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Voyages Vietnam

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:20:27 -0400

everlane: Oh my, it looks like we’ve stirred some controversy...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:09:37 -0400

Oh my, it looks like we’ve stirred some controversy with our recent Making Of A Designer T-shirt infographic. At Well Spent, there’s an interesting debate underway among a group of respected retailers. This graphic was never intended as an attack on retailers (we love beautiful stores too), but an illustration of the costs behind making our T-shirts and how — when you’re online only — you can cut the markup expense associated with having locations.

For those interested: Our T-shirts are cut, sewn, and dyed in Los Angeles, and the infographic reflects those made-in-LA numbers. We would have loved to weigh in, and are always happy to answer questions.

An Open Letter to Washington from Artists and Creators

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:09:10 -0400

An Open Letter to Washington from Artists and Creators:

popculturebrain:

We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.

We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very personal level. Commercial piracy is deeply unfair and pervasive leaks of unreleased films and music regularly interfere with the integrity of our creations. We are grateful for the measures policymakers have enacted to protect our works.

We, along with the rest of society, have benefited immensely from a free and open Internet. It allows us to connect with our fans and reach new audiences. Using social media services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, we can communicate directly with millions of fans and interact with them in ways that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.

We fear that the broad new enforcement powers provided under SOPA and PIPA could be easily abused against legitimate services like those upon which we depend. These bills would allow entire websites to be blocked without due process, causing collateral damage to the legitimate users of the same services - artists and creators like us who would be censored as a result.

We are deeply concerned that PIPA and SOPA’s impact on piracy will be negligible compared to the potential damage that would be caused to legitimate Internet services. Online piracy is harmful and it needs to be addressed, but not at the expense of censoring creativity, stifling innovation or preventing the creation of new, lawful digital distribution methods.

We urge Congress to exercise extreme caution and ensure that the free and open Internet, upon which so many artists rely to promote and distribute their work, does not become collateral damage in the process.

Respectfully,

Aziz Ansari

Kevin Devine, Musician

Barry Eisler, Author

Neil Gaiman, Author

Lloyd Kaufman, Filmmaker

Zoë Keating, Musician

The Lonely Island

Daniel Lorca, Musician (Nada Surf)

Erin McKeown, Musician

MGMT

Samantha Murphy, Musician

OK Go

Amanda Palmer, Musician (The Dresden Dolls)

Quiet Company

Trent Reznor

Adam Savage, Special Effects Artist (MythBusters)

Hank Shocklee, Music Producer (Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad)

Johnny Stimson, Musician

cavetocanvas: Jusepe de Ribera, Tityus, 1632 From the Museo del...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:08:50 -0400

cavetocanvas:

Jusepe de Ribera, Tityus, 1632

From the Museo del Prado:

Tityus, the son of Jupiter and Elara, is shown chained to a rock in Tartaria. An eagle eternally devours his entrails, which are reborn with each phase of the moon. This giant was punished after he was incited by Juno to attempt to seduce one of his father’s lovers.

The subject of the condemned —Tityus, Ixion, Tantalus and Sisyphus— attained certain popularity in European art from the modern era and was often used in palace decorations. These works personified the reigning dynasty’s implacable powers against the infidelity, pride and arrogance of those who attacked the supremacy of the monarchy.

andytlr: iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison by...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:08:20 -0400

andytlr:

iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison by Robino Films

Here’s a “fair” test between the iPhone 4S and the Canon 5D MK II. I made a little rig that allowed me to shoot both cameras at the same time side by side. All scenes are perfectly synced together so you can pause and scrutinize the frames!

Now I really want one.

via Jordan Halvorsen

RECESSIONARY MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF OCCUPY SEATTLE

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:07:49 -0400

lareviewofbooks:

ED SKOOG

Money is horrible, a bandage where
there should be a hand, and heart’s engine
runs beat to daybreak. Money
and hands call to each other like
children at a pool; like this money
gathering noon into meadow.

Read More

PBS NewsHour: NewsHour Publishes Videos, Transcripts to Tumblr as Hacking Attack Continues

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:06:35 -0400

PBS NewsHour: NewsHour Publishes Videos, Transcripts to Tumblr as Hacking Attack Continues :

newshour:

As websites for the NewsHour, Frontline and PBS remain under attack by hackers, the NewsHour has published its transcripts and videos from Monday night’s broadcast to Tumblr for the time being.

Thanks for your patience as we work to get everything back to normal.

Obama Names ‘Pragmatic’ Gen….

staff: We can’t wait for our first ever Tumblr reading: Friday,...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:06:14 -0400

staff:

We can’t wait for our first ever Tumblr reading: Friday, February 19th at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in NYC!

Robert Reich: The State of Our Disunion: A Globalizing Private Sector, A Government Overwhelmed by Corporate Money

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:14:23 -0400

Robert Reich: The State of Our Disunion: A Globalizing Private Sector, A Government Overwhelmed by Corporate Money:

robertreich:

Who should have the primary strategic responsibility for making American workers globally competitive – the private sector or government? This will be a defining issue in the 2012 campaign.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama will make the case that government has a vital role. His…

untitledthemes: Root theme may not have been online long but...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:14:00 -0400

untitledthemes:

Root theme may not have been online long but that doesn’t mean another version isn’t already in the works. Root-Stack (my naming schedule could be improved) is an alternate version of Root which combines the theme with Stacky.

Click here to try the theme out on the test blog. I recommend you open a photo’s soapbox (click any photo) and then click “View larger”, what happens is not seen in any other UT theme.

It will be introduced after Root succeeds the 1,000 install mark, or if you want it faster like my page.

Massive Health: [Infographic] Carbs Are Killing You: Eating Fat Doesn't Make You Fat

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:13:30 -0400

Massive Health: [Infographic] Carbs Are Killing You: Eating Fat Doesn't Make You Fat:

massivehealth:

A few conclusions:

Eating fat doesn’t actually make us fat. It’s the insulin cycle, triggered by eating carbohydrates.

The easily-digestible carbs like refined flour, soda, and potatoes are the worst offenders.

For weight-loss, a low-carb diet is a lot more effective than a low-fat,…

Corporate Law Report: SOPA? E-PARASITE Act? Whatever It's Called, Here's A Primer on the Latest in Protect IP

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:13:12 -0400

Corporate Law Report: SOPA? E-PARASITE Act? Whatever It's Called, Here's A Primer on the Latest in Protect IP:

corporate-law-news:

[UPDATE: See also Stop Online Piracy Act: What Does SOPA Mean For Businesses?]

“The Protect IP Act is a proposed bill making its way through the Senate as S. 978 that aims to curb online counterfeiting, among other things… While the Protect IP Act’s stated goals are beyond dispute —to…

typeworship: 3 Minutes with Erik...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:12:46 -0400

typeworship:

3 Minutes with Erik Spierkemann

My agency co-founder Bradley Martin caught-up with Erik Spiekermann at the Typo Conference in London last week. They talk about the background of the conference and Erik’s views on designing for mobile devices.

With thanks to Thin Martian

pritheworld: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad doesn’t get why...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:11:34 -0400

pritheworld:

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad doesn’t get why the whole world is demanding he introduce democratic reforms. Australian cartoonist Alan Moir captures al-Assad’s take on democracy.

teamcoco: Sure, Conan split his pants, but everything is...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:11:04 -0400

teamcoco:

Sure, Conan split his pants, but everything is A-okay. [more photos]

hitrecordjoe: I got to go to Tumblr’s REBLOG THIS FILM FESTIVAL...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:43:21 -0500

hitrecordjoe:

I got to go to Tumblr’s REBLOG THIS FILM FESTIVAL tonight. It was such a great time!

I hope our movie-going culture heads further in this direction. In today’s contemporary night at the movies, we usually go to some sterile and styleless multiplex, sit among people whom we wish weren’t there, watch about a half hour of advertisement and then watch a movie to which we’re connected only through commercials we’ve seen on TV. But tonight, I went to a fantastic cinema/venue, called CINESPACE, that I’ve been meaning to check out forever but only finally doing so now; it’s not rows and rows of people ignoring each other, but instead tables and chairs, a bar, a social environment, where the people and setting enhance the movie-watching experience instead of detracting from it. There were no commercials. And the short films we watched were made by people from a community to which everyone felt connected.

And I mean it when I say the short films were really good. They showed one that Rian Johnson and RonenV and I made together out of a random page from Finnegan’s Wake. It’s called Page 439. There were a bunch of other cool ones. The one that sticks out most in my mind, sadly I can’t remember the title, so I can’t find it to link it, but it was about a boy who had a television for a head. What was that one called? I want to watch it again…

Anyway, it was a grand success of an evening, and I just wanted to say thanks and bravo to the folks at tumblr who put it all together.

photo by burningdan: “The tumblr(.com) film Fesival had huge tubs of popcorn. Go tumblr!”

sushimonster: timoni: fuckyeahtattoos: via (via...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:42:55 -0500

sushimonster:

timoni:

fuckyeahtattoos:

via

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fuckyeahmashups: Clockwork - Office Musik (Dwight K. Shrute vs...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:42:26 -0500

fuckyeahmashups:

Clockwork - Office Musik (Dwight K. Shrute vs Weezy)

AMAGAD!! ~~Day Week~~ Month has officially been made. This is almost too much for me to even begin to comprehend.

staff: Inspired by Wordpress’ seriously clever use of Loren...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:41:58 -0500

staff:

Inspired by Wordpress’ seriously clever use of Loren Brichter’s new Tweetie options, we’re launching our own Tweetie and Twitterrific compatible API. This Twitter-like API should make it easy for a lot of existing Twitter clients to start supporting Tumblr.

The really cool thing - because our following models follow a lot of the same principles, we’ve been able to take advantage of a ton of native features:

Retweeting = Reblogging

Replying = Reblogging w/ commentary

Favoriting = Liking

“@david” = ”http://david.tumblr.com/”

Conversations = Reblogs

To try out Tumblr in Tweetie 2, tap “Accounts” → “+” → enter your username and password → tap the gear icon → enter “http://tumblr.com/” in both fields.

For Twitterrific, tap ”Sources” → “Edit” → “Add a New Account” → enter your username and password → tap ”Advanced” → set “Base URL” to “http://tumblr.com/” and disable “SSL”.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:39:21 -0500

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