January 2012
47 posts
Chaperoning a field trip tomorrow.
V (to me): I'll pack you a beer.
Smush: Mommy, no, we're not supposed to bring anything glass!
It’s starting to rain pretty hard. We may be done here, folks. Try not to take it too hard.
I’m starting a new Tumblr: Shit Encased in Ice.
The American Prospect: January 18, 2012: The Day... →
theamericanprospect:
ICYMI, half of the Internet is off today in protest of the SOPA legislation currently being considered in Congress (Here’s a primer on SOPA by Rob Fischer, who wrote a great #longread for us on NinjaVideo). Here’s our Wikipedia-grade collection of the Internet SOPA protests for your…
Also obligatory. (http://google.com/landing/takeaction/)
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“The one difference is that unlike South African audiences, the general American...”
– Trevor Noah, currently on a US tour, as quoted in The Namibian.
Smart guy.
His Tonight Show routine is here.
Chinese foreign minister hails Africa as 'golden... →
Relevant to my interests. Also, this is not new. The Chinese have been heavily involved in Namibia for quite some time. (See: Made in China, Namibia Dragon City)
peopleofthesouth:
WINDHOEK - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday hailed Africa as a “golden ground” for foreign investment, and vowed to work with Chinese firms to ensure they comply with local labour laws.
“Africa is a...
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Rick Santorum For President? →
3rdmartini:
texburgher:
Rick Santorum has an SEO problem, but it’s not the kind of SEO problem most people have. As this Mother Jones article sums up nicely, searching for the candidate on Google (or Bing, etc) tends to return the site spreadingsantorum.com among the first few results. So if a concerned conservative (or liberal) voter tries to learn about Rick Santorum’s policy platform or...
“Critics say [Smirnoff’s new] Fluffed Marshmallow vodka is targeted at...”
– I have to say that the only people I know of that drink that stuff are far from underage, and definitely old enough to know better. One would think.
Fun Size Bytes: Why _The West Wing_ still matters →
tj:
Starting a West Wing tumblr in 2012 might seem like a strange decision since the show has been off the air for almost six years. But the show was eerily prescient about some issues, and dealt with them earlier than we faced them as a nation. There was a warning about how banks were handling…
Yes. Click through. Follow.
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Fun Size Bytes: Protip →
phyllis-stein: If, like me, you’re actually a little irrationally afraid of Tumblr’s Missing E threats but don’t want to stop using Missing E, you don’t have to check their stupid box and assent to their ridiculousness. Just click “Uninstall” and “Done” and the warning goes away. It’ll come…
I rarely use Tumblr on the desktop so I don’t use Missing e much, but this is such bullshit....
December 2011
35 posts
