May 2013
23 posts
The History of Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures”... →
For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives...
– Carrie Rickey
(via fireworkselectricbright)
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay...
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Is more data always better? Hardly. In fact, if you’re looking for...
– Most data isn’t “big,” and businesses are wasting money pretending it is - Quartz (via infoneer-pulse)
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April 2013
32 posts
WHEN A STUDENT SAYS THAT OTHER TEACHERS ALWAYS...
wheninacademia:
We could have reminded people about our rules on the disclosure of personal...
– Bombings Trip Up Reddit in Its Turn in Spotlight - NYTimes.com
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thejessicats:
topherchris:
What’s the last thing you said out loud?
“Yeah, I’m eating.”
“The Supreme Court allowed that exception”
Deeply deeply shameful
jkottke:
I was offline yesterday evening and this morning, so this is a little tardy but what the Senate did in not passing the already woefully wimpy gun control legislation yesterday was embarrassing and shameful. Fuck them.
For 45 senators, the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School is a forgotten tragedy. The toll of 270 Americans who are shot every day is not a problem requiring action....
Fully one-third of all Facebook posts were self-censored, according to the...
– 71% of Facebook Users Engage in ‘Self-Censorship’ - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic (via infoneer-pulse)
The whole act of engaging in “social media” is an act of self-censorship. Every decision to post — and the countless decisions not to post — are censoring of what I...
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Gold does not become patentable once taken out of a stream because it can be...
– Will the Supreme Court end human gene patents after three decades? | Ars Technica (via infoneer-pulse)
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