July 2011
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The Frog Barometer | Futility Closet →
Take one of those small green frogs which are found in hedges, put it in a white glass bottle, the neck of which must be large enough to receive the little animaltout a fait a son aise. Previous to its being let down, put in the bottle some earth and water to the height of about four fingers breadth; and also a little wooden ladder that may reach from the bottom to the lower part of the neck....
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“If we were REALLY serious about educational technology, we would do things like…...”
– My opening remarks at the Iowa Education Summit | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think (via infoneer-pulse)
you get my vote!
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Seth's Blog: Defining quality →
Given how much we talk about it, it’s surprising that there’s a lot of confusion about what quality is.
What’s a higher quality car: a one-year old Honda Civic or a brand new top of the line Bentley?
It turns out that there are at least two useful ways to describe quality, and the conflict between them leads to the confusion…
Quality of design: Thoughtfulness and...
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“People would have gone absolutely wild if the astronomers had discovered another...”
– Dad, The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
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“you know its funny when it rains it pours
they got money for wars but can’t...”
– tupac shakur (via newbeatnik)
Too right!!! Somalia is in famine and as far as I’m aware.. not many people are aware~! 0_o
Somalia’s famine has hit 500,000 children and the dying and their mothers are forced to trek more than 100 miles in search of aid. This is NOT right!
The EU is...
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Russell Brand on Amy Winehouse: 'We have lost a... →
This seems judgmental, but surprisingly lovely writing from Russell brand on Amy Winehouse and the way we view addicts.
Totally spot on, on various issues that arise from Amy Winehouse’s death.
“When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call. The sincere hope is that the call will be from the addict themselves,...
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“Perfection of means and confusion of ends seems to characterize our age.”
– Albert Einstein
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Burkas and Birkins →
tetw:
by Lindy West
I watched 146 minutes of Sex and the City 2, and all I got was this religious fundamentalism.
I really wonder what possessed them to make a movie like this. Telling, I think, of certain people’s attitudes. Riding roughshod over what they perceive as idiosyncratic or unjustified because their life is different, or out of blind ignorance. Unapologetic because they...
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Copcycat Apple STORE?? 0_o →
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Sparkler photos →
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“How does a single blade of grass thank the sun?”
– Yao Ming (not sure if he was quoting other ppl… hmm.. )
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'Ice Wars' heating up the Arctic - CNN.com →
There’s an Arctic meltdown happening, ice caps melting into oblivion, and all these countries can think about is controlling the opening shipping routs, and exploiting the emerging mineral deposits and oil. tsk.
The carving up of the Arctic is happening before our very own noses. -_-‘
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“Young girls are told you have to be the delicate princess. Hermione taught them...”
– Emma Watson (via paintedjournal)
Mulan did that too… just saying. ehehe….
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I can read all night because tomorrow is a public...
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Israel: The Alternative →
tetw:
by Tony Judt
The Middle East peace process is finished. It did not die: it was killed. On the corpse-strewn landscape of the Fertile Crescent, Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat, and a handful of terrorists can all claim victory, and they do. Have we reached the end of the road? What is to be done?
ergh. how can they not face up to the reality of what they are doing? sigh…
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Just watched the last Harry Potter. Loved it.
Fraught with tension - the whole time.
Heavy with emotion. Seriously. I never cry at movies, but I have to admit this time I was close; in part because this will be the last one.
Bursting at the seams with magic. Oh how I wish there was a Hogwarts for real and that I could wield magic.
Unusually, this movie gave me a deeper appreciation for the...
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Q&A - Etiquette for Gays, Lesbians and their... →
For those who want/need to learn how to navigate the minefield of political correctness in regard to gays and lesbians or other alternative lifestyles check out Steven Petrow’s new book Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay and Lesbian Manners. It covers gay etiquette issues ‘— from how to handle coming out at work to how straight people should refer to their gay friends’...
Advice for the 20-something
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Tidbits from an article in Relevant magazine that seem pretty damn applicable to my life right now.
When you’re 25-ish, you’re old enough to know what kind of music you love, regardless of what your last boyfriend or roommate always used to play. You know how to walk in heels, how to tie a necktie, how to give a good toast at a wedding and how to make something for dinner. You...
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