noun • /ˈpur-kwuh-zit/ • any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary; a tip or gratuity.
Often shortened to perk. From Medieval Latin perquīsītum (‘an acquired possession’).
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sometimes we have a conversation like this one — from the film away we go
Verona De Tessant: Burt, are we f***-ups?
Burt Farlander: No! What do you mean?
Verona De Tessant: I mean, we’re 34…
Burt Farlander: I’m 33.
Verona De Tessant: …and we don’t even have this basic stuff figured out.
Burt Farlander: Basic, like how?
Verona De Tessant: Basic, like how to live.
Burt Farlander: We’re not f***-ups.
Verona De Tessant: We have a cardboard window.
Burt Farlander: [Looks at window] We’re not f***-ups.
Verona De Tessant: [Whispers] I think we might be f***-ups.
Burt Farlander: [Whispers back] We’re not f***-ups.
I bought a decaffeinated coffee table, you can’t even see a difference.
Author Unknown (via coffeechat)
wrappedcherry: My birthday is National Coffee Day? Free coffee for everyone!
zero1infinity: Wohow… on calories frappucciono > pizza
overheard at b&n cafe
girl 1: what’s the great gatsby about?
girl 2: i dunno.
girl 1: i think i was supposed to read it, but i never did. looks interesting.
girl 2: go tell it on the mountain? what’s that about?
girl 1: i dunno.
some day, i’m going to grow up & look like this hipster… (via lteagarden)
(Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lteagarden/)
paperbackgirl: look at what came in the mail; magic molly’s troubleshooting. you can buy your copy here.
Wie trinkst du deinen Kaffee? How do you like your coffee?
– schwarz (black)
– mit Milch (with milk)
– mit Zucker (with sugar)
– mit Süßstoff (with sweetener)
Ich trinke meinen Kaffee gerne schwarz mit Süßstoff und manchmal auch mit Milch. Mmmh. Lecker.
(I like to drink my coffee black with sweetener and sometimes with milk, too. Mmmh. Yummy.)
(via designinfo)
brocatus:
1. The web is transitioning from mere interactivity to a more dynamic, real-time web where read-write functions are heading towards balanced synchronicity. The real-time web, as I have argued in the past, is the next logical step in the Internet’s evolution.
2. The complete disaggregation of the web in parallel with the slow decline of the destination web.
3. More and more people are publishing more and more “social objects” and sharing them online. That data deluge is creating a new kind of search opportunity.
(via zehnuhr)
1. The web is transitioning from mere interactivity to a more dynamic, real-time web where read-write functions are heading towards balanced synchronicity. The real-time web, as I have argued in the past, is the next logical step in the Internet’s evolution. 2. The complete disaggregation of the web in parallel with the slow decline of the destination web. 3. More and more people are publishing more and more “social objects” and sharing them online. That data deluge is creating a new kind of search opportunity.(via zehnuhr)
The Grammys = the old guard / old media propping up their puppets trying to convince the outside world (and each other) they’re relevant.
Trent Reznor (via)
Designers should be arbiters of the truth: They should be the kind of people who stand up and tell it like it is, and that usually calls for courage.
Kevin Mattice (via clear war)
Es gehört oft mehr Mut dazu seine Meinung zu ändern, als ihr treu zu bleiben.
(Very often you need more courage to change your opinion than to stick to it.)
Friedrich Hebbel (via germanheit)
(via geometriques)
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
Ray Bradbury (via artpixie) (via atomicblonde) (via oneay) (via ilovereadingandwriting)
iPad is an incredible opportunity for developers to re-imagine every single category of desktop and web software there is. Seriously, if you’re a developer and you’re not thinking about how your app could work better on the iPad and its descendants, you deserve to get left behind.
Joe Hewitt on the iPad (via designinfo)
asheville blizzard – 29 jan 2010
Coffeehouse Junkie 