8 month ago
deusx : Boy Floats Unharmed Down River On Toy Truck : NPR - "Police in Canada say a boy celebrating his third birthday was unhurt after floating down a river riding on top of a toy truck. The boy's family was camping when the boy wandered off."
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deusx : Bruce Campbell, King Of The B Movie : NPR - "You may also remember Campbell as the star of numerous B movies — think Man With the Screaming Brain. He's now directed and produced his own B movie, My Name is Bruce. He built the Western town featured in the film on his own property out of
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deusx : Why NPR is the Future of Mainstream Media - "But what is NPR doing differently that’s causing their listener numbers to swell? They basically have a three-pronged strategy that is helping them not only grow now, but also prepare for the future media landscape where traditional methods of con
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deusx : Conn. Woman Bitten After 'Bite Me' Remark : NPR - "A worker at the Connecticut Police Academy got into an argument with a man. She is an analyst at the academy, but the man called her a clerk. She says she responded by telling him, "bite me." She probably did not expect the man to take the
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deusx : It's Paper. Paper Made Of Wombat Poo : NPR - "A company in Tasmania has found a way to make paper out of excreta from the Australian marsupials known as wombats. The Creative Paper Company in Burnie has already won attention for making "Roo-Poo" paper from kangaroo dung, and are now e
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deusx : Customizer 101 White - "The Customizer 101 key keyboard is based on an award winning design; its quality and durability will provide you with years of trouble-free service. Now you can choose either PS2 or USB in this classic style. Available in either the buckling spring
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deusx : An Ode To Clicky Keys : NPR - "My All Things Considered story about the Model M keyboard is, of course, shot through with journalistic bias. I am unabashed in my preference for the metallic ring of an old keyboard's spring-loaded keys. I won't apologize for this partial
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deusx : Old-School Keyboard Makes Comeback Of Sorts : NPR - "Almost all keyboards made since the early 1990s are, frankly, no good. A tiny group of writers and hackers know better. They use vintage IBM keyboards. Ugly, built like tanks, and, most importantly, with a spring under each key, and which clicks whe
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deusx : Scott Horsley : NPR - "Scott Horsley is a business correspondent for NPR. He covers general economic issues with a special emphasis on energy. In 2004, Scott took a break from business reporting to cover John Kerry's presidential campaign. He also reported from the P
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22 month ago
gleuschk : NPR: Tom Waits Interviews Tom Waits - His elaborate gun collection, his mad shopping sprees, the face lifts, the ski trips, the drug busts and the hundreds of rooms in his home. The tax shelters, the public urination...I was nervous to meet the real man himself. Baggage and all.
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23 month ago
gleuschk : WNYC - Radiolab: Sleep (May 25, 2007) - fantastic, fantastic radio.
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23 month ago
gleuschk : short interview with Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich | The A.V. Club - I've been listening to Radiolab podcasts on my walks to campus. Sometimes I walk slow on purpose.
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24 month ago
gleuschk : Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills : NPR - the necessity of "free play" for building self-regulation
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25 month ago
philgyford : This American Life: 348: Tough Room - Click "Full Episode" then skip forward five minutes for a quarter of an hour of 'The Onion's staff talking about what makes a story funny or not. (via Jane in Progress)
Rod Begbie : This American Life: Tough Room - Excellent segment on This American Life about The Onion's writing room. Skip about five minutes into the episode to find it. [via] #
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26 month ago
deusx : Chris Anderson: Ready to be Microchunked? : Converge - "Introduce ubiquity - public radio on iPods, cellphones, satellite radio, etc., and the connecting tissue between Favorite Show X and Station Y begins to fray."
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32 month ago
deusx : NPR Podcast Directory - "NPR has an OPML of all their podcasts."
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34 month ago
43folders : 020: Interview: Jesse Thorn, Part 2 | The Merlin Show - Jesse says NPR listeners are pretty much as rich, white, and old as you'd imagine.
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36 month ago
jimray : NPR fights back, seeks rehearing on Internet radio royalty increases - More on NPR fighting the RIAA cabal on their inane webcasting fees
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36 month ago
jimray : NPR fights the good fight against the RIAA's inane webcast royalty clusterfuck - I love NPR
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37 month ago
gleuschk : NPR : Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades - if you teach students that their intelligence can grow and increase, they do better in school.
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39 month ago
43folders : NPR : In Favor of Mess - "...whether the moderately messy are more efficient, more resilient and more creative."
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40 month ago
gleuschk : NPR : Book Selections to Nourish the Mind at the Holidays - more gift possibilities
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40 month ago
gleuschk : NPR : Booksellers Pick Their Holiday Favorites - tempted by the Norwegian epic, but not really
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