steep ravines and flying cascades

May 28

i had a small home-made pizza party and i set out these “coffee table” books

peanuts, krazy kat, compilation of performance art ‘50-now, sonatina comics, rumi poetry, blood engagement, lynda barry, yoshihiro tatsumi

if you live in LA/OC please feel free to come and visit and read. I’ve also got a small garden too.

May 20

“I think it’s the beginning of the end of the valley as we know it. Silicon Valley historically would invest in science, and technology, and, you know, actual silicon. If you were a good VC you could make $100 million. Now there’s a new pattern created by two big ideas. First, for the first time ever, you have computer devices, mobile and tablet especially, in the hands of billions of people. Second is that we are moving all the social needs that we used to do face-to-face, and we’re doing them on a computer.

And this trend has just begun. If you think Facebook is the end, ask MySpace. Art, entertainment, everything you can imagine in life is moving to computers. Companies like Facebook for the first time can get total markets approaching the entire population…

…But Silicon Valley is screwed as we know it.

If I have a choice of investing in a blockbuster cancer drug that will pay me nothing for ten years, at best, whereas social media will go big in two years, what do you think I’m going to pick? If you’re a VC firm, you’re tossing out your life science division. All of that stuff is hard and the returns take forever. Look at social media. It’s not hard, because of the two forces I just described, and the returns are quick.” — Steve Blank, professor, Berkeley and Stanford, discussing the Facebook IPO with the Atlantic. The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We’re Dancing on its Grave (via futurejournalismproject)

May 13

[video]

dagMisanthropy: differences matter

dagseoul:

Oh. If I meet another white hipster who wants to wow me about how Chicagoans know a lot about beer, I’m going to puke blood. First, I’m from Colorado, the land of beer. So, step down. Second, there’s a reason you’re fat, flatulent, stressed-out white people with gut problems. Your diets consist of shitty bread, corn and beer. You’re like the cows you eat, except you’re unnecessarily loud and proud. It doesn’t matter how much riding around on new bikes made to look old. You’re unhealthy fucks.

May 12

matt buga

ghengisyan:

Im going to LA for a few days on May 4 or 5, I might go down there again like May 15

mattywhatever:

ghengisyan:

where do you live now?

orange county :B

i’m visiting nyc you’re not back there yet right

yeah let me know if/when you come down, I was on the east coast for a wedding during May 4-5. evan gave you my number so call me whenever!