January 2012
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kohenari asked: I know you're a Missing E user/supporter. Did you get a screen-sized pop-up from Tumblr today warning about the dangers of using Missing E and insisting that you agree to loss of data and privacy in order to return to the Dashboard? I took a screen shot, in case you'd like a look-see.
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December 2011
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Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
kellyoxford:
From Arise India Forum:
“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were...
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5 Underreported Stories of 2011
joshsternberg:
As we close the books on 2011, here, in totality, are five underreported stories (as put together by me) for Current.com:
More troops commit suicide than die in combat
Big business behind solar power
Food prices trigger revolution
U.S. military infiltrates social media
Number of homeless children highest in American history
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“This is not class warfare. It’s math.”
– Obama (via aatombomb)
This kind of sums up 2011 in America for me.
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“Asked if he’s concerned that if he doesn’t win his followers will...”
– Beth Reinhard
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“Kramer could hear Leary and Haynes screaming at each other inside, and when he...”
– Our Band Could Be Your Life, in tribute to Alex Chilton who would have been 61 yesterday
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“In sum: the President can kill whomever he wants anywhere in the world...”
– Glenn Greenwald
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“The girl’s voice dropped to a hush as she remembered the bright, sunny afternoon...”
– Jeffrey Gettleman
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WatchLet’s just get this out of the way. The company that tries to take my Twitter account can pry it from my cold dead hands.
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“The total customer experience here is haphazard at best, and, at worst — I hate...”
– Former New York Times design director Khoi Vinh on the New York Times subscription experience.
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Track how much (or how little) various stories... →
Nice interactive tool from Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism
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Want to grow a social network to 300 million...
muckrack:
MIT researchers have published some fascinating data on how Twitter grew during its first few years of existence. According to the research, Twitter’s “U.S. growth relied primarily on media attention, geographic proximity of users”.
The story gets particularly interesting when the researchers realized that media attention wasn’t simply a reflection of Twitter’s growth, but a cause of...
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Number of homeless children highest in American... →
Josh Sternberg for Current - The number of homeless children in the United States is at its highest levels in the nation’s history, according to a study released last week from the National Center on Family Homelessness. 1 out of every 45 children is homeless. That’s a staggering number; a majority of them are under 7.
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“One alleged hacker said the goal was to use the credit data to steal a million...”
– Anonymous ‘steal US data in Christmas-inspired assault’
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WatchI prefer the SNL version
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“I’m not a medical professional, but it seems obvious that human beings...”
– Gina Trapani which echoes why I’ve started working at a standing desk. (via @ftantillo)
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Shell spills 13,000 gallons while drilling near... →
cultureofresistance:
Shell International spilled 13,000 gallons of oil and drilling fluids into the Gulf on Sunday while drilling an exploratory well near the site of last year’s Deepwater Horizon accident, according to a federal report on the spill.
The area where the well was being drilled is about 20 miles from the site of the BP oil spill. Shell is working in water more than 7,000 feet...
