December 2010
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“He would defend people down on their luck, or people he felt were wrongly...”
– From Esquire’s profile of Harry Reid. An unfortunate pairing of sentences.
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Too Much Information takes on Wikileaks →
Great discussion of Wikileaks from pretty much every angle. It’s about an hour long, but definitely worth it.
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The guys at Radiolab tackle cities. It’s a...
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Pacman Moleskine
pepinismo:
Ahh yes, I saw this in a store and could in no way justify buying it. So I didn’t. Also comes in yellow.
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“A city that was once a powerhouse of the industrial revolution, about 120 miles...”
– The New York Times go-to description of Birmingham. I’m going to start using this to explain to Americans where I’m from.
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WatchThis Brooklyn web developer’s door opens when he checks in to his apartment on Foursquare. On New Year’s Eve they’re having an open-house party for anyone on Foursquare (and their friends, I guess).
Fast Company has more and details of the other features in their apartment (such as satellite internet stolen from the Empire State Building).
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WatchThe awesomely named Institute for the Future has released a Rockerfeller Foundation-funded report on the good and bad that could come from smart cities.
At issue: Will cities develop into ‘smart’ and ‘dumb’ neighborhoods? The worry is that far from enabling marginalized communities, technology will see resources funnelled to rich areas as poor ones are left to decay.
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“No, we are not shutting down Delicious. While we have determined that there is...”
– Perhaps it’s not all over then.
From the Delicious Blog.
Step off that ledge, Marshall Kirkpatrick — it’s not over yet.
[geekosystem.]
(via thedailywhat)
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Sim City is a popular and long running videogame...
