December 2010
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Dec 28th
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“Ideally, accountants, disbarred lawyers and people who were molested by their...”
–  The Haul: How the inverted pyramid wrecked my attention span
Dec 28th
“A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without sugar.”
–  English proverb Submitted by glistensweet nice (via fuckyeahmoustaches) Don’t forget: “A kiss without a mustache is like an egg without salt.” — Spanish proverb
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
“Requirements: Master’s degree or better from a school we have heard of, at least...”
– Journalism job descriptions are so crazy lately
Dec 26th
Dec 26th
Midtown Street Style →
I’m waiting for the day that I show up on some meanie’s fashion Tumblr after stepping out of the house for five minutes in my pajamas to buy Golden Grahams.
Dec 26th
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WatchWatch
Cool little documentary shows brief glimpse behind the scenes of the Cs.
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
Joao Silva - Bearing Witness to History →
Mainer Michael Kamber on covering the war in Afghanistan following Joao Silva losing his legs to a landmine in October. Kamber replaced Silva as the Times’ photographer there.
Dec 24th
NORAD Tracks Santa →
Dec 24th
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brandonvaughn: LIFE TIPS - Whenever you hear something described as “ironic,” you should interpret that as being “boring” and “full of white people.”
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
Billy Libby live at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn,...
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Dec 20th
Dec 20th
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novel debris: Online, Dating.  →
noveldebris: This was a date, he decided, and so he needed to be perfect. He looked up her ‘likes’ on Facebook to determine what he should emphasize. He decided to emphasize cuteness, but to spike it with a twist of edgy rebellion and a dash of existentialism; the kind where he also shit on existentialism in…
Dec 19th
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True story
My bass playing brought the cops to Geno’s tonight. They told the sound man to “turn down the low end.” 
Dec 19th
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Not smoking, three months later
Three months after quitting, I’ve lost my sentimental attachment to cigarettes. The habit has been stripped of its allure; the sign has been ripped from its signifier. Now, when I see people smoke, I watch with a confused curiosity — as if I’m seeing another species mate. With this new perspective, I increasingly believe smoking is going the way of lead paint, black face and using Lysol...
Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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So You Want To Be A Journalist… (h/t @zachdionne)
Dec 14th
Facebook worldwide friendships mapped (h/t...
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Dec 14th
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“When news outlets were segmented by geography, having live human beings sitting...”
– Thomson Reuters to Launch AP-Killing U.S. News Service — Daily Intel
Dec 14th
I.B.M. Supercomputer 'Watson' to Challenge...
I.B.M. Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ Stars An I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning on the quiz show “Jeopardy.” via mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com Posted via email from Scrap Paper | Comment »
Dec 14th
'Salt' by Ocean, slowed down 100%
Listen! Or at least, five minutes of it. The track was 45 minutes otherwise. (via scrap paper)
Dec 12th
Dec 11th
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Dr. Seuss does Star Wars (via @hatchjt)
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Dec 11th
Watch this — whatever "this" is — over and over...
via gettyimages.com (h/t @randazzoj) Posted via email from Scrap Paper | Comment »
Dec 10th
The Purple Tape by @mattdodge
purple tape by grimmmace Matt’s screwed Jay-Z mix tape.  Posted via email from Scrap Paper | Comment »
Dec 10th
“1) Please use the term “government-run health insurance” or, when brevity...”
–  Fox News’ Washington managing editor, Bill Sammon, issuing an e-mailed reminder to staffers at the height of the healthcare debate. “Public option,” which Sammon told staffers to avoid using without qualifiers, got more positive responses in the polls compared to the term “government option,” a...
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Blade Runner Trailer 2007 "The Final Cut"
via youtube.com Just wanted to remind you this is still the greatest Harrison Ford movie ever. It came out the year before I was born. I wonder what it must have been like to see a preview for this back then. It was so weird and dark. Posted via email from Scrap Paper | Comment »
Dec 9th
Hacks/Hackers - New York (New York, NY) - Meetup →
Dec 8th
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How to clap
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Dec 7th
Google Apps Script: Using a Google Spreadsheet to... →
Dec 7th
Why a Day of Tumblr Down Time Matters to the... →
If Facebook ever went down for a day? Cities would shake.
Dec 7th
Hey, Hot Shot! - Your Ultimate Guide to Darkrooms... →
Dec 5th
Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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Explainer.Net | The Building a Better Explainer... →
Dec 3rd
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“Do you realize that this job will consume most of your waking hours for $27,000?”
– From the editor of a newspaper in New York where I applied for a reporting position. At least he’s honest.
Dec 3rd
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How Lieberman got Amazon to drop Wikileaks →
“Sen. Lieberman hopes that the Amazon case will send the message to other companies that might host Wikileaks that it would be irresponsible to host the site,” — Leslie Phillips, spokeswoman for Joseph Lieberman.
Dec 1st