December 2011
108 posts
Written for writers; applicable to anyone whose work means consistent rejection. Warning: contains colorful language. http://t.co/0CcEwlyD
Listen to the Echoes →
“We all have days we’d be happy to see our technology replaced with pen and paper...”
– #Occupy Technology
20,000: Number of American inmates who are in... →
RT @FindLaw Consumer Fewer than 100 death sentences imposed in 2011; is growing discomfort the reason? http://t.co/kXG81XsA
Why human beings make bad dating decisions →
Soft Matter Physics:
Radiolab watches bubbles get comfortable
Who are you bringing to the most fascinating... →
Explore Harlan Ellison's 56-year career in four... →
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score” - Bill Copeland
Have you ever tried Sous-Vide cooking?
I am all-at-once intrigued, intimidated, and put-off by this cooking method. http://t.co/ChyOiKTF
“We think we believe what we know, but we only truly believe what we feel.”
– An insightful quote (via @ev) from Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (stories of miraculous endurance and tragic death).
Reading To Remember Havel, Hitchens, Hoban, Simon... →
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Arcade Fire presents a project by Vincent Morisset... →
RT @maddow “the largest public-works initiative by any city in the country” http://t.co/rwqpOvy8
New social networks want you to meet the folks next door http://t.co/P81OakOS (@cnntech)
RT @brainpicker: A short, shady history of how American elections are bought and paid for. http://t.co/uxTwD6UI
.@wilw Wheaton on the importance of playing the games you like with the people you love: http://t.co/2OK04P1m
“Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity… the grave will supply plenty of...”
– Christopher Hitchens on why we need to stand up and be heard.
Saying “Libraries have books” is like saying “Hospitals have beds”; technically accurate, but entirely missing the point. (@philbradley)
In which Charles P. Pierce teaches about a speech I didn’t know about, and should have. http://t.co/CZSmcuz4 (@petersagal)
“The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had...”
– LOUIS C.K. on selling copies of his latest special without a distributor
How to start a non-profit organization. http://t.co/oHRxXL71
Dear Congress, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works http://t.co/oyowfkfN (via @lexigeek)
Let them tell you a story. →
“Note: whatever the general opinion of Congress is—and it is particularly low...”
– Politicalprof on why we’ll have a strikingly similar Congress after the elections to the one we currently insist isn’t doing the job. SPOILER: It’s your fault.
An absolutely amazing article on how to pie... →
RT @2p2TrollCat Please retweet to spread awareness about unnecessary retweeting. #TheMoreYouKnow
Scary Geology -
Some totally insane things about mountains from Radiolab’s Krulwich. http://t.co/IcDz6zyr
There’s some vulgarity in this plea, but it’s a good cause, and a well-written piece. http://t.co/u0XXS8pK
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses by Mark Twain... →
“Modern-day telecommunications, the hair-trigger requirements of financial...”
– The myth of balancing work with a personal/private life.
Go forth as the totally improbable being you are! http://t.co/8t0COnxw
Crunch-time present ideas, all under $20! http://t.co/ctiXuMAg
