December 2010
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Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
kkramer:
Mimosa pudica is well known for its rapid plant movement.
August 2010
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“People are insane. This is why I hate them and hope they are all eaten by a...”
– Mike G - On the subject of internet comment threads
July 2010
3 posts
“From ed, to see all lines matching “include”, use g/include/p. To see all lines...”
– How grep got its name - GIANT ROBOTS SMASHING INTO OTHER GIANT ROBOTS
“The parties are advised to chill.”
– Mattel v MCA
“If we could run at 280,000,000 meters per second, there’d be no need for a...”
– Who Can Name the Bigger Number?
April 2010
0 posts
“It’s too overwhelming to remember that at the end of every computer is a...”
– A real person, a lot like you | Derek Sivers
March 2010
3 posts
“Only $4 of an iPod that costs $150 to produce is made in China, even though the...”
– Some Say Trade Numbers Don’t Deliver the Goods - WSJ.com
“This has been very amiable and kind of sad for everyone involved, except for the...”
– A Conversation with Paul Ford, the Now-Former Web Editor of Harper’s Magazine - The Awl
January 2010
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December 2009
1 post
A nice, lighter, alternative to egg nog.
This is my variation on a fairly rare classic - the milk punch. It’s nice, lighter, alternative to egg nog.
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1.5 oz white rum (I used Appleton)
.5 oz Cruzan Black Strap (Or other very black rum)
4 oz milk
Shake well with ice, till foamy.
Serve with nutmeg + cinnamon dashed on the top.
“These people must think phones are baseball teams.”
– Zealotry sucks, and so does the Droid « DROIDIE
November 2009
2 posts
“Or you could just shrug and embrace the attitude of Julia Child, who, when asked...”
– Why Wine Ratings Are Badly Flawed - WSJ.com
October 2009
0 posts
The Billion Dollar Gram →
Visualize the Billions
September 2009
4 posts
The Unhappy Ladies of Urban Outfitters’ Early Fall... →
August 2009
2 posts
Night-time photos shed light on growing economies. →
Finding a way to measure GDP changes by proxy - looking at the increase in electrical lighting.
July 2009
11 posts
“Studies show that white roofs reduce air-conditioning costs by 20 percent or...”
– White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters - NYTimes.com
Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity |... →
We have a genius, aren’t a genius. Also this chick rocks. So worth watching.
(Largely unrelated - I wish I could talk 1/10th as well as an average TED speaker.)
Did an Obama judicial nominee really express a... →
No - of course not. Gingrich is just lying. Again.
“About 500 rear-door card readers are planned for buses around the system so that...”
– West Seattle Blog… » More details on Metro changes
“There are two strongly distinctive aspects of health care. One is that you don’t...”
– Why markets can’t cure healthcare - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
“Mac market share in the “premium” price segment was 91 percent.”
– Apple has 91% of market for $1,000+ PCs, says NPD | Betanews
“Save to Win.” Launched earlier this year … it is a cross between a...”
– Using Lottery Effect to Make People Save - WSJ.com
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– Not a giant leap | GlobalPost
“It’s like finding the girl of your dreams, taking her home, and realizing she...”
– MobileCrunch Nokia N97 - So close, yet so very, very far.
“In a 2007 Commonwealth Fund survey, just 9 percent of Dutch patients reported...”
– Healthy examples: Plenty of countries get healthcare right - The Boston Globe
“This means that the marshmallows are not the only motivators. There is a value...”
– This is better without context
The Last Psychiatrist
June 2009
2 posts
“Justice Stevens wrote on Thursday that “it does not require a constitutional...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Creep of the Week: Clarence Thomas
“They always say that if you aren’t embarrassed by your 1.0, you didn’t ship soon...”
– FitnessTrack 1.1 Now Available « carpeaqua
May 2009
8 posts
“We reject kings, presidents and voting. We believe in rough consensus and...”
– David Clark quoted in The Tao of IETF
“Flimped”
– The Universe of Discourse : No flimping
“If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.”
– Herb Stein - via If Something Cannot Go on Forever, It Will Stop
Hackers Can Sidejack Cookies: Poetry: The New... →
A hat’s a shark fin, and the tilde’s dash
is swung:
“Here’s a joke for mathematicians. Q: What is Rhode Island? A: The...”
– The Universe of Discourse
“That’s $300 per quarter in extra beer money. Most obstacles and morals fade...”
– Rampant Piracy Will Be The Kindle DX’s Savior
April 2009
13 posts
Mercer Quality of Living global city rankings 2009... →
Seattle is in the top 50 for both tables.
“In addition, there is a widening divide on gay marriage depending on the age of...”
– Support for Gay Marriage Grows
“Instead of saving us from “another 9/11,” torture was a tool in the campaign to...”
– Op-Ed - Frank Rich- The Banality of Bush White House Evil - NYTimes.com
“· Want to buy a burdock shake from the hotel’s Snack Grrl, but all I have...”
– hotdogsladies #1 #2
“I want a refactoring engine for English, so I can say things like “make...”
– Twitter / Guido van Rossum: I want a refactoring engin …
“Again, I fail to see any clear distinction between someone’s boring...”
– BLDGBLOG: How the Other Half Writes: In Defense of Twitter
“In the Amazon, for example, extensive river networks and an increasing number of...”
– Where’s the remotest place on Earth? - environment - 20 April 2009 - New Scientist
“What is fragile should break early while it is still small.”
– FT.com - Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Bank phoneline has a TERRIBLE voice activated menu system.
“Which...”
– Twitter / Foss