June 2009
46 posts
New accountability project from Obama's CIO →
This is really cool. It’s clearly a beta version but it’s great that they are making all of this info so publicly accessable. I love that they have the name of the person in charge of each project.
Snakes on a Plane | Know Your Meme →
jimiheffernan:
my second entry for work. thanks to all the guys for helping me research this wonderful…internet…thing…
this is great! What a fun internship!
Why are There 60 Minutes in an Hour? →
(via pile)
on an outbrain installed blog! Yay!
Super Vimeo Meetup, 2009! →
(via pile) Yay! this was pretty epic last year
Learning about the big issues on CNN this morning: sexting and cyber-bullying. 1 in 5 kids are sexting!
To Chicago and back today.
Rights, Responsibilities and Love
lucycc:
On Sunday, The Meriden Record-Journal published the following op-ed by Senator Chris Dodd June 21, 2009
Public officials aren’t supposed to change their minds. But I firmly believe that it’s important to keep learning. Last week, while I was in Connecticut meeting with members of the gay and lesbian community from across the state, I had the opportunity to tell them what I’ve learned...
Regina Spektor's new album →
lucycc:
Her new album is streaming for free at npr.org, and I’m in love!
yay!
Amazing Saturday
pile:
Lots of friends, cooking, and good news. Didn’t leave the apartment once.
truth (but I did leave the apt once)
WatchColbert + Obama = Best Video Ever!
Hard core crushin’ on the Pres as usual!
hmblog:
i think it’s irksome when the pundits/republican senators say that obama’s healthcare plan would put a washington bureaucrat between the patient and the doctor like it would represent a big change from today. with my aetna plan, I most definitely have a hartford bureaucrat between me and my doctor.
yah.
Using Benfords Law to detect fraud in the Iran... →
“Roukema speculates that Iranian officials could have been taking cases where Ahmadinejad’s vote total began with a ‘1’ and switching it to a ‘2’ — for instance, in some town where he received 1,954 votes, they would report his having received 2,954 votes. This hypothesis may take on more meaning in light of new and as yet unverified allegations that...
i used just follow my mom and dad on tumblr. but now i follow mia, jack and harriet’s parents too. so many good lookin’ vimeo babies.
Watchjimiheffernan:
I fixed Tumblr!
genius.
Watchpile:
juliaheffernan:
caseydonahue:
And she was actually fired too by the way.
Worst day of my life
Here’s the video of her actually getting fired. Still LOL’n over it. Bye Julia!
hahah
Watchpile:
Crash SBH from Mo Po on Vimeo. I’ve been to this airport (St. Barths Gustaf) and it pretty much looks like this’ll happen everytime. Landing there is very scary and planes’ landing gear only clear the road at the top of the hill by a few feet.
“Research by the NPD Group showed that Americans ate takeout meals an average of...”
– NYTimes
Thanks for posting this Lili - I could not agree more.
(Wonderful Op-Ed on the importance of bringing cooking back into the American Kitchen http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/opinion/31hesser.html LiliBitting)
