April 2010
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Milestones: Internet Archive Now Provides Access... →
infoneer-pulse: The Internet Archive is pleased to announce an important manuscript, Homiliary on Gospels from Easter to first Sunday of Advent, as the 2,000,000th free digital text. Internet Archive has been scanning books and making them available for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public for free on archive.org since 2005.
“This 1,000 year old book...
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WatchA Day in Paris: short film by Benoit Millot
March 2010
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How to Make American Teens Smarter →
infoneer-pulse: What do American kids read? From middle school through 12th grade, the answer is consistent: the Twilight and Harry Potter series, with a little bit of Romeo and Juliet and Holocaust literature sprinkled in. The average reading level of the top 20 books read by U.S. high school students is 5.3—two and a half grade levels easier than a front-page article in The New York Times or...
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Thoughts on Economic De-Structuring →
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Dymaxion Sleep
Fuller reasoned that man has a primary store of energy, quickly replenished, and a secondary reserve (second wind) that takes longer to restore. Therefore, he thought, a man should be able to cut his rest periods shorter by relaxing as soon as he has used up his primary energy. Fuller trained himself to take a nap at the first sign of fatigue (Le., when his attention to his work began to...
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Sean Hannity’s Freedom CONcert Scam: Almost None... →
According to its 2006 tax returns, Freedom Alliance reported revenue of $10, 822, 785, but only $397,900–or a beyond-measly 3.68%–of that was given to the children of fallen troops as scholarships or as aid to severely injured soldiers.
On the other hand, 62% of the money went to “expenses,” including $979,485 for “consultants” and an “advisor.” Yes, consultant/advisors got more than double what...
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“But here’s why the instinct to just throw all the bums out seems rational but is...”
– Throw All The Bums Out? Bad Idea via azspot
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“As kids, we say stupid things, and because there’s not a record of it, nobody is...”
– Christopher Poole in NYT interview with Nick Bilton. This is one of the most thought provoking quotes on online identity / privacy I have come across in a while. via continuations infoneer-pulse
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“Meanwhile, the bill recently introduced by Joe Lieberman and John McCain — the...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via buffleheadcabin)
Just another reason to consider looking outside of the US for work after I graduate.
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What is your major and graduating year?
I’m studying Computer Engineering and I’ll graduate this December.
Can Humanity Change?
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Monsanto admits their technology doesn’t work!... →
This was my Saturday’s lyrics to breakfast in sunny Bangalore: Monsanto has decided to tell the truth about something: its technology doesn’t work!, reports The Hindu. I’m going to need a second cup of chai to digest this, Monsanto speaking honest!? Indian farmers and scientist have been seeing this in their Bt cotton fields for a few years: pests become resistant to Monsanto’s genetically...
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