February 2011
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January 2011
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Official Google Blog: Some weekend work that will... →
hilker:
“Like many people we’ve been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service—the ability for anyone to tweet using just a voice connection.
We worked with a small team of engineers from Twitter, Google and SayNow, a company weacquired last week, to make this idea a...
Oklahoma bill would mandate educators question... →
wentdog:
Kill me now please.
‘Academic freedom’, guys. Don’t Tread On Me Education.
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Hey @devineboston
It has happened.
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Relevant Dinner Plans
12 piece fried chicken, wavy lays, chewy chips ahoy, and a 2 liter of Dr Pepper.
Apparently a 5 mile run and two cups of coffee will stop a hangover dead in its tracks.
Until you get on the subway. Then you’re shit out of luck.
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Eat Less Chick-fil-A →
brevetcaptain:
Also explicit, they do not like my money.
The only time I ever want Chick-fil-A is on Sunday, and the douchebags aren’t open then. So, like, take that.
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“My point is that these players are people. Collectively they are smart and not...”
– Johnny, 11W (via scottsargent)
Johnny’s addition at 11W this year has been great - all of the guys there have their respective niches, except for Johnny. He’s a lot harder to pin down. His start was rocky based on the commentariat response* (then again what new writer’s start...
"The Nation's Report Card Shows Less Than Half of... →
thechriscotter:
/salutes flag
Terrifying science link.
The word theory in 'the theory of evolution' does... →
The concepts of ‘theory’ and ‘hypothesis’ have specific meanings in a scientific context. While theory in colloquial usage may denote a hunch or conjecture, a scientific theory is a set of principles that explains observable phenomena in natural terms.
Promising science link number two. Words matter.
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John Boehner pretty much went all-in on “I’m rubber, you’re glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you.” during the SOTU.
Two Roads To Courage
americandrink:
Self-proclaimed champion arm wrestler and professional Bounty Hunter, Tyler Riewer, received an extraordinary gift from his friends. Yes, that’s a vintage suitcase inlaid with a bottle of Bulleit Bourbon and brass knuckles. The top of the case reads, Sack Up: Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. America, we can give better gifts.
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“Using available DOD cost data, GAO calculated that it cost DOD about $193.3...”
– US Government Accountability Office
The worst thing about the Steelers doing well
Is the absurd number of childish rapist comments that come from all of my friends. I don’t like the Steelers, and I don’t like Rofflesbergers, but I dislike shitty attempts at jokes most of all.
Explosion of Corgis →
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Jeff Pearlman thinks 'online commenters' are too... →
matt-t:
Jeff Pearlman is a hack with thin skin.
He should listen to Gucci Mane: “Someone dissed me yesterday, what I’m supposed to do, go cry?”
ps. Call me Jeff!
“It’s about consequences, and not suffering from any,” says Jacqueline Whitmore, an etiquette expert and founder of etiquetteexpert.com. “There are absolutely no repercussions to writing a nasty comment...
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drewrosin asked: Did you get caught chasing a waterfall?
back to the future
spaeth:
the 50s mcflys are eating a roast like wtf is a rerun do you have a mommy lol
I liked the part where he was all like “get your damn hams off her” and then he took all the piggies’ away and took their poop and put it in the truck and then it fell on that guy’s car outside of the tunnel.
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