August 2011
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“To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule...”
– Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (via orphicfiddler)
“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians....”
– Michele Bachmann says that God sent the earthquake and the hurricane because he’s mad about government spending. In other words, Michele Bachmann’s God is petulant asshole. (via cajunboy)
Tom Horner is looking for more info from Michele on this.
(via edkohler)
“Many of us have been extraordinarily lucky—and we did not earn it. Many good...”
– How to Lose Readers (Without Even Trying) : Sam Harris
Why Amazon Can't Make A Kindle In the USA →
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“My daughter, Audrey Hull, was recently killed by a truck while riding her...”
– Harry Hull, in a letter to the Star-Tribune regarding this woefully misleading article (via thedependentclause)
Report: Male Hair Loss 7 Times More Painful Than... →
In a 20-country group of America’s peer countries... →
To our great shame, among the 20 major advanced countries America now has
the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children;
the greatest inequality of incomes;
the lowest government spending as a percentage of GDP on social programs for the disadvantaged;
the lowest number of paid holiday, annual, and maternity leaves;
the lowest score on the United Nations’ index of “material...
What They're "Protecting" Us From →
mrgan:
There’s almost no chance that you haven’t already read Anil Dash’s brilliant insight regarding Steve Jobs’ background and values. But just in case, I am linking to it here.
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“A socialist? Is Warren Buffett a socialist? You really have no fucking clue...”
– JON STEWART, on Fox “News” personalities calling Warren Buffett — who dared to say that super-rich billionaires such as himself should be taxed at a much higher rate — a “socialist,” on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
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“They hate this country. They wrap themselves in the flag, but they hate America...”
– Ex-Evangelical (Frank Schaeffer) Denounces Michele Bachmann & Calls Christian Reconstructionist Politics “Anti-American”, via Democracy Now! Frank makes an important clarification about Michelle Bachmann and her ilk, they come “from a fringe even of the fringe, which is the Reconstructionist,...
Who Does Facebook Think You Are Searching For? →
Have you ever wondered how Facebook orders your search results? Clearly they have some ordering about who they think you are looking for, and they seem to guess pretty well. I can only guess, but it seems like they order it based on who you interact with, whose profile you look at and who you have recently become friends with.
Well Facebook gives explicit numbers to the directed edges...
Doing the math on Google's Motorola acquisition →
Using one of the industries recent patent auctions as a baseline, in December of 2010, Novell sold off its portfolio of 882 patents for $450 Million. A simple division calculation leads us to a value of $510,204.08 per patent. Why not round that figure off you ask? Well, let’s look at the patent value of the Motorola acquisition.
Forgetting that Motorola also makes mobile phones, let’s say the...
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August Live MDK Events! Only two. →
How was the SF show already sold out? This was posted 30 minutes ago. Dammit!
mydrunkkitchen:
My Drunk Iron Chef Kitchen (BYOB) Saturday, August 13th at 7:00pm Chez Poulet 3359 Cesar Chavez, at Mission, San Francisco, CA
Hannah Hart, host of the My Drunk Kitchen, comes to San Francisco for a very special live event! My Drunk Iron Chef Kitchen combines the hilarity of My Drunk Kitchen with...
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