February 2012
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YO WE GOT STARBURSTS UP IN THE OFFICE HEELLLLL...
..and sadly this is why I can’t dunk like J-Lin.
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Similarities w/ Jeremy Lin
Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent.
…Well, aside from the part about being an NBA player (but there’s still hope!).
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January 2012
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Jamaica, Queens →
Notable residents:
Ja Rule, Rapper
Talib Kweli, Rapper
Waka Flocka Flame, Rapper
Caddillac Tah, Rapper
Curtis Jackson (50Cent), Rapper
…
Donald Trump, Billionaire
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“Oh, I know this area… I got robbed while walking down that street. They...”
– Getting dropped off by the cabbie in the new ‘hood.
Thug Life.
Jay-Z's 40/40 club shut down, health-code... →
Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club was shut down for a slew of health-code violations just a day after its celebrity-drenched $10 million relaunch. [….] The inspector gave the club 69 violation points, far in excess of the 28 needed for a worst-possible “C” grade.
99 Problems..
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December 2011
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“What is Tumblr”
– The Internet, for $1000.
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“NYC Sorry for the 90’s, but I love this city.”
– Scottie Pippen
..tell that to Patrick Ewing and Spike Lee.
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topherchris:
Really excited for the Tumblr office holiday party coming up soon! Hoping no one puts LSD in the liquor like last time.
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November 2011
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CompuServe still alive, has 40k users! →
Apparently so, according to Michael Manos of AOL, speaking at the 7x24 Exchange Conference.
Other interesting bits:
AOL runs about 60,000 servers, spread across 5 primary datacenters in North America and Europe
“Project Ops-Surdity” - decommission unused servers reduced footprint by 4,500 servers in a span of 10 months
Lights-Out datacenter is up and running. Completely unmanned,...
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October 2011
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Hi, Tumblr.
barackobama:
It’s nice to meet you.
There are lots of reasons we’re excited to be launching the Obama 2012 campaign’s new Tumblr today.
[…]
There will be trolls among you: this we know. We ask only that you remember that we’re people—fairly nice ones—and that your mother would want you to be polite.
Thanks, Tumblr. We’re looking forward to getting to know you.
ORLY? Everybody on your best...
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Joe Job (...It's not what you think) →
A joe job is a spamming technique that sends out unsolicited e-mails using spoofed sender data. Early joe jobs aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the apparent sender or inducing the recipients to take action against him (see also e-mail spoofing), but they are now typically used by commercial spammers to conceal the true origin of their messages.
(wikipedia)
Joe Job, Joe Jobbing, Joe...
Went to the mall today..
Her: 2 Hoodies, 2 shirts, a sweater, a dress, and a skirt.
Me: A pair of socks.
Baseball season over.
..excuse me as I go into hibernation.
September 2011
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Tolls rise on NY/NJ Port Authority bridges and... →
Cash tolls on the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing went up Sunday from $8 to $12. For trucks it’s $13 per axle.
The agency had originally proposed even steeper toll increases, but was forced to scale back after the governors of New York and New Jersey threatened to veto them.
Seriously, a 50% increase?...
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Photographers: Know Your Rights →
futurejournalismproject:
The ACLU’s published a photographer’s cheat sheet on their rights when shooting in the field (US only):
When in public spaces where you are lawfully present you have the right to photograph anything that is in plain view.
When you are on private property, the property owner may set rules about the taking of photographs.
Police officers may not generally confiscate or...
“Any time you do something big, that’s disruptive — Kindle, AWS — there will be...”
– Jeff Bezos
Summary: Haters gonna hate.
Pacific BMW Joy Ridden 1M Was Mine! →
Always wondered why some new cars had built up miles before being sold.. Doubt what they did would result in any damage to the car but +1 to this:
Nobody goes into a dealership expecting the techs to act as they did in the case of Pacific BMW. That’s just ridiculous to expect of anyone.
Yes, people take their cars to the tracks with 5 miles on them. Who cares? That is their decision, and...
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August 2011
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Amazon EC2 Public IP Ranges →
We are pleased to announce that as part of our ongoing expansion, we have added a new public IP range. The current Amazon EC2 public address ranges are..
Well… That’s handy!
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Building a Faster Lightbox →
engineering:
Tumblr’s new Photoset feature was hinged on being able to quickly display high-res images in an interactive lightbox slideshow. You can check out an example with my dog.
After solidifying the design, we spent a couple days doing everything we could to improve the real and perceived responsiveness. Here’s what we learned along the way.
I like photos. You like photos. David...
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“Life is just blah, blah, blah. You hope for blah, and sometimes you find it. But...”
– Andy | Weeds | Season 4 Episode 3
It’s been a Netflix weekend, catching up on Weeds.
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“Hot. Uncomfortable. Numb buttocks. Crushed testicles. Sweaty shirt. Smelly...”
– James May, driving the Aston Martin Vantage N24
Finally logged back into Netflix again, immediately swallowed up in the show that is Top Gear.