February 2012
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RIAA still raging against Google, Wikipedia for... →
Imagine that you have a friend who wants to clean the public golf course of chipmunks by dumping rat poison by the bucketful from helicopters. You think this is a… misguided idea. But the friend has the ear of the town council and convinces one member to introduce a bill mandating mass quantities of arsenic to be dumped on the golf course. You show up to a hearing and suggest the poison could...
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....”
– Issac Asimov
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“An idea. Resilient, highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain...”
– Dom Cobb, Inception (via decrepito)
Freediving 2011 World Championships Report |... →
As you dive past 30 feet, you feel the pressure on your body double, compressing your lungs to about half their normal size. You suddenly feel weightless, your body suspended in a gravityless state called neutral buoyancy. Then something amazing happens: as you keep diving, the ocean no longer pushes your body toward the surface but instead pulls you relentlessly toward the seafloor below. You...
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Pinterest Hits 10 Million U.S. Monthly Uniques... →
It’s beautiful, it’s addictive, and now Pinterest is having its glorious hockey stick moment. TechCrunch has attained exclusive data from comScore showing Pinterest just hit 11.7 million unique monthly U.S. visitors, crossing the 10 million mark faster than any other standalone site in history.
In fact, users are spending so much time sharing their favorite images that now only Facebook...
Not Like Steve | Deliberatism →
I admire Steve for the mountains he climbed. At the same time, I wonder if he missed the whole point, becoming the John Henry of our time. He won the race, but at what cost?
Me? I may turn out to be a failure in business, but I refuse to fail my kids.
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Eating off the Floor: How Clean Living Is Bad for... →
Could having a diversity of bacteria in your home or hospital room not only make your immune system more likely to develop normally but also help to outcompete the bad news bugs in the first place? YES, YES, YES, the answer is definitely maybe.
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The Right Priority | Scott Adams →
The way I approach the problem of multiple priorities is by focusing on just one main goal: energy. I make choices that maximize my personal energy because that makes it easier to manage all of the other priorities.
Maximizing my personal energy means eating right, exercising, avoiding unnecessary stress, getting enough sleep, and all of the obvious steps. But it also means having...
Coyote Tracks - Fear the hashtags of rage →
Ironically, Anonymous shares a glaring flaw with DRM-pushers. Their methods are fundamentally incapable of achieving their goal, but they’re sufficient to annoy the hell out of everyone while they keep trying. The MPAA is not going to stop filing idiotic lawsuits out of concern their web site will be unavailable for 72 hours; the DOJ is not going to think twice about going after the next...