February 2012
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Feb 24th
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“WorldWideWeb is a hypertext browser/editor which allows one to read information...”
– Tim Berners-Lee in comp.sys.next.announce (via Horace Dediu)
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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President's Day reminder: Michelle Obama is the... →
Feb 20th
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Golden Eye
lareviewofbooks: ROSS ANDERSEN on the James Webb Space Telescope. Image courtesy of NASA The eye has long been thought the jewel of human anatomy. In Mesopotamia, fount of civilization and astronomy, Sumerians worshipped small gods of clay and marble, featureless but for the stare of large eyes. The ancient Egyptians, famous for economy of expression, had seven different hieroglyphs for the...
Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Ezra Klein is on Tumblr! →
markcoatney: wonklife: Can I ask a dumb Tumblr question? Is there the equivalent of a newsfeed for Tumblr, where I can see the posts of everyone I’m following threaded chronologically? And if not, what’s the point of following people? Update: Ah. The dashboard. Got it. Told you it was a dumb question. Welcome!  Ezra Klein:  hands down, the smartest and nerd-friendliest political observer...
Feb 20th
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Feb 17th
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Applied Economics: Estimating the cost to build... →
2012 prices, about $8,100,000,000,000,000. Or roughly 13,000 times the worlds GDP.
Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Launched: NYC's new city-wide Tumblr →
Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
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: Welcome, officially, to Hulu’s Tumblr. We’ll be... →
hulu: Welcome, officially, to Hulu’s Tumblr. We’ll be trying to help you navigate this jungle of memes and viral VHS tapes from 1997. We, too, are here to share movie posters that feature skulls with cornstalks for hair. We’re here to talk about how to write love letters on… Wow.  It’s like this post was custom-designed to appeal to the niche demographic consisting of me. ...
Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 11th
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“A conservative a moderate and a liberal walk into a bar. And the bartender goes,...”
– Santorum Super PAC funder Foster Friess (via think-progress). I didn’t realize how much fun a long GOP primary was going to be.  Pass the popcorn!
Feb 11th
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parislemon: To Catch A Hypocrite →
parislemon: Yesterday, Jason Kincaid posted damning evidence of VEVO, the online music video entity jointly owned by a few major record labels, committing piracy at their boozy event at Sundance this year. Watch the video, then read Jason’s full story. It’s worth it. Today, VEVO’s CEO has responded….
Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 8th
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The Atlantic Interview: Aneesh Chopra →
Terrific exit interview with Aneesh Chopra, the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of the USA. Rowdy applause for 3 years of great public service!
Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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Renee DuShane: Tumblr Redefined Society vs. Beauty... →
… So what about Tumblr make me look at things differently? These people who got something out of my story made me take another look at society. On Tumblr, as odd as it seems, some people truly see through society. The only place they feel safe and able to express these opinions is on their blog (not to say Tumblr is totally hate-free, but it’s as close as I have ever seen).  ...
Feb 6th