January 2009
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“There is something vaguely embarrassing—even narcissistic—about our new era of...”
– Farhad Manjoo on Slate, regarding “Put the camera down and enjoy a moment for once.” (via soupsoup)
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“The conditions required for flow to occur include lack of distractions and an...”
– Readernaut: “Emotional Design” Note (via heilemann)
Jan 31st
“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than...”
– Robert Frost via Griffin and Hoxie
Jan 31st
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molls: erockappel: I really love this.  It is both funny AND adorable.
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Hero Dog Tries To Help Wounded Dog - Video (via Metacafe)
Jan 26th
““The reason that you have this principle is not to be soft on terrorism....”
– Obama to Palin: ‘Don’t Mock the Constitution’ | 44 | washingtonpost.com
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“[MIT Professor Arnold] Barnett calculates that it’s more likely for a...”
– The world is getting safer
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“In one of several experiments, the study’s authors screened the sitcom Taxi for...”
– Freakonomics Blog
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Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy? | Video on TED.com
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Black Dynamite
Jan 25th
“Our bodies no longer make things,” she writes. “Our bodies… have become a form...”
– Susie Orbach: women are suffering from body distress - Times Online
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Hen Little Lil lays eggs the size of grapefruit - Telegraph
Jan 24th
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Vilayanur Ramachandran: A journey to the center of your mind
Jan 23rd
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astroinquiry: In the day-to day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And the compelling reason for maybe choosing some sort of god or spiritual-type thing to worship — be it JC or Allah, be it Yahweh or the Wiccan Mother Goddess, or the Four Noble Truths, or...
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The new i-Limb on Andrew Reynolds, pretty spectacular new technology
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Thailand Lantern Festival. - Truveo Video Search
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100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library |... →
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“Parker: I was really nervous, and my dad said, “I don’t understand...”
– Trey Parker and Matt Stone Interview: Puppet masters - Page 1 - Salon.com
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Glasses Concerto - Video (via Metacafe)
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Death to the Tinman | Veoh Video Network
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“Having a bunch of cats around is good. If you’re feeling bad, you just look at...”
– Charles Bukowski on cats (via smut-to-go) (via scout) (via butseriously) True. (via capucha)
Jan 16th
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve...”
– Steve Jobs - refspace | popular quotes
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