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brendan canning
I am so excited for this:
“Something for All of Us… is Canning’s entry into the series, and it’s due July 22 (not May 27 as previously reported) in North America from Arts&Crafts.”
It’s being released under the BSS presents format, similar to Kevin Drew’s album. Listen to the mp3 (on that page) from the album. It’s [...]
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because i like to start fights
“The real incomes of middle-class families grew more than twice as fast under Democratic presidents as they did under Republican presidents. Even more remarkable, the real incomes of working-poor families (at the 20th percentile of the income distribution) grew six times as fast when Democrats held the White House.” (nytimes.com)
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linkblast!
“This chick will do you if you’re a virgin and swear by net neutrality.” Hah!
From The Industrial Physicist — a method of harvesting solar energy from space. Apparently way more efficient than getting it on Earth.
Ben Stein should take a closer look at M&Ms.
20 rock bands that peaked with their first album.
That’s all!
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poker interview
Freakanomics interviews poker pro Phil Gordon. Lots of insights into the professional poker world.
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saturday
1. Iraq War Authorization Expires 1/1/09? The gist is that the UN resolutions that the Congressional authorization now depends on expire on 1/1/09, and the administration has no intention of going back to Congress. Sounds reasonable from a legal standpoint, but I am doubtful that it will matter in practical terms.
2. A kind of smirking [...]
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periodic table
How many elements can you name? I got 24 in 5 minutes, and then stopped.
http://www.sporcle.com/games/elements.php
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the customer isn’t always right
“Let me get this straight: The company will side with petulant, unreasonable, angry, demanding customers instead of with me, its loyal employee? And this is meant to lead to better customer service?” (positivesharing.com)
The article argues that attempting to satisfy unreasonable customers all of the time leads to unnecessary drains on both the firm and other [...]
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disney
“I’m here to envelop myself in the Disney World experience. I’ve obtained lodging deep within the compound, at a Disney-owned resort. I’ve bought a $280 multiday pass, granting access to more Disney attractions than any person could reasonably endure. For the next five days, I plan not to stray beyond the borders of the Disney [...]
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a few things
Slowly working my way through the past several years of saved links:
Nietzsche Family Circus – randomly selected Nietzsche quote paired with a randomly selected Family Circus comic. Occasionally brilliant.
http://www.newrafael.com/- I don’t remember where or why I found this, but if you click through the main page, there are several links to interesting (maybe that’s too [...]
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south park
You can view every episode of South Park at http://www.southparkstudios.com/, for free!
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