May 2012
5 posts
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May 22nd
Smart people don't think others are stupid →
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May 21st
Rands In Repose: Two Universes →
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May 12th
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May 11th
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I think it’s of utmost importance that people show each other, constantly, that they are different, whatever that means for the individual. Certainly, curing diseases is harder than getting piercings in weird places, but the two aren’t mutually exclusive. You have to cultivate your mind for it to stand a chance in the face of society’s melting pot in order to achieve great things...
May 7th
April 2012
9 posts
Volatile Software / Steve Losh →
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Apr 29th
Misogyny →
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Apr 28th
Apr 27th
It's Time to End the Drug War →
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Apr 23rd
Occupy's Perfect Storm →
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Apr 23rd
Time and taste →
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Apr 21st
Apr 21st
Apr 19th
17,867 notes
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“It is not for innocent people to justify why the state should not spy on them.”
– BigBrotherWatch.org.uk (via flyingtophat)
Apr 7th
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March 2012
1 post
3 tags
“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a...”
– Banksy
Mar 5th
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February 2012
8 posts
3 tags
Feb 23rd
1 tag
“Only the sequence of the words must remain inviolate. We can change everything...”
– Tim Parks, E-books Can’t Burn
Feb 23rd
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Feb 19th
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“Freedom to write, freedom to read, freedom to own material that you believe is...”
– Neil Gaiman — Why defend freedom of icky speech?
Feb 16th
1 tag
“ Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be...”
– William Safire (via )
Feb 15th
Feb 9th
152 notes
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A Message to Path
Hello, In light of recent news regarding Path.app uploading the entire contents of the address book to your servers, I would like to request the removal and deletion of all data for my accounts, registered with ******* and ******* This was a violation of your stated values and I cannot trust the product further. I also fear that, while this problem may be fixed for now, the lack of adequate...
Feb 8th
Feb 3rd
January 2012
13 posts
3 tags
"Can you solve this problem for me on the... →
Jan 31st
7 notes
5 tags
Jan 30th
4 notes
1 tag
Jan 30th
49 notes
2 tags
Tor Operations Security →
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
2 notes
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Jan 19th
2 notes
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Jan 17th
7 notes
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“After consultation with industry groups across the country,” [Lamar] Smith...”
– DNS provision pulled from SOPA Translation: “We got spanked.”
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
1,557 notes
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“Computer scientists should be comfortable with and practiced in the Unix...”
– What every computer science major should know
Jan 12th
19 notes
2 tags
What every computer science major should know →
Absolutely required reading. Unfortunately, I see too many of these being often ignored.
Jan 12th
5 notes
Jan 9th
1,799 notes
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Jan 4th
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December 2011
13 posts
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“Don’t waste other people’s time. The fact that you’re giving some code away...”
– Matt Gemmell on releasing Open Source Code. Anything (i.e., not just software) that you put out in the world should be of great quality, no matter if you choose to charge for it or not.
Dec 25th
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“If these companies are so clueless about technology that they think SOPA is a...”
– Paul Graham
Dec 23rd
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“I would suggest beheading the bankers, but while it would be very satisfying and...”
– Alan Moore
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
3 notes
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Dec 22nd
1,157 notes
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Dec 20th
“The world has a way of making room for those who just won’t give up.”
– Grit & Determination
Dec 17th
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
1,462 notes
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“For most people, sharing and remixing with attribution and no commercial intent...”
– No Copyright Intended - Waxy.org Andy Baio with some cogent points about the future of copyright.
Dec 9th
5 notes
1 tag
Dec 1st
November 2011
10 posts
Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of... →
Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and Mobile? As much as ever.
Nov 24th