December 2009
45 posts
Also, I inadvertantly picked up a cat book by William S. Burroughs. This is worse:
“Ruski hated the little cats. He was the cute little cat. They were interlopers. The one time I slapped Ruski was for attacking one of the kittens, and I have seen the mother drive him out of the barn when the kittens were there. And Ruski was terrified of Horatio. One evening on the back porch Horatio...
Maria
“I have been married three years. I think my husband would mostly react with surprise if he found out that I think about other men sometimes when we are having intercourse. I have led him to believe that I do not often think about sexual things. If anything, he might have his feelings hurt by such a revelation because he other expresses doubts about his sexual attractiveness to women.
I...
spiers:
allthecoolkids:
I just Googled it and the cutoff point is apparently either 1976 or 1980, depending on the source. So maybe you *are* Gen X. Unclear! Someone call Douglas Coupland.
I nearly threw Doree, Moe and Lindsay Robertson into that list, but they’re all my age, so by Peter Feld Definition, Gen X-ers.
Whew. I heart rounding errors.
spiers:
peterfeld:
spiers:
[…] Also from [Doree Shafrir’s NY mag article on netiquette]:
I agree that I’m Gen X (barely) but I don’t think there’s a generational split. Some of the most distinctive dry, snarky voices to crop up it the last few of years—Alex Pareene, Maggie Shnayerson, Foster, Sheila McClear, Moe Tkacik, Meagan Keane, half the writers at theAwl, etc—are Gen Y. I don’t think...
This Is How The YMBlr Ends.
youngmanhattanite:
Not with a whimper, or a bang, but a reblog. Everyone, it’s been fun.
Is this because the Internet turned nice? Don’t go YM. You have so much snark to live for.
ninety9:
allthecoolkids:
This entire article bothers me.
soupsoup:
The thing that I missed most from this article was an explanation of why people have gotten nicer online (which I think is generally true). That doesn’t mean the Internet is cloying now, it’s just that a lack of anonymity has changed the incentive structure. People who want to be known or liked for being persnickety online...
This entire article bothers me. →
soupsoup:
There is nothing wrong with being civil.
My issue is with insincerity. I absolutely can’t stand fake people. I have far more respect for people I disagree with intensely who have the conviction to stand for what they believe, as much as I may think it’s horseshit.
If you allow yourself to get caught up in the “bland echo chambers of ego-stroking,” then you deserve to be there. You’re...
Pretentious, bacon-obsessed meat eaters are the...
This comment smells of vegetarian.
Taking place at City Hall in New York City, the Council Chambers room was equiped with WiFi. There was also a Twitter feed to follow and the entirety of proceedings were livestreamed.
According to co-chair Gale Brewer:
“This is the only hearing at the City Council that has anything close to these arrangements.”
That seems problematic to me.
From: Can the City Council help bring...
“In 1969, the Canadian psychologist Laurence J. Peter posited the “Peter Principle”: people in a workplace are promoted until they reach their “level of incompetence.” This happens, Peter argued, because we wrongly assume that people who are good at their jobs will also be good at jobs that are one rung up on the corporate ladder — so we promote them. But often the...
Watchfunsize:
theinterwebs:
On today’s Good Morning Interwebs “Wake Up with a Startup” we met Charlie O’Donnell (aka @ceonyc) from First Round Capital at the Ace Hotel, his “office” until February.
Watch here as we:
- Do the first ever livestreamed photobooth shoot (dang busted credit card machine!!)
- Tour the Ace Hotel lobby to see what all the fuss is about (men in jogging shorts! $10...
The GOP Has Problems
lindsayrobertson:
Sometimes I forget that I have two Republican friends. This conversation happened last night:
Regular Normal friend: So what are her parents like?
Me: Oh, you know, Southern. They’re total Republicans, of course, but at least they drink.
(Awkward silence, then laughter)
Me: I’m sorry (Republican friend)! I forgot you were a Republican.
Republican friend: No worries....
youngmanhattanite:
Just catching up now. What’s a cheetah?
Just a reminder of how easy it is for women to get laid in New York City.
Word comes in The New York Observer that News Corporation is dead serious about creating a New York City bureau, with a reported $15 million budget that will be used to create separate editorial, marketing and sales teams. John Seeley, a former editor of The New York Sun, has been hired to direct the project.
The Journal is creating a section that will cover local politics, culture, news and...
Watchsaucy:
“This Holiday season Goods for Good is teaming up with Merck to bring new school uniforms to 20,000 orphans and vulenrable children in Malawi. Until December 31st Merck is generously matching donations up to $10,000. That means that your gift will help twice as many kids this holiday season.” - Founder of Goods4Good, Melissa Kushner
WatchI was on Russia Today TV yesterday. Yessss. (My interview starts at 18:30)