3 month ago
gleuschk : Why Assistant Professors Should Earn More Than the Tenured :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, Views and Jobs - there are a lot of interesting but wrongheaded arguments here. no raises for faculty in the year they get tenure? as a policy?!
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6 month ago
gleuschk : Netflix getting rid of Profiles, the bastards - saying "this change will help us to continue to improve the Netflix website for all our customers", i.e. zero explanation at all
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adamrg : Taming the Beast - "If Wall Street companies can count on being rescued like banks, then they need to be regulated like banks." Excellent Krugman essay, and I frequently disagree with him. Tempted to hand this to my students to see what they make of it.
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9 month ago
adamrg : I Tremble For Our Children - What about your boss, think he could do it?
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adamrg : BBC NEWS | UK | Tourists warned of UAE drug laws
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11 month ago
gleuschk : The Airport Security Follies - Jet Lagged - Air Travel - Opinion - New York Times Blog - we’ve gotten exactly the system we deserve
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13 month ago
Andy Baio : Prince of Persia butchered in "Life" TV show - laughably bad portrayal of technology, including Excel spreadsheets hidden in the 10th level of the game [via]
deusx : Video: Prince Of Persia Butchered In "Life" - GayGamer.net - "Now, here's the funny part: in order to access the Excel files containing all the records of drug-trafficking and cash locations, it seems that players have to reach "level 10""
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13 month ago
nelson : Global warming is healthy! - She failed to address damage to the sweater industry
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15 month ago
deusx : Stupid Monsters someone was paid to make = the best job ever. - "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF VERY STUPID MONSTERS. "
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16 month ago
adamrg : Paul Thurrott is a moron. - Yes. The iPhone calculator looks like a simple digital calculator. Astounding. The idea that everything should be skinnable is moronic. The only remarkable design decision seems to be the color of the equals key. Everything else is commonplace.
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24 month ago
jimray : How can I automatically keep my Windows Start menu sorted? - God, I hate Windows
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26 month ago
plasticbag : It came up through the seat, into the ass of Timo - If this doesn't undermine my professional image, I don't know what will. Hehehehe.
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27 month ago
cameron : Adrants » Anna Nicole Smith's Dead Son For Sale In IntelliTXT Ad - An unfortunate text ad generated by Intellitxt offering Smiths for sale at Target over a story about Anna Nicole Smith's son's death.
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fastclemmy : 10 of the most stupid Tattoos possible - 10 of the most stupid Tattoos possible by fastclemmy tattoo stupid top10 hotlinks Copy | React (0)
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31 month ago
jkottke : Matt used MacSaber and his new MacBook to recreate the Star Wars kid video - Matt used MacSaber and his new MacBook to recreate the Star Wars kid video. In related news, the Portland, Oregon area reported a huge nerdquake this afternoon.
Milo Vermeulen : Matt Haughey + macbook + macsaber = the new Star Wars Kid [via]
deusx : macbook man | A Whole Lotta Nothing - "The moment I realized that geeks everywhere would be swinging their new laptops around, my first thought was how stupid that must look and how that could easily become another Star Wars Kid parody."
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32 month ago
plasticbag : Search users 'stop at page three' - This is a really interesting and useful artivcle about search results...
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32 month ago
Aquarion : Tomb Raider. Nipples. Picture - In summery: Because there is the texture of a bare nipple in the game data files, although it's not in use in the game itself, the game could be delayed
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33 month ago
deusx : Splash Back - get all of the globs off the screen by pumping them - Object of this fun puzzle game is to get all of the globs off the screen by pumping certain ones up and taking the rest out.
plasticbag : Splash Back dumb Flash game - By which I mean a dumb Flash game that kept me occupied for an hour or so when I should have been packing for San Diego.
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34 month ago
gleuschk : What Is the Value of Algebra? - clueless knuckleheadedness in the Washington Post. "I confess to be one of those people who hate math." Irresponsible moron.
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37 month ago
gleuschk : Language Log: Is marriage identical or similar to itself? - this is why philosophy majors do well in law school
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39 month ago
plasticbag : Hm. Bit of a clumsy set of comments about user-generated content from my colleagues, there... Still, never mind... - '"User-edited" versions of the talkboards will be created, said Mr Mermelstein, because he said many of the messages posted were "crap", repetitive or boring.'
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45 month ago
deusx : HometownAnnapolis.com, Top Stories - SUV driver takes off with gas nozzle and hose - "SUV driver takes off with gas nozzle and hose" Jackass.
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47 month ago
plasticbag : Harry says sorry for Nazi costume - Oh Jesus Christ... As if people weren't nervous enough about ultra-rich establishment types being a bit on the right-wing side...
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plasticbag : iPod hoodie - "A naked iPod? Girlfriend, you?ve got to cover that thing - and we have a super solution! C. Ronson?s iPod hoodie has all the features of its life-sized original yet scaled down to keep yr MP3 player or phone lookin' spiffy!!! Blue or pink."
jkottke : What's cuter than a hoodie for your iPod?
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plasticbag : The Tiny Random Hat Project - Concept in a nutshell: buy drinks with hats, give money to charity, wear tiny hat, get someone to take a photo, look dumb, get dumped by your partner, embrace the fundamental pain of existence. You know, for kids!
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