Author: timbatchelder
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John Hodgman’s Apocalypse Survival 101
beeeeeenr, youtube.com YouTube http://flip.it/W9TP2 http://flip.it/hVJfB John Hodgman’s Apocalypse Survival 101 Related articles Design, explained: John Hodgman at TED2012 (ted.com) Chaos, squeaky toys, and deranged millionaires: 5 TEDx Talks to get you laughing (tedx.com)
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Fiscal Cliff Fictions: Let’s All Agree to Pretend the GOP Isn’t Full of It
Michael Grunwald, time.com It’s really amazing to see political reporters dutifully passing along Republican complaints that President Obama’s opening offer in the fiscal cliff talks is just a recycled version of his old plan, when those same reporters spent the last year… Fiscal Cliff Fictions: Let’s All Agree to Pretend the GOP Isn’t Full of…
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Time remapping video
Stunningly surreal time remapping video David Pescovitz, boingboing.net “timeRemapExportHD” by Adrien M / Claire B. My friend Dustin Hostetler put it well: “I feel like in 50 to 100 years, when mankind looks back on this era of technology advancement, this is the sort of piece they’ll reference as the moment t… RT @BoingBoing: Stunningly…
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Tech insurgents replace “disrupters”
Meet Betabeat’s 2012 Tech Insurgents | Betabeat The Editors, betabeat.com Just don’t call them disrupters. By 11/14 11:30am Jack Dorsey, cofounder of Twitter and Square, recently tried to disabuse the tech industry of its infatuation with the word ‘disruption.’ “We don’t want ‘disruption,’ where we just move… Meet Betabeat’s 2012 Tech Insurgents | Betabeat http://flip.it/WgfQz http://flip.it/bz0gh…
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The relationship between coffee shop density and political party
Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results ilovecoffee.jp Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results – I Love Coffee http://flip.it/UB02D http://flip.it/FQbvX Related articles Death Wish Coffee is World’s Strongest (techeblog.com) Coffee Coffee Coffee (writingformultimedia.com)
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Breast cancer exploitation and the pink nausea
Possibly the worst example of “pink nausea” and breast cancer exploitation ever Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As I said to cancer pals on Twitter earlier today, if my loved ones arrange a funeral for me where everyone is dressed like this, I swear unto you that I will come back from the dead and stab everyone…
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The circadian rhythms of death
Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net This is possibly one of the weirdest things I have read this year. You (yes, you) are more likely to die around 11:00 am than any other time. That is, provided your death is the sort that happens in old age, as opposed to, say, being hit … RT @BoingBoing: The circadian…
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Why you do not need to be irradiated by airport security
For those about to opt-out: a TSA scanning machine cheat-sheet Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As Cory notes in this pre-Thanksgiving travel day post, some travelers in America will be opting out of scanning machines in TSA lines for privacy concerns, or for health and safety reasons. I wanted to post a reminder, however, tha… RT @xeni:…
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Expereal will visualize and analyze your life in real time
Expereal: iPhone app to rate/analyze your life via data visualization Jonathan Cohen, boingboing.net Expereal is a free iPhone app developed to help people better understand themselves, to feel even more connected to the world, and to, hopefully, make more informed decisions about their lives. The marketplace has social media… RT @BoingBoing: Expereal: iPhone app to…
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The long term side effects of cancer treatment: chemo brain
New evidence of ‘chemo brain’ proves cognitive damage from cancer treatment isn’t ‘all in your head’ Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Cancer survivors everywhere are nodding in agreement today: “chemo brain” is real, as those of us who have experienced the cognitive damage associated with chemotherapy already know. Memory loss, problems with concentration an… RT @BoingBoing: New…
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