This song is smooooooth. Mashup of Wu-Tang’s “Save Me Dear” and The Beatles’ “You Really Got a Hold on Me” from the very excellent Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers.
Still waiting for someone to make A Blaffair to Rememblack.
The video makes a good point, and then completely destroys its own argument with the closing line:
…turn your ire on a goverment that is vast and growing, and helps or hinders corperation based on politcal lobbying rather than marketplace forces.
So the best way to fight a government that is beholden to special interests is to allow those groups to spend more on behalf of candidates?
The limitations on political advertising are not unique. Other forms of advertising are currently censored in the name of the public good - when’s the last time you saw a cigarette ad on TV? Corporations and other organizations don’t have the right to vote, so it’s a stretch to frame this as a free speech/civil rights issue.
Conventional wisdom holds that money wins elections, with campaign donors essentially voting with their dollars. Until that changes, only those who actually have the right to vote should be able to vote with their dollars.
Had this done to me by a disorganized Chicago-based VC that I won’t make the mistake of naming. It was by far the lowest low on the startup roller coaster.
This song makes me want to wiggle my butt.
Listening to George Bush made me want to drink, so in college I developed a tradition of playing a State of the Union drinking game. Looking forward to see how the game is with a new president.
3 points if you can spot me 5 times.
New Office
5 points if you can spot me 3 times. Hopefully no one is familiar enough with the back of my head to win this one. That would be creeeeeepyyyyy.
Pretty solid office sunset tonight.
(via huffytenspeed)
Do yourself a favor and give this album a listen.
It’s even better than the Grey Album. Don’t take my word for it though.
Ever wondered what it would sound like if Ian Curtis fronted New Order? Wonder no more, courtesy of the new Editors album.
Connected Ventures, January 2010
My, how we’ve grown
I’m 26 years old, and this is the first company photo I’ve ever been a part of. Yay having coworkers!
New Spoon album out today! After one full listen, this track is my current favorite.
The whole album is $4 at Amazon. You spent twice that on your lunch today.
The brewhaha over the Massachusetts Senate election has got me thinking about health care reform again. I have a blog now so I figure I should exercise my right to say something inflammatory on the internet.
However, my little Tumblr post was turning into an Infinite Jest-style rant, so you’ll have to settle for this:
(In the context of entitlements from the goverment:) Aside from a social security number and a birth certificate, what’s the difference between between a poor American and an illegal immigrant? Neither is providing tax revenue.
Due to MLK day, Sunday pizza was moved to Monday. I think I’ll wash it down with the season premier of 24.
Let the navel gazing begin.
