Kortsluiting

"Lost in the Filth Simulacrum"

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:40:58 -0500

Jason Louv on the importance of 4chan:

The Chans aren’t the freak sideshow of the Internet. They are the heart and soul of the Internet. And they are the ones furthest ahead of the pack, leading us. At this point there should be little doubt that the Internet is mutating the human species into something completely different. Therefore it’s instructive to look at the most extreme, freebased forms of the Internet to see where we’re going — and 4chan is that freebased version of mankind’s new drug of choice.

"The nice thing about the internet is that it is Christmas all the time."

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:46:03 -0500

“The nice thing about the internet is that it is Christmas all the time.”

- Vint Cerf, in “The Web is Large”

"Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us."

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:15:06 -0500

“Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.”

- Daniel Burnham

" “Party In The USA” deals with Miley [Cyrus]’s personal struggle of adjusting to..."

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:24:06 -0500

“” “Party In The USA” deals with Miley [Cyrus]’s personal struggle of adjusting to the fame and glamor of the upbeat Hollywood lifestyle while remaining true to her Southern and simple roots from back home; a struggle we all can relate to.”

- From a Facebook event to “honor Miss Cyrus” by listening to her new single

(“a struggle we all can relate to”? Really? Really?)

You Are Here, “a geographical/spatial symbol” by...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:08:58 -0500

You Are Here, “a geographical/spatial symbol” by Cabracega

Venice House by Antoine Predock

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:41:53 -0500

Venice House by Antoine Predock

"Rise of the Tablog" - Put Things Off

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:03:41 -0500

"Rise of the Tablog" - Put Things Off:

In an attempt to combat this death by archive effect, the blog format offers its own curious blend of useless navigational clutter: fluffy tag clouds, monstrous category lists, ‘possibly related’ entries, and ‘most commented’ posts. Sadly, the result is the emergence of the blog aesthetic: a distinctive look that is neither beautiful nor usable.

"I thirst!" - Clusterflock

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:11:24 -0500

"I thirst!" - Clusterflock:

Hooray intersecting sets

"The creation of a desire on the part of millions of car buyers each year to trade in last year’s car..."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:13:27 -0500

“The creation of a desire on the part of millions of car buyers each year to trade in last year’s car on a new one is highly important to the automobile industry.”

- GM chief designer Harley Earl on planned obsolescence, in Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin’s “Built to Trash”

"Top 5 MFA rankings rearranged"

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:29:00 -0500

"Top 5 MFA rankings rearranged":

“let us rank the Top 5 programs solely based off their website’s front page banner pictures, since they are to represent academic ethos, or something”

"Dear Doctor Rude, I think I understand what a “platonic kiss” is, but could you explain..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:24:43 -0500

“

Dear Doctor Rude,

I think I understand what a “platonic kiss” is, but could you explain to me the difference between the following kisses?

Aristotelian kiss Hegelian kiss Wittgensteinian kiss Godelian kiss

Signed, Flummoxed in Florida

”

- “The Philosophy of Kissing”

From “w/ cheeseburgers” by albino_octopus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:41 -0500

From “w/ cheeseburgers” by albino_octopus

"Heaven Can Wait"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:00 -0500

"Heaven Can Wait":

Strange, surreal music video and treatment for Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck’s “Heaven Can Wait” (via (waxy)[http://www.waxy.org/links/])

“Cage fighting”, one of a series of light-writing...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:41:09 -0500

“Cage fighting”, one of a series of light-writing photos by the big bambooly

"Anything that doesn’t take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:55:38 -0500

“Anything that doesn’t take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.”

- Cormac McCarthy, interviewed by the Wall Street Journal

Clay Shirky on Algorithmic Authority

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:34:00 -0500

Algorithmic authority is the decision to regard as authoritative an unmanaged process of extracting value from diverse, untrustworthy sources, without any human standing beside the result saying “Trust this because you trust me.” This model of authority differs from personal or institutional authority, and has, I think, three critical characteristics.

“A Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic Authority”

"Window Shopping"

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0500

Precisely because it is such a convenient receptacle for our hopes and dreams, real estate, like baseball, is a national pastime. The American obsession with property and land is as old as the country itself; its most recent symptoms have included, but not been limited to, television channels devoted to home décor, house hunting, and renovations, magazines and websites devoted to the same, and a housing bubble that finally popped and tanked the economy. New York, in particular, is famous for its real-estate fetish. You can’t walk five blocks in many parts of the city without passing a real-estate office and New Yorkers are notorious for shamelessly asking one another how much they pay—or paid—for their permanent accommodations.

— Nell Boeschenstein, “Window Shopping”

Beautiful fan video for Grizzly Bear’s “Two...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:18:20 -0400

Beautiful fan video for Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks”

The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection, including...

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:07:32 -0400

The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection, including Columbian, above

"Palin’s Resignation: The Edited Version"

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:41:55 -0400

"Palin’s Resignation: The Edited Version":

Vanity Fair’s editors take their poison pens to ex-Governor Sarah Palin’s resignation speech.