July 2009
37 posts
So I wrote a letter to Chrysler about their ads...
robot-heart-politics:
Today I received a response. While I’m almost positive it’s a form letter and some of you probably received something identical with the exception of your name at the top, I figured I’d post the letter here:
Dear Katharine:
Thank you for contacting the Chrysler Customer Assistance Center.
We appreciate the time and effort you’ve taken to express your concerns
to us...
Boston Jake Faces Suspension After Hateful Rant.
So of course this had to happen. The rant below, courtesy of Boston police officer Justin Barrett, who will almost certainly be roundly canned for sending it, would be hysterical satire if it wasn’t entirely sincere. Here is the Boston Globe story that caused the maniac to write it.
OneWed Wants to Make Wedding Planning Social →
mashable:
Okay, so what happens when you get an invite from a friend about his or her wedding? You get a few invites, probably a link to TheKnot, and maybe a list of pre-approved things you can…
Bloody Christ, say this is a joke. Some things just don’t belong all over the internet.
Servicey!
melissa:
I know I could Do This Myself, I know! But I’m having a serious hard drive situation. I’ve got four 200GB+ beasts all around in unreliable states of redundancy, plus my MacBook Pro is 60GB full. I want a beast. I want something for Everything. I do not want to think too hard about backing it up because clearly I am giving this more thought right now than I have in the fifteen years it’s...
New York City Buys Homeless People One-Way Plane... →
rosiesiman:
they’re sending the homeless families to Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. GREAT.
Because that’s a sensible solution to a serious problem. No city has ever tried that before. /sarcasm
Healthcare and human rights
squashed:
Thedailyfiona linked to this article, which argues that the calling healthcare a human right, or any sort of right, fails to understand what a right is. This is a rather bold claim from a writer who also seems a bit fuzzy on how to define “right.” The post concludes, “You cannot have a right to something that necessitates a financial obligation on someone else’s part.” It’s great to...
“It’s pretty sad when you walk into a bar and the average age of the people...”
– Our intern, re: Dorrian’s. I could probably find some New York Post content to better illustrate, but I’ll resist that urge.
“She knows what I woman is supposed to be.”
– Idiot Sarah Palin supporter to CNN, interviewed after he listened to the former Governor’s weekend address. Emphasis mine.
“I’ve been abused worse than the detainees have been abused.”
– A ludicrous claim by Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon, a Navy spokesperson for its prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The abusive offender? A newspaper reporter. Jesus bloody Christ. (Full story via The Awl.)
Servicey Info On NIN Show In NYC Aug. 25 And 26.
Apparently, this starts at 5pm ET today. From my inbox:
“in an effort to keep tickets in the hands of the fans and out of the hands of brokers/scalpers, ticketmaster will be selling the remaining tickets via their new paperless ticketing system.
here’s how it works:
1. buy your tickets online using a credit card.
2. bring the credit card used to purchase your tickets and a...
“Perhaps those individuals have a sense of culture that includes football and...”
– Regarding Five More Local Arts Groups Get Stimulus Funds, via Awesome Everyday.
robot-heart:
“Even if you did not participate in slavery, you do live in a society that continually places you in a position of at least slight privilege because of your race. A black person can not help their race any more than you can help yours. Nor can they help the constant and pervasive deprivileging they experience. Whether you are conscious of that privilege at all times and actively...
Okay, so the corner deli was overrun with tall,...
nerdshares:
And I just saw Tatiana’s (Jenna Sauer’s) photo gallery. You have a sick sense of humor, God.
Her entire essay is incredible.
Giant Bank Not Bankrupt Quite Yet. →
The Huffington Post early this morning reported on the latest round of emergency financing that is meant to keep CIT Group out of bankruptcy–for now–that centers on a $3 billion loan from bond…
The Internet is Dead As An Investment?
innonate:
bijan:
I hadn’t read the WSJ’s “The Internet Is Dead (As An Investment)” when I wrote my post on Saturday.
But that WSJ article was pretty much the point I was trying to counter.
The two myths to work on busting this year are:
1. There’s no way to create value in this economy.
2. NYC is not a startup town.
The NYTime and WSJ love both these stories, and every time a writer...
The recession tore us apart →
woodlandcreature:
James and I met at a fashion magazine’s Christmas party when I was 25 and he was 31. We hit it off instantly. He was gorgeous, funny, stylish and interested in all the things I had previously struggled to make boyfriends care about, such as clothes, magazines and fashionable restaurants.
From our very first date, over lobster and oysters, I was head over heels in love. All my...
My capacity for cruelty, despite only rarely surfacing, is beyond troubling. (via jaimeleigh)
“there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average human being to supply any given army on any given day”
— One of my favorites
“To be clear, you are ok with not promoting someone because they are white, even...”
– Twitter / Jeff Licciardi: @heartsleeve I’ll read it. …
This is the response I got to my explanation of why the Constitution is meant to be interpreted and why the Sotomayor decision was based on an interpretation of conflicting laws and precedence, not personal opinion. Jeff followed this with:...
His Ridiculous Wolf T-Shirt Got My Friend's... →
meredithnyc:
“Several told me, independently of one another,” Purdum writes, “that they had consulted the definition of ‘narcissistic personality disorder’ in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — ‘a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy’ — and thought it fit her perfectly.” — re: Sarah Palin
This observation...
“Something called the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has awarded...”
– Dennis Byrne, writing for something called ChicagoNow.com.
Possible Reasons for Sarah Palin's Resignation and... →
soupsoup:
kaytee:
“So why did Palin quit? It had to be one of these options, and definitely not something like an embezzlement scandal. I mean, to embezzle something, wouldn’t you first have to be able to spell it?”
Resigning as governor was the most patriotic thing Palin could’ve done for Alaska. Now, they need to name a bridge after her or something.
Theoretically, you can’t buy Washington Post... →
(via natashavc)
One of my guilty pleasures is reading what newspapers write about each other.
WaPo Publisher Nixes Awful Pay-For-Play Idea →
