July 2012
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I have a belief that at some stage an epiphany will break over the American...
– http://www.quora.com/2012-U-S-Presidential-Election/How-do-people-outside-the-US-view-the-contest-between-Romney-and-Obama
April 2012
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It’s as if he’s a fragile flower held together with duct tape and glue, deathly...
– Make the Most of Nothing
March 2012
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February 2012
3 posts
I don’t think we did anything wrong.
– If any other person, business, non-profit or other entity had a history of child sexual abuse like the Catholic church does, they would be completely destroyed. Why do they still get away with this?
Cardinal Egan Criticized for Retracting Apology on Sexual Abuse Crisis
For decades the G.O.P. has won elections by appealing to social and racial...
– Paul Krugman, this morning.
January 2012
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December 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
8 posts
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August 2011
3 posts
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Grief Bacon
Kummerspeck (German) Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
And there’s more where that came from! 15 wonderful words with no English equivalent.
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June 2011
6 posts
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Vancouver Riots
kellyoxford:
Best photo from last night’s riot in Vancouver.
Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images
Writing Adapters for DataMapper →
April 2011
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Getting Started with Backbone.js →
March 2011
4 posts
Was "The Wire" the Best Victorian Novel Ever? →
Omar comin’, yo.
Much like the sale of sardines at movie-theater concession stands, the...
– Groupon has some talented and funny writers.
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Like Charlie Sheen, Infinispan is sexy, has “tiger blood & Adonis...
– http://torquebox.org/news/2011/03/09/torquebox-caching/
February 2011
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Texas: I'm Glad I Left Ya
Here are some stats about education in Texas.
Verbal SAT scores: ranked 49th in the nation
Math SAT scores: ranked 46th in the nation
Percentage of adults with a high school diploma: ranked 50th in the nation
3 out of every 10 kids who start school don’t finish
Only 20% of 8th graders are proficient at grade level in math
But Governor Rick Perry refuses federal money for education...
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January 2011
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December 2010
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git: fetch and merge, don’t pull « Mark’s Blog →
November 2010
1 post
Ukulele Tabs & Ukulele Chords | Ukulele Hunt →
For my new yellow ukulele.