October 2012

Fwd: New password

Begin forwarded message:

> From: “Louis C.K.”
> Subject: New password
> Date: October 6, 2012 12:15:50 PM MDT
> To: *****************@gmail.com
>
> Apparently you forgot your password? Ok, so here’s your new one, stupid:
>
> EMAIL: *****************@gmail.com
> PASSWORD: idiot.**********
>
> Here’s the login page in case you forgot that too:
> https://buy.louisck.net/account/signin
>
> Louis

October 6, 2012

The undecided voter, cont.

Timothy Egan has had it with undecided voters:

Youre an undecided voter. Your time is up. The rest of us are sick of pretending to care about you, saying nice things to you, doing your damn laundry.

Decide, O.K.? When the choice was between Scrooge McDuck and the Kenyan Socialist, you couldnt make up your mind. Now that you know its between two Harvard know-it-alls, with clear, divergent views of government, youre waiting for what? The long-lost Mormon tablets to reappear? Donald Trump to reveal what his phantom investigators found among the birth records in Hawaii?

You’re not Solomon, carefully weighing the choices. You’re a ditherer. You probably panic at “paper or plastic” in the supermarket, backing up the checkout line. We know all about you, because the campaigns have spent millions studying you, probing you, stuffing you with those little sausage things. Your every emotion is wired and registered.

Timothy Egan: Idiot’s Delight

October 5, 2012

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PBS’s percentage of the federal budget.

via Timothy Egan

October 5, 2012

Scary/cool

A minimalist orb that resembles HAL, the Nest … can figure out when you’re home and when you’re not, and based on your adjustments, it can build a model of temperatures that feel comfortable to you. It uses all this information to create a temperature schedule that’s personalized to your lifestyle, one that keeps you comfortable while saving energy.

Slate: The Worlds Best Thermostat Just Got Better

October 5, 2012

No, ban THIS instead

Commonly Banned: The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger.
Ban Instead: Explanations of why The Catcher in the Rye is overrated to people who’ve just said that it’s meaningful to them; attempts to talk people out of liking books that they like, in general.

The Awl: Things to Ban Instead of Commonly Banned Books

October 4, 2012