“In an interview with FastCompany.com, Hofmeister explained that a little-known Arabian oil spill from an offshore platform in the early 1990s dumped more crude into the sea than any spill in U.S. history. But the government and local press kept it quiet. And that’s why one of the big fixes in the Arabian oil spill—the oil-skimming supertanker—hasn’t been publicized.”
—Former Shell Oil Chief Says Supertankers Could Save the Gulf, So What’s the Delay? | Fast Company (via jryu) (via mikehudack)
May 2010
Flavorwire » Mixtape: 15 Spelled-Out Songs for Scrabble Nerds →
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Webbie (feat. Lil’ Boosie and Lil’ Phat) — “I.N.D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.T.”
This song is not only a spelling lesson, but also a dictionary entry. In case you don’t know what independent means, Webbie helpfully provides a definition: “She got her own house/She got her own car/Two jobs, work hard/she a bad broad.” Beyonce would approve.
Word score: 15
President Obama gets saucy reception at Buffalo chicken wings shop →
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President Obama, making a swing through Buffalo on Thursday, got a taste of the region’s famously spicy chicken wings - and one very spicy female fan.
“You’re a hottie with a smokin’ little body,” Luann Haley, 45, told the president as he checked out the fare at Duff’s Famous Wings in upstate Cheektowaga.
Obama’s response: A friendly hug.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/05/13/2010-05-13_president_obama_gets_saucy_reception_at_buffalo_chicken_wings_shop.html#ixzz0nqXIitKD
i would love to be known for hitting on the President. good work, Luann Haley.
(541): i think it was just a coincidence but she literally vomited the second she saw my penis.
Dear Coke Talk: On fun sized advice. →
dearcoketalk.com
Why did you not answer my question?
I got over a thousand questions last month. It’s nothing personal.
Why are you so cranky and bitchy?
That’s how I react to stupidity.
Are you addicted to cigarettes?
Nope. I smoke when I’m with smokers.
What do you think of men like tucker max?
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Court Rules That LimeWire Infringed on Copyrights - NYTimes.com →
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This is pretty big news.
The case was the first piracy lawsuit brought against a distributor of file-sharing software since a Supreme Court ruling in 2005 against Grokster. In that ruling, the courts found that technology companies could be sued for copyright infringement on the grounds that they encouraged customers to steal music and movies over the Internet.
thepursuit's Tumbltape →
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a playlist of all the songs I’ve tumbl’d.
A Musical Revolution, With a Cost in Fidelity - NYTimes.com →
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In many ways, the quality of what people hear — how well the playback reflects the original sound— has taken a step back. To many expert ears, compressed music files produce a crackly, tinnier and thinner sound than music on CDs and certainly on vinyl. And to compete with other songs, tracks are engineered to be much louder as well.
In one way, the music business has been the victim of its own technological success: the ease of loading songs onto a computer or an iPod has meant that a generation of fans has happily traded fidelity for portability and convenience. This is the obstacle the industry faces in any effort to create higher-quality — and more expensive — ways of listening.
