Added Bonus: Irregardless of what you think, "conversate" is a word (3)
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So a bunch of people noted in yesterday's Ebonics thread that conversate wasn't a word, because it wasn't in the Oxford English Dictionary. Well, I had nothing better to do today, so I decided to call up the OED people and see if I could get an editor to talk to me. Jesse Sheidlower, Editor At Large for the Oxford English Dictionary, was nice enough to bring some knowledge to this most important subject.Ta-Nehisi: So ...
LIZZY + ADAM ARE JUST FRIENDS (2)
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I’m not a huge fan of hip-hop but I gotta be honest when I say I didn’t realize what song this was until the chorus and that’s embarrassing because who doesn’t know this song? But seriously, how fucking catchy is this? Like it really could have come from both of them and not Biz Markie and no one would have ever known. I’m not a huge fan of hip-hop but I gotta be honest when ...
List of commercial games released as freeware (1)
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Safelibraries sent over a link to List of commercial games released as freeware that could be useful for libraries looking to build some gaming resources for cheap. Commercial games released as freeware are games that, in their original license, were not considered freeware, but were re-released at a later date with a freeware license, sometimes as publicity for a forthcoming sequel or compilation release.
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Fletch said:
Jake take note. Lauren ignore.
From The Kitchn: Predictions for Home Cooking in 2009 (1)
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What will 2009 bring to our tables? What will be the big stories, the hot new trends, the foods everyone is talking about? Here are a few ideas on what will be most tasty in the year to come. • Click here to read the full post: Pork and Beans: Food and Cooking Predictions for 2009
Pilot Script To Boldly Going Nowhere Opens Airlock Of Holo-Masturbation Jokes [Boldly Going Nowhere] (4)
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We got to know Charlie Day's crew of holo-deck abusing, baby dick robots, via a leaked Boldly Going Nowhere's script. It's spot-on manic humor set in space, that would make Futurama's writers blush. Spoilers ahead. A fan posted the script to BGN's first episode, and we think it's genuine. It definitely has the same dickish, raunchy flavor as It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, from the same creators. Boldly Going Nowhere shines a little star light ...
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Fletch said:
I volunteer to be Day Man. West Village 2009!
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Jacob W said:
I didn't read this because there are spoilers (for a pilot that will surely be totally different whenever it gets made, and will probably never see the light of day at all)--I'm just posting it because of the photo, which is awesome. For Halloween '09 I think I'd like to be part of a roving pack of Green Man, Day Man, and Night Man. And possibly Bedtime Charlie for good measure.
Once Upon a Time 2.0 (1)
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The Russian Formalist Vladimir Propp divided folk tales into thirty-one narrative components, arguing that all stories—from “Baba Yaga” to “Sleeping Beauty”—begin with the introduction of a hero and end with a reward. It’s a technical theory, ignoring the real glue of any piece of fiction, i.e., “tone, mood, characterization, and writing style.” Such, at least, is the thesis behind the Proppian Fairytale Generator, a project from students at Brown University that enables users to create ...
New Media Innovations (4)
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The Kauffman Foundation hosted a number of econ bloggers, including myself, at the AEAs to discuss blogging, communication and new media. Tim Kane at Growthology summarizes the stimulating discussion: Some of things I learned include (1) the process of collaborative filtering is increasingly useful for discovery and evaluation, and a pioneer to watch is Slashdot, (2) commenting on blogs is arguably more valuable than posting for evaluating ideas ... look for weighted commenting/evaluation systems to ...
slow rumble (1)
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You know how in high school I started saying dude ironically and then it became part of my vocabulary? The same thing is starting to happen with the Quiet Storm flavor of Tiger Woods Gatorade.
Full course dinner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2)
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An example[citation needed] of a twenty-one course dinner follows:Palate cleanser, or amuseSecond amuseCaviarCold appetizerThick soupThin soupShellfishAntipastoPastaIntermezzo (Sorbet)QuailWild mushroomsBeefGreen saladPuffed pastry filled with herbed mousseCheesePuddingIce creamFruitPetit fourCoffee
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Fletch said:
Between which courses do we use the vomitorium?
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Jacob W said:
Since when is coffee a course?
Skins Fans Despoil Cerrato's Wiki (1)
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Sort of a rough start to the offseason for Vinny Cerrato, from his team's Web site promoting a video of a fan calling for Cerrato's job, to his team's message board promoting an idea, first promoted by his team's radio station, that Cerrato should be fired. That's a new media triple-teaming, sponsored and paid for by the Washington Redskins. The inevitable Wiki vandalism, though, was presumably an outside job. As I started typing this entry, ...
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Fletch said:
Ah, wikipedia vandalism. Will it ever stop being funny?
my cities of 2008 (1)
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as he has done every year for the past few, kottke listed out the cities he'd traveled to in 2008. i thought, hey, i can do that, too! so i have below. many with photos. read on to see where i was in the past year! berriedale, west virginia, for new years. i'm not sure this even counts as a town, because, well, there's nothing there except a few cabins and gorgeous rolling hills, but, ...
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Fletch said:
I feel like I should let Lauren take care of this list, but I'll give it a go. I can't remember traveling all that much in the past year (at least to any place that I can't call "home"), but that's what happens when you and your partner are both poor grad students.Brooklyn, NYNew Haven, CTWashington, DCHavertown, PAWelfleet, MASan Francisco, CAYountville, CAMendocino, CADenver, COMiddletown, CT
The 5 Types Of New Year's Eve Parties (16)
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New Year's Eve—the most important drinking night of the year—is almost upon us! What kind of party are you going to? Only five types exist, which I will detail for you after the jump. Party Type 1: Oh, This Is Nice You usually end up at this party after Tanya can't come into town after all and cancels or you were just too darn busy to make good plans, real plans, ahead of time. So ...
This Baby Loves Butter (2)
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Kate really loves butter. From Cheeseslave. Anne Marie's daughter Kate loves butter. Really, really loves butter. Like "eat it straight out of the wrapper" loves butter. Kate completely puts my love of butter to shame. RelatedHow to Make ButterButter Sculptures GalleryUnbelieveable! This Is Not Butter!
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Fletch said:
My uncle also really loves butter. Right off the stick. He says that bread is a waste of good calories. This might all explain why he is 100+ lbs. overweight. Just like Kate will be by her eleventh birthday.
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Jacob W said:
Yikes.
Who Needs Science Or Feminism When There's Jenny McCarthy? [Weird Science] (4)
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Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon puts her finger on host of problems that come along with not getting your child vaccinated because former Playmate and Singled Out host Jenny McCarthy says it causes autism. Marcotte's piece is tied to the recent measles outbreak in San Diego that sickened 11 children and was touched off by a couple of Whole Foods shoppers who refused to vaccinate their children out of fear over a disproven link between thimerosal ...
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Marcotte points out that by deliberately refusing to vaccinate their children, anti-vaccine parents are relying on the efficacy of mass vaccinations to protect their own children — risking the health, naturally, of other people's children who are either too young to be vaccinated or, perhaps, come from countries that do not regularly vaccinate their children — for the sake of making what is, in effect, a political point that they don't trust the federal government's oversight of the pharmaceutical industry.
Retail Bankruptcies (1)
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We’re certainly going to see a lot fewer stores in the future, but I don’t think Steve Benen’s quite right to say “Think about your local mall, and then think about a quarter of the stores disappearing, as compared to a year prior.” The motive for his post was a Wall Street Journal report that “Analysts estimate that from about 10% to 26% of all retailers are in financial distress and in danger of filing ...
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Fletch said:
You had better start using up all of those gift cards that you got for the holidays. Soon they might not be worth the plastic they are stored on.
What arbitrage would look like if destruction were the goal (9)
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High school students in Maryland are using speed cameras as a tool to fine innocent drivers in a game, according to the Montgomery County Sentinel newspaper. Because photo enforcement devices will automatically mail out a ticket to any registered vehicle owner based solely on a photograph of a license plate, any driver could receive a ticket if someone else creates a duplicate of his license plate and drives quickly past a speed camera. The private ...
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Fletch said:
Kids today...
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Snowmit said:
This is why we have innocent until proven guilty
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Sam said:
What is Janice's license plate number?
New DVD shipping process (17)
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Netflix recently changed the DVD shipping process when your first choice movie is not available at the shipping center nearest you.We have 55 shipping centers throughout the U.S., including Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii. Previously, if the movie you wanted was not in stock locally, we sent it from another shipping center. Since this DVD was shipped from farther away, it took longer to arrive and you could end up without a DVD for a ...
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vanlandw said:
Netflix maybe the best service known to man...
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Fletch said:
Pretty smart business move.
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Jared Cherup said:
Interesting, thanks Eebs.
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Ernie Bello said:
Netflix just keeps getting better.
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pedstrom said:
wow. talk about service. Netflix now ships an extra dvd to you in case the first choice takes longer to get to you by mail.
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From A Hamburger Today Photographs by Robyn Lee City Burger 1410 Broadway, New York NY 10018; map); 212 997-7770; cityburgerny.com Cooking Method: Griddle Short Order: Griddles replace grills at the revamped City Burger and while the regular burger is very good, the Black Label is the best burger out there for the steak lover on a budget Want Fries with That? Go for the rings instead; the fries are serviceable but frozen Price: Black Label ...Shared by Fletch (12) Matt (19)Contribute comment
