February 2012
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How privilege blinds privacy concerns →
“Normal” people aren’t the only ones who matter online — via BoingBoing.
November 2011
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October 2011
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What does it mean to be in the 99%, or in the 1%?
What does it mean to be in the 99%, or in the 1%?
Let’s start with household income. The US Census Bureau has an annual breakdown of US household incomes, most recently published for 2010.
Was your household income over 100,000 in 2010? If so, you’re in the top 20 percent of all Americans. More than 138,000? You were in the top ten percent.
Had a really good year? If you made over...
Wil Wheaton: Thoughts on Steve Jobs' passing at my... →
This.
wilwheaton:
I wrote my first story on the Mac 128 I got in 1984, and my second, and my third, and pretty much all of them until I got a color Mac II in 1988. I wrote on that for years, until I got my first Powerbook in the 90s. I used that Powerbook to take my first steps onto the Internet, using a VT100 emulator, a 4800 baud modem, and the mysterious ftp and telnet protocols.
Today, I...
September 2011
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August 2011
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“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of...”
– Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)
Professor Cecilia Payne, ladies and gentlemen.
(via neon-loneliness)
This is a great example of how the education we receive focuses around the discoveries...
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“Wow! To be honest, I’m kind of more interested in JT watching it! [Laughs.]...”
– -Matt Smith in an interview with SFX after hearing “When he[Justin Timberlake] was asked where he got his twin blazer/vest look, he said that he’d seen it on a British sci-fi show [called] Doctor Who. He’d seen it on a Virgin airlines flight.” (via karenandarthurlover)
Love it! :)
July 2011
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In memoriam.
pokezepenguin:
shirtsversusblouses replied to your post: There are obituaries for the dead of Harry Potter in today’s newspaper.
OH MY GAWD. SCAN THEM AND POST THEM! :O
They’re under a read more out of consideration. :)
Plus I had to take pictures; my scanner’s currently out of commission.
From the July 15th Harrisburg Patriot News. By Julia Hatmaker.
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