February 2011
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January 2011
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“San Diego had already adopted the excellent practice of naming streets in a...”
– Whatever Happened to Izard Street? | San Diego History Center (via Instapaper)
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“Design an interface that communicates appropriately for that audience, not one...”
– Quora: What was your philosophy when designing the (awesome) interface for Mint? (via gtmcknight)
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“The Pentagon presently spends more in constant dollars than it did at any time...”
– Andrew Bacevich (via azspot)
Check out Andrew Bacevich’s “The Tyranny of Defense, Inc” on the military-industrial complex from the most recent issue of The Atlantic.
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Weird reading this after watching Starship Troopers last night. I wonder if the Pentagon is funding SETI to find an enemy we can...
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“We need wilderness because we are wild animals. Every man needs a place where he...”
– Edward Abbey c/o Cold Splinters via seldom/ever
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“For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide...”
– CQ (via kateoplis)
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“First off, a pro is necessarily getting paid to do what he does, and that’s a...”
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Chris Jones, of Esquire, dropping some science on a young writer. (via capitalnewyork)
This so, so crucial, and not just for journalists, but for any job. To be a pro is to be able to do the work, even when it’s not fun, even when you don’t feel like it, and do it well. The highest compliment my...
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Carlsbad Half 2011
Taken just after I crossed the finish line.
Time: 1:48:58 (that’s a personal record)
Soundtrack: Uhh Yeah Dude Episode 254 and Au Revoir, 2010 by Elastic Heart. The first few tracks on Au Revoir were electrifying, perfect running music.
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“[With] this place, we start with something real, and tangible, and things that...”
– Jack White - The Nashville Scene Interview
I wholeheartedly agree with that quip about “that’s not experiencing anything.”
“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on...”
– Mark Shields (via azspot)
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UNESCO Declares Mexican Food Cultural Treasure →
livefromtheborder:
Would chimichangas be included?
I kind of agree with this idea and I also laugh at it. Rather, I laugh at UNESCO. Mexican cuisine is definitely one of the finest cultural traditions in the world, but I hope no one needs UNESCO’s endorsement to recognize that.
BREAKING: I declare the torta de tamal a cultural treasure.
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“The man who has no tincture of philosophy goes through life imprisoned in the...”
– Bertrand Russell, Problems of Philosophy - The Value of Philosophy
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“…I have not said to my people: “Get rid of your discontent.” Rather,...”
– Letter from a Birmingham Jail
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WatchThis animation shows the global advance and retreat of daily snow cover along with daily sea ice surface temperature over the Northern Hemisphere from September 2002 through May 2003.
From the MODIS Snow/Ice Global Mapping Project
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“Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain...”
– Gandhi (via mohandasgandhi)
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