“ Informationally, we are becoming lard-asses. In the pageview and ratings driven media economy, too much of the content these days is designed to be just like junk food to quickly boost quantifiable viewership. If you make content that is the intellectual equivalent of gummy bears, your site will appear to grow quickly.”
Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic | The Wirecutter
Later: “Clicking the like button 1 billion times will never give you an orgasm or a hug or a high five.”
“ I’m not going to dig too deeply into this, but at best it shows how far off we are from truly personalized and scary ad targeting, and at worst it gives a pretty sad indication of how technology is still clearly defined as a “male” activity.”
Hey ladies, does Google think you’re a guy? — Tech News and Analysis
Google thinks I’m a dude. What about you?
We’re hard at work on an example project to amuse and educate the JuntoBox community and we thought you would appreciate a peek at future greatness.
Can you guess the plot or synopsis? We’ll keep giving you hints as the project shapes up.
I’m not going to lie, this has been fun.
“ Under the companies’ previous agreement, users could add discs to their queues even before they went on sale. Warner executives apparently believed that policy made it easier for consumers to wait, confident that the discs would arrive eventually. But now when users search for Warner’s “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas,” which goes on sale Feb. 7, the Netflix website simply says the movie is not available. Consumers will have wait until March 6 to add the film to their queues and until April 3 to get it in the mail.”
First sip. (Taken with instagram)
“ If all else fails, I drink half a bottle of rum and play a Handel oratorio on the gramophone. This generally produces an uncontrollable gush of copy.”
David Ogilvy on his creative process (via mailchimpcreative)
If I can substitute bourbon and Bach I’m in. Anyone got a gramophone?
(via mailchimpcreative)
The Most Badass Excerpt From Barney Frank's Interview With The NY Times
- Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
- Barney Frank: No.
- Interviewer: Why not?
- Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
- Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it.
- Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion?
“ The concept of a community marketplace for rentals seems like a good idea at first, but with no real protection for hosts or guests, and with both sides having such a low tolerance for pain, I’m not sure the business has long term viability.”
Murphy’s unfortunate stay in an AirBNB apartment
The more I hear about AirBNB the more I’m convinced there’s a tech bust around the corner.
S02E02 - Said last night’s bottom.
This show, you guys.
Catching up on a bunch of episodes in a row drives home the character development and constantly moving (but not too fast!) plots. UK vs US debates aside, I’m surprisingly happy they adapted this.
“ [Paula Deen’s diabetes revelation] is mirrored by many smaller, less calculated, more innocent ones in the world of food celebrities and food celebrators, including those of us who have written orgiastic accounts of sumptuous dinners. Deen’s revelation jolted me in part because people in the business of peddling gastronomic bliss rarely draw such a bold connection between indulgence and its possible wages.”
Paula Deen’s Revelation - NYTimes.com
There have been a ton of articles heaping scorn on Paula Deen. This one goes a step further and looks at how our current climate of food television and celebrity overall enables unhealthy eating and de-emphasizes exercise, moderation, and fasting. Fascinating and helpful.
“ People were protesting not just because of the content of these bills, but because of the corrupt process of big industries like Dodd’s “buying” politicians and “buying” laws. To then come out and make that threat explicit isn’t a way to fix things or win back the public. It’s just going to get them more upset, and to recognize just how corrupt this process is.”
Jessica and Jamie are enjoying some NYC drinks Pre sleep no more! http://gifshop.tv/m/VMC9AYLBI7/
I think this my first instance being gif’ed. Yay?
Chris and I approve. Very you, all around.
“ The one thing that’s for sure is that the next time I’m sitting through what is essentially an exploitation film and they decide to throw in a rape just to keep things lively, I will get up and leave the theater, or I will turn the DVD off, or I will simply tune the movie out. I have reached that point for myself, and I guess it raises the bigger question of what lines there are for you as viewers, and how you deal with it when someone crosses those lines.”
