Projectionist: A tumblelog

Sun Sep 30

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Shoplifting Seagull

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The Sea and Cake – Coconut

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on•o•mas•tics

[on-uh-mas-tiks] — noun

1. The study of the origins and forms of proper names or terms used in specialized fields.
2. The system that underlies the formation and use of proper names or terms used in specialized fields.

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Sat Sep 29

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D-Jon by way of KLB

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Hotel Chevalier

A free, bite-sized Wes Anderson film. Part 1 of The Darjeeling Limited.

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Projectionist Playlist

A continuously up to date m3u playlist of audio posts on Projectionist.

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Graffiti in Berlin

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mac•er•ate

[mas-uh-reyt] — verb

1. To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
2. To separate into constituents by soaking.
3. To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.

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Portroids

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“ Children! Be quiet until the chickens pee. ”

Basque Saying

Fri Sep 28

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Kelly and Marcel Dancing On Prague

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“ We should always look back on our own past with a sort of tender contempt. ”

Dennis Potter

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Aarhus Denmark hotel door signs

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Ween

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bou•stro•phe•don•ic

[bou-stro-phe-don-ic] — adjective

(From the Greek “boustrophe-don”: turning like oxen in plowing) An ancient method of writing using alternate left-to-right and right-to-left lines. It’s used for an optimization performed by some computer typesetting software and moving-head printers to reduce physical movement of the print head.

Thu Sep 27

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Are you anybody’s favorite person?

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Memo To Human Resources

They Might Be Giants

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ob•du•rate

[ob-doo-rit, -dyoo-] — adjective

1. Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2. Stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent.

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Wild Banana Child

Tue Sep 25

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ei•det•ic

[ahy-det-ik] — adjective

Of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.

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Doing a jig in Prague

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Feliz Navidad

Jose Felicianos

Mon Sep 24

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“ Look at the sea. What does it care about offenses?" ”

Buck Mulligan

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IBM 1403 Printer

Johann Johannson

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Wall at the Prague Jewish cemetery

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id•i•o•lect

[id-ee-uh-lekt] — noun

The language or speech pattern of one individual at a particular period of life.

Sat Sep 22

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Rich Girl

Hall & Oates

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per•e•gri•na•tion

[per-i-gruh-ney-shuhn] — noun

A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries.

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Berlin Old National Gallery

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“ Stop me if I violate your sensibilities. ”

Marcel, to a class

Fri Sep 21

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Tip Set TextMate to Default to Ruby Mode For New Files

$ defaults write com.macromates.textmate OakDefaultLanguage E00B62AC-6B1C-11D9-9B1F-000D93589AF6

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Bartholemew

Adam Green

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Bust-on-a-pedestal-at-the-old-national-gallery

Berlin Old National Gallery

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le•tho•lo•gi•ca

[leh-tho-lau-gee-ca] — noun

Psychological disorder that inhibits one’s ability to articulate thoughts by temporarily forgetting key words, phrases or names in conversation.

Mon Sep 17

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“ Who chose this face for me? ”

Stephen Dedalus

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Marry Me

St. Vincent

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ux•o•ri•al

[uhk-sawr-ee-uhl] — adjective

Of or pertaining to a wife; typical of or befitting a wife; wifely.

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Waiting at O’Hare

Fri Sep 14

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Just Like A Movie Star

The Sixths

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la•nu•go

[luh-noo-goh] — noun

A covering of fine, soft hair, as on a leaf, an insect, or a newborn child.

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Huun Huur Tu

Thu Sep 13

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mar•ces•cent

[mahr-ses-uhnt] — adjective

Withering but not falling off, as a blossom that persists on a twig after flowering.

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Spire of Light

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Horses

Palace Music

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There Will Be Blood

Wed Sep 12

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“ I want to get a cat so I can call it Kitty Couric. ”

Sarah Chapin

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Letterpress

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Scream In The Ears

Bill Fay

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Nebraska State Capital Building

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pen•e•tra•li•a

[pen-i-trey-lee-uh] — noun

1. The innermost parts of a building, especially the sanctuary of a temple.
2. The most private or secret parts; recesses: the penetralia of the soul.

Tue Sep 11

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Werewolf, Inc.

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When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band

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kak•is•toc•ra•cy

[kak-uh-stok-ruh-see] — noun

Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

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Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, II

Mon Sep 10

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Werewolf

Cat Power

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Sunset on the Charles from the Cambridge Marriott

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ly•can•thro•py

[lahy-kan-thruh-pee] — noun

1. In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf.
2. A delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or other animal.

Sun Sep 9

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Astor Place subway station

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Next Time Might Be Your Time

Blue Gene Tyranny

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Q-Bert Drumming

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mal•le•o•lus

[muh-lee-uh-luhs] — noun

Either of the two rounded protuberances on each side of the ankle, the inner formed by a projection of the tibia and the outer by a projection of the fibula.

Sat Sep 8

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Sea Green, See Blue

Jaymay

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Jon Huck’s breakfast series

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Float#mantissa

class Float
  def mantissa
    divmod(1).last
  end
end

2.95424.mantissa
# => 0.95424

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man•tis•sa

[man-tis-uh] — noun

The decimal part of a logarithm. In the logarithm 2.95424, the mantissa is 0.95424.

Fri Sep 7

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Tip Add iPhone ringtones now

1. Duplicate and rename any AAC file (or convert other file types to AAC via iTunes)
2. In the Finder, select it and choose �Get Info� from the File menu
3. Change the file’s extension to .M4R
4. If it is already in your iTunes library, delete the original from your iTunes Library (re-import the original back to your library when you’re done)
5. Double-click your .M4R file to automatically add it to your iTunes library
6. Sync to add it to your your iPhone

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IM

Marcel - the grass is so thick it looks like clippings of green leather

Ryan - yeah. and each piece of the grass is like a figure against the black

Ryan - i can't express it in a satisfying way

Marcel - welcome to the story of my life

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“ If you love a word, use it! That makes it real. ”

Erin McKean

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loll

[lol] — verb

1. To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
2. To hang or droop laxly.

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Thu Sep 6

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“ Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. ”

Mark Twain

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Takeoff at the Balloon Race

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Forks And Knives (La F�te)

Beirut

Wed Sep 5

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Evolution of iPod

Tue Sep 4

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Rails Is The Best Solution

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Pairing

Ryan - programming together like that is surprisingly rewarding actually

Ryan - because it's so rare to share headspace on a problem like that

Ryan - it's like, dudes with half-drunk beer cans peering at the car engine

Ryan - but on abstract steriods

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Gorilla Collins

Mon Sep 3

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Marathon Cemetery

Sun Sep 2

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Trapped in the Closet, Chapters 13 – 22

Produced, written, and directed by R. Kelly. Starring R. Kelly. Featuring the music of R. Kelly.

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Rice art

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“ Wazzup marcel get rid of that self-esteem once and for all. ”

Awesome spam

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gy•ne•co•mas•ti•a

[in-i-koh-mas-tee-uh] — noun

Abnormal enlargement of the breasts in a male.

Sat Sep 1

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“ Words are chemical agents. ”

Amier Carmel

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Misirlou as played by James Hill

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Sufoco

Alcione

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ga•lac•tor•rhe•a

[guh-lak-tuh-ree-uh] — noun

1. Excessive flow of milk from the breasts during lactation.
2. Spontaneous milk flow not associated with childbirth or the nursing of an infant.