January 2011
“Web developers have tried to compensate for this problem by creating IPv6 — a...”
– How many errors can you identify in this single sentence from FoxNews.com? (via jou)
WatchKilian Martin: A Skate Regeneration (via DHS, grabbins, thinkdrastic).
“Security researchers developed a working spyware app for Android that’s...”
– Impressive. Flexibility vs Security: Whoops, There Goes Your Credit Card Info (Global Moxie)
The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010 | The... →
Must have been tough to limit the list to only 50 people.
“After donning a pair of glasses with 3-D colored lenses, Walter is told that...”
– FRINGE and TWIN PEAKS Share the Same TV Universe (via incorrigiblerobot)
OMG.
tpdsaa:
“Happy anniversary Basit and Amjad! Twenty-five years ago this month, the Alvi...”
– Yay! As PC Virus Turns 25, New Worry Emerges: Attack Toolkits CIO.com
“Weil dort angeblich Männerhass geschürt wird, will der Ex-SVP-Politiker René...”
– Wow. Antifeministen wollen Frauenhäuser enttarnen - Schweiz: Standard - bazonline.ch
“The newly revealed letter, obtained by Irish broadcasters RTE and provided to...”
– Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report abuse - Yahoo! News
“Scientists in Europe are working closely with industry and government as part of...”
– How Europe Will Lower Emissions — Self Driving Cars - Slashdot
“Reality has been around since long before you showed up. Don’t go calling...”
– Eliezer Yudkowsky, via Think Like Reality - Less Wrong
“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– Anon. (via queersexpositive, kittencoaster, classybroad, sneerpiece, gadgetry, directactioniswitchcraft-deacti)
Watchmrgan:
Photoshop Tutorial Rap from College Humor. It’s a thin premise, but the execution is A-level. Bonus points for actually pretty good tips.
Wow.
“Die Piratenpartei Schweiz startet zusammen mit den junfreisinnigen schweiz eine...”
– Stopp dem Abgabenterror | Piratenpartei Schweiz
“Today, the amazing thing about the reaction to the Giffords shooting is that...”
– A Right to Bear Glocks? - NYTimes.com
“The right swung into action immediately with a well-honed strategy of deflecting...”
– pandagon.net - it’s the eye of the panda, it’s the thrill of the bite
“But here’s where everything breaks down: for $3000 I expect someone at...”
– Manton Reece: App Store 30% cut
Mac Apps That Rock →
Watchkateoplis:
MSNBC talks to Rep. Gabrielle Gifford about the death threats, vandalism and harassments. Aired 3/25/10.
“Sarah Palin has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district and when people do that, they’ve gotta realize there are consequences to that action.”
“During the fall campaign, Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential...”
– Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson - NYTimes.com
“E-mail, forum postings and other digital channels always need to be seen in...”
– Orange Juice Liberation Front » Honor, righteous anger and public perception
“Many things have been written aboutApple pulling VLC from the iOS App Store....”
– The GPL and the iOS App Store
“Please wait while we attempt to retcon Sparkle out of existence. We have always...”
– waffle → Translation From PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of the Pixelmator Team’s Transition to the Mac App Store Page
“Wondering about that global web inspector trick? Any application that has the...”
– Red Sweater Blog – The Future Of Mac App Store Installs
“The clearest example of the chasm between a typical intuition and scientific...”
– College upperclassmen still fail at scientific reasoning
“Correctly phrased, experimental data yielding a P value of .05 means that there...”
– http://commonsenseatheism.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Siegfried-Odds-Are-Its-Wrong.pdf
Oh my god. It only took me about 25 years, but I’ve finally figured out why Castlevania is called Castlevania.
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7631/taxe.swf →
“snapshots of the Web over time. It’s a wonderful way to delve into the...”
– Copy some webpages, owe more than the national debt
“Chrome is still in third place in Europe, but it has grown substantially over...”
– Firefox Ousts Internet Explorer as Number 1 Browser in Europe
“This raises all kinds of questions for a philosopher,” Chalmers said....”
– Can You Live Forever? Maybe Not—But You Can Have Fun Trying: Scientific American