Joseph Roth to Stefan Zweig, Berlin, June 20, 1930. From Joseph Roth: A Life in Letters, a fine addition to this omnibus of letters by cultural icons.
You know you want a bullet belt know, too.
In which Jack Dorsey reveals that Twitter really wants to be Facebook now. (11/13/2011)
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Apple has allegedly given the official word that Siri will not be coming to older iOS devices, at least not any time soon. I received word yesterday from someone who contacted Apple with a bug report, suggesting an optional build of iOS with Siri included, available as a paid upgrade.
It’s a nice idea, but this is about up-selling newer, more profitable hardware. Getting a 3GS or 4 customer to go and buy a new 4S is worth more to Apple and their entire supply chain than selling an upgrade of the software that supports those features.
Also, I don’t believe the “engineering feedback” bit. As many know, before Apple bought the company, Siri worked on the 3G, 3GS, and iPhone 4. Granted the new version is much improved by way of tight OS-level integration and more functionality, but it’s not like it couldn’t work on older hardware. They just don’t want it too because they want you to buy a new phone.
I’m naturally a shameless offender, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true and I can’t laugh at it.
Louis C.K. on Coco about Twitter.
(Source: teamcoco.com)
Skinemax is Koyaanisqatsi for a generation raised on late night television and B-movie VHS tapes. It’s long form entertainment for short attention spans. An hour long VJ odyssey, it will move your body and warp your mind.
A nostalgic look back at a half remembered childhood growing up in the 80s and early 90s, Skinemax takes a close look at the culture of that era. The images that motivated, delighted, and terrified us on the silver screen, set to propulsive modern music that pines for a simpler time.
Please support the original works, these are film makers and musicians that have upheld the values of originality and creativity.
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Tracklist:
Com Truise - Norkuy
Depakote - Tummler
Martial Canterel - For Us
Fulgeance - Glamoure
Daedelus - Penny Loafers
Teebs - Why Like This
Laurel Halo - Embassy
Games - Strawberry Skies
d’Eon - Transparency
FOE - A Handsome Stranger Called Death (Com Truise Remix)
Games - Shadows In Bloom
White Car - No Better
Gatekeeper - Forgotten
The Hasbeens - You And Me
Ford & Lopatin - Emergency Room
Rainbow Arabia - Mechanical
oOoOO - Burnout Eyess
VHS Head - Motions
Outer Limits Recordings - Plastik Child
(Source: percussionlab.com)
I can’t remember who said this, where I read it, or even what the context was, but I remind myself of it a lot:
“Social media makes you feel both more and less important than you really are.”
(Source: imgfave)
