This is the society I want to live in- a society where LOLcat jokes are not only always appropriate but everyone also gets it. The only thing more frustrating than trying to get someone to comprehend I Can Has Cheezburger is trying to explain Twitter to one of my mom’s tennis teammates.
New Favorite Person:
Lee Sean Hepnova. He did a great presentation tonight at Ignite NYC. At Ignite, speakers get twenty slides and fifteen seconds per slide. Lee Sean’s was on “It’s Cool To Be Flat” about 3D designs plaguing world and he had me at an ingeniously placed Phil Spector joke. Watch his slide show (although it lacks his incredible and energetic stage presence) on his website (linked above) and I believe that Ignite will also have the videos up eventually. I suggest to watch them all- everyone who spoke had great things to say about technology, the future and society.
Favorite Thing I Overheard:
“I feel like I’m shopping in H&M.” – Dude behind me during the iPhone music app contest where three volunteers competed to see who could create the best song live from their different apps.
Best Thing I Learned:
Viagra is the only way to get things done in the Arctic (via Tom Haile).
& I’m not talking about boning.
I’m talking about bartering.
Apparently, in Siberia no one gives a damn about conventional economic transactions. You need a pilot? Fuck your cash. There’s no malls in Siberia. They don’t care about your c-notes. They want boners.
Not that I am planning a trip to Santa’s workshop this season but hey, IT’S THE MORE YOU KNOW KIDS.
That’s the greatest thing I’ve ever heard. So how do you pay prostitutes in the arctic?
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