January 2010
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Jan 31st
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ListenWBSC: Y’all ready for tonight? It’s gonna be a...
Jan 30th
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all I really need to know, I learned from my...
thecolor12: Try to keep busy. Plan your day in advance. Do not stay by yourself. Try to take walks. Exercise within your ability. Try to eat with others. Try not to eat more than one meal a day alone. Share your feelings when upset. Keep your appointments faithfully.
Jan 30th
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This is simply wonderful. Animation + sound by Malcolm Sutherland.
Jan 30th
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“Officials are pushing to deploy state-of-the-art rail rockets. Next stop: the...”
– Popular-Science-reading childhood Andy, meet public-transportation-enthusiast adult Andy. You guys are both gonna love this. (via Colin)
Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Local man attempts to eat only Chipotle burritos... →
Oh hey, I did that once! Well, it wasn’t for charity, and it was Q’doba. I got stiffed out of a free lunch while I was taking down a stage for the 2006 Collegiate National Cycling Championships in Madison. My roommate was one of the organizers, and he felt bad for me and my other roommate (who had also missed the meal). So, he pulled out a wad of free burrito coupons and split them...
Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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“Weak human + machine + better process was superior to a strong computer alone...”
– Garry Kasperov on the evolution of chess, chess players, and computers.
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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The future always wins.
Jan 27th
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“Please forgive us.” Here it is — the video I made with Ariel for MNKINO #6: “FOOD.” The quote above is what Ariel had to say before we screened it last Tuesday. Making this video prompted a lot of questions and uncertainties for me — enough that I was practically ready to bail at one point (glad I didn’t). Perhaps it’s worth noting that Ariel is a vegatarian...
Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Something my phone is disappointingly ill-suited...
Documenting fortune cookie fortunes. Where were you on that one, Jobs?
Jan 25th
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From the Laughing Squid: David Martin created this haunting, time-lapse video of the effort to raise US Airways Flight 1549 from the icy depths of the Hudson River, one year ago. The rescued airplane is now up for auction. Who wants to help pitch in for it?
Jan 24th
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“Intimately involved in the fight or flight response, the psoas can curl you into...”
– Know your psoas.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 21st
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Jan 18th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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this is the time
tumblelikeyougiveadamn: the worst that can happen really isn’t that bad. the best that can happen is that your life will never be the same again. and no matter what, you’re going to learn a hell of a lot about yourself and what you’re actually capable of. and i think it’s a lot. take a risk. make a leap. here, we can do it together. Word.
Jan 14th
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I’m into Simone Weil lately, currently reading her biography by Francine du Plessix Gray. Her journey from leftist labor politics to Catholic mysticism is a fascinating one. Ed. Note: Interested readers may wish to click through to see a comment from the author’s mom. speakingoffaith: Prayer, Attention, and Will Andy Dayton, associate web producer As I was listening to last week’s...
Jan 14th
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Jan 13th
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Police Investigate Cougar Sighting In Minneapolis →
Wow, apparently there’s a cougar sauntering through my neighborhood. Hot. stuffaboutminneapolis: When Norm Mosher was driving home from work Monday morning, he saw what he thought was a golden retriever crossing the road in Northeast Minneapolis near along St. Anthony Parkway near Marshall Avenue. It was only when the long-time outdoorsman got up close that he realized it was a cat by...
Jan 12th
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Jan 8th
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“I see humans as rather like the first photosynthesisers, which when they first...”
– That’s one way to look at I guess … I’m intrigued by James Lovelock’s “optimistic pessimist” perspective. Read it in the New Scientist.
Jan 8th
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Upcoming palindromic dates you should be aware of
Monday, January 11th, 2010 (01.11.10) Not only is this one a palindrome, it’s also binary code for the number 30 (or 1e in hexadecimal). Perhaps an optimal date for another robot protest? Friday, January 22nd (01.22.10) International “count to two starting from zero, then count backwards” day.
Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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I wonder, when will "2010" stop feeling like the...
(I hope never)
Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
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