January 2012
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My Debilitating Anxiety Decodes My Unread Work...
nevver:
“Hi.” This sounds friendly at first, sure. But the curt punctuation confirms that the sender is actually pretty pissed off about GOD KNOWS WHAT. I devote the next three hours speculating, pouring over everything I’ve said and done near and around this person in the past six months. (more)
My actual life.
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neighborhoodr-atlanta:
The fog in midtown Atlanta. Via Travis Nichols.
It’s crazy out there tonight! I feel like I’m in a film noir when I walk outside.
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Watchthedailywhat:
So This Happened of the Day: Bravo’s Andy Cohen gets Ralph Fiennes to recite some Harry Potter slash fanfic involving a forbidden romance between the series protagonist and his archnemesis, who must not be named.
[insider / marysure.]
Fan fiction really kind of creeps me out. I’m fascinated by it, but it also disturbs me a bit.
“In 5-billion yrs the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember...”
– astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Twitter five minutes ago. (via washingtonpoststyle)
Watchguardian:
Source: Reuters
Barack Obama sings Al Green. Does he take requests?
I know a lot of folks have issues with Obama not having done enough during his term (I suppose to an extent I would agree with those sentiments). But if we’re all honest, the election will come down to Republican (Romney/Santorum/Gingrich/Paul) vs. Democrat (Obama)*. And if you happen to be liberally minded, I...
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I am not a hacker.
stryker:
But in my recent research, I’ve talked with a lot of them. Not just the “lololol we r legion” kind either. The real deal. Guys who now work for McAfee or run their own security contracting firms. When I asked them about whether further government restrictions on internet behavior, like SOPA and PROTECT IP, would limit piracy, their response was unanimous:
“Fucking LOL.”
Clever pirates...
SOPA blackouts begin as MPAA calls foul →
world-shaker:
Current MPAA president and thirty-year senator Chris Dodd further blasts the blackout as a stunt that punishes the users of the aforementioned services or turns them “into corporate pawns.” He decries the decision to protest as “an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today” and claims that online information services are “intentionally...
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Watchtoday:
thetopofthemorning:
The first half-hour of the first-ever “Today” show, on Jan. 14, 1952. Amazing. (Via Hulu)
Yup.
Three things:
(1) That mic!
(2) The smoking guy!
(3) This entire thing!
Watchthedailywhat:
Early Bird Special: On this morning’s Today Show, the Food Network’s Butter Queen Paula Deen finally came clean about her type-2 diabetes — which she’s known about for at least three years — and her endorsement deal with diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk (not Novartis, as previously reported).
Asked if she plans to change the way she cooks or eats in light of her condition, Deen —...
60 Day Juice Diet with Fred Durst →
This exists.
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Hey UGA/Emory/GSU/Any College in the Area...
Wanna hire me? Or at least just take a look at my resume and maybe talk to me? Or maybe just don’t make me go through the electronic application system that seems to send my resume to the same place dryers send socks?
C’mon…please? Because this is actually something I think I’d like to do…and not in an “I just need to kill some time before X” kind of...
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“Despite all this, I looked for ways to feel human. I have always loved animals....”
– Notes From A Guantanamo Survivor. (via flavorpill)
Warner Brothers Will Make Netflix, Redbox,... →
newsweek:
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caterpillarcowboy:
You must be kidding me. Are movie studios this out of touch? You think theater revenues and DVD revenues are going to reverse their downward trend if you punish your customers by making them wait an extra 28 days? This isn’t some Econ 101 discussion about substitutes. This change is structural.
Like I said.
Warner Brothers doesn’t care about digital...
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Things I don't think are valid reasons for...
1. Your parents/family’s preference for a given sports team or school (based on reasons that have little to do with academic reputation or student satisfaction)
Yesterday I overheard two people (who appeared to be friends) talking about one of their children’s recent college visits. Mostly, it was a boring conversation about the weather during the USC visit versus the weather during...
