Seriously though. We like this smartypants, but he’s not the kind of guy you want to encounter when you work for Fox News.
Fox News has been dispatching a stream of trolling reporters to Occupy Wall Street with the mission of making the protesters look stupid, using cheap editing tricks to heighten the effect. But sometimes they get a charming, silver-tongued demonstrator like Jesse LaGreca, who makes Fox and its minions look like fools. Of course, they don’t air those interviews.
Screengrab: BoingBoing reports the news with a vintage Apple interface tribute
Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday at the age of 56.
Apple’s Steve Jobs Is Dead (Wall Street Journal)
If you’ve never seen this inspiring 2005 address at Stanford University, where Jobs urges graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself – now’s a good time.
At least he didn’t waste it in billiard halls.
Presidential candidate Martin McGuinness shooting pool at the Ronanstown Youth Centre in Clondalkin, Dublin today.
We love the big loon.
Earlier: Goes By The name ‘Lucky’
Chicago 1955. Just having a bit of a skip. Hundreds of feet above the street.
From left: Customer Luiz Fernandez, Roberto Leto, Manager Orlagh Murphy, Lauren Murphy and Fabiola Weber.
All 21 staff members at Shebeen Chic on South Great George’s Street in Dublin said they would ignore the eviction notice and continue to operate as usual even though the High Court had ordered them to vacate the premises by Monday.
“We are not going to close down. We’re going to keep working. We’re keeping the furniture, we’re keeping ourselves here. It’s business as usual as far as we’re concerned,” restaurant manager Orlagh Murphy told the Irish Independent last night.Ms Murphy said the bar, which opened at the start of the recession in 2008, was now in the black having endured a rocky first year.
And they were willing to do whatever it took for the business to stay open in order to keep their jobs, she said.
“Most of the staff have built this bar and we’re willing to fight to keep it,” she said.
Bar Staff Stage Lock-In To Avoid Eviction (Irish Independent)
The Queen of Tarts, Dame Street, Dublin.
from top Carla Ryan, Simon Murphy and Sam Caren.
And the English language version is due out in November, so you’ll want to pre-order now.
Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it’s time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! Crafting with Cat Hair shows readers how to transform stray clumps of fur into soft and adorable handicrafts. From kitty tote bags and finger puppets to fluffy cat toys, picture frames, and more, these projects are cat-friendly, eco-friendly, and require no special equipment or training. You can make most of these projects in under an hour—with a little help, of course, from your feline friends!”
Well, that’s Jim Chimney’s Christmas present sorted.
