December 2008
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Dec 28th
Machtpolitik - Wikipedia →
Is a state of international relations in which sovereigns protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic, or political aggression.
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Death to film critics! Hail to the CelebCult! -... →
The crowning blow came this week when the once-magisterial Associated Press imposed a 500-word limit on all of its entertainment writers. The 500-word limit applies to reviews, interviews, news stories, trend pieces and “thinkers.” Oh, it can be done. But with “Synecdoche, New York?”
Dec 22nd
Nasa hunts for rubber ducks used to track melting... →
Sailors, fishermen and cruise passengers should be on the alert. If anybody spots a yellow rubber duck bobbing on the ocean waves, Nasa would like to know.
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“Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the...”
– Salvador Dali
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Fuck You, Penguin →
Oh wow! This is hilarious!
Dec 16th
10 Inventors Killed By Their Inventions →
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“The innovator has for his enemies those who did well under the old conditions.”
– Albert Einstein
Dec 15th
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WatchWatch
mattlehrer: Bush ducks flying shoes. Bush seems more amused than scared. I have to give him credit for avoiding that first one but I don’t understand why he stood back up for the next one.
Dec 14th
“Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in...”
– Google cranks up the Consensus Engine • The Register (via mikehudack)
Dec 14th
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Sky Show Tonight: Biggest, Brightest Full Moon of... →
Sky Show Tonight: Biggest, Brightest Full Moon of 2008 Andrew Fazekas for National Geographic News Updated December 12, 2008 Don’t expect to spot an Apollo lunar lander. But tonight, weather permitting, sky-watchers around the world will see the biggest and brightest full moon of 2008. Although a full moon happens every month, the one that rises tomorrow will appear about 30 percent brighter...
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Q and A - Is Less Flavorful Fruit Still Worth... →
In general, brighter color and stronger taste indicate more nutrition in fruits and vegetables, but that is not always the case, said Rui Hai Liu, associate professor of food science at Cornell and an expert on the nutritional value of foods. “It depends on the food,” he said. “And it is more than just vitamins. Different foods have different antioxidant profiles, more or less of the major...
Dec 8th
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Partridge, pear tree, etc.: $86,609, 'Twelve Days'... →
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Dec 8th
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New York Neighborhoods and their London Equivalent
oats: according to a random English girl I met at a party a few months ago East Village … Camden Town Williamsburg … Shortage Greenwich … Covered Garden Upper East Side … Hampsted Central Park … Hyde Park Midtown … Oxford Street Financial District … The City Chinatown … Kingsland Road Times Square … Picadilly Circus Chelsea … SoHo  (thanks dazzlingdelta) I don’t know anything about...
Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
“Measurement in psychology and physics are in no sense different. Physicists can...”
– T.W. Reese
Dec 3rd
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Flaming Lips - Christmas on Mars  →
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