#896: run d.m.c. - hit and run & don cornelius interview (1986)
the way the tinman in the soul train audience pointed his metallic gloves at don—our don, mr. don, the don—is everything there is to say about the man, except that he could stand next to run d.m.c. in their prime, just like he stood next to al green in his, and the glow emanating from his white suit was brighter than the one from the rappers in their gold, or even the tin man’s sparkle. “it’s called,” he says to them in his fireside baritone, “popularity.“
jstn:
Five go in, four go back to the store tomorrow.
Reigning champion: Sony MDR-V6.
Contenders: Denon AH-D2000, Bose QC 2, B&W P5, Sony MDR-Z1000.
Working back thru the posts found this, thanks. Considering purchase.
‘I Want You’ by Knightlife
Smooth Summer synth-funk from the Melbourne producer’s standout 8 track I Want You EP. So many highlights on this thing.
“The second problem is that measurements can be gamed, and measurements used to shape policy will be gamed. Perhaps in baseball this is not an issue, and that may be because Sabermetrics measurements (as far as I know) tend not to focus on interpersonal or subjective criteria. That is not the case here, and it can’t be the case here, as good software development often depends on interpersonal and subjective criteria. See here for a wonderful illustration of a nightmare scenario that nonetheless would do great on the performance metrics above.”
“In order to arrive at a personal style, you have to have a technique to begin with. In other words, when I say that style is a special case of technique, you have to have the technique — you have to have a place to make the choices from. If you don’t have a basis on which to make the choice, then you don’t have a style at all. You have a series of accidents.”
(Source: wbur.org)
Liberté - Tablet takeover (by cornisgreat)
Great now I want blueberry yoghurt. Bet they didn’t think of that.
Elmore Leonard’s rules for good writing. More rules by Henry Miller, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell. And timeless advice from Stephen King, Anne Lamott, Ray Bradbury, and more.
Finished 52 Pick-up on the plane this morning, and just realised what a cute title that was.
Jamie Woon | Lady Luck
(Source: lets-make-this-happen-girl)
