Dan Phiffer
Electrons composing signals representing bits abstracted into data presented as visual and aural stimuli intended to convey meaning
November 16, 2008
Postmodern fitness machine
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November 14, 2008
The first episode of Radio Lab’s new season broadcasts today with live Q&A on themorningnews.org after the show: http://is.gd/7vfJ
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An atheist has a conversation with God
Interesting read, although it could use some editing.
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Richard Dawkins reads hate mail
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November 12, 2008
If you’re in New York City, pick up a free Special Edition of the NYTimes being handed out today.
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November 11, 2008
The worst bug ever
The ticket for Google’s stunning “execute every keystroke in the background as root” bug in Android phone software. Discovered when a user sent the word “reboot” in an SMS to his girlfriend and his…
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November 8, 2008
Obama on Net Neutrality in 2006
“It is because the Internet is a neutral platform that I can put out this podcast and transmit it over the Internet without having to go through any corporate media middleman. I can say what I want…
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The Art of Participation, 1950 to Now opens today at SFMOMA. Being included in such fine company seems a bit absurd: http://is.gd/6I8v
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November 7, 2008
I’d be interested in talking to California voters who supported Prop 22 in 2000 but voted against Prop 8.
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Tracking the origins of "Rosa sat..."
Ben Brown did some research on the origins of a phrase spread around Twitter after being mentioned on NPR: “Rosa sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked, so Obama could run. Obama is running so our…
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November 6, 2008
Paul Neave
The Television section is all kinds of awesome. Haven’t explored too much beyond that.
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Chair Tipped (via)
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The real difference between liberals and conservatives
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The correct term for CNN’s newfangled real-time compositing technology is tomogram: http://is.gd/6r3f Thanks @mwiik!
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