May 2013
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“The casting of Cumberbatch was a mistake on the part of the producers. I am not...”
– - Star Trek actor Garrett Wang is coolly generating a discussion with his fans on the whitewashing in Star Trek Into Darkness on his twitter page. (via racebending)
…wherein the guy who played the least developed and least interesting character on Trek criticizes one of the best actors to...
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April 2013
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So, I watched “Oblivion” at some point last week. It was well done, visually. The plot was a bit predictable, especially if you’ve seen the much smaller but incredibly written “Moon” starring Sam Rockwell. It was a bit on the long side, but for some reason it still felt a bit rushed. I suppose Mr. Kosinski tried to cram too much material into the story. I absolutely...
Apple reports $43.6b revenue for Q2 2013: 37.4m... →
told you so…
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“WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In the halls of the United States Senate,...”
– Andy borowitz
Manchin-Toomey fails 56-46, due in part to gutless...
justinspoliticalcorner:
Manchin-Toomey is done. 54-46 is the tally, 60 votes were needed.
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol)
April 17, 2013
Why do we always need a supermajority to get anything done? Ugh…
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Falling into a black hole
“When you actually do fall through the event horizon, you might not even notice. There is no barrier there, no sheet of energy that you pass through to indicate that you’ve entered a black hole. There is simply a diminution of your possible future life choices; the option of “returning to the outside universe” is no longer available, and “crashing into the singularity” is your only remaining...
“It is often said that racism is the result of a lack of education, that it must...”
– Tanehisi Coates
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There was a lawyer, an engineer and a... →
parislemon:
A (very) old article from The Economist. Still, I find this fascinating:
The last American president to train as an engineer was Herbert Hoover.
Who rules the roost now? Lawyers, lawyers, lawyers, lawyers. (At least in the U.S.)
YouTube is the dominant force in music
jkottke:
This is a nice article about how memes are often made or promoted deliberately by financial interests and not because of a spontaneous popular uprising, but mostly I wanted to highlight this statement:
Google’s YouTube, not Apple’s iTunes, is now the dominant force in music.
I’ve been convinced for awhile now that YouTube and not Android or Google+ will be their main source of...
March 2013
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“I haven’t forgotten Sandy Hook. We drive by there every time we go to...”
– jason kottke
