i make things

I’m ashamed to say it, but this is, by far, my biggest problem.

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Multiply, Multiply, Color Dodge

butthorn:

The X-Files : Fight the Future is on my local access channel tonight. Why did I not do this sooner? 

Hahahaha, yes!

Mind Your P's and Q's: The best worst real band names of SXSW 2012 →

pgwp:

rocketsandrayguns:

It’s an annual tradition.

• Bubble Puppy
• Chet Faker
• Dark Dark Dark
• E.D.Sedgwick
• Fungi Girls
• Gay Witch Abortion
• Hoodie Allen
• Idle Warship
• Lana Del Rey
• Mord Fustang
• Motopony
• Not In The Face!!
• Owen
• Sleepy Vikings
• suck piggy
• Talking To Turtles
• …

Ummmm. I know Motopony. Err. I know one dude in Motopony. This is… hilarious.

thedailywhat:

Early Bird Special: Oldie but goodie — graphic designer Aaron Draplin uses strong language to explain why America is f*cked (graphically, at least).

[mefi.]

Hahahaha, this is the video, that when first posted, introduced me to the awesome hilarity and talent of Aaron Draplin. So happy to share the city I live in with this guy. I’ve met him, and he is as nice as he his funny, which is to say, very.

Day 2 of hands. #illustration #anatomy #hands (Taken with instagram)

superamit:

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on with me.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

• 8/1979: Born. Grew up in CT, built a killer eraser collection, fell in love with computers.
• Left college to start a company. Fell hard. Fled to India for 3 months.
• Started 2nd company. Learned to be an adult. Fell in love with NYC.
• Moved to SF, discovered burritos & some of my fave people on Earth.
• 9/2011: Got diagnosed with Leukemia!
• Cried. Went through 3 cycles of chemo. Hurt. Thought hard about what I want out of life. Grew up a second time.

TODAY

… After over 100 drives organized by friends, family, and strangers, celebrity call-outs, a bazillion reblogs (7000+!), tweets, and Facebook posts, press, fundraising and international drives organized by tireless friends, and a couple painful false starts, I’ve got a 10/10 matched donor!

You all literally helped save my life. (And the lives of many others.)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Tomorrow, I’ll be admitted to Dana Farber in Boston for 4-5 weeks.

First I’ll get a second Hickman line to allow direct access to my heart (for meds and for nutrients if I’m not able to eat). Over the next week, the docs blast my body with a stiff chemo cocktail to try and eradicate all traces of cancer cells. In the process, the immune system I was born with, and my body’s ability to make blood, are destroyed.

Next Friday, I get my donor’s stem cells by IV. I start on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting them (I’ll be on them for 12-18 months). For these weeks I’ve no immune system, so I’m severely vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. My hospital room and hallway become my world.

Meanwhile, the stem cells make their way to my bone marrow and, with some luck, start producing platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.

This is science fiction stuff. I can hardly believe it’s even possible, and there’s lots of chances for things to go wrong. It’s frightening.

AFTER THE TRANSPLANT

Recovery to a new state of “normal” takes about a year, but there’s a few storm clouds hovering:

• My immune system is new, like a baby’s. I’m prone to getting sick.
• Just as with any organ transplant, there’s a chance of rejection. Except in this case, it’s my blood that’s the foreign body, and it touches every organ. They call it graft-vs-host-disease and it can cause health issues and organ complications for the rest of my life.
• Successful transplant or not, Leukemia can relapse. Stubborn mofo.

Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five. My odds are a little better since I’m young.

THE GREAT NEWS

I’ve got a long road ahead. But I’ve got a donor & amazing family & friends. A few months ago I didn’t have many options. Today I have a plan.

I am alive. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Thank you.

This makes me smile so big. Good luck, Amit!

thedailywhat:

Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation.

“I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.”

In addition to withdrawing his support out of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.”

PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th.

[facebook / @marcorubio.]

This is really great.

Happened upon this the other day. Pure joy. #mulder #scully #xfiles (Taken with instagram)

justojusto:

A San Francisco couple used shipping containers to transform as an office and guest bedroom in their apartment to minimize clutter.

Yesssssssssssssss.

(Source: brain-food, via micasaessucasa)