February 2012
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“Prior to November 4, 2008, the California Constitution guaranteed the right to...”
– Judge Reinhardt, Ninth Circuit Prop. 8 decision, via Nate Silver.
“A young man wrote to Mozart and said, “Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing...”
– This reminds me of the best entrepreneurs I have met!
Malkavian Quotes
(via roelofbotha)
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“[I]n 1931, the American League made a series of rules changes which impacted the...”
– Babe Ruth was born today in 1895. He was the greatest hitter of all time — and he was better than you think.
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Pumped.
“12. Depeche Mode songs are always much slower than you remember them being, and...”
– How to play music for a party
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January 2012
31 posts
“This Internet thing is pretty cool.”
– Someone at Reader’s Digest right now (quote by Charlie)
Meredith To Acquire Allrecipes.com From Reader’s... →
I’m sorry, what?
think locally act globally: Romney says Obama is... →
peterfeld:
Here’s the Mitt Romney facepalm of the day, via Wonkette:
Uhh, okay, we will not argue with you that much, Mittens:
INGRAHAM: You’ve also noted that there are signs of improvement on the horizon in the economy. How do you answer the president’s argument that the economy is getting better in…
This exists: downtonabbeyonce.tumblr.com →
Paul Graham: "Request for Startups: Kill... →
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The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author...
dwineman:
Apple just released iBooks Author, a free Mac app for creating digital books for the new version of iBooks. I haven’t played with it much, but so far it looks like a very good tool. However, a curious thing happens when you go to export your work in iBooks format:
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So, to paraphrase: By using this software, you agree that anything you make with it is in part ours. But if it...
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derekg:
SOPA/PIPA - I hate it. Greatness has never been legislated. Greatness requires people to believe in the best in humanity. Let’s double down on the internet and freedom instead of introducing misguided notions of protection. We have real work to do - let’s not bother with this nonsense.
Watchamandalynferri:
jeffrubinjeffrubin:
20 Great Songs Ruined by Commercials, researched over the course of several years by myself and Pat
These are so embarrassing and awesome. Great work guys!
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IBM smashes Moore's Law, cuts bit size to 12 atoms →
IBM announced Thursday that after five years of work, its researchers have been able to reduce from about one million to 12 the number of atoms required to create a bit of data.
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The IBM researchers used an unconventional form of magnetism called antiferromagnetism, where atoms spin in opposite directions, allowing scientists to create an experimental atomic-scale magnet memory that is...
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“In America’s rough streets, there are four forms of currency—cash, sex, drugs,...”
– Patrick Symmes: Stolen Bikes – How to Catch a Bike Thief
A feed showing the topics being edited on... →
(via pbump, spiegelman)
This is pretty wild.
“Concerning update notification, we put a lot of effort in improving Sparrow and...”
– This drives me crazy. Why is it so bad?
5 Minutes on The Verge: Sparrow’s Dom Leca | The Verge
(via heyitsnoah)
I can’t stand this.
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“We’ve moved in the gaming space from the age of artists to the age of...”
– Shervin Pishevar, MD at Menlo Ventures, quoted in Test. Test. Test: How wooga turned the games business into a science (Wired UK)
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“Like the dad from my favorite Saturday morning anti-drug PSA, they’d learned it...”
– Bryce
“Since 2010 a group of self-confessed pirates have tried to get their beliefs...”
– File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden | TorrentFreak (via rafer)
Love this.
Are you a doctor in NYC?
jayparkinsonmd:
I’m starting a new company called Sherpaa.
We’re hiring exceptional doctors. Let’s work together.
“He learned to walk in three weeks, to talk in eight; he wrote six operas and...”
– Our obituary of Kim Jong Il, dictator of North Korea, reveals a film fanatic who played his own role to the bitter end. (via theeconomist)
December 2011
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