December 2010
122 posts
"8 Smears and Misconceptions About WikiLeaks... →
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“That’s what so much “journalism” now is: a means of shielding secrets from the...”
– Glenn Greenwald on Wired’s lies about Adrian Lamo. Read the archives before this article if you want the full context, which does not paint a flattering picture of Wired. (via jonathan-cunningham)
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6 Principles for Averting Collapse →
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jnomics asked: Are you a fan of Jonathan Zittrain's book "The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It" by chance? Dig your blog.
“When you know how to listen, everybody is the guru.”
– Ram Dass (via boknotater)
Free Market Family Values →
The innermost contradiction of the free market is that it works to weaken the traditional social institutions on which it has depended in the past – the family is a key a example. The fragility and decline of the traditional family increased throughout the Thatcherite period. The proportion of women aged eighteen to forty-nine who were married fell from 74 percent in 1979 to 61 percent, while...
jnomics asked: Are you a fan of Jonathan Zittrain's book "The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It" by chance? Dig your blog.
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“A few days after my graduation I was shuffling through a heap of papers and...”
– Computer Engineering and Permaculture? (via Progressology)
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African Villages Glow With Renewable Energy →
Indentured Servants →
Let’s look at the numbers and see what I mean. What is the average salary for a Wal-Mart associate (the label is such a joke in itself)? Maybe he or she earns $9.00 an hour. OK, let’s make it $10 an hour for argument sake. They work 40 hours, meaning a gross of $400 a week. Take out the approximately 7% for FICA and then federal withholding and the take home is what? About $300 a week, just for...
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via hyperallergic, underpaidgenius)
Putin Orders Russian Move To GNU/Linux →
America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane... →
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“For more than six months, Wired’s Senior Editor Kevin Poulsen has possessed —...”
– The worsening journalistic disgrace at Wired (via ryking)
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Free Kindle Books →
we thought we’d alert you to some of the following resources for getting free Kindle books on your new device (as well as your smartphone and desktop). For all but the Kindle Store, you’ll need to transfer the books manually using a computer and USB cable. Project Gutenberg: 33,000 free e-books, including all of the classics, available in Kindle, HTML and simple text formats. Google E-Bookstore:...
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Here's an incredible repository of educational... →
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WatchFood Matters via laplumeabelle
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It’s also going to be a boon for my health. After years of coveting them, I’ll...”
– Larry David
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“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a...”
– Banksy (via underverse, zaschell, truthlovebeauty)
Quick Quiz →
Johnny and Tammy are in Mrs. Smiths 3rd grade glass.
Johnny and Tammy are passing notes saying bad things about all the other students in the class.
Susan finds one of these notes and gives it to Mrs. Smith who reads it allowed to the class.
Many of the students in the class are upset because…
“No one owns being good. I’m good. I just don’t believe I’ll be rewarded for it...”
– A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m An Atheist (via miocyon)
Rove Suspected In Swedish-U.S. Political... →
ryking: Totally not surprised. So much for Obama’s desire to “move forward” and ignore the crimes of the previous administration; Rove wouldn’t be able to do this shit if the fucker were behind bars where he belongs. See what happens when Bush Juntists get away with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and outing CIA officers? They find new and creative ways to spread fascism.
via vruz