Shahryar Rizvi

Tag: amazon

  • Silk Road Strife

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnV7ajebXwM&hl=en&fs=1&] I am more exhausted than indignant about street violence that is going on in Xinjiang this week. The Uighurs have been on my radar for a long time, and I feel that I should have more to say about the situation than I do. I was first exposed to the Uighur issue by […]

  • Milanese — Lockout

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mDPofaet8o&w=560&h=340] http://www.lala.com/external/flash/PlaylistWidget.swf Lockout – Milanese

  • Isis — Wavering Radiant

    http://www.lala.com/external/flash/PlaylistWidget.swf Wavering Radiant – Isis

  • ZOMG Amazon is phobez.

    Apparently Amazon dropped the ratings of a large body of LGBT literature, causing a moral outrage and boycott among tech hippies. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Amazon is not completely at fault. For years, the ratings community has been dominated by a cabal of uptight conservatives who rate books they disagree […]

  • All my friends have iPhones

    Mindqila.com now has wptouch on it to be compatible with iPhones. Here is a list of apps I would download or link if I ever got an iPhone. First of all, I would Jailbreak it Mint Kindle for iPhone Evernote Skype for iPhone(might work with iPod touch too) Oregon Trail Meditation Timer Cooking Mama Civilization […]

  • Greener grass on the other side

    From The Technium There seem to be about six species of collapsitarians: Luddites, anarchists, and anti-civilization activists (see The Unabomber Was Right) who are trying the hasten collapse as soon as possible. (There was a point after the hurricane season 2004 where I felt a measure of dependency and helplessness by living without amenities such […]

  • Stuff I as a journalist like

    #312 The Wire The "evacuate" clarification is etched in my memory. #181 Firefox #75 low pay #63 procrastinating #56 dressing differently #50 Google #38 NPR #32 press passes #26 writing a book #21 All the President’s Men Follow the Money, Luke. #19 readers’ feedback #15 reporter’s notebooks Mine is a moleskine version. I consider it […]

  • Ghastly City Sleep

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZcPnqd6ano&hl=en&fs=1&]

  • SIETCH #9 and Favorite Band Back-to-back this Saturday

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  • This week on SIETCH #9: Disasterpeace – Level

    Disasterpeace – Level …and more this week on… _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _ _ _ _ _____ / ___|_ _| ___|_ _/ __ | | | | _| || |_ | _ | `–. | | | |__ | | | / /| |_| | |_ __ _|| |_| | `–. | | | […]