February 2012
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People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to... →
wespeakfortheearth:
infoneer-pulse:
The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the best political candidate, or best policy idea, when they see it. But a growing body of research has revealed an unfortunate aspect of the human psyche that would seem to disprove this notion, and imply instead that democratic elections produce...
Kickstarter Expects to Provide More Funding Than... →
“44 percent of Social Security recipients, 43 percent of those receiving...”
– Paul Krugman, NYT
I never cease to be amazed by this stat.
(via arig)
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Minimal Mac: TV Is Broken →
minimalmac:
Recently, while on vacation in New Orleans for Mardi Gras and visiting family, we stayed at my sister’s house. She was kind enough to let us have her place while she found accommodations elsewhere. She moved in to this place herself not too long ago and was proud to point out to us the brand new,…
For a Growing Number of College Students,... →
infoneer-pulse:
Wikipedia doesn’t have a stellar reputation for scholarly accuracy, but its staggering collection of 20 million articles in 283 languages has nonetheless made it the go-to reference for the world’s students—it’s even the most plagiarized source on college campuses. Now, a growing number of professors are bucking the anti-Wikipedia trend and assigning a new kind of homework:...
“I have often, both publicly and privately, advocated the wider use of birth...”
– Martin Luther King (via azspot)
Santorum's Rise and the Shocking Power of Future... →
Do not underestimate Rick Santorum. He has a powerful wind at his back. His journey from homophobic Internet-joke to the top of the Republican field is being propelled, in part, by his tapping into a deep longing for a simpler, less technological time. [If you are not in on the Internet-joke, please click the link]. Whether by design or by accident, Santorum is capitalizing on our collective...
teendrama :: hello my name is dennis.: Dear HBO →
dpstyles:
Amen. (from December btw)
parislemon:
First and foremost, I love your content. You’ve produced several of my favorite shows over the years, and the hits keep on coming. I’d love to watch Game of Thrones now, but I can’t. You see, the only way to get your service is to be a cable…
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Netflix And The Weinstein Company Enter Into Their... →
evangotlib:
parislemon:
Huge win for Netflix. The Weinstein Company is one of the few production houses where quality absolutely trumps quantity. If I wasn’t already a member, I’d consider signing up for Netflix just for this alone.
Woah…great deal by Netflix.
Republican sex scandals of the week:
maxistentialist:
Rising Republican star Sheriff Paul Babeu threatened his Mexican boyfriend with deportation to conceal their relationship
Local Tea Party co-founder arrested in prostitution sting
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New Service Will Stream Local TV Stations in New... →
ericmortensen:
An online television company has come up with a way to stream local television stations to paying subscribers on the Internet, potentially forming a new cord-cutting threat for cable and satellite distributors.
The new company, called Aereo, held a news conference on Tuesday in Manhattan to demonstrate its service, which will go on sale on March 14. The service will cost...
Martin Kool: Game Developer Gives 7-Year-Old Best... →
mrtnkl:
Being a gaming father I try to raise my kids with a healthy balance of analog and digital fun. To the surprise of me and Mrs Kool they don’t seem to care about digital games that much, and prefer paper, glue and scissors and playing outside over anything else.
But recently my son Zias discovered
Indie game shop doin it right.
Watchjasonflowers:
ifc:
somuchfunithurts:
hugel:
I Hate Being Single - Episode 1 The fitting day has finally come, and I Hate Being Single is now live. Watch & Share episode 1, and join Rob on his journey. ihatebeingsingleseries:
Rob is forced to start living as a single in Brooklyn and looks to Dom and Shannon for support.
Yes.
The other day, together, we baked two pumpkin pies. And...
“Anyone in New York City… can have sex any night of the week if they just follow...”
– Kurt Braunohler, who after dating his college girlfriend for 13 years decided to do a sort of rumspringa, and discovered a new 4am world in NYC (from this week’s Valentine’s edition of This American Life)
TIL I’ve been doing it wrong.
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Fighting Fire With Fire: Psychology Lessons From... →
Do you remember when candidate George W. Bush berated Al Gore during the 2000 presidential debates for alleged funny business in his fund-raising? Bush said, “You know, going to a Buddhist temple and then claiming it wasn’t a fund-raiser isn’t my view of responsibility.” It was a direct attack on the honor of a fellow Southerner, and Gore wasn’t taking it. “You have attacked my honor and...
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My political reblerghs don't show up here anymore.
If you want to follow them, head on over to bkbystander.
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WatchSlayer - Beauty through order
(NSFW)
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Invaders In Tokyo
How 'Anonymous' Went From Mischief Makers to a... →
theamericanbear:
Nathan Schneider:
The enigmatic Internet-driven collective Anonymous, thank goodness, has an anthropologist in its midst. For a few years now, Gabriella Coleman has been arduously participant-observing in IRC chat rooms, watching Anonymous turn from a prankster moniker to a herd of vigilantes for global justice. In an extraordinary new essay at Triple Canopy, “Our Weirdness Is...