February 2012
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Feb 11th
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January 2012
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The SOTU had a notable and powerful example of the singular “they”: Which brings me back to where I began. Those of us who’ve been sent here to serve can learn from the service of our troops. When you put on that uniform, it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white; Asian or Latino; conservative or liberal; rich or poor; gay or straight. When you’re marching into battle, you look out...
Jan 25th
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Birch | Knit Rowan →
I see this, and I think, “She looks cold.  Maybe she should put on a more substantial shawl.”
Jan 24th
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Jan 11th
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Should I Work for Free? →
Jan 10th
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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Dec 29th
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m: the cat's out of the bag
d: and in your lap
j: in this gritty thriller
j: tom jane is
j: lap cat
d+j: i just want my kittens back
Dec 28th
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Ada Lovelace | Take Back Halloween! →
I don’t do historical reenactment, but I need an excuse to put love into an historical costume.  This. Is. It.
Dec 27th
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Disney Princess Recovery →
Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Da' Dip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
A common interpretation of the refrain is that the text is a description of a series of three successive real dips in time: first I dip, then you dip, then we dip. However, an alternative interpretation can be derived by understanding the text as a logical statement: when I dip and you dip, that means we dip. In this interpretation, the word “when” serves as a key indication of...
Dec 20th
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November 2011
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“Two tumultuous votes in the House followed. On September 29th, the bailout was...”
–  my wedding day. there was a wedding, some barbecue, tweeting was had. then i submitted my resignation to go work on a startup. in retrospect this may have been poor timing (via synthemesc) Yup.  It was weird having CNBC on during our reception.
Nov 30th
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a fun and subtle quilt block →
naughty words ahead.
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Nov 18th
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Heh. Liripoop. →
Wikipedia also has an entry called “Pointed Hat” that talks all about, well, pointed hats.
Nov 15th
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“I find that when someone’s taking time to do something right in the present,...”
– The General Problem (via synthemesc)
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October 2011
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Oct 18th
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J: Can't you just cheat?
D: No.
J: Why not? And don't say, "Because that would be cheating," because that would be cheating.
Oct 3rd
Former death row chef offers to cook free meals... →
There’s a lot to be said for compassion.
Oct 2nd
September 2011
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Sep 30th
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Sep 23rd
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“I’m glad all those STEM folks invented the internet so you could post bs...”
– comment by username denver2 on Lesson of a falling satellite - CNN.com
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Sep 23rd
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CIA's Fake Vaccination Campaign to Find Osama Bin... →
“The vaccination campaign, for hepatitis B, went door-to-door, with the hopes of gathering DNA from one of bin Laden’s children to verify the location of his compound.” Allegedly.
Sep 21st
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Livery Company →
If you’re looking for names of traditional occupations or trades, the list of livery companies of London is a good place to start. salters, tallow chandlers, cordwainers, poulters, tylers, turners, farriers, loriners … 
Sep 13th
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