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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:58:30 -0800

The future is Amish
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:39:07 -0800

Origami documentary
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:24:26 -0800

Uniquely identifying people by birth date, gender, and zip code
Netflix Spilled Your Brokeback Mountain Secret, Lawsuit Claims. A woman is suing Netflix because she was in the closet, and her movie-rental data was part of the Netflix prize dataset. She claims this means that people could figure out her secret.Now...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:16:13 -0800

Khan Academy
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:07:04 -0800

Inspiring::Salman Khan, math master of the Internet
Salman Khan, math master of the Internet James Temple, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, December 14, 2009 During the years Salman Khan spent scrutinizing financials for hedge funds, he rationalized the profit-obsessed work by telling himself he would one...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:04:09 -0800

rePost::Free Will and Ethics : The Frontal Cortex
At the very least, free will is a useful illusion, leading us to be more prosocial and ethical. Because even if we are just “a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules,” we’re a vast assembly that feels like so much more. William...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:02:35 -0800

Rant:: 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education
50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice By GEOFFREY K. PULLUM April 16 is the 50th anniversary of the publication of a little book that is loved and admired throughout American academe. Celebrations, readings, and toasts are being held, and a commemorative...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:04:40 -0800

The magic of dynamic pricing
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:49 -0800

Most Popular Top 10s of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:37:33 -0800

Better Politicians Please::Less money for statistics may lead to failed programs–NSCB | ABS-CBN News Online Beta
“It is thus unfortunate that while other countries, particularly in Africa, have begun to recognize the important role of statistics on the development agenda, the Senate decided to cut the NSCB 2010 budget, potentially curtailing the initiatives of...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:16:33 -0800

The cracked jar
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:36:46 -0800

Success & Motivation:Scatterbrained and in College
Got this email today, and decided to share it and my response as a message to college kids out there that are pretty much the same as I was. Here you go: Mark, I was in the group that listened to you speak at the XXXX. And I need some guidance,...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:33:33 -0800

rePost::Prostitutes in Copenhagen Use Free Sex As Protest : The Primate Diaries
Prostitutes in Copenhagen Use Free Sex As Protest Category: Environment • Gender & Sexuality • Politics Posted on: December 15, 2009 9:00 AM, by Eric Michael Johnson Sex workers in Denmark have offered free sex in response to Copenhagen Mayor...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:51:38 -0800

Could Avatar's Technology Improve Medicine? [Movies To Medicine]
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:01:10 -0800

The D. B. Burger A burger topped with five slices of bacon, four...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:57:14 -0800

Global thinkers recommend books
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:49:30 -0800

Who controls your media?
1966: NBC, CBS and ABC decided what I did every night at 8 pm.Today: are you still ceding control to others?It's easy to allow 'them' to dictate how (and how often) you friend or post or follow or tweet...Shouldn't you be the one who decides?If your...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:28 -0800

The best paragraph I read today
The believe-it-or-not superlatives are so extreme and Tom Swiftian they make you smile. The L.H.C. is not merely the world’s largest particle accelerator but the largest machine ever built. At the center of just one of the four main experimental...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:14:47 -0800

Learned Today::Marginal Revolution: Facts about FairTrade
The article offers many other points of interest. For instance: By guaranteeing a minimum price, Fairtrade also encourages market oversupply, which depresses global commodity prices. This locks Fairtrade farmers into greater Fairtrade dependency and...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:27:22 -0800

Voltaire
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:07:41 -0800

Nick Bilton on Streaming Email
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:19:48 -0800

Touching the Rim
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Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:58:19 -0800

CARAMOAN X 6 ] Just imagine an Andok's by the beachfront
Jun de Leon captures the early morning of Caramoan Island, inspired and reminiscent of a Juvenal Sanso. “Photographs capture a precise moment in a still image. How you take the subject the second you click on your shutter will not be the same the...
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Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:57:14 -0800

Dirty Ice Cream Burger
I would like to share with you a recent foodie discovery. I love this Dirty Ice Cream Burger for Merienda that you can buy for only P15 from your Dirty Ice Cream Vendor. Sarap! I prefer the mix flavors of cheese, chocolate and mango ice cream as palaman...
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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:53:14 -0800

Installing Ubuntu Karmic Koala on an Asus Eee PC | Marcel's weblog
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