Quote by Twitter: I Tweet, Therefore I Am
Using Twitter suggests a level of insecurity whereby, unless people recognise you, you cease to exist.
Dr. David Lewis, University of Sussex, in a London Times article.
Although I’ve never been a fan of Twitter, I can’t say I agree with this assessment. Obviously Dr. Lewis doesn’t work in a digital or media industry where it’s important to one’s career to participate in these types of social networks. Academia continues to be rather out of touch with reality, at least in this case.
Via Gawker.
How Americans Spend Their Money
How Americans Spend Their Money
Beautiful infographic from the New York Times. Although seeing this reinforces to me how different my life is from the average — New York is truly its own country.
Via infosthetics.com.
The Billy Letters
In 1998, a bored journalist sent letters posing as a 10-year-old boy to various public figures, and - most interestingly - serial killers. The serial killers politely responded with advice for dear Billy on staying in school.
Via kottke.org.
A Hierarchy of Fears
Ranked from childhood to parenthood. I’m in the neighborhood of 14-17, myself.
Via kottke.org.
Cafe Cougar
A new “schoolboy cafe” in Tokyo has waiters who look and act like teenage boarding school students as they flirt with the customers, mostly “office ladies in their twenties and thirties,” reports Reuters.
Hot.
Amy Sedaris’ Googly Eye Challenge
Amy Sedaris’ Googly Eye Challenge
Because ‘tis better with googly eyes, whatever ‘tis.
The Greatest Science Fair Pictures Ever
The Greatest Science Fair Pictures Ever
Extreme wood! Moon babies! Code of the Meniscus!
