Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't, either) by Cory Doctorow
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“Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.” — John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914) (via mjschindler)
The quattleblog and I just started a web showcase of bathroom graffiti. If you dare to call yourself a red-blooded American, you should both read and contribute pics of bathroom graffiti to the blog. It is your patriotic duty to share with the world the intimate snapshots of modern culture…
photo malfunction or pure awesomeness?
…Pure awesomeness…
“I didn’t plant this shit, and I ain’t pickin’ it.” — Waylon Jennings
The first post of a blog is an important thing. After hours of scheming colors and choosing the perfect background, after countless header reiterations and theme revisions it finally comes down to that first post. It sets the tone and determines the success or failure of the whole enterprise.
As the cursor blinks tauntingly against the pale backdrop of the blank page you ask yourself, “Why did I start a blog in the first place?” The answer, of course, is not that you are a great writer, you haven’t composed anything since Technical Writing sophomore year of college. It’s not that you are such an interesting person that it would be a crime not to share your brilliance with the world. It’s not even that your cat is the coolest feline in the northern hemisphere - every cat (almost) is the coolest cat ever, get over it.
No, the real reason you started a blog is because your friends were doing it, and it made them look hip. If we have learned anything from our countless hours in front of the television it is this: If your friends are doing something, and it looks awesome, it will probably kill you.
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So there it is folks, the perfect first blog post - confused readers, lowered expectations and incredible shock factor. I’m pretty sure I may be a natural at this…