

Reads nicely as a piece of short verse:

WE’RE CLOSED

About 6:00 or 6:30,
occasionally about 5:00 or 6:00,
sometimes as late as 8:00 or 9:00

Some days or afternoons I’m not here at all, and
lately I’ve been here just about all the time,
except when I am someplace else, but I should
be here then, too.

—Leroy

November 19
untitled by dooce Awesome2. See also: Internet, I’m craving Doritos

untitled by dooce

Awesome2. See also: Internet, I’m craving Doritos

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colour changing card trick

[via: Magic and the Brain: How Magicians “Trick” the Mind: Scientific American]

November 18
“ New sign in my office: ‘How do you want your answer? (Choose two) Immediate. Accurate. Brief.’ Remiel
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Louis CK - “Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy”

You’re sitting in a chair…in the SKY!

[via Big Contrarian → The speed of light is too slow.]

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“ Perhaps we could make large posters that simply say ‘Love this movie’ and post them about. Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light™, in one of the 16 guidelines provided to the crew of his Christmas film.
November 17
40 (old) by rcarver Habby Birthday, Veen.

40 (old) by rcarver

Habby Birthday, Veen.

November 16

Electric Avenue

I keep thinking I’ll get sick of these; I do not.

via Canard

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Idea: Random Wiki Story Open 4 or more browser tabs, and load a Random Wikipedia Page in each Read (at least) the introduction for each article Make notes and think about connections, characters, and conflicts Write a one page fiction story inspired by the articles I’d originally done the tab thing as a way to try and learn something new and esoteric each day. But most times I do it, I find myself unintentionally making a story out of the random articles. Which seemed insane until I had this other idea. Anyhow, might inspire me to try a bit of fiction, just for fun. If nothing else it seems like a nice warm-up exercise to nimble up the fingers and the brain.

Idea: Random Wiki Story

  1. Open 4 or more browser tabs, and load a Random Wikipedia Page in each
  2. Read (at least) the introduction for each article
  3. Make notes and think about connections, characters, and conflicts
  4. Write a one page fiction story inspired by the articles

I’d originally done the tab thing as a way to try and learn something new and esoteric each day. But most times I do it, I find myself unintentionally making a story out of the random articles. Which seemed insane until I had this other idea.

Anyhow, might inspire me to try a bit of fiction, just for fun. If nothing else it seems like a nice warm-up exercise to nimble up the fingers and the brain.

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Metallica - “Master Of Puppets” (live Seattle 1989)
November 15

“Der Lauf der Dinge” (excerpt)

IN THIS SCENE: Fire is the instigator in this section of their chain reaction.

(and over 10 years before the Honda ad)

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Fischli/Weiss have a manifesto on “How to Work Better.” via

Fischli/Weiss have a manifesto on “How to Work Better.”

via