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Bo Fo' Sho'
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My name is bo fo sho,
a born bostonian,
aryan librarian at the WORDsmithsonian
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at 11:15 AM on September 28, 2007
(16 comments)
The downside of diversity.
A Harvard political scientist finds that diversity hurts civic life. What happens when a liberal scholar unearths an inconvenient truth?
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at 6:11 AM on August 7, 2007
(95 comments)
Made in China.
A look inside the world’s manufacturing center. Flash video slideshow of the port of Shenzhen (7:00 minutes with sound)
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at 7:49 AM on July 23, 2007
(26 comments)
The Man Who Could Kill YouTube.
Bob Tur is the little guy who is suing one giant (Google) to do what another giant (Viacom) probably never will -- shut YouTube down
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at 8:13 AM on July 16, 2007
(210 comments)
True Cost to Own.
The Edmunds Inc. True Cost to Own pricing system calculates the additional costs you may not have included when considering your next vehicle purchase. These extra costs include: depreciation, interest on your loan, taxes and fees, insurance premiums, fuel costs, maintenance, and repairs. Search below to view the TCO of any vehicle.
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at 8:25 AM on July 10, 2007
(35 comments)
HBO: Flight of the Conchords
follows the trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City. The band is made up of Bret McKenzie on guitar and vocals, and Jemaine Clement on guitar and vocals. Episode 1 is available free online. [flash video]
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at 10:37 AM on June 14, 2007
(27 comments)
Citizen K Street: How Lobbying Became Washington's Biggest Business
The story will begin in the newspaper and on the Web on March 4, with an overview of Cassidy's career. Then, beginning March 5 and running Monday through Friday for five weeks exclusively at washingtonpost.com/citizenkstreet, Kaiser will tell the story in a serial narrative that will chart Cassidy's path and the transformation of the lobbying industry in Washington.
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at 11:56 AM on April 8, 2007
(5 comments)
Sgt. Wells's New Skull.
In the epidemic of brain injuries coming out of the war, Army neurosurgeons had never seen someone survive such a devastating wound. But Brian Wells jokes that he just left part of his head in Iraq. Someday, he says, he'll have to go back and get it.
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at 1:25 AM on March 15, 2007
(21 comments)
Tower Defence
A Macromedia Flash based Tower Defence game inspired by Elemental TD for WarcraftIII.
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at 5:03 AM on January 9, 2007
(113 comments)
Giveaway of the Day.
One free complete commercial software package with free registration per day. Today it is Web Stream Recorder Pro.
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at 5:03 AM on December 22, 2006
(20 comments)
The Sandbox
A Doonesbury driven non-partisan non-policy community blog on the details of being human in a global war on terror.
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at 3:21 AM on October 10, 2006
(22 comments)
Radio Sherpa
We show you what is playing on your favorite radio station right now. If you see a song or program that you like, just click on the album art to make your selection. You can play the song, learn more about the artist or song, or even buy it. Only in Boston at the moment.
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at 9:52 AM on October 4, 2006
(5 comments)
1K Project II.
1000 cars racing at the same time in Trackmania Sunrise [via waxy].
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at 5:20 AM on September 3, 2006
(34 comments)
Econ 101.
A collection of links to videos about economics for those who want to learn more about the dismal science.
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at 9:47 AM on May 29, 2006
(9 comments)
Thinking in C.
A flash based C tutorial by Bruce Eckel intended as a foundation for C++ and Java.
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at 10:30 AM on April 9, 2006
(7 comments)
Comment is free
It will incorporate all the regular Guardian and Observer main commentators, many blogging for the first time, who will be joined by a host of outside contributors - politicians, academics, writers, scientists, activists and of course existing bloggers to debate, argue and occasionally agree on the issues of the day.
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at 11:04 AM on March 14, 2006
(11 comments)
Corysucks.com
is an index of Cory Doctorow’s posts to Boing Boing ranked according to how much they suck. [not via boing boing]
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at 4:09 AM on March 5, 2006
(135 comments)
Ask a Republican.
Hello! I often get asked questions about Republican policy by greasy-haired liberal hippies. Seattle was no exception in Sept of 2005. It was teeming with them. May God bless you and America. Quicktime videos [via the monkey]
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at 12:48 PM on January 28, 2006
(27 comments)
Autopsy: Life & Death.
Following on from Anatomy for Beginners which concentrated on the anatomy of life, anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Professor John Lee now turn to the process of understanding death. Full video clips.
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at 6:54 AM on January 21, 2006
(11 comments)
New Musical Experiences.
The written-up and expanded notes for a talk given at a seminar called 'The Future of Music' at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki.
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at 7:43 AM on January 4, 2006
(10 comments)
Diggdot.us
Digg, slashdot, and del.icio.us/popular - this is a constant browsing cycle for us. So why not combine them into a unified format without all the extra chrome? We can eliminate dupes and add some extra niceities.
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at 6:37 AM on November 21, 2005
(22 comments)
Bodies still being found in NOLA
You know, it's hard to imagine anything worse than coming back to your home in New Orleans and finding it completely destroyed. But, tonight, as you're about to hear, there is something worse, much worse. Dozens of families have returned to what is left of their homes and found, lying amidst the mold and the wreckage, a body, forgotten, abandoned. Maybe it's their mother or their grandmother, sometimes even their missing child. More Here
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at 4:01 PM on November 16, 2005
(31 comments)
Neil Diamond on MySpace
"I sang Cracklin Rosie at Kareoke last week and was then inited[sic] to a threesome. Thanks Neil. Your songs are magical." Neil Diamond has 9981 friends.
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at 4:34 AM on November 6, 2005
(44 comments)
Hummer Bummer
The word around town was that the Hummers weren't moving.
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at 3:41 AM on November 4, 2005
(75 comments)
