ME http://www.notabbott.com/coz/ en-us Scott Adams on Art "If art doesn't seem dangerous for the artist, it probably isn't relevant." -- Scott Adams... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/004308.shtml Bill Bruford on drumming "I warm naturally to the drummer whose ideas and approach are strong, even if he doesn't quite have the ability... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/004122.shtml Lewis Black on Pimp My Ride's Earth Day Show "It's a shame cars don't run on cognitive dissonance." -- Lewis Black, The Daily Show... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/003362.shtml Chris Anderson on Google "Google is arguably the first company to be born with the alien intelligence of the Web's large-N statistics hard-wired into... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/002521.shtml Excerpt-Only RSS Feeds RSS feeds that don't contain the full article, particularly on blogs that I like.... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/002425.shtml Sarah Vowell on Democrats "And I hold onto that belief despite the fact that I belong to a party whose only true talent is... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/002271.shtml Wonkette http://www.wonkette.com/... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/002010.shtml Chicagoist http://www.chicagoist.com/... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/002009.shtml Bill Keller on schisms "I'm convinced that the most important division in human affairs is probably not the one between left and right, liberal... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/001979.shtml Fripp on B movies again "The plot details of B movies are irrational: accept that people do things that are contradictory, against their own best... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/000636.shtml Riley on props "Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced." -- Riley, The Boondocks... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/000450.shtml Lewis Black on the blackout "Wow. You survived the blackout. You're made of stronger stuff...than ice cream." -- Lewis Black... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/000426.shtml Edward Tufte on Charts "If your numbers are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers." -- Edward Tufte... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/000425.shtml The New York Times on The Matrix "What keeps 'The Matrix' relevant is its unconventional subtext that a great leather trench coat may well be the best... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/000304.shtml Robert Fripp on bad movies "I continue to explain that plot inconsistencies in B movies are consistent, and should not be allowed to undermine one's... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/coz/000281.shtml