December 2010
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To Tumble, or not to Tumble? →
nickbilton: To tumble or not to tumble, that is the question. Well, it’s a question I hear often from friends and people in the tech world: “Do you use Tumblr?”
Dec 31st
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GoPro HD HERO camera: Base Jump Movie (by GoPro)
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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“The U.S. will spend more on the war in Afghanistan this year, adjusting for...”
– The Big (Military) Taboo - NYTimes.com
Dec 27th
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“How much inequality is necessary?”
– The United States is the rich country with the most skewed income distribution. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the average earnings of the richest 10 percent of Americans are 16 times those for the 10 percent at the bottom of the pile. That compares with a...
Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
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Is it Christmas? →
Dec 25th
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“Can you imagine how much a gay president would have to overcompensate to please...”
– Bill Maher A Gay Commander in Chief - Ready or Not? - NYTimes.com
Dec 20th
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“Wars that were driven partly by our oil addiction end up forcing us to break our...”
– The U.S.S. Prius - NYTimes.com
Dec 20th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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On August 1, 2010, an entire hemisphere of the sun erupted. Filaments of magnetism snapped and exploded, shock waves raced across the stellar surface, billion-ton clouds of hot gas billowed into space. Astronomers knew they had witnessed something big. It was so big, it may have shattered old ideas about solar activity… Extreme ultraviolet movie of the August 1st global eruption....
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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“When did success become a bad word in America?”
– Michael Bloomberg Urges Centrist Solutions to Nation’s Economic Woes - NYTimes.com
Dec 8th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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101 Things I Didn’t Learn in Architecture School
by Guy Horton via ArchDaily This article is co-authored by Sherin Wing 1] Even if your boss is your friend he may have to axe you to save his business. 2] Read the book, On Bullshit, by Harry G. Frankfurt. Carry it with you. It’s pocket-sized. 3] Do not drink at work and especially do not get toasted around your colleagues under any circumstances. 4] No matter how highly you may think of...
Dec 5th