February 2012
9 posts
Maxistentialism: New study suggests cognitive... →
maxistentialist:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln:
From cable TV news pundits to red-meat speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, our nation’s deep political stereotypes are on full display: Conservatives paint self-indulgent liberals as insufferably absent on urgent national issues, while liberals say…
Tyranny of the majority →
crookedindifference:
The phrase tyranny of the majority (also: tyranny of the masses), used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, is a criticism of the scenario in which decisions made by a majority under that system would place that majority’s interests so far above a dissenting individual’s interest that the individual would be actively oppressed, just like the oppression by...
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Fixing “Previous Track” →
marco:
Why are we still using the annoying CD-player behavior of this button?
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I wish Youtube videos had a "watch later" button
Similar to Marco’s Instapaper. I get a ton of videos I forget about, but if I were sitting on a train somewhere…
January 2012
22 posts
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“Infastructure makes cycling normal and safe in bike meccas, but not yet in the...”
– Two Wheels and High Heels | Sightline Daily
Chalked Up to Collateral Damage: An Interview with... →
The man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline -... →
“On foreign policy, the right-wing critiques have been the most unhinged. Romney...”
– Andrew Sullivan, How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics (via evangotlib)
“Their bills have had mixed success and usually die before being brought to a...”
– The next SOPA – Marco.org (via robot-heart-politics)
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Barefoot in Baltimore - Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Pokemon Yellow in HTML5 →
This was the first game I remember playing on my gameboy pocket.
The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com →
New York Times op-ed about the value of individual work. UMBC tries to encourage group collaboration in learning science, which is a very good thing. You can always find time to learn on your own, but in a college lecture class, it’s difficult to organize a good study group outside of class.
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WatchI wish my yoga practice could be like this.-
“Be vitality.”
– Yiannis Balanos, 2011.
Maxistentialism: Maximizing shareholder value is... →
Forbes:
“Imagine an NFL coach,” writes Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, in his important new book, Fixing the Game, “holding a press conference on Wednesday to announce that he predicts a win by 9 points on Sunday, and that bettors should…
boomfarmer comments on What thing do people try to... →
Surprise, poem!
Richard Stallman Was Right All Along →
Great Article.
The crux of the matter here is that unlike the days of yore, where repressive regimes needed elaborate networks of secret police and informants to monitor communication, all they need now is control over the software and hardware we use. Our desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and all manner of devices play a role in virtually all of our communication. Think you’re in...
FDA approves computer chip for humans - Health -... →
Weird.
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Physics teacher proves that lectures are not... →
Also: how to effectively teach 150+ students in a lecture hall.
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December 2011
11 posts
BBC News - Hackers plan space satellites to combat... →
Think “hackerspace” tinkerers. This could be truly revolutionary if it’s possible — an internet that’s truly outside of censorship by the government. But would it be outside of censorship by those who created it?
A little censorship might be a good thing. I wouldn’t want it to be a safe haven for darknet type things.
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's... →
Finland is pretty cool with what they’re doing with Education. One of my close friends is a teacher, and it’s not hard to see that from school lunches to parental involvement, there is a lot that needs fixing about america’s education system.
Will write more about this later. Made using Sound...
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She Moved Through The Fair.
November 2011
13 posts
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