Month: July 2013

  • http://adactio.com/journal/6291/

    Required reading: "Once Facebook had proven that it was possible to be the one-stop-shop for your user's every need- that became the model to emulate. Startups stopped seeing themselves as just one part of a bigger web. Now they wanted to be the only service that their users would ever need …just like Facebook. Seen […]

  • Paula Deen Cites Prop 8 Ruling To Defend Herself Against Racism Lawsuit

    Paul Deen- sweetheart- your blues ain't like mine. Paula Deen Cites Prop 8 Ruling To Defend Herself Against Racism Lawsuit Paula Deen- the disgraced celebrity chef now mired in allegations of racism from a former employee- is seeking solace from an unusual source — the recent Supreme Court decision that effectively killed California's anti-gay Proposition […]

  • Haitian Creole and Spanish were Rachel Jeantel's first languages.

    "You are talking about a young woman who- by all accounts- knows more languages than you- understands basic human decency and is now going to bat for the family of her murdered friend. Tell me- how many languages do YOU speak?" Haitian Creole and Spanish were Rachel Jeantel's first languages. racismschool: " thechanelmuse: " Not […]

  • SF named America's snobbiest city

    What's awful is one of the pictures is the bench at La Boulange that Nikitas and I sat at a 2 wks ago having tea and coffee. Pinkies up! SF named America's snobbiest city SF named America's snobbiest city

  • Twitter's new 'embedded on these websites' feature helps users discover the story behind a tweet

    Trackbacks are back! http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/1/4482322/twitter-embedded-websites-tracking-monitoring-events Twitter's new 'embedded on these websites' feature helps users discover the story behind a tweet Twitter has begun trialling new features that give users a way to learn more about the tweets that they read. As noted by security expert Mikko Hypponen- Twitter has enabled a new "Embedded on…

  • Vacationing Woman Thinks Cats Miss Her

    Vacationing Woman Thinks Cats Miss Her VERO BEACH- FL-Annette Davrian- a 45-year-old Cedar Rapids- IA- bank teller- is spending her vacation time in a delusional haze this week- somehow managing to convince herself that her cats actually miss her.