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NYT on "ambient awareness," ethereal intimacy, and internet ESP (17)
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I'm reading and re-reading a NYT Magazine piece that explores ambient telepresence, as made mundane by Twitter, Facebook, AIM, and the like. The writer, Clive Thompson, really nailed a number of things I've been struggling to put into words for years. It's a terrific read. This is the paradox of ambient awareness. Each little update — each individual bit of social information — is insignificant on its own, even supremely mundane. But taken together, over ...Shared by Andrew N. Carpenter (32) Brodie (4) cgsheldon (158) Colin (20) iHuman (23) jaime (2) James C (9) Jason R. Hunter (41) Josh Bancroft (25) Joshua (9) msanders (14) Rob (25) Seth (12) sven (4) Thomas (13) tomwsmf (10) xree (1)Contribute comment - Neatorama » A Free Thinker is Satan’s Slave (1)
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Douglas Rushkoff on the RNC (39)
onOur pal Douglas Rushkoff posted an insightful essay about the RNC speeches. I felt a bit nauseous watching the Republican convention last night. I’m very much a give-the-benefit-of-the-doubt kind of guy, so I try to listen to the arguments people make even when they’re made in over-the-top or patronizing ways. Sometimes it’s good to distinguish between the rhetorical devices and the underlying substance. Even people who use manipulative language sometimes have an important point beneath ...Shared by Adam Bohannon (8) Arion (19) Ben V (7) bridgie (26) brokekid (134) Bryan (4) Casey (16) Fearghas (13) g b (41) Gonzo (23) INCyr (29) J. James B (41) Jacob (20) Jason (1) Jason R. Hunter (41) Jeffrey (9) Jeremy Jarratt (50) Jim (22) Jim (38) Joe Turner (5) Joshua (9) kerim (13) Larry (12) looprock (15) Melfi (34) Mike (7) mikebee (37) Morbuto (10) Paolo (12) Randem (28) Rick Chlopan (7) Rik (11) Sam (56) Sam Harrelson (34) schmiddi (21) Simon (8) Steve (15) StevieB (71) Zia (4)Contribute comment
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Video footage of Sarah Palin's church (28)
onWasilla Assembly of God Clip Jason Pettus says, This is reportedly video footage from the Pentecostal church Sarah Palin belongs to, clearly showing dozens of members of the congregation speaking in tongues and wandering zombie-like through the aisles, also occasionally thrashing on the floor in front of the pulpit. I've seen barely anyone online mention this video so far, or even Palin's connection in general to this church (including a pastor who preaches that God ...Shared by Adam (39) arkiver (20) autodidactic (35) Bill (20) Bill Streeter (30) Bill W (37) Fatsleroy (22) Fearghas (13) Gonzo (23) Jason (36) Jeremy Jarratt (50) Jim (22) Joshua (9) kate (18) Lenore (12) mark (2) Matt Chandler (23) Nathan (48) Paolo (12) Patrick (8) Randem (28) Riona (4) Rob M (20) Sam (23) Tanath (42) tehKenny (7) TroyBot (5) yosh (24)Contribute comment
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Safety Fail (11)
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Sarah Palin, would-be banner of books (41)
onTime Magazine says that when Sarah Palin took office as mayor, she approached the town librarian and asked how to go about banning books from the town library: [Former Wasilla mayor] Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” The ...Shared by Adam (39) Adrian (33) Alexander Carlill (10) Allen (11) Andrew Terry (30) andy (13) Ayrkain (5) Ben Shoemate (23) Bill (20) Bill Streeter (30) bk (2) Chris H (4) Chuck Lawson (11) Dan Russell (12) eoin (3) Galtenbergs (19) J. James B (41) Jack Pate (18) Jenn2d2 (7) Jenna (17) Jeremy Jarratt (50) Jim (10) Joshua (9) Larry (12) Lee (9) Maurice (18) MDWeezer (7) mikebee (37) Mitch Wagner (13) Nirav (28) Ooble (26) Rachel Cobcroft (96) Rebekah (9) Riptide Furse or Krossbow (15) Robert (5) robert steburg (45) Shirizaan (6) Tanath (42) Trevor (12) Victor (9) vim (108)Explore read four notes
- Maurice said: Wow. Just...wow.
- J. James B said: Since we've established that we all read Boing Boing, is it really productive for us to keep "sharing" BB posts with one another? I'm just sayin'.
- Galtenbergs said: [Former Wasilla mayor] Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” The librarian, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn’t be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire her for not giving “full support” to the mayor.
- Lee said: Now this is something to investigate. Reporters ask her this question, not silly questions about her children. Ask the hard questions.
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Journalists knocked around and arrested at RNC (6)
onHeal Emru sez, "Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Goodman was arrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who were being unlawfuly detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the ...Contribute comment
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Google OS Is Actually a Browser: Google Chrome (89)
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Google Blogoscoped posts an interesting comic book created by Scott McCloud that illustrates the features of Google Chrome, an open source browser based on WebKit. As usually, all the rumors related to Google are true and "Google Browser" is no exception.Google Chrome has been built in a time when browsers no longer render mostly web pages, but full-blown web applications. That's why browsers need to be more powerful, more stable and more secure. One of ...Shared by [Curtis W] (25) AdamB (16) Alan Dean (55) Andrew Girdwood (33) andymac1 (17) AnyCat (2) Army of Gnomes (39) atul (95) baron (7) Camille Roux (9) Chris (15) Compulsivo (46) Compuwizard123 (34) cooperative (46) corey (8) cwmurphy (5) Dan Kearns (29) danliebke (60) Denis Gobo (29) Doris (3) Dzu (19) Edgar Gonçalves (16) Eric Herberholz (31) faizal (11) Faraz (1) Fernando Johann (10) Fuzzyman (10) gabopagan (59) Gilles Meiers (10) Giuliastro (7) Gothy (17) Hervé (17) Huacn Lee (16) Hugo (12) hybridite (40) idham (6) ignace / micronauta (11) inamorix (56) IwfWcf (26) Jason R. Hunter (41) Jigar Mehta (61) Jim (10) jmvidal (15) John (17) Joshua (9) junal (4) Karpuscul (3) kerim (13) kmohr25 (22) kofai (18) KRZ (18) Marshall Sponder (24) MaXeR (18) MH (44) Michael (39) Michael Fidler (9) Mike F (465) Moderated AppSec Feed - OWASP Foundation (20) Mrs S (15) Muhammad Basheer (9) munir (12) Neko (15) Nick (11) Nicola (20) Niki1601 (11) nlnnet (5) Ophir (9) Peter H (25) Pozsi (16) Preoccupations (47) puthali (12) R. Francis (29) Raanan Avidor (10) ramyon (30) robertogreco (41) rOckY (157) Rowan (14) Sam (7) Sam Harrelson (34) Sgrunchy (13) symtym (16) Tewe (4) TIGGR (44) tony (16) tosch (10) vcamaral@gmail.com (22) xeal (13) Yaser Sulaiman (7) zemlanin (18)Explore read four notes- Sam said: Google gets "it". Microsoft does not.The former may become the preeminent web application provider, but the latter seems hell bent on manning the walled gardens they built in the 90s.
- Pozsi said: igazan izgi, tukon ulok.
- Raanan Avidor said: Yey! Another browser to support
- munir said: Ooh. Can't wait for this to come out. I'm keen on Google-anything, and I spend more of my computer time in a web browser than anywhere else.
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Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com (2)
permalinkTargeting people with automatic-weapons-carrying SWAT teams and mass raids in their homes, who are suspected of nothing more than planning dissident political protests at a political convention and who have engaged in no illegal activity whatsoever, is about as redolent of the worst tactics of a police state as can be imagined.Shared by Elizabeth (3) Joshua (9)
- Joshua said: This is outrageous.
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Ethan Persoff's coverage of the Democratic National Convention riot cops (11)
onEthan Persoff is covering the activities of the DNC riot police on his blog. Here's an excerpt from Day 2: It's at this moment that the 'early big moment' happened. Just to repeat: the cops were caging these kids in, tighter and tighter. So a tall guy makes what seems to be a break for it. And that's where I happened to be in a good place for a very clear view. Due to our ...Shared by Alan Cheslow (60) Arion (19) Joshua (9) krs (10) norcalbarney (19) Preeti Desai (4) Svitlana (22) taylor (329) Yerameyahu (21) yooper1019 (14) yosh (24)
- yooper1019 said: I thought just us liberals picketed and rioted? What are stuffy conservatives doing rioting?Oh yeah, Rednecks and Racists!!
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Ethan Persoff's coverage of the Democratic National Convention riot cops (1)
onEthan Persoff is covering the activities of the DNC riot police on his blog. Here's an excerpt from Day 2: It's at this moment that the 'early big moment' happened. Just to repeat: the cops were caging these kids in, tighter and tighter. So a tall guy makes what seems to be a break for it. And that's where I happened to be in a good place for a very clear view. Due to our ...Shared by Joshua (9)Contribute comment
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Richard Dawkins reads his hate-mail aloud (1)
onCheck out this video in which famed atheist Richard Dawkins reads aloud the profane, violent, hateful email he gets from believers. PT sez, "I would buy this if it were an audiobook." So would I! Richard Dawkins reads his emailShared by Joshua (9)Contribute comment
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Richard Dawkins reads his hate-mail aloud (85)
onCheck out this video in which famed atheist Richard Dawkins reads aloud the profane, violent, hateful email he gets from believers. PT sez, "I would buy this if it were an audiobook." So would I! Richard Dawkins reads his emailShared by !&# (23) [mRg] (14) Aaron (26) Aaron (10) Aaron Ross Powell (10) Arryn Pidwell (7) brokekid (134) Bruce (13) C.K. (134) Carlos Villela (23) Cathy (79) Charles (2) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (4) Chrigu (12) Chris (34) Chris (6) ChrisB (8) CKL (18) Dan (3) Dan Russell (12) Data Vortex (0) David (5) David T. Cole (3) Dean Mah (4) Dedalus (22) Derek (7) deusdiabolus (95) dknowles (19) Eater (20) Emon (9) G. (35) Gabe (1) Gonzo (23) Graham English (10) Greg (14) HacKnight (8) headphonaught (0) Hokai (19) Ian (0) James and Tom (12) Jamin (31) Jared (19) Jason (2) Jason R. Hunter (41) Jeff (9) Jeff (19) Jeff Schmidt (29) Jesús Dugarte (3) jim (4) Joel Gil (11) Joshua (9) Jouni Seppänen (5) Katie Fellows (37) Kay (41) Kelly (4) Kevin Branigan (7) Kevin Railsback (20) Luke M (16) Mark (0) Mark (1) Matthew (47) Michaelk (18) mistaSteve (35) N.L. Vivar (9) Nathan (48) Neagrigore (14) NeonDemon (45) Nicholas (9) Nicholas Schiller (5) Phillie Casablanca (11) phrakture (5) Randy (44) Riona (4) robert steburg (45) rpy (14) rsgalloway (12) rveguilla (5) ScaryMike (0) Schmeck (12) searingblue (2) tante (10) Thomas (3) Tony Ruscoe (14) tosh (7) War-N (5)Explore read 13 notes
- Eater said: That last one made me snortlaugh.
- Graham English said: Great idea!
- Thomas said: Simply amusing.
- Mark said: So much for loving your neighbour...
- Michaelk said: Ah, there are few things as entertaining as poorly-thought-out hate email. Except having a guy with a British accent reading it aloud.
- HacKnight said: LOL
- Gabe said: LOL
- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Me three!
- C.K. said: I don't think Jesus approved any of these emails.
- Luke M said: Best thing I've seen today.
- CKL said: Comedy gold.
- Ian said: also, "no punctuation at all in that one"
- Bruce said: excellent
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- Joshua said: those bastards .. they've discovered the secret!
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Free Stuff Fail (7)
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Free Stuff Fail (12)
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- Forrest said: O.M.G.
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Carbs kill cells that regulate appetite (42)
onCarbohydrates don't just screw up your blood-sugar: they release free radicals that kill appetite-suppressing cells. The research is from a Nature article by Dr Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist with Monash University's Department of Physiology. "The more carbs and sugars you eat, the more your appetite-control cells are damaged, and potentially you consume more," Dr Andrews said. Dr Andrews said the attack on appetite suppressing cells creates a cellular imbalance between our need to eat and ...Shared by !&# (23) afahy (9) Alex (102) Alex (5) atul (95) Ben Shoemate (23) Bruno (10) Chris K (16) Clint Ecker (21) Crossbar (36) Dan (3) Dropkick (6) g b (41) hallie (22) Heather (38) INCyr (29) J. Phil (27) Jacob (20) jaime (2) Jamie (0) jason (15) Jason (3) Jason Tucker (21) Jeff (2) Jim (0) Jon Lorenzini (17) Joshua (9) Leon (4) Mike F (465) mikebee (37) mricon (2) Nathaniel Dean (21) Nick (73) nybble (15) Rik (11) smackaysmith (3) Stefan Hayden (6) Steve Loopipe (16) Suzanne (0) Tad M (1) WH (26) yosh (24)
- Jamie said: Christina, another reason for you to avoid those nasty carbs.
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Carbs kill cells that regulate appetite (1)
onCarbohydrates don't just screw up your blood-sugar: they release free radicals that kill appetite-suppressing cells. The research is from a Nature article by Dr Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist with Monash University's Department of Physiology. "The more carbs and sugars you eat, the more your appetite-control cells are damaged, and potentially you consume more," Dr Andrews said. Dr Andrews said the attack on appetite suppressing cells creates a cellular imbalance between our need to eat and ...Shared by Joshua (9)Contribute comment
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