January 2012
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
The Icelandic Language →
The Icelandic Language In this language, no industrial revolution; no pasteurized milk; no oxygen, no telephone; only sheep, fish, horses, water falling. The middle class can hardly speak it. In this language, no flush toilet; you stumble through dark and rain with a handful of rags. The door groans; the old smell comes up from under the earth to meet you. But this language believes in...
Jan 23rd
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An open letter to Washington from Artists and... →
neil-gaiman: We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users. We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy…
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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ListenCaught these guys at a small club last weekend....
Jan 13th
Jan 13th
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Freakonomics » How Much Do Music and Movie Piracy... →
phineaspoe: Supporters of stronger intellectual property enforcement — such as those behind the proposed new Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills in Congress — argue that online piracy is a huge problem, one which costs the U.S. economy between $200 and $250 billion per year, and is responsible for the loss of 750,000 American jobs.  These numbers seem truly dire: a...
Jan 13th
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
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November 2011
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“In general, we think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy...”
– Gabe Newell, via /. (via wilwheaton)
Nov 26th
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Photoshop Actions & Workflows →
ragnarfreyr: Some of these Photoshop actions by bjango are rather helpful. I’ve already used Enlarge Canvas two times today.
Nov 26th
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Nov 26th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 22nd
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Mobile Tail | MoMA Store →
A fun animal-like tail that is a stand for your mobile device.
Nov 20th
5 Gifts of Being Highly Sensitive (World of... →
psychotherapy: by Therese Borchard Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, who is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression, high ability and personal growth. He is creator of the Talent Development Resources series of sites (including HighlySensitive.org) at http://talentdevelop.com. I know many of you are “highly sensitive” and enjoy...
Nov 17th
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The invention of rock and roll, 1900-1915
A different kind of spinning. icelandphotoarchive: Sigríður Einarsdóttir Magnússon playing guitar in Reykjavík at the beginning of the twentieth century, long before Iceland Airwaves. On her left is a spinning machine known in Icelandic as a “rokkur”.
Nov 8th
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October 2011
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Oct 28th
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Oct 25th
Anonymous Hackers Take Down Child Porn Websites,... →
phineaspoe: Members of the Anonymous hacktivist movement are claiming responsibility for taking down more than 40 secret child-pornography websites and leaking the names of more than 1,500 members of one of the illegal sites. The Anonymous campaign began Oct. 14, when members of the hacktivist group found a cache of child-pornography websites while browsing a secret website called the...
Oct 23rd
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Oct 20th
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Oct 20th
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Oct 20th
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Oct 15th
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Oct 13th
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Oct 13th
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Oct 9th
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Oct 8th
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Oct 8th
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Cameron Moll / Designer, Speaker, Author: HTML5... →
Cameron Moll is clever. He made HTML5 magnets as a teaching aid. cameronmoll: Last Friday I posted a photo of these magnetic HTML5 elements from part of our homeschool curriculum, and several of you expressed interest in knowing how I made them. It’s pretty simple: magnetic sheets that are compatible with any inkjet printer. I’ve used Avery magnet sheets…
Oct 7th
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Oct 7th
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How Your Greatest Insecurities Reveal Your Deepest... →
psychotherapy: “In my decades of practice as a psychotherapist, this is the insight that has inspired me most: Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts. I’ve found that the very qualities we’re most ashamed of, the ones we keep trying to reshape or hide, are in fact the key to finding real love. I call them core gifts. It’s so easy to get lost in the quest for self-improvement. Every...
Oct 5th
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Oct 4th
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Oct 4th
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Oct 3rd
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Oct 3rd
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“Adobe’s CTO Kevin Lynch took the stage at their annual MAX conference and...”
– Typekit Newsletter
Oct 3rd
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Oct 2nd
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September 2011
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Sep 26th
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Sep 25th
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Sep 25th
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