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  • How to peek through Dan Schultz’s Truth Goggles, the B.S. detection software, right now http://t.co/mHsEFYj6
  • Online comment-writers to get own internet — www.thedailymash.co.uk — Readability
  • 2 good articles explaining the absurd dysfunction of Senate Democrats & Republicans alike. http://t.co/t4CPm85E http://t.co/29A2R4ER
  • I love this! “@jetjocko: Fox turned a ghost station on the Paris Metro into an ad for Prometheus. Which is awesome. http://t.co/V24sqBcN”
  • [Long national nightmare finally over] Facebook IPO Goes Nowhere In Exciting Fashion — dealbreaker.com — Readability
  • Commencement address that Ira gave today at Goucher College http://t.co/C40CKYgk
  • Indifferent Cats In Amateur Porn. (THE WORD PORN IS IN THE TITLE!) http://t.co/vFjoxpvl (via @cori_is)
  • Live Slow, Die Old — richarddawkins.net — Readability
  • Crowds and risk on Everest: http://t.co/Kk02EUu3
  • epistemic humility: We should not unduly restrain experimentation, because we are not sure we are right about very much http://t.co/dHdvjeOl
  • This is truly bizarre. Very cool and completely unexpected effect. RT @Evolutionistrue: A new and bizarre illusion http://t.co/zb9WkJYE
  • Why Quit? Because They Have Bigger Monitors — sef.kloninger.com — Readability
  • Must read RT @BernardKeane: Fantastic piece on what a pack of whingers Australians are by @Jess_Irvine. Bravo. http://t.co/L1cMu7ro
  • Nifty: Real-time detection of NFL game events from Twitter. Paper (http://t.co/T5Nmz3Mg) and demo (http://t.co/cxA4eSNy)
  • Nifty: Real-time detection of NFL game events from Twitter. Paper (http://t.co/T5Nmz3Mg) and demo (http://t.co/cxA4eSNy)
  • Future Brooklyn: The Dadvorcé Mancave — www.theawl.com — Readability
  • My "Maphead" in @CNTraveler today: the world’s "lowest highest point" is about the same elevation as Yao Ming’s hair. http://t.co/dmcXCMvC
  • Geeking Out on Materials: Shapeways Announces Elasto Plastic — www.wired.com — Readability
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bountiful German Baritone, Dies at 86 — www10.nytimes.com — Readability
  • Child’s skull with baby teeth and adult teeth. Suddenly the whole tooth fairy thing becomes terrifying. http://t.co/XL1lKOoY via @io9
  • I can no longer work for a system that puts profit over access to research
  • Unhurtful Thoughts: A Preoccupied Brain Produces Pain-Killing Compounds
  • Here Is the Full Inequality Speech and Slideshow That Was Too Hot for TED
  • ‘The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We’re Dancing on its Grave’ — www.theatlantic.com — Readability

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  • "Your responsibility as a privileged person is to not be a Republican." – http://t.co/octxH8l7 by @thelindywest
  • Five reasons not to buy Facebook shares http://t.co/ZXHM0RC7
  • Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings — googleblog.blogspot.com — Readability
  • Why women are especially important for solving online privacy issues http://t.co/2THapQqe
  • Google BigQuery | BigHadoop
  • Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer – NYTimes.com
    hah

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  • Brilliant. RT @indiaknight: Dear trolls, this is for you – http://t.co/3pBTICR2 (via @tomchivers)
  • Seriously, the fact that this was "Too Hot For TED" proves the whole thing is an ridiculous elite pander-fest http://t.co/SyzWfoDQ
  • How great is this story: Hitchhiking director John Waters picked up in Ohio by indie rock band http://t.co/g8eFNQiI via @dcist
  • This guy’s storm photography is gorgeous. Gorgeous gorgeous. The Walker Evans of weather. (Click on "storms.") http://t.co/qPhH8cRT
  • Say goodbye to search and hello to BrainSpace — Cloud Computing News
  • Google Earth: Ken Jennings Finds The Center, and It’s in Lawrence, Kansas : Daily Traveler : Condé Nast Traveler
  • This @drewmagary profile of Justin Bieber is just fantastic: http://t.co/7OcZC4DA

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  • Scientists hunt ways to fight Alzheimer’s earlier http://t.co/BppPnO1M
  • zendone | a beautiful productivity tool for Getting Things Done®
  • Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet: Andrew Blum: 9780061994937: Amazon.com: Books
  • Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived – The Oatmeal
  • Reading Together, Knowing the Ending — www10.nytimes.com — Readability
  • 9 Deadliest Start-up Sins http://t.co/C65FXkrK
  • Galyn Susman | Cartoon Brew
    Pixar – toy story

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  • Love this. RT @michaelkruse @rkrulwich on why men stopped wearing hats in mid-century #America: http://t.co/g2GNC9up @NPR
  • Needless to say, sign me up. @mcsweeneys: The Being and Nothingness Network: Social Media for Existentialists. http://t.co/anc5l8md
  • Mark Henderson, a savvy science communicator, has a new book out in the UK. "The Geek Manifesto: Why science matters" http://t.co/42biHG4n
  • @Theremina @debcha Might I also recommend Light Cone RSS: http://t.co/6EdhBBYs

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  • http://t.co/BX2E7MS *I’m pretty sure this research is mapping the discovery of beer. #Prehistoric #brewing #raves
  • ‘All hail the Arse-Bishop of Banter-bury’ – v funny reportage on uni lads by @thugclive http://t.co/VPMHmtcO
  • Every Sherlock Holmes story ever, 1880-1914, in order of appearance http://t.co/SJTxpVwR
  • Why TV Is Replacing Movies As Elite Entertainment — thehollywoodeconomist.blogspot.com — Readability
  • If you only ever read one thing about Anne Boleyn, read this, by Hilary Mantel – http://t.co/GGpoJHtl
  • "What does a feminist look like?" http://t.co/Up0xbSgR @rtraister lays it all out. Must-read if you are one, or love us.
  • Photo set: 75 Years Since The Hindenburg Disaster – http://t.co/9gkkH2aK
  • A simplified explanation of what happened at JPMorgan Chase: http://t.co/Z3Q7u2Dh
  • I made a Safari Extension that adds some additional helpful keyboard shortcuts to bookmarking site @Pinboard. http://t.co/wOBJkPDv Enjoy!
  • From a Dell sponsored event: “The IT business is one of the last frontiers that manages to keep women out.” http://t.co/jcaFbXMZ

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  • Google CIO Ben Fried Says Cloud Tipping Point Is At Hand – The CIO Report – WSJ
  • Wacom Bamboo Stylus solo for iPad – Streetwise Australia
  • The best stylus for iPad: we review the hits and misses | The Verge
  • The Natural World: Animal mothers – Boston.com

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  • How Computer Geeks Replaced Computer Girls http://t.co/00i88GDP A short history of gender politics in tech.
  • The Floppy Disk means Save, and 14 other old people Icons that don’t make sense anymore http://t.co/yQDzeNJt #funny
  • Fractal pancakes — www.jwz.org — Readability
  • Role of mirror neurons exaggerated, says scientist http://t.co/TMGebtOB
  • This is cool: scientists have discovered that the giant dunes on Mars are moving around. http://t.co/ZxuArlEI
  • Mitt Romney, Bully — www.newyorker.com — Readability
  • Cheetah birth streamed online to aid endangered species — www.thesouthafrican.com — Readability
  • The Floppy Disk means Save, and 14 other old people Icons that don’t make sense anymore — www.hanselman.com — Readability
  • "touchstone facts" – great @judell post about using Wolfram Alpha to increase numeracy about current issues http://t.co/h7JH4TVr via @gnat
  • Canadian Data Mining: changing the way NHL ice-hockey player are rated http://t.co/5VyS9oeG
  • Think of it like a political campaign: Baratunde Thurston’s book marketing — radar.oreilly.com — Readability
  • Tesla, Man and Inventor – New York Times, 1895 – http://t.co/7gEyTgU6
  • Scripps Florida scientists identify neurotransmitters that lead to forgetting http://t.co/7oQdNix9
  • The Answer to All Mark Zuckerberg’s Problems: Betabrand’s Executive Pinstripe Hoodie http://t.co/W4qtAGg6 by @ryanlawler
  • #WHENINAUSTIN | AUSTIN HIPSTER MATING CALL
  • Here is the post on my new Paperless Book. http://t.co/oWwtdFrh

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  • Stanford: New Online Certificates in Data Mining, Statistics http://t.co/3rclBQhC
  • Behold, the pocket-sized Port-A-Potty. Never lose your place in line for a new iPhone or iPad ever again. http://t.co/6I6ZQjrv
  • DragonDrop, from ShinyPlasticBag
  • When Motherhood Never Happens — jezebel.com — Readability
  • Aussie Delicacy Vegemite Loses Some of Its Savory Appeal — online.wsj.com — Readability
  • The Inquisition of Mr. Marvel — www.grantland.com — Readability
  • U.S. Millionaires Told Go Away as Tax Evasion Rule Looms- Bloomberg — mobile.bloomberg.com — Readability
  • HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS

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  • Sort of love this live perf of Trampled by Turtles’ "Alone" – http://t.co/k7tKslCo
  • Pastafarianism in the military « Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
  • Gay rights in the US, state by state | World news | guardian.co.uk
  • Your kids need more dirt: Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated – http://t.co/zG3kEUx7

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