January 2012
15 posts
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True, and sad.
the world: hey man we've got some really serious problems like global warming and mass economic failure and riots and genocide and aids and cancer and your healthcare system is shit so maybe we should get to work
US government: sit down I have to stop people from sharing things online
US government: also pizza is vegetables
Lessig Blog, v2: Me, MIA?: On the SOPA soap opera →
lessig:
So it’s flattering to be missed, @JeffRoberts. Thank you for that. You’re right, I am not at the center of the SOPA fight (though obviously a strong supporter). Here’s a couple sentences why.
First, and again, this is a critical battle to wage and win. SOPA is just the latest, but in many…
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The Atlantic: How Radiolab is changing the sound... →
“What’s different about Radiolab (and what I think is changing about the web) is that it *is* a production, just one of a very new kind. Radiolab is actually post-blog and post-livestream. It’s not aping the oratory of old or the raggedness of the new. It’s a hybrid that takes lessons from the past, recent and deep. “
Awesome.
kellyoxford:
These findings are incredibly revealing, as they document the banal secret of...
– Wired’s Jonah Lehrer on “the willpower trick,” the science of failed resolutions, and the power of strategic situational choice. See also the excellent Situations Matter. (via curiositycounts)
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So how do you break the power of consumption? By creating your own things. All...
– The Dangerous Effects of Reading | Certain Extent (via adactio)
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Cool Food Jobs from TONY →
December 2011
14 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
The Ramsey Lewis Trio (14)
Robag Wruhme (4)
Youth Lagoon (4)
SBTRKT (4)
Shirley Horn (3)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Kangding Ray (11)
Gary Numan (11)
A.A. Bondy (10)
Cindytalk (6)
Ionic Benton (4)
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In fact, it is now usually cheaper to just try something than to sit around and...
– The Internet, innovation and learning - Joi Ito’s Web (via hughmcguire)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Ford & Lopatin (11)
Hi Ho Silver (9)
Elite Gymnastics (7)
AraabMUZIK (5)
Damu (4)
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For years there has been a concerted effort by telephone and cable company...
– Doc Searls (via azspot)
We’re losing something of great value, a way of thinking and moving through time...
– William Powers, Hamlet’s Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age (2010). (via thomasraukamp)
not if i have anything to do with it.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Kate Bush (13)
Daft Punk (11)
The Orb (8)
Active Child (8)
Rainer Maria (8)
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Dorkulate With Steve: An Email Forward →
wilwheaton:
elspethjane:
SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you.
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OBJECTIVISM
I have 2 cows I don’t need and you’re starving? Fuck you go get your own cow.
Pax Americana: THIS BLOG IS NOT RON PAUL FRIENDLY. →
paxamericana:
Ron Paul wants to define life as starting at conception, build a fence along the US-Mexico border, prevent the Supreme Court from hearing cases on the Establishment Clause or the right to privacy, permitting the return of sodomy laws and the like (a bill which he has repeatedly…
November 2011
5 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Laura Veirs (13)
Dakota Suite & Emanuele Errante (7)
Michal Miskiewicz (5)
Vanessa Carlton (3)
Ray Brown (2)
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Science explains why you hate techno | SmartPlanet →
Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see...
– Natalie Portman (via quote-book)
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Amazon's Kindle Fire Will Become To the Video... →
October 2011
9 posts
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
Apparat (8)
Kasabian (6)
DJ Shadow (4)
Cut Off Your Hands (2)
Balam Acab (2)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Eugene Mirman (26)
Jerry Seinfeld (21)
Sonny Rollins (13)
Agnes Obel (11)
Frivolous (11)
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Every cigarette smoked shortens your life expectancy by 14.4 to 14.8 minutes.
– Linus Pauling, chemist, physiologist, 2-time Nobel Prize winner. (via cranquis)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) →
Scuba (13)
Babelsberg Studio Orchestra dirigé par Lorenz Dangel (8)
Slow Dancing Society (6)
Stereo MC’s (5)
Slow Runner (4)
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September 2011
14 posts
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MetaLab: So You're Hiring →
metalabdesign:
Hiring new people has always been one of our most arduous tasks. No matter how specific we try to be in our job postings, we’re always assaulted by hundreds of applications - and by the time we’ve reviewed all of them, the resumes and portfolios have congealed together into a mush that a geriatric…
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A brief history of cheese →
Awesome KQED mini-doc about artisanal cheese
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-18) →
Elbow (11)
Friendly Fires (4)
Peter Baumann (3)
Johannes Schmoelling (3)
Plug in Stereo (3)
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