January 2012
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The Quarrel - New York Times →
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Observations on film art : TINKER TAILOR: A guide... →
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How the Potato Changed the World | History &... →
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Andrew Sullivan: How Obama's Long Game Will... →
this actually sorta cheered me up on the subway ride home.
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Kurt Andersen: From Fashion to Housewares, Are We... →
It was pretty interesting to read this article and contrast it with a piece that was on Kurt Andersen’s show, Studio 360, the other day - about how the music of every decade has its distinctive sound. Yay - or boo! Autotune.
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In the Sorting Office →
sounds like everyone gets screwed in the privatization of the post office - the workers, the customers, and eventually the corporations that the postal service has become. Although, someone needs to raise bulk mail prices so that I stop getting Reader’s Digests, Victoria’s Secret and Publishers’ Clearing House every. single. day.
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The Romney Economy →
I am proud to say that I did NOT vote for Romney for governor when I lived in MA.
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Train of Thought: On the ‘Subway’ Photographs by... →
Often I try to remember what New York was like when I was a kid. What the street felt like. And I see photos and think, was it really that gritty and crappy? I remember walking up the Bowery with my parents from one grandparents’ apartment to the other. I was a kid growing up in the suburbs, so walking felt far, but never felt unsafe, but maybe that’s because I didn’t know any...
December 2011
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Social media in the 16th Century: How Luther went... →
Apparently in my world it was Martin Luther week - a few days after I read this, a biography on ML broadcast on PBS. Even for all the public television melodrama-reenactment scenes, his life was pretty crazy! I hazily remember this era from art history class in college, but it’s a bit more intriguing to me now. I need to find a good history/novel for further reading….
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Dropbox Squares Off With Apple's iCloud |... →
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Death in the Pot →
Apple Sauce. Borax. Soup. Borax. Turkey. Borax. Borax. Canned Stringed Beans. Sweet Potatoes. White Potatoes. Turnips. Borax. Chipped Beef. Cream Gravy. Cranberry Sauce. Celery. Pickles. Rice Pudding. Milk. Bread and Butter. Tea. Coffee. A Little Borax
I am so looking forward to this Christmas dinner!
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When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality? →
A good read from a sane conservative.
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The Rise and Fall of Columbia Music Club →
I was addicted to Columbia House and BMG in the 90s. I think I still have the B52’s “Cosmic Thing” on a cassette. There was something so magical about receiving this huge shipment of music in the mail for ONE PENNY. I do regret not sending back Blind Melon though.
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Inside the mind of the octopus | Orion Magazine →
Read this because @jakedobkin favorited it on Instapaper.
So many awesome and unbelievable things about octopuses - they only live a few years and they are REALLY smart. I try to imagine what it would be like to see with your skin.
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“I’d like to see the bootstrappers, the tiny service businesses doing great stuff...”
– Agreed. Working on that now!
Startups, lack of sleep, and finding better ways to do business « this is rachelandrew.co.uk
Neal Stephenson's Past,Present, and Future -... →
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November 2011
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Cheat Sheet: What’s Happened to the Big Players in... →
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Manifest Destiny: A Guide to the Essential... →
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Hiromitsu Shinkawa and the Japan Tsunami Rescue... →
And that’s when you know you’ve been caught out, that you’ve squandered what time you had, that you must trust this house of concrete you’ve built to stand up to the sea. Your wife joins you on the second-floor terrace, reporting that she, too, saw the neighbor’s house wash away. “We should run,” she says, but you say, “It’s too late.”...
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Watch“producing a product that is perfectly imperfect”
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Watch
Watch the first episode of The Perennial Plate. This was filmed over Thanksgiving and brings you very close to your turkey. Not for the squeamish, but a must watch if you eat meat.. and even if you don’t! This is the first episode of this weekly show, all about sustainable, adventurous and Minnesotan eating.
The perfect video to watch this Thanksgiving week. I will always remember the...
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Wall Street Isn't Winning It's Cheating | Matt... →
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A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage | The... →
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The Two Year Window →
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ThinkUp 1.0 and Software With Purpose - Anil Dash →
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Shopping is not a hobby and it's not a patriotic... →
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WatchJonathan Hoefler on web fonts at the AIGA conference
Now Hiring: Astronauts →
They neglected to mention that the space station smells like dirty socks.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a need for Astronaut Candidates to support the International Space Station (ISS) Program and future deep space exploration activities.
Some requirements for the job:
Frequent travel may be required.
Astronaut candidates will be required to pass a...
The Washington Monthly - The Magazine -... →
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Top Chef, Old Master by Michelle Legro -... →
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LiveReload →
This sounds pretty amazing.
CSS edits and image changes apply live. CoffeeScript, SASS, LESS and others just work.
Making the Grade: Why the Cheapest Maple Syrup... →
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The Woman Who Bested the Men at Math | Past... →
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What Happened Between the Neanderthals and Us? :... →
This was such a great read, and a non-depressing Elizabeth Kolbert article.
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Foundation: Rapid Prototyping and Building... →
An easy to use, powerful, and flexible framework for building prototypes and production code on any kind of device.
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Equitable Development Toolkit - PolicyLink →
Equitable development is an approach to creating healthy, vibrant, communities of opportunity. Equitable outcomes come about when smart, intentional strategies are put in place to ensure that low-income communities and communities of color participate in and benefit from decisions that shape their neighborhoods and regions.