November 2011
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Things I learned while breaking my car
My attempts to replace the factory radio in my beloved Subaru Forester have failed, miserably. The beautiful new stereo I purchased lies dead on my dash, no matter how hard I hope when I turn the ignition. Despite the NPR withdrawal I’m going through, I think I’m okay with the situation, because in the process of destroying my car, I’ve learned a few things: How to...
Nov 2nd
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October 2011
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Oct 13th
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Thoughts on Spotify
After holding out for an Internet-eternity, Rob and Tyler have convinced me to give Spotify a try. I’d used a free account occasionally over the past few weeks, but I signed up for Spotify Premium ($10/mo) last night and decided to go 100% Spotify (no iTunes/Pandora) for at least the first month of my subscription. Things I like I made a “stuff to listen to” playlist of all...
Oct 10th
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Oct 10th
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“When they ask me who’s the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I’m going...”
– Herman Cain, in an interview with David Brody, saying he’s ready for “gotcha questions” from the media. (via beatyourwings)
Oct 10th
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The Real Zack Morris: The State of the Art is... →
zackarymorris: I stumbled onto this post the other day through Hacker News. Basically Ryan Dahl (the guy who wrote node.js, a web framework that makes running web servers easy with javascript) called out the deplorable state of software today. I fully agree with him. And here’s why - I’ve seen…
Oct 4th
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August 2011
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July 2011
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Jul 3rd
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“US Airways’ call center is so bad that it’s good. Literally. US Airways’ award...”
– Biggest laugh of the day courtesy of Lucky’s Airline Call Center Reviews
Jul 1st
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K-12 entrepreneurship: slow entry, distant exit... →
I’m a little late to the party (this is a 2007 paper) - but this writeup of barriers to entry/exit in the education tools space by the founders of Wireless Generation is incredible. (via dy/dan)
Jul 1st
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June 2011
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Jun 30th
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Byting the Apple: Getting settled →
bytingtheapple: Now that the Bali/Hong Kong Adventure is over, and the bulk of the grunt work (teacher laptop imaging, equipment purchasing, Google Apps Migration, new user setup) has finished, I’ve started to have a bit of fun. Today’s accomplishments: … Getting the workblog going again!
Jun 30th
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May 2011
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May 25th
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“Now for our expert review. Text expert, Grandma, is happy to report that...”
– My (professional book reviewer) grandparents’ take on Go the F**k to Sleep
May 25th
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How Do You Get Water Out Of Your Ear?
fakescience:
May 24th
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May 19th
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Duke to Face Ohio State in Big Ten/ACC Challenge -... →
swampgirlrunamok: This is good because now I can hate Ohio State as a Duke fan, a Florida fan, an ACC basketball fan AND a SEC football fan for the next six months. God, I REALLY REALLY hate Ohio State. Thanks for reminding me why (despite loving my one tailgate appearance) I can’t be Blue Devil-agnostic. Duke sucks!
May 18th
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“My dad is 81 years old. I’m teaching him how to use the internet. I told him...”
– Norman N. (oldmansearch) on Twitter (via rickyv) Not sure I buy it, but very clever idea. (via alexbain)
May 18th
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April 2011
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Apr 26th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We're All Going To... →
Best thing I’ve read on media overload (despite barely mentioning new media).
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Amy Andronicus: A Letter to Conor Oberst →
amyandronicus: Dear Conor, I want to tell you what your music means to me, but I don’t know how. So instead, let me tell you a story…. When I was sixteen, I lived in a New Jersey town divided neatly into picket fence squares and dotted at even intervals with quiet houses with shut doors. In the morning, like a…
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March 2011
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The Understatement: Digital Subscription Prices... →
understatementblog: Here are the annual prices of a variety of services, all of which allow users to access the service from the web and across multiple devices with a single unified subscription. See if you can pick out which one is the outlier: Full sized chart As Frédéric Filloux and others…
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URL Hunter →
via hacker news
Mar 9th