August 2011
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blip →
justinalcon:
I am just posting this because I am so happy that blip.com finally redirects to blip.tv. So we can just call it blip. w00t!
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The only question about Tim Cook: Will he be as... →
splatf:
As CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs did many things very well, but the best was his ability to say “no” when defining Apple’s products and vision.
For example: The way he said “no” to a floppy drive for the iMac, “no” to a lot of carrier nonsense on the iPhone, “no” to Blu-ray, and “no” to a million other things we will never know about.
That is a big part of what will define the Tim Cook era...
bobobilbjorn:
Some resonant beats I made in...
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The Official Tumblr of Wolfram|Alpha:... →
wolframalpha:
To help teachers better understand how to get the most out of Wolfram|Alpha’s products, we’re excited to announce a series of teacher workshops, free to all teachers in K–12 classrooms and beyond. Delivered online via Adobe Connect session, these workshops will allow teachers to get an inside…
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Watchitsthemusic:
The Vinyl Geek swoons over Julie London’s “Julie Is Her Name” from 1955.
via Vinyl Rewind
You can listen to Ms. London’s music on the ITSTHEMUSIC.TV Featured Artists playlist @ Spotify.
“Is this not nuts? There’s only one president at a time, occupying the toughest...”
– Give Obama a break - CNN.com (via mikehudack)
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“The president of the United States never gets a vacation, not really. The...”
– David Frum, Give Obama a Break
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“Well, I wouldn’t necessarily trust any of my opponents right now, who were on a...”
– John Huntsman: “I Wouldn’t Necessarily Trust Any Of My Opponents Right Now” On The Economy (via ericmortensen)
Whether or not I’d vote for him given the opportunity, I like this John Huntsman guy.
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“[T]he first three days were brutal, so painful I doubted the whole endeavor. By...”
– Why and How I Switched to a Standing Desk | Smarterware (via mikehudack)
I did this starting around September of last year. I even happen to have the same desk as the one mentioned in the article. Starting around two months ago, I started experiencing pain just to the bottom left of my right...
“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time—when...”
– Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World (1995) page 25 (via spytap)
Carl Sagan the cynic. Where are the optimists?
(via mikehudack)
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Every time this photo shows up in the Tumblr radar... →
evangotlib:
EVERY SINGLE TIME
So glad it isn’t just me.
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Learning SuperCollider 20 minutes at a time....
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“Corporations are people, my friend. Of course they are.”
– Mitt Romney
*sigh*
(via ericmortensen)
Dissolution is Murder!
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“The USA should invade the USA and win the hearts and minds of the population by...”
– Paul Myers (via whiporwill)
This is the best idea I’ve heard in months. BTW, those repaved Recovery Act roads and highways are a dream to drive on.
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ASCIIFlow →
onethingwell:
Draw flowcharts and diagrams in ASCII. Lovely idea.
It’s beautiful! Seriously though, I have had a serious need for a utility like this.
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“In one NBC report, a young man in Tottenham was asked if rioting really achieved...”
– (via Penny Red re: the London riots)
Everything that’s wrong with our media in one exchange.
(via anthonyking)
Submitted without comment.
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SyFy Cancels Eureka, Pulls Previous 6ep Order... →
spytap:
They’re two weeks from finishing up filming on Season 5 and until this morning everyone thought they had another 6 eps to wrap up the series.
Thanks SyFy, for making sure us fans don’t get a resolution from one of your long-running flagship series. Again.
Never seen the show, but this is precisely the reason why I tend not to start watching television series until after they’ve...
