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December 2010
Watchsuperhumancrew:
Visual tricks can make downloads seem quicker: New Scientist
And now for a public service announcement.
starsgowaltzing:
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
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bijan:
Elvis Costello - I Threw It All Away
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“So is it offensive? Well, imagine if someone said, “I love rap music...”
– Reggie Bush — ‘No Homo’ | TMZ.com
“We are working with the leaders in many different fields to encourage peace in...”
– Clooney, Google team up to help Sudan
My buddy and former colleague Nathaniel Raymond talking about his new gig with the Clooney-funded Satellite Sentinel.
Wired.com: Lamo/Manning Wikileaks chat logs... →
You see what they just did there? Kevin and Evan both independently verified that in the unpublished portions of the chat logs between Adrian Lamo and Bradly Manning there is no further reference to private FTP servers, and no further discussion about the relationship between Manning and Assange.
That’s kind of a big deal, because the published portions of the logs do not support or back...
“Yazoo City’s blacks continued to die on the nearly hour-long ambulance drive to...”
– Haley Barbour’s Disingenuous Comparison | Hungry Blues (on my other blog)
“The United States currently has more than 2 million people locked up in jails...”
– Million Dollar Blocks
“There are over one million photos tagged “painting” on Flickr. There are over...”
– Thomas Hawk Digital Connection » Blog Archive » Miami’s World Erotic Art Museum Fraudulently Uses the DMCA to Take Down Items in Their Collection From the Web
BlackSheep – Firefox Add-on →
At the Toorcon 12 security conference, Eric Butler released a Firefox plugin named Firesheep, which drew significant media attention. Firesheep allowed any user to seamlessly hijack the web session of another user on the same local network. Although such attacks are not new, the ease of use presented by Firesheep brought session hijacking to the masses.
BlackSheep, also a Firefox plugin is...
Mount Eerie Preservation Society →
Online community focused on worthwhile indie bands.
The Oil BP Tried To Hide Has Been Discovered, In... →
“And while it is clearly not run by journalists — and to a great extent relies on...”
– Is What WikiLeaks Does Journalism? Good Question: Tech News
WatchA Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way Out Of Prison (WSJ)
Each morning for 5,546 days, Jabbar Collins knew exactly what he’d wear when he awoke: a dark-green shirt with matching dark-green pants.
The prison greenies of a convicted murderer, he says, were “overly starched in the beginning, but as time wore on, and after repeated washes, they were worn and dull, like so many...
Lack of finances may force Lower 9th Ward Health... →
Unless a new source of money materializes, the Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic will close its doors on Dec. 31, leaving the iconic neighborhood without its own medical clinic more than five years removed from a deluge when a barge smashed through the wall of the Industrial Canal during Hurricane Katrina.
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“If you were lucky, you could close the door on the din, at least for a little...”
– Thinking of Aretha - Bob Herbert @ NYTimes.com
Go read this lovely tribute to Aretha right now and send her some Christmas vibes of healing and, well, respect.
What is Traitorware? | Electronic Frontier... →
Jon Stewart Did What Pundits And Reporters Should... →
There’s lots of media chatter about Comedy Central host Jon Stewart in the wake of yesterday’s Senate vote to pass the 9-11 first responders bill. The chatter surrounds what appears to be the central media role Stewart played in shining a spotlight on how Republicans were blocking the legislation and, just as importantly, how the Beltway press was, inexcusably, ignoring the unfolding...
