"If you understood everything I said, you'd be me" - Miles Davis
"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge." - Bertrand Russell
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RT @ricksaunders “It got darker. I thought; and thought in my mind moved... /cc @feedly
RT @ricksaunders “It got darker. I thought; and thought in my mind moved... - Farewell My Lovely - /cc @feedly

Twitter Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:15:25
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In a perfect world I could give Terry Gilliam a bazillion dollars to make an "Invader Zim" movie. That's right-"bazillion" with a "B".
In a perfect world I could give Terry Gilliam a bazillion dollars to make an "Invader Zim" movie. That's right-"bazillion" with a "B".

Twitter Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:33:13
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Wow. 300 channels and "Turner and Hooch" was the most appealing.
Wow. 300 channels and "Turner and Hooch" was the most appealing.

Twitter Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:35:16
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RT @badbananna: In my brain's deep fear closet, the phrase "Global Thermonuclear War" has been replaced by "From the Makers of Marmaduke."
RT @badbananna In my brain's deep fear closet, the phrase "Global Thermonuclear War" has been replaced by "From the Makers of Marmaduke."

Twitter Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:44:47
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RT @Richard_Kadrey sequel/prequel theory: American Psycho is the spiritual sequel to Ferris Bueller. Ferris was a sociopathic monster.
RT @Richard_Kadrey sequel/prequel theory: American Psycho is the spiritual sequel to Ferris Bueller. Ferris was a sociopathic monster.

Twitter Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:01:17
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RT @daviddlevine This stupid little video gave me chills RT @io9: FIREFLY The [80s-style] Credits Sequence It Deserved
RT @daviddlevine This stupid little video gave me chills RT @io9 FIREFLY The [80s-style] Credits Sequence It Deserved - FIREFLY: The Credits Sequence It Deserved! -

Twitter Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:09:37
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RT @johnmoe Easily the most faithful & probably the best Beatles cover ever
RT @johnmoe Easily the most faithful & probably the best Beatles cover ever - Set Aside 18 Minutes, Sit Back, and Enjoy -

Twitter Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:45:47
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"Ringworld" and "Lost", compared
"Ringworld" and "Lost", compared - Ringworld is a lot like Lost, but there's a crucial difference -

Twitter Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:31:28
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RT @johnmoe RT @kottke Toy Story + The Wire mashup:
RT @johnmoe RT @kottke Toy Story + The Wire mashup: Toy Story + The Wire mashup

Twitter Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:55:35
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RT @TaraBusch: *Someone* should create a synth version of Top Gear...
RT @TaraBusch *Someone* should create a synth version of Top Gear...

Twitter Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:22:50
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Bruce Sterling on Cities, an Interview

"The obviously dangerous aspect of modern cities is urban organized crime, narcoterror, low-intensity warfare, war in urban terrain, favela shoot-'em-ups, whatever faddish name the trouble has this year. Baghdad, Mogadishu, Grozny.

But I'd also like to point out that large financial centers in certain cities around the planet are certainly going to kill millions of us by destroying our social safety networks in the name of their imaginary financial efficiency. You're a thousand times more likely to die because of what some urban banker did in 2008 than from what some Afghan-based terrorist did in 2001. *Financiers live in small, panicky urban cloisters, severely detached from the rest of mankind. They are living today in rich-guy ghetto cults. They are truly dangerous to our well-being, and they are getting worse and more extremist, not better and more reasonable. You're not gonna realize this havoc till you see your elderly Mom coughing in an emergency ward, but she's going there for a reason."

Bruce Sterling Interview: Cities


Fripp interviews McLaughlin, 1982 >>
Fripp interviews McLaughlin, 1982 - "It basically comes from love": John McLaughlin in conversation with Robert Fripp, 1982 - >>

Twitter Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:40:34
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Only thing I didn't like about the "Justified" finale was how unprepared Boyd was for Bo's retaliation
Only thing I didn't like about the "Justified" finale was how unprepared Boyd was for Bo's retaliation

Twitter Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:09:25
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The Last Word on "Lost", by fishbiscuitland
The Last Word on "Lost", by fishbiscuitland - Bellyflop/Bullshit/Betrayal - Fishbiscuitland wraps up "Lost", and it isn't pretty -

Twitter Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:40:58
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RT @warrenellis: RT @jimrossignol 'Frank Herbert's Dune barbecue. "The meat must flow."'
RT @warrenellis RT @jimrossignol 'Frank Herbert's Dune barbecue. "The meat must flow."'

Twitter Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:37:41
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RT @GreatDismal: Advent of Rudy Rucker on Twitter: @rudytheelder Mind like a swarm of crystal ants. Instant follow.
RT @GreatDismal Advent of Rudy Rucker on Twitter: @rudytheelder Mind like a swarm of crystal ants. Instant follow.

Twitter Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:32:17
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Pure, by Jacob Bricca
Pure, by Jacob Bricca (Vimeo)
Via @GreatDismal (William Gibson/twitter)

We've been listening to Robert Johnson at the wrong speed (and if not, we better start)
We've been listening to Robert Johnson at the wrong speed Robert Johnson revelation tells us to put the brakes on the blues (and if not, we better start)

Twitter Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:23:30
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RT @ack_: #Lost Finale Recap!!!
RT @ack_ #Lost Finale Recap!!! >> Lost Recap 6×17: The End Part I of III <<

Twitter Mon, 31 May 2010 13:42:16
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Hitler isn't Happy with the Finale of Lost
Hitler Watch the last Lost episode (YouTube)
Via Angel Station

RT @pattonoswalt: Happy Birthday, Harlan Ellison.
RT @pattonoswalt Happy Birthday, Harlan Ellison.

Twitter Thu, 27 May 2010 14:42:16
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Animated GIF of the Day: How Lost Should Have Ended
Animated GIF of the Day: How Lost Should Have Ended _ Wake up, Vincent _

Twitter Thu, 27 May 2010 06:35:23
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Lost Finale Thoughts - Part #1

My Feelings:

Emotionally Satisfied.
Intellectually Screwed.

So yea, kind of mixed

Speaking of unanswered questions, how about some just from the finale?

  1. Where did the sailboat that the MIB was going to escape on come from? Desmond's boat was left at Hydra Island. The Losties swan from the sunken sub, Widmore, Tina Fey, and MIB took canoes. OK, maybe MIB sails the sailboat back with the canoe in tow and then paddles to Othertown.
  2. Why aren't Lapidus, Miles, and Richard concerned with leaving the Island on the right bearing? They have no idea that Desmond has done whatever the fuck Desmond did with the plug to the sacred hot-tub. As far as they know, the rules are the same: you can only leave the Island on one special bearing. And since the Frozen Donkey Wheel has been turned and the Island has moved, I think you assume that the old bearing no longer applies.
  3. Who built the yellow-light pool? At some time in the past the pool didn't exist-how did that work?
  4. My own personal obsessive peev: They didn't need to try to fly a crash-landed airliner out of a hand-built jungle airstrip. THERE'S ANOTHER BOAT: The Trawler .

Unanswered Lost Questions
Via kottke.org

RT @VentureBrosBlog: Dear Doc & Jackson, will we ever see Kim as a Super Villain? - #VentureBros #GoTeamVenture
RT @VentureBrosBlog Dear Doc & Jackson, will we ever see Kim as a Super Villain? - _ THE VENTURE BROS.: You're in the Guild? _ #VentureBros #GoTeamVenture

Twitter Wed, 26 May 2010 00:16:53
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RT @TVGuide: ABC: Closing Credit Images Not Part of #Lost Series Finale -
RT @TVGuide ABC: Closing Credit Images Not Part of #Lost Series Finale - - ABC: Closing Credit Images Not Part of Lost Series Finale -

Twitter Wed, 26 May 2010 00:09:33
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Onion A.V. Club - Gateways To Geekery
Onion A.V. Club - Gateways To Geekery - Gateways to Geekery -

Twitter Sun, 23 May 2010 12:35:31
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Iggy Pop at 62
Iggy Pop at 62 Iggy Pop at 62

Twitter Sun, 23 May 2010 11:45:26
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RT @KateYule Interesting NYT article about Lost-the-phenomenon, the "commentariat" valuing exegesis over content.
RT @KateYule Interesting NYT article about Lost-the-phenomenon, the "commentariat" valuing exegesis over content. < In ‘Lost,’ Mythology Trumps Mystery >

Twitter Sat, 22 May 2010 19:04:25
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Wait a minute, Ben couldn't kill Widmore before (even if he wanted to), but now he can? I call shenanigans, aka bullshit. #lost
Wait a minute, Ben couldn't kill Widmore before (even if he wanted to), but now he can? I call shenanigans, aka bullshit. #lost

Twitter Wed, 19 May 2010 00:09:59
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Okou: Ivorian/Swiss Franco-folk .
Okou: Ivorian/Swiss Franco-folk . << Soulful southern yet cosmopolitan vibe >>

Twitter Sun, 16 May 2010 22:59:20
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