Joshua Nguyen

Content Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:51:06 -0500

Others “in the know” of what’s really going on don’t speak up because they also know that ultimately, it doesn’t matter. Stories fade. New ones rise. Everything is forgotten in an instant. Roll with it. If anything, speaking up simply often makes things worse because it validates the original story in a strange way.

And then there are the people simply too busy or who don’t give a shit what the press says. That’s the right mentality in my mind since actions do always trump words.

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sweetalchemy: Finally the fruits of my labor: baking all the...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:50:44 -0500

sweetalchemy:

Finally the fruits of my labor: baking all the livelong day.

Mmmm. I want. What’s the recipe?

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:44:14 -0500

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topherchris: [top photo via]

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:39:32 -0500

topherchris:

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"one of the things that fascinates and baffles me about l.a is the randomness and accidental beauty..."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:38:48 -0500

“one of the things that fascinates and baffles me about l.a is the randomness and accidental beauty and strangeness of the architecture here…generally the only pragmatic and non-arbitrary aspect of l.a architecture is: will it fall down in an earthquake? apart from that criterion it’s a free for all.”

- Moby Los Angeles Architecture Blog

I’ve been a staunch LA hater, as any red-blooded New Yorker/SFer would be. But recently I’ve been coming around to the idea that LA must exist, for the sake of us all. Moby’s documentation of the weird architecture there is a testament to that.
(via christenduong)
I still hate LA.

"Go through the lane - like Jeremy Lin!"

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:37:13 -0500

“Go through the lane - like Jeremy Lin!”

- Dad talking to his son at a crowded Brooklyn supermarket.

Dubai Fountains - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You.

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:19:39 -0500

Dubai Fountains - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You.

Christen: Man, it feels like all of our heroes are falling

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:56:00 -0500

Christen: Man, it feels like all of our heroes are falling
Josh: Does this mean we're getting older?
Christen: Yeah
Josh: But hey, Michael Jordan is still around. And so is Madonna!
Christen: You know she's on Foursquare, right? Before she's on Twitter?
Josh: ... Have you seen Moby's Architecture Tumblr?
Christen: ... This is shit social media couples say.

Perhaps because you were the first diva I remembered, I always...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:46:09 -0500

Perhaps because you were the first diva I remembered, I always loved you best. RIP Whitney.

nevver: Dead at 48, Whitney Houston Man. What a talent.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:27:11 -0500

nevver:

Dead at 48, Whitney Houston

Man. What a talent.

Apart from the all the stuff that’s not essential tacked...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:07:04 -0500

Apart from the all the stuff that’s not essential tacked on like barnacles to Facebook’s interface (groups, events, ask a question, apps, newsticker, chat, search(es)), here are a few of my annoyances. To be honest, I’ve found myself checking in on Facebook more in recent weeks - not sure why - and each time, I increasingly get more annoyed.

#1 - Creepy and kind of lame. I don’t really need to or want to know that my friend B is reading that article. It just adds a whole bunch of short-term reactions that have no basis in any sort of broader understanding.

#2 - If I click on those lists and actually try to manage them, it’s like a worm hole that I’ll never get out of.

#3 - Annoying. The average number of friends a user has on Facebook is ~300. That’s close to 1 birthday each day for the year. It’s fucking annoying. Mostly because I don’t care enough to do anything about this person’s birthday because I haven’t seen or talked to them in years. The only birthdays that matter are the ones where we invite each other to our birthday parties. The backslap full of shit happy birthday messages on Facebook just underscores how fake the connections really are.

#4 - So I’ve been posting a lot about Jeremy Lin. But don’t tell me to ‘Like” some page that I’ll never go to. This is the apex of what ‘social media strategy’ is today. There has got to be a better way. And I guess I should really look into digital media degrees and intelligence analysis. So awesome that Stuff I don’t Care About will take up 1/3 of the screen.

#5 - Like, Comment, Date, xyz, blah blah like, view more likes, view more comments, view this comment, no view this other comment, look at this comment, write a comment, run on the wheel you hamster. FML.

Revisit (by moaan)

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:05 -0500

Revisit (by moaan)

andoutcamethewolf: omg i’m dying rn OH man. Priceless.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:30:14 -0500

andoutcamethewolf:

omg i’m dying rn

OH man. Priceless.

Bring on Rubio.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:16:42 -0500

Bring on Rubio.

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Volvo P1800 S (by Auto Clasico)

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:05 -0500

Volvo P1800 S (by Auto Clasico)

"What might have once sounded like the behavior of a paranoid is now standard operating procedure for..."

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:02:23 -0500

“What might have once sounded like the behavior of a paranoid is now standard operating procedure for officials at American government agencies, research groups and companies that do business in China and Russia — like Google, the State Department and the Internet security giant McAfee. Digital espionage in these countries, security experts say, is a real and growing threat — whether in pursuit of confidential government information or corporate trade secrets.”

- Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage

I think Twitter also has this policy.

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"He’s the type of guy who should wear leather pants, some nice shoes and change his fashion. You’re..."

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:11:20 -0500

“He’s the type of guy who should wear leather pants, some nice shoes and change his fashion. You’re Jeremy Lin, for godsakes. You know what I’m saying? You know? Put down that law book, stop reading the New York Times and start reading the Daily News. Newsday, that’s the one. I like that one because there’s always color in that one. What else? Wall Street Journal. Get some swag. You’re in New York City. Put your hat to the back, too. Put your hat on backwards. Come to practice with your pants sagging and just tell them, ‘I don’t feel like practicing.’ Practice? You know? Practice? And wear an Iverson jersey. You know? Come to practice with a cigar. Lit. ‘I’m Jeremy Lin.’ You know? He should change. We’re all excited to play tonight. It’s like the first time for everybody. Everybody’s excited. Kobe’s excited. He wants to get 50. He wants to welcome Jeremy Lin to his new level.””

- Meta World Peace

LINSANITY! Imma go watch film.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:29:43 -0500

LINSANITY! Imma go watch film.