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"Michael was no stranger to trying to make sense this kind of tragedy nor was he unfamiliar the..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:37:41 -0400

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Michael was no stranger to trying to make sense this kind of tragedy nor was he unfamiliar the emptiness felt in the wake of a senseless, random death. After all, he’d already learned about it the only way he ever deemed acceptable for a non hack: first-hand. In the course of his reporting he figured this lesson out again and again in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the United States, and part of his passion stemmed from a desire to make everyone else wake the fuck up and realize the value of the life we’re living.

He did: He always sought out the hard stories, pushed for the truth, let it all hang out on the page. Looking back on the past ten years is tough for anyone, but looking back on Michael’s past ten years and you begin to understand how passionate and dedicated to this work he was, a passion that was only equaled by his dedication to his family and friends, and how much more he lived in thirty-three years than most people live in a lifetime. That’s part of what makes this all so tough: exiting, he leaves us all with little more than questions and a blank sheet of paper. Maybe that’s challenge to continue to use it to write the truth. I hope we can live up to that. He was a great friend and I will miss him terribly.

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- Matt Farwell on the death of Michael Hastings (via soupsoup)

"The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Tuesday awarded its first Grand Prix in the..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:59 -0400

“The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Tuesday awarded its first Grand Prix in the innovation category, which was just introduced this year. The category was created to honor pioneering forms of technology that have made ideas possible, and the top prize was awarded to Cinder, a software developed by Cheil-owned digital agency The Barbarian Group. What it is: “Cinder” is an open-source platform for creative coding. It’s free to use, and so is the recipe that makes it. Created for “hardcore developers,” it runs on Mac OS X, the iOS and Windows, and was originally created to serve the VFX industry. It is a “toolbox” that lets you program graphics, audio, video, networking, image processing and computation geometry.”

- Coding Platform ‘Cinder’ Gets First Innovation Grand Prix | Special: Cannes 2013 - Advertising Age

This is amazing. Congrats, guys. I remember when Cinder was but a wee glimmer in the eyes of Robert, Keith, Andrew et al. SO EXCITING.

nprmusic: Low performed a divisive and droning 27-minute-long...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:07:11 -0400

nprmusic:

Low performed a divisive and droning 27-minute-long version of “Do You Know How to Waltz?” to an outdoor festival crowd this past weekend in its hometown of Minneapolis.

Hear the full set at The Current.

Photo: Nate Ryan/The Current

After the song ended, Alan said “Drone not Drones” and walked off stage.

I love this band. Psyched to see them Wednesday. I would be completely okay with a 27 minute version of this song.

Little known fact: I helped with the 1988 release of their live album “One More Reason to Forget,” released by my friend Mike, recorded by my friend Y Mike, dedicated to the memory of our friend Phil. The version of Do You Know How to Waltz on here was 17 minutes.

lionsofstyle: Bonjour Lions! Excited to see this come to...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:26:28 -0400

lionsofstyle:

Bonjour Lions!

Excited to see this come to fruition.

My future bride and her future bridesmaid. (at vacation club...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:53:07 -0400

My future bride and her future bridesmaid. (at vacation club 2013)

Google

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:33:09 -0400

Google

Beach Ballet on Flickr.

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:16:00 -0400

Beach Ballet on Flickr.

Happy flag day (at vacation club 2013)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:44:33 -0400

Happy flag day (at vacation club 2013)

whitehouse: Affordable higher education should be a right for...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:57:58 -0400

whitehouse:

Affordable higher education should be a right for every American—and that’s why we can’t let student loan rates double on July 1st.

We can’t? But we already have.

kristynkayla: i literally never even heard of a thigh gap until i joined this site

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:54:25 -0400

kristynkayla:

i literally never even heard of a thigh gap until i joined this site

DJ @seandrinkwater on the decks in Miami at Purdy Lounge. (at...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:29:55 -0400

DJ @seandrinkwater on the decks in Miami at Purdy Lounge. (at Purdy Lounge)

Photo

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:31:00 -0400

"Brands want to put their best foot forward and have an expansive palette to convey their message,”..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:48:44 -0400

““Brands want to put their best foot forward and have an expansive palette to convey their message,” Gottfrid said. “We think they can tell bigger stories on Tumblr with the tools that we have.””

- Tumblr, Foursquare Execs Map Out New Directions, Tools for Brands (via unionmetrics)

"Writing isn’t a career choice. It’s self-medication that over time precipitates the madness it was..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:01:59 -0400

“Writing isn’t a career choice. It’s self-medication that over time precipitates the madness it was meant to ward off.”

- Alain de Botton (via nevver)

heyitsnoah: Afternoon meeting in the new Percolate office....

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:07:12 -0400

heyitsnoah:

Afternoon meeting in the new Percolate office. Awesome.

HOLY MOLY SO BIG. Congrats.

Irksome arguments

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:24:00 -0400

“This has stopped terrorism” - if it has, then show us.
“We have to make choices… How are we striking this balance between the need to people to keep people save and privacy” - yes, yes, we do. So why is this all done in secret? And why are we only having it now because SOMEONE LEAKED SOMETHING?
“They may identify potential leads” - then get a freaking warrant just like we’ve had to do for the last 250 years
“Nobody’s listening to the content of your phone calls” - First off, right, yeah, sure, and secondly, that’s like saying “no one is dying” to a rape charge. It’s still offensive.
“With respect to emails this does not apply to US citizens and people living in the United States” - the program exists
“They are legal” - no one is outraged because it’s illegal. They’re outraged because it exists.
“There’s a reason why these programs are classified…because when it comes to, for example, fighting terror, our goal is to stop folks from doing us harm and if every step we’re taking is on the front pages of the paper then presumably the people who are trying to do us harm are going to be able to get around our preventative measures” - yes because terrorists were totally assuming Gmail was completely safe. There are no foreign email services. In which case, hey, they know now, SO STOP IT. I’m sure terrorists were just assuming Gmail was safe before.
“If people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also don’t trust congress and don’t trust federal judges to make sure we’re abiding by rule of law… then we’re going to have some problems” - YES WE DO THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT.

Also, you know that terrorists can strike us all the time, right now, right? Wacky teenagers get an idea in their head, google a few things, buy some shit at Wal Mart and can BLOW PEOPLE UP. It just happened. If terrorists are after us constantly, why isn’t this happening every day?

CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Tech company & telecom reactions to PRISM

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:11:17 -0400

CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Tech company & telecom reactions to PRISM:

lilyb:

cnnmoneytech:

Here’s the running list of comment the key players have given CNN on PRISM.

Microsoft (also Skype): “We provide customer data only when we receive a legally binding order or subpoena to do so, and never on a voluntary basis. In addition we only ever comply with orders for requests about…

Totally worth reading all the way through. CNN suggests that the information from Google et al is being provided at the Telecom level.

I tweeted this earlier, but my bet on what’s happening.

1) The government has required the companies to expose a web service to them that supplies the information that they need and can legally compel the companies to provide.

2) They have agreed that the only requests going through the web service have been clearly approved via the FISA Courts, either by direct warrant or blanket approval of certain types of pre-approved queries, within the law, and within their authority.

3) The providers would have to provide this information anyway, as the laws and FISA clearly allow it. So they automated it.

4) PRISM is an NSA internal code name.

With all of these things being true, Prism could totally exist, there would be no direct connection to the company’s servers, and they could claim that every legal request was complied with and reviewed - in the sense that the web service request would require some sort of “FISACourtApproval=YES&Required=YES” variable string that made it clear to the company that the legal needs had been met, and they have to comply. They have no choice.

Were all this the case, a company can totally say “we’ve never heard of prism, we do not allow the government direct connections to our servers, and we only comply when we have to and we have reviewed the info.”

They don’t specify the review isn’t automated.

And the FISA courts have applied a blanket approval to the situation within certain gidelines. This would allow literally millions of requests a day, and more or less instantaneous ones.So it would still be true that the NSA could watch ideas form almost as you type.

thisistheverge: Arcade designs reveal Gauntlet’s secret...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:48:28 -0400

thisistheverge:

Arcade designs reveal Gauntlet’s secret life » Polygon

The drawings offer a glimpse of the challenges facing arcade game makers and cabinet designers through this period. Few are as illuminating as the story of Gauntlet, a four-player role-playing, top-down dungeon-crawl, and an early attempt to create a multi-player cooperative game in arcades.

I loved this game so much, and Gauntlet II as well. It’s still one of my favorites.

"Hype Machine, an outstanding music discovery and streaming service recently left the Yard for a..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:27:47 -0400

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Hype Machine, an outstanding music discovery and streaming service recently left the Yard for a place called the Secret Clubhouse, and when we discovered this well kept secret, we knew it was our new home. The Secret Clubhouse is filled with music companies like The Hype Machine and Ooh La La Records, as well as freelance tech, video, and media types. Not to mention that they have, on display, every Apple computer from the Commodore 64 to the Macbook Air and every music system from the 8-track to a multi-disc CD changer. Plus we can kick back and have a good time thanks to the pool table and rack of guitars in the basement. Check out some of the photos on their blog.

So we’re living in Secret these days… and loving it. We’ve committed to being here for the foreseeable future thanks to the office, the location, and a super cool CEO who has made some great investments. If you’re in the neighborhood, pay us a visit!

”

- Finding a home for your baby in NYC by The Stereotypes Blog

Aww you guys are so nice.
(via secret-clubhouse)

jayparkinsonmd: If you run a company, you have to purchase...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:45:37 -0400

jayparkinsonmd:

If you run a company, you have to purchase health insurance. You should purchase it through my company, Sherpaa. And by doing so, you and your employees get 24/7 access to our NYC-based concierge doctors to treat you or fast-track you in to the best doctors NYC has to offer. By only using the healthcare system when absolutely necessary, your company’s claims decrease significantly and you save money every year you use us. It’s a rare situation where everyone wins—you save money and time. And we eliminate typical healthcare frustration and deliver a wonderfully accessible experience.

This is just a subtle reminder. And that lovely person up there is Juliet, our Director of Sales. She’s quite possibly the sharpest, friendliest, and kindest person I’ve met in a long time. She’ll get you all set up.