December 2011
Marshall McLuhan, who came closer than most to seeing what was coming, warned,...
– The Joy of Quiet
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries,” the French...
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The Joy of Quiet
GTD, 18 minute plans, organized folders… none of them work as well as...
– Seth’s Blog
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My top 10 albums of 2011
01. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
02. Robag Wruhme - Thora Vukk
03. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
04. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Summvs
05. Zomby - Dedication
06. The Weeknd - House of Balloons / Thursday / Echoes of Silence
07. M83 - Hurry Up We’re Dreaming
08. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
09. Pariah - Safehouses EP / Detroit Falls (single)
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My top 10 albums of 2010
Ooops, forgot to post this last year… only 1 year late!
01. Skream - Outside the Box + Skream’s MAH mix
02. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
03. Radio Dept - Clinging to a Scheme
04. DJ Nate - Da Trak Genious + Mu-Ziq’s Footwork mix
05. Clubroot - II - MMX
06. Caribou - Swim
07. Agraph - Equal
08. Underworld - Barking (sorry Matt)
09. Crystal Castles...
Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a finite planet is either mad, or an...
– Kenneth E. Boulding
You can’t be merry by yourself. Sure, you can be content, happy, possibly...
– Seth’s Blog: Merry
Merry Christmas y’all!
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Your ever-important “to-do” list seems quite stagnant these days, as...
– Spending time - AskMen
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After a long evening, my wife and I left him standing on the sidewalk in front...
– Hitch — www.samharris.org — Readability
My advice is to do what you can this second. Big plans that rely on other...
– Miranda July, interviewed by the Guardian (via jackrusher)
THIS ON REPEAT.
(via fuckyeahmirandajuly)
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We need in love to practice only this: letting each other go.
For holding on...
– Rainer Maria Rilke quotations and passages on letting go
I learned that money can be a lot of things. It can be something that is...
– Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater
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“Social networking is nothing new.” We spent a lot of time this quarter talking...
– Accidental lessons | A Little Bit Luddite
Gene Siskel, who was a wise man, gave me the best investment advice I’ve ever...
– rogerebert.com : — rogerebert.suntimes.com — Readability
A lot of what one achieves comes down to just how many people above one can...
– Twitter / @alaindebotton: A lot of what one achieves …
Well rounded is like a resilient ball, rolling about, likely to be pleasing to...
– Seth’s Blog: Well rounded (and the other)
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...
– Quote Details: Bertrand Russell: Of all forms of… - The Quotations Page
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going to Iran together
Shopping for used synths, guitars, pedals, amps on...
– Found buried deep in an old drafts folder.
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I stressed the love situation and I still think I was right. Because its very...
– Julia Kristeva | ‘Julia Kristeva in Conversation with Rosalind Coward’ in The Portable Kristeva (via derica)
feeling this.
Knowing about a tool is one thing. Having the guts to use it in a way that...
– Seth’s Blog: Tools vs insight
Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your...
– Lawrence Krauss (via jonathanperry) (via naomijade, neightkelly)
Its easy to act as if you like someone. Just recite the words. The hard part is...
– How To Get Someone to Like You — charismaarts.com — Readability
I AM NOT WORRIED, WHICH IS WHAT EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS WANTED FROM THE BEGINNING
– Twitter / @jennyholzer: I AM NOT WORRIED, WHICH IS …