August 2010
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The Wilderness Downtown - Google/Arcade Fire →
Google has teamed with Arcade Fire, whom I’ve mentioned before, to make this excellent representation of why HTML5 is an excellent platform.
Best viewed in Google Chrome (because of HTML5 support, but nepotism).
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Debunking the Myths of Hurricane Katrina: Special... →
Out of curiosity, how much of this list was surprising to you? I will attest that only a few of these have I seen report anywhere. Shocking narratives drive up viewers/readers. Just a wonderful example of the shortcomings of mass media journalism.
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Hypergraphia →
readmorewikipedia:
Hypergraphia is an overwhelming urge to write. It is not itself a disorder, but can be associated with temporal lobe changes in epilepsy and mania in the context of bipolar disorder.
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Can Preschoolers Be Depressed? →
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Is it really possible to diagnose such a grown-up affliction in such a young child? And is diagnosing clinical depression in a preschooler a good idea, or are children that young too immature, too changeable, too temperamental to be laden with such a momentous label?
The mother early on in this story recognizes that she may have had similar issues in childhood which...
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2010 Emmy Winners
Well, folks, just a quick update about last night’s Emmys. I didn’t watch, but rather looked into the winners this morning, and would like to report some confirmations and some upsets.
Winners (well deserved):
Mad Men - Best Drama
Bryan Cranston - Best Actor in a Drama Series (Walter White, Breaking Bad)
Aaron Paul - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Jesse Pinkman, Breaking...
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Cargill recalls ground beef after E.coli illness →
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WatchWhy ‘Back to the Future’ Is Secretly Horrifying - Funny Videos | Cracked.com
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2010 Young Innovators Under 35 →
If the bleeding edge of innovation is of interest to one, this is a great list to revisit every year. Kim Hazelwood’s work seems to be so intuitive as to lead to confusion over its being innovative. C’est la vie!
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List of common misconceptions →
readmorewikipedia:
Contrary to the popular image of the Pilgrim Fathers, the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, did not dress in black, wear buckles, or wear black steeple hats.
There is no evidence that Vikings wore horns on their helmets.
Sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children.
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First impression of the new Blackwing pencil -... →
Fans of handwriting need not rejoice too early. It appears the newer Blackwing may not be quite up to snuff.
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Phatic →
readmorewikipedia:
In linguistics, a phatic expression is one whose only function is to perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information.
Speaker one: “What’s up?”
Speaker two: “Hey, man, how’s it going?”
And each just walks on.
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“From daydreams on the road there was no waking. He plodded on. He could remember...”
– The Road by Cormac McCarthy (via theabsurditiesoflife) (via somebodysaiditbetter)
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Dangerous. | channelATE.com: Comics and Cartoons... →
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Wondermark » Archive » #652; Putting the ‘Indie’... →
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Microsoft.com permanently under attack →
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Custom Twilight Zone sixth scale Rod Serling... →
For all of my Twilight Zone-loving followers out there.
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Fun fact: Trader Joe's is owned by a German... →
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Streaming Movies Costs Netflix 10 Times Less Than... →
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Odious in the Uterus →
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Fair Game - Movie Trailers - iTunes →
Lookie there, a movie about Valerie Plame. They have picked exactly who I would have picked for both lead roles. Also, this is from the same director as a The Bourne Identity. Let’s hope This film is more like that and less like his more recent work.
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127 Hours - Movie Trailers - iTunes →
Based on Aron Ralston’s story. Believe it or not, you have probably heard about this one.
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WatchTIME Announces New Version Of Magazine Aimed At Adults | The Onion
Finally a TIME magazine for me!
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For Sale: Atomic Bomb Detonator Cable, Only $5,... →
Sadly, it appears you have to go to the actual store to purchase these. I would love to have such a piece of Cold War memorabilia.
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Credit Card Debt Drops To Lowest Level In 8 Years →
This is good news. It won’t last, but still, good news.
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Texas breaks electric record as schools reopen |... →
…and here is number four.
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“There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate...”
– 15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will | Music | Inventory | The A.V. Club
Some of my favorite quotes come from Mother Night, it is a wonderful little book.
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Nobel prizewinner: We are running out of helium -... →
The ramifications of such a shortage are hard to conceptualize. It could greatly change the way we make things such a television sets and cell phones. It could mean nothing at all. For better minds than my own, I say.
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Iran Unveils Unmanned Bomber, Dubbed 'Ambassador... →
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Egg Recall Expands To More Than Half A Billion... →
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“There is no beauty that hath not a strangeness about its proportions.”
– Sir Francis Bacon
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Cigarette smoke causes harmful changes in the... →
Any one who believes a few a week is no biggie is making a rash justification. However, interesting news nonetheless.
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Stress in middle age could contribute to late-life... →
I deal with stress better than I use to, but I would still like to make some more progress, especially in the wake of news like this.
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A Man With a Memorial: Vonnegut Library to Open in... →
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One in five Americans think Obama is a Muslim -... →
This is quite simply pathetic on two counts. One, we are a nation that, ostensibly, prides itself on religious freedom. That is, so long as you adhere to the New, or at very least Old, Testament. Second, why are these rumors so rampant? Because journalistic integrity is a quaint anachronism.
Excuse me, I would be alone now.
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Texas Electricity Demand Record Broken for Third... →
If you have been following me for a while, you’ll recall my mentioning that there is a separate grid for Texas electricity. Apparently, we use the hell out of it.
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Moderate drinking, especially wine, associated... →
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What Is It About 20-Somethings? - NYTimes.com →
At the very least, give this article a look. I am quite curious if the next decade will bring about a differing view of how the period following adolescence is viewed, similar to what took place a century ago.
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"Sunset", Breaking Bad (S03E06)
NO SPOILERS IN THIS POST.
I’ve been catching up on Breaking Bad’s most recent season and I must say that, smack dab in the middle of episode six, there is a wonderful bit of chemistry between Walter White and a newly introduced chemist. It is the kind of scene wherein we are treated to the kind of banter one only gets to have with similarly educated individuals. A delight, really.
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Beloit College Mindset List →
If you’ve never seen one of these before, it is essentially a tongue-in-cheek examination of the world view of the graduating high school class of a given year. Always good for a laugh.
