December 2011
28 posts
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old doodle - http://t.co/dPldWNRS
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In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the...
– The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why
It’s a busy night at the D.C. restaurant Birch & Barley, as well as its...
– Beer Sommeliers: Why beer deserves the same kind of expertise as wine. - Slate Magazine
It looks like a human was involved in choosing what went where,” Marissa told...
– Marissa Mayer addressing Google designers, as quoted in “In The Plex” by Steven Levy (via buzz)
Why is machine learning used heavily for Google’s ad ranking and less for...
– Why is machine learning used heavily for Google’s ad ranking and less for their search ranking? - Quora
The quote in the subject line is from Hans Blumenberg’s magisterial and...
– Okayplayer.com Boards - Viewing topic #1838291 - Twins 2012: “Es ist Neugierde, was auf die Neugierde aufmerksam macht”
RT @shitgirlssay: First of all, ew.
The canines circling the load car that evening in August 2006 were the least of...
– Unraveling Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel - latimes.com
Give Me Something To Read's 2011 Highlights
givemesomethingtoread:
Here are Give Me Something To Read’s highlights of the year. This list is comprised of my favourites and reader favourites, selected from articles posted here in 2011 (limited to those originally published in 2011). Open this post in your browser to make use of the Read Later button accompanying each link.
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The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click...
– This Tech Bubble Is Different - BusinessWeek
Perhaps the cultural situation of the West is sufficiently insecure, like that...
– Of Hume and Bondage - NYTimes.com
What’s brown and sticky? A Stick.
– The 5 Best Toys of All Time | GeekDad | Wired.com
Austin Local Picks Slideshow | Trip Planning Guide... →
The most brilliant passage I read this year was about beards. Specifically,...
– Best books of 2011: Bossypants, The Pale King, A Dance With Dragons, and our other favorites, reviewed. - Slate Magazine
http://www.gmo.com/websitecontent/JGLetter_Shortest... →
Music Critic Top 10 Lists - Best Albums of 2011 -... →
The Roots - The OtherSide (feat. Bilal & Greg Porn) (by Mikaël Cardin)
forest for the trees - http://t.co/kXI5ZTo6
As ever, Dr Gelernter’s excitement about the potential of new technology is...
– Brain scan: Seer of the mirror world | The Economist
The Epicurean Dealmaker: Sovereign Triviality →
I love this guy’s blog. It’s honest. It’s smart. It even has cuss words.
Mac Mini Media Centre | The Hickensian |... →
Cool.