June 2010
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The literary offenses of Allen Barra: An... →
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"It's time to stop pretending that 'To Kill a... →
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"Now Bruce Kane at the University of Maryland... →
Why of course he does! It’s because he hates humanity! It’s because he’s with the machines! Or perhaps it’s because he is one himself!
Look, Bruce Kane — if indeed that is your real name — I’m not unfamiliar with this graphene of which you speak. I’m on top of this… this terrible invention that fuses science with treacherous thoughts pushed...
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Some fantastic news from an amazing friend has inspired me to start blogging about other people’s success more often. Whenever a friend says, does, or writes something amazing, I’ll post about it because good fortunes ought to be collective.
And also because photos from my Moto Droid and Lady Gaga quotes can’t pass as content around here forever.
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But yes! Capital New York -- the website launched... →
I’m expecting great things from this site.
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Almost without fail, the second page of every section is full of bin numbers they’ve got to carry for the rich folks. Here you’ll often find your back-vintage Bordeaux and all that garbage from Napa that’s usually too heavy for your meal. They’re show wines really meant for some cheese, maybe plain buttered pasta, or just drinking barefoot in a cold, concrete cellar. Stop...
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Guess which one is the state assemblyman:
Pragmatist: “I’ll be miserable about buying them for $11, but at least I’ll have a cigarette to deal with the problem.”
Behaviorist: “It’s the only stress relief I have. [My kids] can be screaming and I can go outside and smoke and have a moment to myself.”
Realist: “There have got to be easier ways to...
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“As a result, instead of contributing to knowledge in various disciplines, the...”
– The Chronicle of Higher Education says there’s too much god damn academic research nowadays.
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"We’ll be selling it through our store as soon as... →
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'n+1 Writer Punched in Face' →
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Education that rewards bilingualism is the surest way to keep most of the world’s 6,000 languages alive, says … maths:
In [previous] models one language always died out and showed an ominous fit with historical data on the way English has crushed Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and how Spanish dominates Quechua. The implication was that the writing was clearly on the wall for minor...
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Idea: Online video show fashioned as an adult version of Jeopardy. VENTURE CAPITALISTS, ARE YOU LISTENING?
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Christ on a carousel, now robots that can teach themselves how to fly, says science. From MIT’s Technology Review:
The individual robots dock together at random, bound by magnets. But the robots doesn’t simply fly in a locked positions with the others. They form a network, exchanging sensor information so that each robot can figure out how much thrust is needed (based on its place in...
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“Je ne peut plus y aller.”
– Buried in my desk, I found my old English/French translation guide. The translation for “I can no longer go there” is underlined and highlighted.
Where’s that acquaintance who has bootlegged Ambien when I need him?
Observation without context: Prince is an underrated guitarist.
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My mother: Did you see Gaga on Larry King?
Me: You kidding? Of course.
Me: It was more or less the highlight of my week.
My mother: So then you watched his interview with President Obama, too, then?
Me: Umm ... haven't gotten around to it yet.
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Lobbyists | The New York Observer →
negevrockcity:
Great trendy story (via Felix Gillette) about the freelancers and self-employed types who work out of the Ace Hotel lobby at times. Some more than others.
I’m one of them. For me, the issue is that I can work from anywhere. Working at home, by yourself… it gets lonely. You like to interact with people, to see things, to get some social satisfaction instead of being a monk in...
