January 2011
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This is not really your fault: Quora’s auto-follow logic was not built for edge...
– Sorry, Scoble, Quora is not your playground « The Quora Review (via steph)
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By the way, I have a Corvette—a ‘67 Corvette—not a Trans-Am.
– Want Joe Biden, Need Joe Biden
h/t Tim
The Intersection Of Malcolm X and Rev. David...
summerofmegadeth:
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Should I start a music blog (Y/N)?
You can expect a lot of Zevon, ABBA and Keith Richards.
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The Local Hero for 2011 is Don Ritchie, who has saved more than 160 people from...
– The Age, Dig deep and think of others, says Aussie of the Year (via indefensible)
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Emanuel’s lawyers cite six “fundamental reasons” the lower court decision should...
– This has gotta get overturned, right?
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I do expect the type of natural language processing we see in Watson to show up...
– Ray Kurzweil
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From the Village Voice's "The 20 Best Nicknames in...
15. ANTHINO RUSSO, also known as “Hootie”
14. FRANK BELLANTONI, also known as “Meatball”
[…]
12. VINCENZO FROGIERO, also known as “Vinny Carwash”
11. JOSEPH CARNA, also known as “Junior Lollipops”
10. DENNIS DELUCIA, also known as “Fat Dennis,” “Little Dennis” and “the Beard”
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Crisscrossing the country to promote a dangerous mix of communism, cybercrime...
– Now that’s a lede.
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The Wheel Will Change the Way We Live Forever, Once We Turn It on Its Side and...
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: TED Talks Throughout History. (via switchedblog)
It’s a week before the biggest day of her life, and Anna Williams is...
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the first paragraph of “the most e-mailed New York Times article ever,” by David Parker at The Awl. (Never miss an opportunity to razz Brand X.)
Crazily, we just read this piece as well. Like, seconds ago. It is basically perfect.
(via gq)
We did, also. Jaws have been on the floor over this...
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"(Mr. Gawande's article on health care costs was... →
katiebakes:
Your most “huh. interesting!” parenthetical aside of the day.
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It soon became clear, however, that despite his personal warmth and charisma,...
– “Saint John Paul,” in the Atlantic.
When general interest magazines write about Christianity, they almost never get their facts right. For instance, John Paul made no changes whatsoever to the doctrine of papal infallibility. It couldn’t be “revived” because it hadn’t declined: it was the same when...
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Early speculation: IPO could value Groupon at $15... →
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If you type two spaces after a period, you’re doing it wrong.
– This breaks my heart.
Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine
via laphamsquarterly
I had no idea there were so many of you two-spacers out there.
To ask if Mr. Vaughn and Ms. Connelly have any... →
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Stop trying to make everyone jealous of your... →