June 2009
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Minnesota Supreme Court: Franken won →
spiegelman:
unanimous
About time.
Explosions in the Sky - The Only Moment We Were...
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“[Chris] Anderson’s second point is that when prices hit zero extraordinary...”
– Malcolm Gladwell
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“The AP has learned that Michael Jackson finished an elaborate video production...”
– BreakingNews
Interesting.
Gideon Rachman: A categorical imperative to... →
[N]ame me a great book that can be summarised in 140 characters? But when I considered the matter further, I realised that most great works of political philosophy could be summarised on Twitter. Indeed, their very greatness lies in the fact that they can be boiled down to a sentence.
The Communist Manifesto is often summarised by the very twitterable: “Workers of the world unite, you have...
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“BULLETIN — BERNARD MADOFF SENTENCED TO 150 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ONE OF THE...”
– BreakingNews
Is it enough?
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2008 was the first year that new power generation... →
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“China has an export-dominated economy—perhaps as much as 38 percent of its...”
– Gordon G. Chang: The Dollar’s New Best Friend
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“[I]f we’re worried about when the Chinese will lose interest in the...”
– Joe Weisenthal, When The Chinese Come For Our Real Estate
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“Something strange is going on in Broward County. There is a third car in a third...”
– BREAKING NEWS: Three cars drive into three banks in Broward County (via josephweisenthal)
Home!
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pavblog:
Rad. World’s first largest library is the Library of Congress. But what’s the second largest?
I am shocked to discover that there is no World’s Largest Libraries Wikipedia page. It kind of makes sense though, right?
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A suspected United States drone strike killed at... →
The war has spilled from Afghanistan to Pakistan for months. Iran and North Korea are tempting fate… or are they? How many fronts can we fight? Doesn’t five sound like too many?
Gödel, Escher, Bach: A Mental Space Odyssey →
This book is incredible (and incredibly long). Barry Ritholtz found an MIT class on it:
What do one mathematician, one artist, and one musician all have in common? Are you interested in zen Buddhism, math, fractals, logic, paradoxes, infinities, art, language, computer science, physics, music, intelligence, consciousness and unified theories? Get ready to chase me down a rabbit hole into Douglas...
Passenger trains collide in Washington D.C. →
Red line between Takoma Park and Fort Totten. Fatalities, dozens injured and dozens remain trapped. Hoping all friends are safe.
“Iran’s most senior panel of election monitors, in the most sweeping...”
– Iranian Rally Is Dispersed as Voting Errors Are Admitted
“I am no friend of the Iranian regime, which helped create and arm Hezbollah, is...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
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“One city that is known for rain is Seattle, Washington. Rain is common in the...”
– Rain - Wikipedia
The common belief that Seattle is always drenched and obviously more wet than New York is wrong. Spread the word.
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WatchShooting Living Posters with a Red One Camera
The Red One is a digital cinema camera. It shoots at a resolution several times higher than typical high definition. So to give you a crude comparison, it’s like shooting a raw image with a 12 megapixel pro camera while other HD cameras are shooting jpegs with a 2 megapixel point and shoot. And, you can use some of the world’s best...
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“If the securities are found to be genuine, the smugglers could be fined 40...”
– William Pesek: Suitcase With $134 Billion Puts Dollar on Edge
This story is definitely gaining media attention, as it should. I can’t wait to see the movie.
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DOH Confirms Seven More H1N1-Related Deaths in NYC →
The city Department of Health says seven more New Yorkers have died from complications related to the H1N1 virus.
According to a new report released Tuesday, a total of 23 New Yorkers have now died from the flu strain.
The Health Department says not all of the deaths occurred in recent weeks and that test results have now linked new deaths to the virus.
Many of the newly confirmed flu...
“U.S. involvement in the Iranian election controversy in any form is unwise....”
– The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison
And now I too will shut up on the subject. (via southpol)
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“Our fiscal future is so dominated by healthcare that if the US can slow the rate...”
– Peter Orszag: A plan to boost America’s fiscal health
“In 2002 the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance commissioned a study...”
– Dan Pallotta: The Worst Question to Ask About Charity
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“No manager ever won 10 World Series. No coach ever won 10 NFL championships. And...”
– Michael Wilbon: No Debate: With 10 Titles, Lakers’ Phil Jackson Is the Greatest Coach 