February 2010
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January 2010
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Popcorn on a Tesla Coil
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“When the Mac first came out, Newsweek asked me what I [thought] of it. I said:...”
– Alan Kay (via azspot) (via marco)
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“Why I Take Good Care of My Macintosh By Gary Snyder Because it broods under...”
– via Tech Reflections - Digital Muse for Beat Poet Updated: Audio of Mr. Snyder reading the poem is here. Read more about Gary Snyder on Wikipedia
Jan 23rd
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New API features for application developers
staff: Just added to the Tumblr API: Create drafts, queued posts, and submissions. Specify a custom URL slug. Send custom messages to Twitter with new posts. See the API documentation for details. Sweet! Not being able to set the tweet text in the Tumblr app has been bumming me out.
Jan 22nd
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““I am disappointed by the decision of the Supreme Court and the lifting of...”
– These quotes about the Supreme Court decision on campaign financing are from two leading Republicans. Facinating.
Jan 21st
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“Nearly 50% of users used names, slang words, dictionary words or trivial...”
– Analysis of 32 million breached passwords / Full Report (PDF)
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<frijole> farnsworth: “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo.” -> mangle <farnsworth> frijole: “Long live crazy news. Out of tune. Rebels. Perpetrators. Round nail holes in the...
Jan 20th
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The Prince Philip Movement
The Prince Philip Movement is a cargo cult of the Yaohnanen tribe on the southern island of Tanna in Vanuatu. The Yaohnanen believe that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and consort to Queen Elizabeth II, is a divine being, the pale-skinned son of a mountain spirit and brother of John Frum. According to ancient tales the son travelled over the seas to a distant land, married a powerful lady...
Jan 19th
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John Frum
Note: This post has been a thorn in my side all morning. First, the Tweet posted but the article didn’t, then the article posted without the tweet. I think I got it all sorted, apologies for the extra noise. John Frum is a figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. He is depicted as an American World War II serviceman, who will bring wealth and prosperity to those...
Jan 19th
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Cargo Cults
The most widely known period of cargo cult activity occurred amongst Pacific Islanders in the years during and after World War II. When the war ended and bases throughout the area were abandoned, cargo was no longer dropped and delivered on a regular basis. In response, cults developed within remote populations based on the promise of resuming the delivery of food, arms, Jeeps, and other...
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“Consider that on this very day about 6,700 Americans will die…. Consider...”
– from an essay in the Wall Street Journal, via Bruce Schneier
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Jan 11th
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Where to, Zune?
There are other places where Zune logically could go that we don’t get to talk about yet.   — Robbie Bach of Mircosoft, via engadget So, where could the Zune be going? All I could think of is the trash.
Jan 11th
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