Ben Matasar

"When I was trying to decide whether to come back to Apple or not I struggled. I talked to a lot of..."

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:28:47 -0700

““When I was trying to decide whether to come back to Apple or not I struggled. I talked to a lot of people and got a lot of opinions. And then there I was, late one night, struggling with this and I called up a friend of mine at 2am. I said, ‘Should I come back, should I not?’ and the friend replied, ‘Steve, look. I don’t give a fuck about Apple. Just make up your mind,’ and hung up. And it was in that moment that I realized I truly cared about Apple.””

- Steve Jobs, via Daring Fireball and @siracusa

"The idea seems to be that if the House GOP refuses to raise the debt ceiling, a default crisis or..."

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:54:28 -0700

““The idea seems to be that if the House GOP refuses to raise the debt ceiling, a default crisis or gradual government shutdown will ensue and the public will turn en masse against Barack Obama…. Then Democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced-budget amendment and reform entitlements, and the tea party hobbits could return to Middle-earth having defeated Mordor.”

- John McCain derides ‘tea party hobbits’ in debt ceiling fight

Love outside the lines

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:48:21 -0800

Love outside the lines

Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Get to Know an Internet Commenter.

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:15:12 -0800

Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Get to Know an Internet Commenter.:

This guy is rather amazing.

This is crazy. Portal’s ‘Still Alive’ Played...

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:54:56 -0800

This is crazy. Portal’s ‘Still Alive’ Played In Minecraft

Absolutely Epic 1974 Letter From Cleveland Browns to a Fan

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:49:30 -0800

Absolutely Epic 1974 Letter From Cleveland Browns to a Fan

"We’re not going to put our name on things that dilute the quality of Starbucks"

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:12:21 -0800

““We’re not going to put our name on things that dilute the quality of Starbucks””

- Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz, about 15 years too late.

Carrie Brownstein’s Portlandia Theme Song

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:06:15 -0800

Carrie Brownstein’s Portlandia Theme Song

"I have indeed. I’ve taken to Twitter like a duck to water. Its simplicity allows the user to..."

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:54:57 -0800

“I have indeed. I’ve taken to Twitter like a duck to water. Its simplicity allows the user to customize the experience with relatively little input from the Twitter entity itself. I hope they keep it simple. It works because it’s simple. I was never interested in Facebook or MySpace because the environment seemed too top-down mediated. They feel like malls to me. But Twitter actually feels like the street. You can bump into anybody on Twitter.”

- William Gibson

Photo

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:14:34 -0800

Sesame Street: Smell Like A Monster (via SesameStreet)

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:33:05 -0700

Sesame Street: Smell Like A Monster (via SesameStreet)

Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire keeps things kosher

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:44:29 -0700

Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire keeps things kosher

Mess__e to L_ke Sky__lker (by Stéfan)

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:29:45 -0700

Mess__e to L_ke Sky__lker (by Stéfan)

Q&A: Costco CEO Jim Sinegal talks about recession, succession

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:38:48 -0700

Q&A: Costco CEO Jim Sinegal talks about recession, succession:

Q: Do you sell the $1.50 hot dogs everywhere?

A: Yes. It’s one of our top-selling items in Japan and Korea.

Q: How you account for that? Is it the American thing again?

A: It’s a great meal. For a buck fifty — the prices vary depending on the currency obviously. The customers love it. They think it’s a great item. I eat it myself. They’re very healthy; they’re very good for you.

Q: How long have they been $1.50?

A: Since we started. Well, we were open a year and a half before we put a hot-dog stand in at the original downtown location. It’s been a buck-fifty for a hot dog and a coke.

Q: If that price ever goes up, what will it mean?

A: That I’m dead. It’s amazing how creative we have been to figure out ways to keep the price down. It was a Sinai hot dog, and now it’s a Kirkland Signature hot dog. It’s actually 4.4 ounces, so it’s slightly bigger than a quarter pound now.

YTMND - The Fresh Prince of The Matrix

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:43:51 -0700

YTMND - The Fresh Prince of The Matrix:

Yes.

"With more than 400 carts selling everything from Korean tacos to Carolina-style barbecue, Portland..."

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:24:38 -0700

“With more than 400 carts selling everything from Korean tacos to Carolina-style barbecue, Portland is a microcosm of mobile meals. Lunchtime crowds gather near SW 10th Avenue and SW Alder Street; later on, night owls head across the river to SE 12th Avenue and SE Hawthorne Boulevard for deep-fried cherry pies and savory crepes, served until 2 a.m.”

- World’s best street food (Portland is #1, naturally)

"No way they win more than 50, especially with teams gunning for them every night. We’ve also..."

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:18:20 -0700

“No way they win more than 50, especially with teams gunning for them every night. We’ve also never seen two perimeter superstar alpha dogs coexist for an NBA title — not even when Jerry West and Elgin Baylor teamed up with Wilt Chamberlain against the aging Celtics in 1969. LeBron would have to accept becoming Mega-Pippen to Wade’s Jordan. (Yeah, right.)”

- Let me register my willingness to take the other side of this bet. Bill Simmons: Countdown to the LeBron James decision

This is better than you think it will be. Super Mario on Violin...

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:24:53 -0700

This is better than you think it will be. Super Mario on Violin (via strikegentlybro)

What’s LeBron supposed to have done wrong?

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:18:09 -0700

What’s LeBron supposed to have done wrong?:

But what does that obligation consist of, and how did James incur it? Did the team or the city do something in particular to help make him a star, such that his departure represents ingratitude? My understanding is that he did not choose the Cavs, but was assigned to that team in the draft. Surely, having been the victim of a conspiracy in restraint of trade, forced to negotiate with a monopsonist buyer of one’s talents, can’t create an obligation of loyalty to the monopsonist if, when the term of the indenture is up, another employer offers a more attractive deal?

Twitter Launching Analytics Product Soon

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:22:39 -0700

Twitter Launching Analytics Product Soon:

Reading this gave me a pretty weird feeling.