February 2012
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Kill ACTA →
If you hadn’t heard, ACTA is the latest threat to the internet and democracy. It’s a “trade agreement” arranged in secret overstepping all democratic processes, and unlike the U.S. SOPA and PIPA bills, ACTA is on a global scale. If you live in the European Union, please use the form at the link to mass-email all the MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) from your...
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The Civil War, Part 1 →
Following their outstanding series of World War II photographs last year, The Atlantic’s In Focus blog has now turned their attention to the U.S. Civil War with a three-part series which looks to be just as great.
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What Scientists Look Like →
I’m generally not big fan of single-serving Tumblr blogs, but I do love this one: This Is What A Scientist Looks Like, which aims to “change the perception of who and what a scientist is or isn’t.” [via Boing Boing]
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Stuff In My Desk Drawer:
• Playing Cards • Passport • Mini Rubik’s Cube • Charlie Brown Badge • Mini Christmas Tree Ornament • Tape Measure (x2) • Parker Fountain Pen • IKEA Wrench • Sparklers • U.S. Social Security Card • Dice • 10-Year-Old Cell Phone • USB Stick (x2) • Coins (Euro, U.S. & Canadian) • Empty Spool for 120 Film • Skeleton Key • Garfield Stickers
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January 2012
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“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Yesterday’s quote, uncensored (so no one thinks I made it up).
“Freedom is █████ ███████████ █████ ██ ███ ██████████ ██ ████ ██ ████████ ██ ███...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stop SOPA and PIPA.
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Swedish Lesson #4
Å [å:] and Ö [ö:]
Å and ö are not only letters in the Swedish alphabet (a-ring and o-umlaut) but they’re also the Swedish words for a small river and island, respectively. As such, Sweden’s second largest island Öland translates literally into the rather awkward “Island land” in English, but most often the ö (and å) is tacked on the end of the name, like Fårö (Sheep...
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December 2011
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