Month: February 2014
February 22, 2014
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The reasons we say “The…” for some countries and not others are numerous and vague:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844
February 21, 2014
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Aaaaaaaaaaaah!
RT @WIRED: Is this the weirdest mite you’ve ever seen?
http://wrd.cm/1fGrfnX
pic.twitter.com/zoPcn0mizU
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When it comes to mammals, how big is too big? | ASU News
June 13, 2013 Researchers explain maximum size in mammals Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales, while others have always been small, like…
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Synchronicity in my Twitter timeline just now: pic.twitter.com/rYkltkYReg
February 19, 2014
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This is THE BEST NEWS I’ve heard in ages:
http://nydn.us/MqZEjx
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Nifty Bird
RT @augerrhythms: My new favourite link. Thanks @thatTaraNolan –
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/berry-eagle-cam
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Northern Army’s tribute to Canadian logo design is nifty:
http://preserve.northernarmy.com/
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TIL that knights battling giant snails is a common motif in medieval manuscripts:
http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/09/knight-v-snail.html
February 18, 2014
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Instagram’s pivot into complexity
One of the reasons why Twitter works so well is its high information density, enforced by the 140 character limit. All the information is immediately visible in your stream. There is no need to read a subject line and then click through to the content, as with email. In fact, there’s very little…
February 17, 2014
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Inside True Detective (Episodes 4 – 5):
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Inside True Detective (Episodes 1 – 3):
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Worth Reading: “Why Watson and Siri Are Not Real AI”
http://ift.tt/1ekCbX3
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I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE
February 16, 2014
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My girls are amusing themselves by reading their old tweets out loud and comparing retweet counts.
February 15, 2014
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Hey Twitter, you feelin’ okay? You used to tweet a lot more about lutefisk. Thought I’d check in.
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Worth Reading: “Is the Universe a Simulation?”
http://ift.tt/1iZrAGr
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The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider
Kris Gale, VP Engineering at Yammer, joined us recently for First Round CTO Summit and blew everyone away with his talk on " why the traditional engineering organizational structure is dead. " He’s now back for round two with a new piece on how features can create complexity cost in an engineering…
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Worth Reading: “Breast cancer’s latest saga: misfearing and misplaced goalposts”
http://ift.tt/1heRSHs
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Writer Nic Pizzolatto on Thomas Ligotti and the Weird Secrets of ‘True Detective’
http://rdd.me/t3o5yhg3
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So that thing that happens in S02E01 of House of Cards.
a) do not like
b) in E01?
c) not even the END of E01?
February 14, 2014
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After 75 Years of AA, It’s Time to Admit We Have a Problem:
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/75-years-alcoholics-anonymous-time-admit-problem-74268/#.Uv6h5cT-7zQ.twitter
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“The Master” is a lovely tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s incredible acting ability:
http://rdd.me/r6pk1y28
February 13, 2014
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Worth Reading: “Leaving the Anti-Vaccine Movement”
http://ift.tt/1g0Rn0p
February 12, 2014
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I’m a “heavy typer”.
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How Not to Be Alone – NYTimes.com
Jo�o Fazenda A COUPLE of weeks ago, I saw a stranger crying in public. I was in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, waiting to meet a friend for breakfast. I arrived at the restaurant a few minutes early and was sitting on the bench outside, scrolling through my contact list. A girl, maybe 15 years…
February 11, 2014
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Self-reporting of what you ignore seems inherently flawed. MT @pkedrosky: Who is ignoring which ads?
https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/433284805204410368/photo/1
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That’s brilliant. I never thought of it that way. RT @KSpeicher: If astrology were true, you could print them all, forever, right now.
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So nice to see @ScottThompson_’s Buddy Cole on Colbert tonight. I’d love it if they made him a recurring character.
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