Meet Benjamin SteinTumblr (3.0; @benjaminstein)http://benjaminste.in/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7oc6ZBbL1qdsfvgo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://benjaminste.in/post/17422670792http://benjaminste.in/post/17422670792Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:15:41 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3cgwHjRF1r3ke0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Humbert Humbert, as described by Vladimir Nabokov in <em>Lolita</em>.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thecomposites.tumblr.com/">The Composites</a>: Images of literary characters pieced together from descriptive passages using law enforcement composite sketch software.</p> </blockquote> <p>It’s an awesome idea, but I’m mostly just posting this for <a href="http://hugehuge.tumblr.com/">hugehuge</a> and <a href="http://nsomn.tumblr.com">nsomn</a>.</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/17378385783http://benjaminste.in/post/17378385783Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:07:16 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v896_ZvM97Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>We have come so far, we have seen so much, but there is so much more to do (via </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://woodhull.tumblr.com/post/17372011307/we-have-come-so-far-we-have-seen-so-much-but">woodhull</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://benjaminste.in/post/17372892024http://benjaminste.in/post/17372892024Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:19:29 -0500<a href="http://collegenow.cuny.edu/sciencefair/volunteer-to-judge/">Volunteer to Judge the New York City Science and Engineering Fair</a>: <p>Calling all scientists, engineers, and teachers in NYC!</p> <p>I’m judging the NYC Science Fair on March 4th but we need more volunteer judges. <a href="https://students-nycsef.theschoolsystem.net/register_judge.rb">Sign up now and join me</a>.</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/17371970831http://benjaminste.in/post/17371970831Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:45:18 -0500“Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California”<br/><br/> - <em><span>US 9th circuit court of appeals in SF</span></em>http://benjaminste.in/post/17264700154http://benjaminste.in/post/17264700154Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:57:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyycpyH4BP1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://benjaminste.in/post/17137871476http://benjaminste.in/post/17137871476Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:11:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywihyjJKV1qzlyuao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>RIP Ben Gazzara aka Jackie Treehorn.  We will never forget you or Log Jammin’.</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/17109892771http://benjaminste.in/post/17109892771Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:19:55 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyui2dcLpP1qz5sbyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jesus! I think Rosie is taking ‘roids. Jumbo egg from grocery store on the left.</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/17004821804http://benjaminste.in/post/17004821804Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:13 -0500<a href="http://foodonmydog.tumblr.com/">Food On My Dog</a>: <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong_(rabbit)">Oolong</a> (dog)</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/16929346843http://benjaminste.in/post/16929346843Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:08:57 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyry1rqj8c1qz5sbyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“<a href="http://brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/5/dtg_brownstonemcdonalds_2012_02_03_bk.html">Boerum Hill and Park Slope residents are outraged that a shuttered Fourth Avenue KFC that’s slated to become a McDonald’s has become a garbage-filled eyesore</a>, saying the world’s biggest burger chain must clean the site and make the drive-thru fancier before they’ll consider lovin’ it.”</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/16923697025http://benjaminste.in/post/16923697025Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:38 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyovxcq2GL1qajm1qo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Lauren & <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://illuminatethedark.me/post/16847362999">Dan’s</a> new puppy, Doc Emmett Brown</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/16870696470http://benjaminste.in/post/16870696470Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:57:52 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N4t3-__3MA0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>The world of corporate logos, as seen through the eyes of identity designer <a href="http://www.ladd-design.com/">Adam Ladd</a>’s 5-year-old daughter. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/16787151260/a-5-year-old-describes-what-she-sees-looking-at">laughingsquid</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://benjaminste.in/post/16816387777http://benjaminste.in/post/16816387777Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:01:49 -0500““There are a lot of rich people in the world. There are very few people who have the privilege of getting to invent things that billions of people use.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/29/tumblr-david-karp-interview">Interview: David Karp, founder of Tumblr, on realising his dream</a></em>http://benjaminste.in/post/16767287268http://benjaminste.in/post/16767287268Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:12 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygj4nVSOC1qz5sbyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://benjaminste.in/post/16575210859http://benjaminste.in/post/16575210859Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:38:47 -0500“The abundance of tacos we receive today underscores the importance of the issues currently facing the town of East Haven”<br/><br/> - <em><blockquote></blockquote> <p id="paragraph1"><span>East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo</span></p> <blockquote> <p>The day after East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo made his controversial “tacos” comment, a grassroots immigration reform group visited his office and delivered hundreds of tacos in response.</p> <p id="paragraph2">By now, you are probably aware of the <a href="http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Taco-Comment-Leads-to-Outrage-in-East-Haven-138019728.html" target="_blank">comments that put East Haven in the national spotlight.</a></p> <p id="paragraph3">Hours after several members of the police department were arrested, accused of racial profiling, a reporter from PIX asked the mayor what he was doing for the Latino community. </p> <p id="paragraph4">“I might have tacos when I go home, I’m not quite sure yet,” Maturo said, in part. <a href="http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Taco-Comment-Leads-to-Outrage-in-East-Haven-138019728.html" target="_blank">He apologized on Wednesday afternoon</a>, but the backlash had already begin.</p> <p id="paragraph5">In response to the comments, Reform Immigration FOR America <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ri4a" target="_blank">launched a Twitter campaign</a>, promising to send the mayor one taco for every text it received with the word “TACO.”</p> <p id="paragraph6">As of 10 p.m., the group had received more than 2,000 text messages, they posted on Twitter. They delivered the first wave of about 500 tacos on Thursday.</p> </blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Immigration-Reform-Group-to-Send-Tacos-to-East-Haven-Mayor-138059273.html">Immigration Reform Group Brings Mayor Tacos | NBC Connecticut</a></p></em>http://benjaminste.in/post/16532330528http://benjaminste.in/post/16532330528Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:36:00 -0500<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-commons-powers-text-messaging-mta-bus-tracker-140143235.html">Mobile Commons Powers Text Messaging for New MTA Bus Tracker in New York City - Yahoo! News</a>http://benjaminste.in/post/16524477161http://benjaminste.in/post/16524477161Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:20:18 -0500<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-commons-empowers-citizens-fight-anti-piracy-bills-184234972.html">Mobile Commons Empowers Citizens To Fight Anti-Piracy Bills With More Than 200,000 Calls To Congress In 24 Hours - Yahoo! News</a>http://benjaminste.in/post/16524465460http://benjaminste.in/post/16524465460Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:19:59 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyer1ihUMg1qz5sbyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://benjaminste.in/post/16519619639http://benjaminste.in/post/16519619639Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:34:30 -0500<a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/in-which-i-fix-my-girlfriends-grandparents-wifi-and-am-hailed-as-a-conquering-hero">In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero</a>: <p><3 mcsweeneys (via <a href="http://twitter.com/pauldix/">@pauldix</a>)</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/16409215237http://benjaminste.in/post/16409215237Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:34:09 -0500<a href="http://www.thedailybuzz.com.au/2011/11/25-clever-ideas_household-tips_storage-ideas/">25 clever ideas to make life easier</a>: <p>Some of these are pretty great, even though liking them means you’re officially old.</p> <p>Thanks, Dad.</p>http://benjaminste.in/post/16226069863http://benjaminste.in/post/16226069863Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:32:56 -0500