October 2010
34 posts
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asymco | Re-framing the dichotomies: Open/Closed... →
Really insightful. I love asymco.
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“Darth Vader is the greatest Hero the galaxy has ever known, and a master of...”
– Source
This… well. It does make sense.
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Asia Unbound » Blog Archive » China and Rare Earth... →
Just a quick reality check on the current Rare Earth Metal stories that have been going around.
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Windows Phone 7 is worthy addition to smartphone... →
I’ll just leave this here… maybe people will miss this.
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“Generation D, where D is for disruption, is adapted to route around the old...”
– There is No New Media: It’s All New Consumption: Tech News «
Makes sense.
Also, why do I feel like I have to comment on all of these? Daringfireball doesn’t comment on all his links…
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Science by Proxy - Commentary - The Chronicle of... →
TL;DR:
Grant money ties down too many professors; grant process needs to be reformed; do this or have science perish!
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adlez:
Puppet Zelda Reversed from Twilight...
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“Our country is rearing a group of intelligent young men and women with lots of...”
– Views: The 20-Something Dilemma - Inside Higher Ed
He makes sense. I’ve seen people just go through university without taking risks at all, and then get ‘stuck’ or spend that time afterwards actually figuring out what they wanted to do.
It makes me glad that I wasn’t too much a part of that...
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Views: The University vs. Liberal Education -... →
So yeah, costs matter, and not just for out of pocket reasons.
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Population GO →
Marie really liked this book, and as I saw a review of it over here, I figured that I would link over to it. I’ve not read it myself, but I will get to it eventually.
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Kawaii Desu Ne? - Chibiterasu
populationgo:
OH MY GOD!!!! This is the most awesome, cutest, amazing, adorable Chibiterasu CAKE I have ever seen!!!!!!! When I first saw this, cake didn’t even cross my mind. The fact that it is a cake makes it even more amazing. I would love to have a cake like this, but I wouldn’t want to eat it. Just to keep it forever and ever!
(via Thedarkdestroyer)
I need say nothing more.
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When the brain drain is healthy for democracy →
It’s an interesting take on the brain drain at least. Send the elites overseas, then they aren’t as tied up in local politics so they (the local politics) can change. On some levels it makes sense, the larger issue would be, does this opportunity outweigh the other negative aspects of the brain drain?
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★ Apple Is No Longer Bundling Flash Player With... →
Well now, I have no issues with this actually. I mean, it is very easy to get flash player, many tasks (ie most video) don’t need it, and people (future apple customers via iPhone) have gotten used to it not being there, so I have no qualms with this. Combined with the ability to get the most up-to-date version on launching, why not separate the two?
I know that I run with the clicktoflash...
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“It is a slow day in the small Minnesota town of Marshall, and the streets are...”
– Just from an email that my parents sent to me. Quite humorous.
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Zambian miners shot by Chinese managers -... →
While the use of “colonialism” in this article is a bit disingenuous, the sentiment behind it isn’t.
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Dead Sea scrolls going digital on Internet -... →
This is good news for scholars, and for just everyday people who are interested in the particulars of the scrolls.
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Robot Master Cat Attacks! →
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Why do they hate us? →
A dire look at academia’s reputation.
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Lightweight Exoskeleton Gives Paraplegics New Legs... →
This is win. Robotics for the win indeed.
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the most cleverest of cats | Johnny Wander |... →
CAT versus DOOR!
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