February 2009
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Today at sections for swimming
One of the coaches let me borrow a fast skin suit from his teenage years. That thing was FAST.
100 Fly: 1:02
100 Free: 57.99
200 IM: 2:24.47
Christ, I dropped a lot of time.
The Big Brother State →
The Big Brother State is an educational film about what politicians claim to be protection of our freedom but what we refer to as repressive legislation. Since terrorism has become a global threat, especially after 9/11, governments all over the world have started enforcing laws which, so the governments say, should increase national security. These laws obviously aim at another goal: the states...
January 2009
Ford Worker Copes With Uncertainty →
A very interesting story from NPR about a modern day Brady bunch. He has four kids, she has four kids, and they are looking after another four who lost their father. Worth the three plus minute look into their lives to see how such a large family copes with tough economic times.
(via guy)
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Experimentationalism →
I am sick of people saying that there is a lack of design innovation on the web. I hear it a lot more than you would think. The web is still young and constantly evolving. When something special does happen, it’s not always easy to pick it out and see the potential.
Jason Santa Maria and Ryan Sims are two designers that are using art direction to create a unique layout around every piece they...
The Death Throes of Print →
In an economic crisis, it’s common to see competition decrease because more companies are forced to close. But a byproduct of this is that it allows those that remain to see the way forward more clearly, bringing about innovation. I believe the decrease in competition may be applicable in a broad sense, but due to the generally lower physical overhead for a website as compared to a print...
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Georgia On My Mind →
Already back in 2006 Alice Rawsthorn was calling Georgia the most fashionable type on the Internet in the style and design section of International Herald Tribune. And it looks like in the past couple years its popularity grew on the Web. Almost every other site we visit is using Georgia in one way or another. Being one of the first typefaces specifically designed for use on screen, Georgia looks...
energy-scale-100-orders-of-magnitud.jpg (JPEG... →
Asian Teen Has Sweaty Middle-Aged-Man Fetish →
AOMORI, JAPAN—At first glance, 17-year-old Misaki Nakajima seems like any other shy and submissive Japanese schoolgirl. She loves shopping, text messaging, and the color pink. But beneath her wholesome exterior lies a wicked secret: Misaki Nakajima is consumed by sexual fantasies involving sweaty, middle-aged American men.
“I can’t explain it,” said Nakajima, dressed in a...
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Swimming Sections tomorrow!
Since I had to go and decide to attend a charter school, there was no way I was able to swim for the high schools, because my school wasn’t part of the MSHSL. So I joined the YMCA swim team. I’m the second oldest one (I think) on the team, so that blows. Which brings me to my next complaint.
I’m alone in every single one of my events tomorrow. Every. Single. One. 100 Butterfly,...
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PEARL World Youth News →
This is the site that three other students and I will be submitting articles to for our independent journalism class. The articles on the front page are amazing, and I already feel insecure about posting my stuff up there.
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carlovely:
Oh no oh no oh no oh no. I was out for a smoke and the mormans saw me and now they’re knocking. Hiding in bed.
Throw a new testament at their white asses.
Perestroika 2.0 Beta →
Congratulations, everyone, we have a new president: a fresh new face, a capable, optimistic, inspiring figure, ushering in a new era of responsibility, ready to confront the many serious challenges that face the nation; in short, we have us a Gorbachev. I don’t know about you, but I find the parallel rather obvious.
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Obama Isn't The First Black President →
Ever since the nation first met Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in 2004, his race has been called into question more times than Michael Jackson’s. Obama is clearly a black man, but is this really a breakthrough? Some blacks say Obama isn’t “black enough,” which seems ironic because for many blacks, former President Bill Clinton was “black enough.” In 2001, Clinton...
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Angry Journalist →
Tell them what’s making you upset at your journalism job.
“If you want the rainbow, you must to put up with the rain.”
– D. Parton
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Prove that you're addicted to Tumblr:
I use a keyword for a bookmark that goes to my Tumblr dashboard. Any time I open a new tab, I type ‘t’ and hit enter. Voila! I’m at my dashboard.
Prove you’re addiction.
(Also, I’m in no way trying to start a trendy thing. I’m just getting input.)
1.30.09
qod:
If you had to describe your style in one word, what would it be?
extroverted.
How to Hack Construction Signs →
Ever wonder how to make the construction light signs change their text? Now you can with these handy instructions:
“It will ask you for a password. Try “DOTS”, the default password.
In all likelihood, the crew will not have changed it. However if they did, never fear. Hold “Control” and “Shift” and while holding, enter “DIPY”. This will reset the sign and reset the password to “DOTS” in the...
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Two new classes today
International Journalism Project
Earth Science II
No. NO NO NO. Earth Science? No. Go away. Journalism? Yes. Come here baby.
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The fall of journalism with the disappearance of...
James Warren:
A former managing editor of The Chicago Tribune probes the collapse of the newspaper industry and tries, mostly in vain, to find hope for the future of journalism.
Lately, with the economic and technological status of the country, some people have been considering the fall of newspapers and with that, the disappearance of journalism. In my opinion, journalism will never die.
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Google Earth reveals two-acre field of weed to... →
Police in Switzerland managed to discover a two-acre field of marijuana while using Google Earth as part of an investigation. Growers, you may be able to hide your goods from police in fields of corn, but you can’t hide from the all-seeing eyes of Google.
The Printed Blog →
The Printed Blog seeks to change the way people share and interact with news from the world around them. We hope to play a pivotal role in reversing the fortunes of the sinking newspaper industry with this new media project. But we can’t do it alone! Since our emphasis is on user-generated content rather than top-down reporting, this website is designed to function as YOUR HUB for connecting...
You Need To See This Video (1981 TV Report On... →
“Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your home computer to see the day’s newspaper. Well, it’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.”
Thus begins this video of a 1981 KRON report predicting the rise of news reporting on the internet.
You need to see this, it’s pure gold.
“I got new glasses today. They’re from Pakistan!”
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Links from my Instapaper - Jan. 29, 2009
Inside China’s Fight Against Internet Addiction
White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code
Do You Talk Too Much?
Some pictures of cute things eating
Google and the Future of Books
The Media’s Role In The Financial Crisis
Prosecute George W. Bush for Illegal Acts - by Ivan Eland
Something a friend said in her list of 25 facts or...
Elaina: I could absolutely live on ice cream. I went to Coldstone Creamery and made a checklist because I want to try all of their creations!
Elaina: I'm lactose intolerant.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?!? →
cascascas:
um… whats ‘wow’ about this? i dont get it… :/
You’re Mexican. You shouldn’t be laughing, because only people that aren’t Mexican get it. No. Actually, it’s ‘wow’ because the little guy swings around the other guy’s head like over 9000 times.
School can expel lesbian students, court rules →
Reporting from San Francisco — After a Lutheran school expelled two 16-year-old girls for having “a bond of intimacy” that was “characteristic of a lesbian relationship,” the girls sued, contending the school had violated a state anti-discrimination law. In response to that suit, an appeals court decided this week that the private religious school was not a business...
National Geographic to Launch Record Label →
The National Geographic Society announced today that it will launch a full-service record label, Nat Geo Music—which also serves as the music division the company established in 2007. The label will “record, release and promote modern music from around the globe” from a variety of artists and genres, the company said, and be distributed globally through various distribution partnerships.
Inside China's Fight Against Internet Addiction →
Even though it was only a week before the Spring Festival — the most important family holiday on the Chinese calendar — Wang Hongxia was forcing her son out of the house. She took her 12-year-old from their home in northwestern city of Xian to a secluded Beijing military compound over 700 miles away. Like many other parents across China today, Wang felt like she had no choice. “Things have...
Spied on since she was 10 →
You are never too young to be regarded as a potential subversive, a Security Intelligence Service file shows.
Maire Leadbeater, now 63 and a long-time activist on peace issues, was an early target because of her Christchurch parents, Elsie and Jack Locke, who were prominent members of the New Zealand Communist Party and community activists.
The longest list of the longest stuff at the... →
Oh Jesus Christ.
Studies indicate that kids who are exposed to... →
He said that public health measures like cleaning up contaminated water and food have saved the lives of countless children, but they “also eliminated exposure to many organisms that are probably good for us.” “Children raised in an ultraclean environment,” he added, “are not being exposed to organisms that help them develop appropriate immune regulatory...
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Electronic Newspapers of the Future →
Imagine being able to get all the news from your favorite newspapers directly on your home computer! There are obviously a lot of kinks that would need to be ironed out, and I doubt it would catch on in a really big way, but it’s certainly a fun, quirky idea.
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How To Download Music From Deezer, Pandora And... →
Websites such as Deezer, Pandora, imeem, Last.fm (and others) all serve free streaming music - often bundled with certain restrictions that reduce their convenience to users. A number of separate various applications exist to download from specific sites (such as Freezer which exists to download from Deezer, Jiwa, and imeem only), so their range is limited.
Today we’ll show you an all-inclusive...
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor →
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.
(via homecoming)
Guy's Mom: I don't feel comfortable with you being an atheist.
Guy: I don't feel comfortable with you being a theist.
Life As A House (2001) →
Kevin Kline plays George Monroe, who is fired from his job as a fabricator of architectural models, after his disillusionment with his job finally catches up with him. As he is cleaning out his desk and leaving the building, he suddenly collapses almost immediately after walking outside.
George is taken to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He enlists the help of his...
Kanye West to change his name to Martin Louis The... →
HIS NAME WILL BE MINE. YOU CAN NOT HAVE IT. MINE.
Is She Cheating? →
You have a great gal. So great, in fact, that she attracts packs of men who try to capture her attention or, worse, coax her out of her clothes. They could be platonic friends. Or they could be interlopers, scourges bent on emasculating and circumventing you. What to do?
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Man buys used iPod, gets 60 pages of sensitive... →
TL;DR: After purchasing a used iPod, a New Zealand resident found that it wasn’t much use for rocking out. Instead of playing MP3s, the gadget contained 60 pages of data on US military personnel, mission briefings, and equipment deployment.
The buzz from scoring an iPod for $15 undoubtedly wore off quickly for one New Zealand man. Instead of a working MP3 player that could be loaded up...