February 2012
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“Alright, let’s make an agreement. A) We’ll make an early start tomorrow morning...”
– The Darjeeling Limited (via nogreatillusion; via)
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“We used all the available tools in order to communicate with each other,...”
– Internet activist Wael Ghonim says sites like Facebook are tools that can help connect people and disseminate information to the masses, but cannot create social changes on their own. (via nprfreshair)
I saw Wael speak at Seattle Town Hall last night - he told his fascinating story and brought...
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Known for catchy jingles, carpet giant Empire buys... →
The end of an era
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January 2012
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“An average worker needs to work a mere 11 hours per week to produce as much as...”
– Erik Rauch, Productivity and the Workweek (via maxistentialist)
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Maxistentialism: Micro needles could make getting... →
maxistentialist:
Scientific American:
Nobody likes getting shots. But what if you could make the needles so tiny that they broke the skin painlessly? Engineers from Tufts University have created such micro-needles—made from the major protein in silk, fibroin.
The researchers created molds for arrays of…
For someone who is irrationally afraid of needles, this is a wonderful...
December 2011
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Worst. Timing. Ever
Thursday Morning: I get on the plane to Chicago with the slightest of coughs (I think I coughed twice and blamed it on the recycled air)
Friday Evening: Completely lost voice.
This sucks way more than usual. Losing your voice is always terrible and usually inconvenient. But I’m only home for 5 days and I’ve been really looking forward to running around Chicago and catching up with...
“I have less time, less tolerance for bullshit, more interest in good taste, more...”
– Nick Hornsby (Songbook)
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