February 2011
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Forget "Brand Conversations" on Social Networks →
Rushkoff thinks branding is irrelevant in the age of the social network. He compares social networks to the original bazaars and marketplaces of the past. The bazaar was the center of commerce, gossip, political debate and more. He says that people weren’t interested in “branding” then - they were interested in exchanging factual (or supposedly factual) information.
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On rare occasions DNA dances itself into a... →
DNA, that marvelous, twisty molecule of life, has an alter ego. On rare occasions, its building blocks “rock and roll,” deforming the familiar double helix into a different shape. This data suggests that there are multiple layers of information stored in the genetic code.
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“Another Arab nation’s corrupt leadership is being toppled—first Tunisia, now...”
– David Byrne
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spiegelman:
WikiLeaks cable 08CAIRO2543, Scenesetter for General Petraeus’s visit to Egypt:
To date, the U.S. investment in the Egyptian Armed Forces (over $36 billion since 1980) through the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program has supported peace between Egypt and Israel and assured Egyptian support for extending peace to the rest of the Arab world.
Mubarak and military leaders view...
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I learned today about youth unemployment: #Yemen... →
vruz:
via @Bill_Gross
vruz: pretty much a guide to what’s next.
45% of Japanese people between 15-24 in the workforce are essentially low paid temps.
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WatchSTRATFOR founder Dr. George Friedman contemplates current events in Egypt and the prospect of the end of an era.
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Al Jazeera’s Riz Kahn examines the relationship between the US and Egypt
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“More broadly the costs to the Obama administration with Arab public opinion of...”
– Mark Lynch
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WatchRiz Kahn does a great job of examining the relationship between the US and Egypt in this 2009 Al Jazeera segment. He is joined by Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Robin Wright and Cairo-based journalist and blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy.
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“Like I mean, the word line, we can’t say “cunt,”...”
– Louis C.K. on the the freeing, but tricky censorship regime at FX.
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Tumblweeds is kind of a bummer. It kicks sand in the face of the curated and varied meritocracy of the Tumblr universe. The next generation of Tumblrs will all follow the same 50 people instead of gradually finding their own unique core community. As a result, the rich (influential) will get richer and the next generation will all feed from the same trough.
Presumably, those who are already...
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“Indeed, the greatest threat to the U.S. economy may not be those costly,...”
– David Rothkopf on the myth of the innovation nation
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“[Netflix’s] total membership [has now] topped 20 million. That gives Netflix a...”
– Bunny ears, rotary phones, dial-up… cable?
Netflix Sees Surge in Subscribers - WSJ.com
(via adamiss)
Bunny ears are still awesome. OTA is key to any cable cutting scenario.
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“This research helps explain why the era of the lone genius is coming to an end....”
– The Difficulty of Discovery (Where Have All The Geniuses Gone?)
“Our modern problems have gotten so hard – so damn intractable, complicated and multi-disciplinary – that we can no longer solve them by ourselves.”
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. (via...
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Seth's Blog: Eight Lessons from the life and work... →
jayparkinsonmd:
He bootstrapped himself. A scrawny little kid at 15, he decided to change who he was and how he was perceived, and then he did. The deciding was as important as the doing.
He went to the edges. He didn’t merely open a small gym, a more pleasant version of a boxing gym, for instance. Instead, he created the entire idea of a health club, including the juice bar. He did this 70...
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WatchChris Matthews Skewers Tea Party Express Co-Founder Over Michele Bachmann’s Speech
You need to watch this. Even more ridiculous than Bachmann, who is ignorant enough to fearlessly propagate her lies, is Tea Party Express co-founder Sal Russo, who clearly knows better.
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Anderson Cooper takes Michele Bachmann for her her distortion of U.S. history.
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“There was more than a hint of exploitation to CNN’s decision to show it live —...”
– Alessandra Stanley on Michele Bachmann’s speech
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WatchVag Magazine
Vag Magazine is not your grandma’s feminist magazine, though we support her as a woman. Join founders Fennel, Sylvie, and Bethany, staffers Heavy Flo (a hero on the roller derby circuit), Reba (truly a legend of gonzo feminist pop culture journalism), and Meghan (the lone holdover from fashion magazine Gemma, which the Vag founders bought out with the proceeds from their...
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“I … would have steered clear of politics,” Graham, now 92 and in need of...”
– Billy Graham’s Regret: ‘I Would Have Steered Clear of Politics’ (via apsies)
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WatchAnderson Cooper takes Michele Bachmann for her her distortion of U.S. history.
See also:
Top 10 Lawmakers Using The Woirld “socialist” (Bachmann is #9)
CBS News: Bachmann Offers Big Numbers, Little Proof
Bachmann: We “must slit our wrists” to prevent health care reform
Esquire’s 10 Worst Members of Congress: Michele Bachmann
Bachmann recommended a federal pardon...
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Kode9, Dubstep & Hyperdub →
It’s not an exaggeration to say that UK “bass music” — that shifting configuration of subgenres spanning UK garage, grime, dubstep, funky and still more, nameless styles — simply wouldn’t be the same without the existence of the Hyperdub label. Run by Steve Goodman (aka Kode9), Hyperdub has had its greatest success with Burial, whose ghostly, uncanny tracks hover...