Month: February 2014
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Not too big to fail.
"If you can't trust a currency exchange started as a way to trade virtual fantasy nerd cards for other virtual fantasy nerd cards then who can you trust?" Not too big to fail. Mt Gox- what had been the world's largest bitcoin exchange- seems to have shut down. According to a supposedly leaked document- they're […]
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Craziest Political Candidate Ever Says Viagra is Made From His Blood
Something something virility something something blood of thine enemies. Craziest Political Candidate Ever Says Viagra is Made From His Blood Meet Louisiana politician Edwin Edwards. He plans to run for Senate. He's a former four-term governor. He just got out of prison after serving four-year sentence for corruption. And pretty much everything that comes out […]
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UDP is the honey badger of the internet protocol suite.
I know I have a lot of network engineer/sysadmin nerd-friends out there – here's a Defense of UDP – I have no idea what it means but you might find it fun: UDP is the honey badger of the internet protocol suite.
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Alec Baldwin: Good-bye- Public Life — Vulture
Girl- don't go away mad. Girl- just go away. Alec Baldwin: Good-bye- Public Life — Vulture This is the last time I'm going to talk about my personal life in an American publication ever again.
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Gay wedding cake
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Comcast and Netflix Reach Deal on Service
This will probably be seen as 'precedent' to stamp out efforts at Net Neutrality. Comcast gets to double-dip. They get to charge it's customers for being able to stream Netflix and then they can charge Netflix for priority distribution in the network. This fundamentally breaks the entire underlying idea of an open- decentralized web as […]
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Woman Deliberately Lowering IQ to Become Barbie
Who ever exits civilization last- be sure to turn the lights off okay? "I want people to see me as a plastic sex doll and being brainless is a big part of that." Woman Deliberately Lowering IQ to Become Barbie I used to do a lot of community theater- so I can understand falling so […]
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Erika Hall: Demystifying the Concept of Design – The Accelerators – WSJ
Erika Hall: "The first and perhaps only inviolable rule of design is that everything flows from the goal. Design without a goal isn't even art. It's just nonsensical self-indulgence." Erika Hall: Demystifying the Concept of Design – The Accelerators – WSJ Erika Hall- co-founder of Mule Design Studio: The first and perhaps only inviolable rule […]
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In The Chicago Area- Gay Couples Can Start Getting Married Immediately
In The Chicago Area- Gay Couples Can Start Getting Married Immediately Same-sex couples in Cook County- Illinois — which includes Chicago — don't have to wait to get married- thanks to a Friday ruling by a federal judge in Chicago…
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Castro Rainbow crosswalk designs released- go vote!
Yes. 'More garish' is the answer. Castro Rainbow crosswalk designs released- go vote!