what is this? random stuff i’ve picked up from around the internet.who am i? a product manager, developer, cyclist, ski patroller, runner, lover of knowledge and people’s interpretation of the world, admirer of MWT (mountains, water, and trees)Tumblr (3.0; @crc)http://the.llama.fm/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m106d7rYEQ1qz4esbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/19422916107http://the.llama.fm/post/19422916107Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:22:19 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7q3lH8cx1qzbok1o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://feltron.tumblr.com/post/2518247737/north-american-english-dialects-based-on">feltron</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://aschmann.net/AmEng/#Au_California">North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://kottke.org/">kottke</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://the.llama.fm/post/19236302706http://the.llama.fm/post/19236302706Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:05 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JTWp25pzFCc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://drewb.org/post/12032759688/alexander-chen-constructed-an-interactive-music">dbreunig</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alexander Chen constructed an interactive music box of Bach’s Prelude from his first cello suite. Check out the live version at <a href="http://www.baroque.me/">Baroque.me</a>. (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWp25pzFCc">Alexander Chen</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://the.llama.fm/post/19202592061http://the.llama.fm/post/19202592061Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:00:06 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0g6snPtRs1qzbok1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://feltron.tumblr.com/post/18835562341/nasa-map-of-us-trees">feltron</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669125/nasa-creates-insanely-high-res-map-of-americas-trees-and-offers-a-lesson-in-information-desi">NASA Map of US Trees</a></p> </blockquote>http://the.llama.fm/post/19180250279http://the.llama.fm/post/19180250279Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:00:05 -0700<span id="video_player_18417452555">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_18417452555",'http://the.llama.fm/video_file/18417452555/tumblr_m031o6m7We1qz4esb',400,223,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m031o6m7We1qz4esb_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m031o6m7We1qz4esb_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m031o6m7We1qz4esb_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m031o6m7We1qz4esb_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m031o6m7We1qz4esb_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/18417452555http://the.llama.fm/post/18417452555Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:00:06 -0800<span id="video_player_16604030327">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_16604030327",'http://the.llama.fm/video_file/16604030327/tumblr_lyhe6yylUo1qz4esb',400,300,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lyhe6yylUo1qz4esb_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lyhe6yylUo1qz4esb_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lyhe6yylUo1qz4esb_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lyhe6yylUo1qz4esb_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lyhe6yylUo1qz4esb_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/16604030327http://the.llama.fm/post/16604030327Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:05 -0800<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-HRdYCLZMqs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/16603078508http://the.llama.fm/post/16603078508Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:46:09 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvsk6mNYjY1qarksdo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/14976875736http://the.llama.fm/post/14976875736Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:00:06 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwc5uzEUbC1qarksdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/14961987910http://the.llama.fm/post/14961987910Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:14:41 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr9mtkoxYa1qarksdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/12602785950http://the.llama.fm/post/12602785950Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:16:05 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsitrlOIsd1qarksdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/12576704490http://the.llama.fm/post/12576704490Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:20:05 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls4y8vVrPv1qarksdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/12558278139http://the.llama.fm/post/12558278139Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:00:05 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsm8wfbeoY1qarksdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/12532958666http://the.llama.fm/post/12532958666Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:00:05 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsq2o1jyU31qarksdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/12514651391http://the.llama.fm/post/12514651391Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:01:06 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltbm24Ts4x1qarksdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/12505248652http://the.llama.fm/post/12505248652Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:01:46 -0800“You know what we call gay marriage in Canada? Marriage.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://atsween.tumblr.com">some guy</a> I met the other night <a href="http://girldetective.me/post/2599948076/impromptu-chicago-shindig">at a bar</a> (via <a href="http://girldetective.me/" class="tumblr_blog">girl-detective</a>)</em>http://the.llama.fm/post/9763950502http://the.llama.fm/post/9763950502Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:01:05 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eWLW-In1J1A?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://iamyourcanadianboyfriend.com/post/2762724575" class="tumblr_blog">atsween</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://likeit.tumblr.com/post/2762459778" class="tumblr_blog">likeit</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>If you were born after 1981, stop whatever you’re doing and watch this.</p> <p>If you were born during or before 1981, you’ll instinctively do just that. </p> <p>There will never be another moment in my life like the one where I sat, transfixed, on the floor of my mom’s living room and watched this happen. Any idiot who says anything about how MTV never had any value, fuck you. Fuck off and go read Atlas Shrugged again, masturbate using your non-dominant hand, have a conversation about espresso tamping in Latin, or whatever boring bullshit you do for fun. The rest of us will remember how there actually were good old days. And for those of you who weren’t alive yet, you’re welcome.</p> <p>Pearl Jam - Jeremy - MTV Video Music Awards 1992</p></blockquote> <p>Oh hell yeah.</p></blockquote>http://the.llama.fm/post/9747347392http://the.llama.fm/post/9747347392Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:00:05 -0700<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qpl5mOAXNl4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://iamyourcanadianboyfriend.com/post/8427203491" class="tumblr_blog">atsween</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“I’m a Stupid Cat!”</p> <p>I wish I was a stupid cat.</p></blockquote>http://the.llama.fm/post/9724987526http://the.llama.fm/post/9724987526Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:10:06 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hsKv5d0sIlU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://the.llama.fm/post/9706697670http://the.llama.fm/post/9706697670Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:01:06 -0700“Pet peeve time: for the contingent out there who sneer at heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman and Captain America, those icons who still, at their core, represent selfless sacrifice for the greater good, and who justify their contempt by saying, oh, it’s so unrealistic, no one would ever be so noble… grow up. Seriously. Cynicism is not maturity, do not mistake the one for the other. If you truly cannot accept a story where someone does the right thing because it’s the right thing to do, that says far more about who you are than these characters.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://signalwatch.tumblr.com/post/9430247949">Signal Watch Tumblr</a>: <a href="http://www.ineffableaether.com/2011/08/24/light-in-the-dark/">In which Greg Rucka makes some excellent points regarding Hollywood vs the Audience - why did it fail?</a><br/><br/>Fantastic post. Greg Rucka knows what’s up.</p>   (via <a href="http://deantrippe.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">deantrippe</a>)</em>http://the.llama.fm/post/9696501825http://the.llama.fm/post/9696501825Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:58:17 -0700greg ruckacomic bookssuperheroessupermancaptain america