MeFi comment:
"It looks like there are two parts to Google's proposal:
1. Replace all of our existing energy generating infrastructure with some pretty bogus renewables, the bulk of which are wind. I didn't see a proposal for matching ambient wind speed with..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Smart Dalek, abulafa, delmoi
8 days ago
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"If you think you want to follow a philosopher, you are mistaking philosophy for religion." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
8 days ago
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"In Soviet Russia, Alaska Watches You?" [
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favorited 15 times, recently by manguero, sien, gen, nprigoda, Venadium, Senor Cardgage, shmegegge, Cat Pie Hurts, bonobothegreat, doteatop, newmoistness, axon, KevinSkomsvold, matteo, ukdanae
9 days ago
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"Chemical hand warmers in a jockstrap perhaps?
Be sure to blog about this if you try it out. Even if you don't feel better, many will be entertained...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by zippy, matteo, rokusan
2 weeks ago
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"Are you looking for something like this or this?
You need a sharp and flexible nib and a dip pen handle and a LOT of practice. Keep in mind, as roger ackroyd implies, that aristocrats didn't write that way, their secretaries did.
An..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by thatbrunette
2 weeks ago
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"Hopefully you can start to see the massive implications of this hack
I think you misspelled fraud." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by lunchbox, Korou, JimmyJames, Megafly, the_very_hungry_caterpillar, SlyBevel, box, tomboko, prefpara, anthill, papafrita, flibbertigibbet
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Perhaps one day I will be able to afford to live in Manhattan." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by shmegegge, schyler523, aye, milarepa, lattiboy, oaf, salvia, Korou, waxbanks, limeonaire, aburd
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Could she be a political bridge builder?" [
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favorited 17 times, recently by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94, manguero, zarq, psmealey, armoured-ant, delmoi, moonbird, ...possums, Sangermaine, From Bklyn, jeffburdges, Artw, mkb, shiu mai baby, Senor Cardgage, hal9k, orthogonality
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I wonder if the developers will manage to win the coveted Fatwa prize for their work?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jeffburdges
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Nice blog, if you happen to like disposable pens or expensive refills.
It would have been nice to see mention of an entry level fountain pen, or even a nice one. Or a brief essay on their lifesaving abilities...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by atrazine, khaibit, yertledaturtle, agress
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Iqbal Quadir on empowering the poor.
This isn't about bulk, broadcast information. It is about bidirectional communication. Another way to think about it is that your potential for wealth is proportional to the number of people you are able to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Deathalicious, infini, kid ichorous
Last month
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"The great thing about pro-grade cameras is that you can rent them. Rent a good camera, don't buy." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by doctor_negative
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Forget assassination, I'm going to go get a pacemaker installed so I can overclock myself." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by ymgve, Dillonlikescookies, rodgerd, kcds, Silly Ashles, phrontist, flod logic, Pope Guilty, Songdog, protorp, phrenq, wabashbdw, twine42, koeselitz
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Not much of a story here. Wikipedia has known that Mrs. Child was a spy for a while. The AP article says little more than that she did work for the OSS. Hopefully the declassified documents will give the recipe for shark repellent she developed...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Lizc, JHarris, Gungho
Last month
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"Your ex is a moron. Doubly so if the ex has been stalked in the past.
If the things on their blog are supposed to be private, your ex shouldn't be publishing them where the whole world can read them...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I have as much disrespect for my fellow human as the next guy, but this may be going a little too far." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by binturong
2 months ago
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"That awkwardness is compounded by the fact that I think his resume suggests very real potential problems and exaggerations.
Pick some of the things that he claims to know about, and ask him to explain them. What exactly is AJAX? How has he used it..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by shelbaroo, ClaudiaCenter
2 months ago
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"I don't get it, are you trying to say Mormons shouldn't be mocked? Seriously?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
2 months ago
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"Has anyone else noticed the slow but steady tarting up of the WSJ since the Murdoch buyout?
The editorial page has always been a mixed bag at the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Smart Dalek
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Second Life fails in a lot of different ways. Lively fails in even more.
On the plus side, Steve Balmer can sue the fsck out of google now on the basis of this domain name, and claim to have accomplished something in 2008...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"it was discovered that the toxin was not plant-borne at all, but actually was a coordinated, conspiratorial "terrorist" attack, perpetrated by radical environmentalists. Don't ask me about the mechanics; just saying that would have been..." [
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favorited 23 times, recently by miss-lapin, tehloki, desiderandus, shinynewnick, milarepa, MythMaker, contessa, 40 Watt, Who_Am_I, Henry C. Mabuse, cass, sidesh0w, Dr-Baa, Science!, cashman, magstheaxe, liza, Goblindegook, jammy, Meatbomb, snwod, dismas, delmoi
3 months ago
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"Lots of good answers regarding growth and resource allocation. Here is some information on how the infrastructure works:
The highest-bandwidth links (what people often inaccurately call the "backbone") are fiber-optic cables that are..." [
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3 months ago
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"When I tell people in Seattle that I write software, they respect me. When I do the same in Southern California, they laugh." [
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4 months ago
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"It's a series of tubes. It's not a big truck bomb." [
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4 months ago