Jon Scheiber

I finally got them all to look at me at once.

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:37:24 -0400

I finally got them all to look at me at once.

techcrunch: “That’s what Tumblr will look like after a Yahoo...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:50:52 -0400

techcrunch:

“That’s what Tumblr will look like after a Yahoo acquisition.”

By Mike Andrew

thisistheverge: WSJ: Yahoo’s board approves $1.1 billion...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:19:51 -0400

thisistheverge:

WSJ: Yahoo’s board approves $1.1 billion all-cash Tumblr acquisition

I’m still not sure how I feel about this, but I’m optimistic. More ads, here we come!

I have admit, from a design standpoint, the purple background...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:19:24 -0400

I have admit, from a design standpoint, the purple background complements the logotype well. The exclamation mark is especially gaudy though.

sharpewit: If Yahoo! hadn’t bought Tumblr, there would no...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:12:36 -0400

sharpewit:

If Yahoo! hadn’t bought Tumblr, there would no longer be Tumblr.

I sincerely doubt that Yahoo’s stupid enough to destroy one of the largest online producers of original content. Yeah, there are probably going to be some changes. There may be some ads on the site now or whatever. But so the fuck what? If it means that Tumblr isn’t going to go bankrupt, then I certainly think it’s worth it. Please get over your internet elitism, guys.

Well, this certainly changes things. As long as they don’t pull a Flickr, this might work out for the best.

mashable: Breaking: Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:06:36 -0400

mashable:

Breaking: Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal.

Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1 Billion, All-Cash Deal to Acquire Tumblr

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:05:58 -0400

Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1 Billion, All-Cash Deal to Acquire Tumblr:

rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble rabble.

nbcnews: 60 injured, five critically, as trains collide in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:25:49 -0400

nbcnews:

60 injured, five critically, as trains collide in Connecticut

(Photo: Christian Abraham / AP)

Sixty people were injured, five of them critically, and rail traffic from New York to Boston was shut down after a Metro-North commuter train derailed and plowed into a second train Friday in Fairfield, Conn., Gov. Dan Malloy said.

Read the complete story.

Regarding this whole Amy's Baking Company disaster...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:00 -0400

A paraphrase from one anonymous user regarding the infamous “Quiptxt Day” incident:

Saturday: No one knows about your restaurant.

Sunday: Kitchen Nightmares (and subsequently, the entire Internet) finds your restaurant and everyone knows about your restaurant.

Monday: You have no restaurant.

"There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kind of the point?"

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:45 -0400

“There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kind of the point?”

- Pam Halpert, The Office (via theofficenbc)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:39 -0400

Okay lets tally up who is STILL at Dunder Mifflin after the finale.

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:51:45 -0400

boymeetsworldgirlmeetsworld:

Clark
Pete
Erin
Phyllis
Meredith
Oscar
Angela
Dwight

PEOPLE THAT LEFT/GOT FIRED FROM DUNDER MIFFLIN.

Jim
Pam
Stanley
Nellie
Kevin
Creed
Darryl
Toby
Andy

SPECIAL MENTIONS OF PAST CHARACTERS THAT HAVE DEPARTED FROM DUNDER MIFFLIN (SCRANTON BRANCH) ARE:

Jan
Robert (California)
Roy
Kelly
Ryan
Gabe
Holly

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

MICHAEL SCOTT.

Excellent analysis.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 03:49:28 -0400

My thoughts on The Office finale

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:42:03 -0400

bythe-hammer-ofthor:

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Well said. That’s beautiful. I got into The Office around the same age and season, and I’ve been closely following it ever since. Thank you for putting those feelings into words so well.

shortformblog: thisistheverge: Yahoo reportedly eyeing Tumblr...

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:29:51 -0400

shortformblog:

thisistheverge:

Yahoo reportedly eyeing Tumblr for possible $1 billion acquisition

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

While it would be a risky move for Tumblr, and while I really do not want this to happen, it could help make Yahoo! relevant again. As an aside, I really wish that billboard still existed.

Yahoo paid billions for a somewhat-Tumblr-like site back in the '90s

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:21:08 -0400

shortformblog:

$3.6B was the amount Yahoo bought Geocities for back in 1999. Remember Geocities? The Tumblr of the ’90s, complete with customizable pages? It’s still around, right? (via Hacker News) source

It would be an absolute shame if Yahoo! acquires Tumblr just to drive it into the ground like they did with GeoCities. All these years later, and I still miss GeoCities.

I still insist that the Palm OS version of Monopoly is the best...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:22:30 -0400

I still insist that the Palm OS version of Monopoly is the best way to play.

thisistheverge: Google takes on Spotify with Google Play Music...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:00 -0400

thisistheverge:

Google takes on Spotify with Google Play Music All Access subscription service

Google has formally announced its new subscription music initiative at the 2013 I/O conference

I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t impressed with Google Play Music All Access. The price is right and the integration of your uploaded music with their streaming library is amazing. Google just out-Spotified Spotify.

Oh, the joys of reinstalling OS X in order to restore your...

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:33:01 -0400

Oh, the joys of reinstalling OS X in order to restore your recovery partition that you lost due to an errant cloning.

thisistheverge: ABC brings live TV to iOS app: can networks cut...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:48:19 -0400

thisistheverge:

ABC brings live TV to iOS app: can networks cut Aereo off at the pass?

As expected, ABC today brought live TV streaming to its iOS app for users in New York City and Philadelphia. The new functionality has been delivered in an update to ABC’s existing app — now renamed Watch ABC.

There’s no way that an app feature requiring a cable subscription can compete with Aereo.