What’s on C-SPAN (1,2 & 3) today? CATO! Day-long discussion on the economy, politics, public policy, origins of government, and more.
http://www.c-span.org/ - scroll to the LIVE TV/RADIO, and click C-SPAN3 for live coverage.
Overheard on the SPAN. Overheard on the SPAN. Overheard on the SPAN.
Archive find of the day: Regional newspaper The Virginian-Pilot, within shouting distance of Andy Griffith’s home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, shot two sets of photos of the legendary actor and sitcom star in the late 1950s — many of which went unpublished for nearly six decades. Both predate his time as Andy Taylor, though one set was released a month after his tour-de-force role in “A Face in the Crowd.” Now those photos have been uncovered once again, giving folks a chance to see the lifelong North Carolinian in a whole new light. Griffith died earlier this month at the age of 86. (The Virginian-Pilot file photo)
These Olympic mugshots are golden. More of them here.
Dare to dream, folks.
Michael Phelps looks like a drifter that mustachioed Tommy Lee Jones picked up.
The earliest known iPad prototype: Here’s a bit of history that NetworkWorld surfaced as a result of the Apple/Samsung lawsuit — back in 2002, Apple was already working on tablet prototypes. (“I actually don’t know which model shop made this,” noted Jony Ive during testimony in the trial, “but I recognize this as a model that was produced during our exploration.”) Here’s what the prototype looked like. A couple interesting things: First, no buttons. Second, it looks like the monitor half of an old iBook. Third, it’s very thick compared to the current iPad models. But clearly, this was the iPad before all the rough edges were sanded off.
Our prices are completely competitive, especially when you factor in the quality control and speed to market. American Apparel could start working on uniforms today and have them in London within 7 days. That’s what vertical integration is about.An American Apparel spokesperson • Making the bold claim that the company could redo the U.S. Olympic apparel with American-made goods and have them ready in time for the Olympics. The U.S. Olympic wear has gotten criticized in recent weeks for being made by American firm Ralph Lauren, but produced in China. Here’s the funny part (beyond the idea of Olympians in the kind of skeezy-looking spandex Dov Charney loves): Apparently, American Apparel is already in talks with Russia to make their uniforms for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Is it possible that, when the Sochi Olympics hit, Russia might be slightly more American in this one minorly significant way? Watch out, kids.
Zintan, Libya | July 14, 2012 Omar, 26, sits in the car he drove to the front lines during last year’s Libyan uprising. He refuses to fix his windshield “the sniper’s round went past my head… This car took care of me, so I can’t change it.” But more than anything the windshield is a constant reminder to Omar of the life he took and the friends he lost. “The first time I killed … It was him or me. For three days after I cried and mumbled and thought I went crazy. ” #iLibya #photography #photojournalism #documentary #hipstamatic #magnumfoundation #emergencyfund #libya #Zintan (Taken with Instagram)
Photo of the day. Easy.
From Ron Howard’s Twitter account: ”Arrested Development for Netflix. IT’S ALIVE. This is what the writer’s room looks like.” That’s Mitch Hurwitz, looking intently at his notes. (via Gawker)
Six-year-old Zachary, who is fighting leukemia, had a wish: ”To meet and become Hellboy.” Fortunately, Ron Perlman was available. (ht Micah Pearson)
American Badass by bizweekdesign on Flickr.
Not as awesome as planes having sex, but close.
Watch: PCB gets a visual shout out on GMA’s Yahoo/Tumblr...
Wrote a thing.
Hat tip to this headline writer.
Congrats Tumblr!
Don’t screw this up Yahoo.
In 2007, I was...
I started tumblr when I was at one of the lowest points of...
Google pisses off Robert Scoble, creating hilariously profane video: As you might have heard, Google+ pushed out a new events feature earlier this week, and did it in a way that made it easy to spam the heck out of people. The social network’s biggest fan, Robert Scoble, exploded in rage in a recent episode of The Gillmor Gang as his massive network of friends (1.8 million and counting) turned against him, pushing hundreds of events onto his Google Calendar listings. This is kind of amazing to watch. There are at least three “DEVELOPERS“-worthy quips in this one-minute clip. Our favorite: “They started pushing hundreds of $%&! on my calendar.” (NSFW for heavy, but awesome profanity)
Presenting the coolest food truck we have ever seen. Former baseball scout Jon Darsky had to ditch the food truck-standard step-van in favor of a Caterpillar truck when designing Del Popolo — his 33,000 pound wood-burning brick pizza oven on wheels. Now, he can be found roaming the streets of San Francisco, serving pizza prepared the way it was meant to be! Want to grab a slice? Keep up with Darsky’s current whereabouts on Twitter or Facebook.
(Source: Gizmodo)
Doing things this way means I”m making less than I would have made if I did a standard tour, using the usual very excellent but expensive ticketing service. In some cities I’ve had to play smaller venues and do more shows. But I like doing more shows and about a year ago I reached a place where I realized I am making enough money doing comedy so the next thing that interested me is bringing your price down. Either way, I still make a whole lot more than my grandfather who taught math and raised chickens in Michigan.Comedian Louis C.K. • Telling his fans about his unique touring plans — which involve him selling tickets on his site much the same way he sold his last comedy special online. The costs generally tacked onto the tickets are absorbed into the price, and he’ll be performing multiple nights at some venues to make up for some of the lower costs (still around $40/show), but the best part about the tickets is that if they find out the tickets are getting scalped and/or resold for a higher price, they’ll cancel the ticket and refund the original buyer. Take that, ticket brokers!
Our first “infographic.”
Question to the good folks of Tomorrow Mag: If this goes bus-monitor viral, is it possible this might not be a one-time project? (From the page: “We’re committed to making at least one issue—but we’re open to more.”) They’re at 17k now, but you may want to donate.
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