The Mind of an Independent

laughingsquid: Tumblr Book Expo Celebration & Offical...

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:10:05 -0400

laughingsquid:

Tumblr Book Expo Celebration & Offical Meetup

terrysdiary: Earl Sweatshirt at my studio #5

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:05:04 -0400

terrysdiary:

Earl Sweatshirt at my studio #5

Incredible. We may not be putting men on the moon, but...

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:57:18 -0400

Incredible. We may not be putting men on the moon, but we’re beaming pictures back from Mars from a self-sufficient robot. Decent progress.

shapeways: 3D Printing an iPod Nano Dock by Remi van Oers...

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:54:04 -0400

shapeways:

3D Printing an iPod Nano Dock by Remi van Oers Design

Everything transformative starts as a toy.

MCA Rest In Peace (by Scoboco) Gowanus goodness.

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:57:35 -0400

MCA Rest In Peace (by Scoboco)

Gowanus goodness.

crowisland: Widespread Panic AIRPLANE Official Video (by...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:22:13 -0400

crowisland:

Widespread Panic AIRPLANE Official Video (by ledzep30281)

I’m pretty sure that was the sun this morning. Enjoy.

This song brings back a whole host of great memories. Heard this for the first time enjoying a delicious Outback Pizza in Taos. Got totally entranced by the song and made sure to hang around till the DJ announced the name. Wrote the name on a napkin and picked up Ain’t Life Grand at my favorite CD store in Hubbard Woods when I got home. Good find Garrett.

For Lack Of A Better Face by The Strange Boys Oh man. This is...

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:49:57 -0400

For Lack Of A Better Face by The Strange Boys

Oh man. This is amazing! Thanks slide guitar.

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"There may be romance in constructing high-speed passenger rail but if we’re going to spend the..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:11:26 -0400

“There may be romance in constructing high-speed passenger rail but if we’re going to spend the capital of U.S. citizens on the steel wheels, let’s spend it on freight trains. That’s where it will make the greatest impact on the economy.”

- My Dad

I think I tend to agree. Which is an oddity.

visual-poetry: “xml-svg code” by karin sander

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:07:47 -0400

visual-poetry:

“xml-svg code” by karin sander

"St. Louis attracted more young people than it lost in each of the past three years."

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:59:29 -0400

“St. Louis attracted more young people than it lost in each of the past three years.”

- Rust Belt chic: Declining Midwest cities make a comeback - Salon.com

STL 4 life

(via lolololori)

Boom goes the dynamite. More of this. Everytime I drop by a smaller industrial city: Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Milwaukee I always find these incredibly vibrant neighborhoods emerging out of these distressed places. These places are small nodes in a growing diaspora of younger folks interested in denser living environments who have no desire to go to typical magnet cities.

gotemcoach: The Pacers win, and are up 2-1 over the...

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:48 -0400

gotemcoach:

The Pacers win, and are up 2-1 over the Heat.

Indiana absolutely believe they can beat the Miami in this series, and by the way, they currently employ Tyler Hansbrough.

Follow @GotEm_Coach

"Months before Bruno Iksil became famous as the “London whale,” the trader who..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:02:57 -0400

“Months before Bruno Iksil became famous as the “London whale,” the trader who contributed to a loss of more than $2 billion at J.P. Morgan he earned a different nickname: the “Caveman,” for pursuing trades that rivals sometimes thought were overly aggressive but often led to huge profits.”

- Are we surprised at the outcome? The moral hazard within publicly held banks is absurd. I mean no one can possibly think that the status quo can hold.

And the crazy part is that it’s not Bruno’s fault. He’s just taking advantage of rules created by executive and congressional leadership. It must stop.

Foward Forward Back When you think of Missouri the first thing...

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:40:58 -0400

Foward Forward Back When you think of Missouri the first thing that comes to mind certainly isn by Believers

Fantastic and much happier than my last posting.

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(via “Cycles Attached Will Be…”)

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:04 -0400

(via “Cycles Attached Will Be…”)

"That is mental!” one source says. “We recommend 15 - 25 percent on content, not 75..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:51:00 -0400

““That is mental!” one source says. “We recommend 15 - 25 percent on content, not 75 percent.””

- See this is a Facebook person recommending that your brand spend the largest percentage of your money on Facebook ads. GM has said they aren’t doing that. What’s interesting is that GM isn’t saying it’s going to stop spending on Facebook. It’s just saying they are going to stop buying media on Facebook.

The big story is that GM is spending $30 million on content creation and nothing on paid distribution.

Vhils is the illest. Such an amazing artist and style (via...

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:50 -0400

Vhils is the illest. Such an amazing artist and style

(via Mexico City: High Art in Thin Air - Brooklyn Street Art : Brooklyn Street Art)

"The glory years before Wrigley are like the age before the flood, when exotic species thrived on the..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:11:22 -0400

“The glory years before Wrigley are like the age before the flood, when exotic species thrived on the earth, among them the feared Chicago Cub.”

- Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed - WSJ.com

Torch it and let’s get some runs!

(via crowisland)

Burn the thing down for god’s sake. Enough is enough.

poptech: Trace Heavens by James Nizam Artist James Nizam makes...

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:56:29 -0400

poptech:

Trace Heavens by James Nizam

Artist James Nizam makes incisions into the structure of a house to manipulate sunlight into light sculptures.

(via unknownskywalker)

holy!

My man.

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:48:01 -0400

My man.

"Hey Tumblrsphere, We’re looking for a Social Media Strategist obsessed with content, Facebook..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:15:45 -0400

“

Hey Tumblrsphere,

We’re looking for a Social Media Strategist obsessed with content, Facebook EdgeRank, and experimentation. Interested? Email Tyler Fonda at tyler.fonda [at] gothaminc [dot] com.

Thanks.

”

- (via gothaminc)