January 2012
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“The greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been”
– Fidel Castro on the Republican primaries (via peterfeld)
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Scientists find that "English is an overwhelmingly... →
kateoplis:
From The Atlantic:
To verify their findings and check if English is inherently positive or negative, the scientists analyzed billions of words from Twitter, a half-century of music lyrics, 20 years of The New York Times, and millions of books going back to 1520.
After finding the 10,222 most frequently used English words from these four sources, they asked a group of volunteers to...
“Apple employees and their projects are pieces of a puzzle. The snapshot of the...”
– The secrets Apple keeps - Fortune Tech (via felixsalmon)
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MPAA Responds to SOPA Protests →
soupsoup:
The following is a statement by Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion
Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) on the so-called “Blackout Day” protesting anti-piracy legislation:
“Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents and then called for all parties to work cooperatively together,...
“I thought becoming rich and famous would make me happy. Boy was I right.”
– Mitt Romney, page 200 (via think-progress)
Not that I support Romney but pretty sure most everyone who’s encountered this scenario would agree with this sentiment. Being rich and famous surely beats being nameless and poor.
Watchbarackobama:
President Obama to Betty White: Where’s your birth certificate?
Consider this my vote for 2012.
“The King’s Speech was a superb film, but it’s essentially Rocky for stammerers....”
– Charlie Brooker on why David Cameron’s plans for the British cinema industry are misguided (via guardiancomment)
“What liberals have never understood about Obama is that he practices a...”
– Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics
He lays out exactly what I’ve been trying to say for a long time, in a better way than I could have ever said it. Very much worth a read - even if you disagree, because it will force you to THINK A LITTLE to defend your own POV.
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Should The Times Be A Truth Vigilante? →
soupsoup:
I hope this is a joke. The New York Times Public Editor wonders aloud if their journalists should be reporting the truth.
Seriously?
This is RIDIC. Do your job as a reporter NY Times, how about that?
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“Of all the irritating “Keep Calm” bastardisations, the most irritating of all is...”
– Charlie Brooker on new year’s resolutions, and cupcakes. (via guardian)
Chinese foreign minister hails Africa as 'golden... →
peopleofthesouth:
WINDHOEK - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday hailed Africa as a “golden ground” for foreign investment, and vowed to work with Chinese firms to ensure they comply with local labour laws.
“Africa is a fertile place for foreign investors and it is a golden ground for Africa to attract foreign investors, especially for infrastructure which is the blood and muscle...
Salman Rushdie: Christopher Hitchens (Vanity Fair,... →
salmanrushdie1:
On June 8th, 2010, I was “in conversation” with Christopher Hitchens at the 92nd Street Y in New York in front of his customary sellout audience, to launch his memoir, Hitch-22. Christopher turned in a bravura performance that night, never sharper, never funnier, and afterwards at a small,…
Salman Rushdie is on tumblr, unfortunately he doesn’t know how to use the...
Chris Rock calls C.K. “the blackest motherfucker I... →
ramou:
Why am I not in LYLAS status with Chris Rock and Louis C.K.?
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“In discussing why the most loyal subset of readers would pay for access to the...”
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—Newspapers, Paywalls, and Core Users « Clay Shirky
This is so important. Publishers often ask me what is the most important metric they should be paying attention to on Tumblr, and I always answer “Love.” Which is squishy and impossible to measure, sure, but nonetheless true: In the...
“I don’t envy the boy ruler. I just don’t think he’s going to die in bed.”
– Bradley Martin, an expert on North Korea, puts forward a grim prognosis for the country’s new ruler. It seems unlikely that Kim Jong Un will want to reform the rogue state, writes our correspondent, but even less likely that the regime can go on resisting change. (via theeconomist)
