January 2010
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“Our current response to terrorism is a form of “magical thinking.”...”
– Bruce Schneier on terrorists, security theater, and the things that actually keep people sage (CNN.com via MeFi)
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December 2009
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Air (36) A.C. Newman (25) Lady GaGa (24) The National (24) Neko Case (23) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“The project was also prompted by larger concerns. “Industrial production feeds...”
– cheesemaker Hervé Mons, on why he had to make a pasteurized Camembert that didn’t suck (from The Curious Cook)
Dec 30th
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“The mother, Anna Ndiaye, 38, did not know in advance that her husband planned to...”
– From the NYT Lens Blog, as part of an ongoing series about ordinary citizens with presidential names.
Dec 30th
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A Plan for All Seasons →
good magazine makes me want to do better work.
Dec 29th
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“I was spawned uncounted aeons ago, in the dark mists of Khhaa’yngnaiih (no, of...”
– Neil Gaiman, in I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9’ S, Longitude 126° 43’ W)?
Dec 29th
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“So at some point last year Tom wrote on a post-it note “All the characters from...”
– The guys who put together the Home Alone Twitter Project explain how and why they did it: The Home Alone Twitter Project.
Dec 28th
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from the consumerist:
Daphne: Welcome to AT&T online Sales support. How may I assist you with placing your order today?
Laura: Hi, I was looking at the iPhone 3Gs and the system tells me that I cannot order one in my ZIP code. My zip code is 11231. (Brooklyn, NY) Is this true? Are iPhones no longer available in New York City?
Daphne: I am happy to be helping you today . Yes, this is correct the phone is not offered to you because New York is not ready for the iPhone. You don't have enough towers to handle the phone.
Laura: Thank you for your help. So the phone is not available to people anywhere in the city?
Daphne: Yes this is correct Laura.
Dec 28th
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“New rules imposed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration also limit...”
– bloody hell. the TSA fucks up again, and now the rest of us get to pay for it. (from aircanada.com)
Dec 27th
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“So then here is a question that’s all but unavoidable at the World’s Largest...”
– I just discovered (while looking up a recipe) that Gourmet has the full text of David Foster Wallace’s Consider the Lobster up on their website. If you haven’t already read it, I highly recommend it, and if you have, well, read it again.
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Listenthis is bizarre. asmodi: Damon Zucconi -...
Dec 25th
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David Sedaris Reads "Six to Eight Black Men" →
this is pretty great. areminder: Sedaris explains Christmas in the Netherlands, complete with slaves and child abuse (not really, it is Christmas after all!).
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“I asked Steve Bercu, BookPeople’s owner, what the most frequently stolen title...”
– Margo Rabb, at NYTimes.com
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