August 2011
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“In 1991, 10 years before 9/11, there were 16 million cell-phone subscribers...”
– The Black Hole of 9/11 - By David J. Rothkopf | Foreign Policy
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Post-idea world
In response to Neil Gabler’s article (linked below), I’ve decided to do a little thinking, as he suggests I do. Ironically, I will also make it publicly available on my tumblog, which is often an enormous spew of information with little thought (so far, other people think my posts mostly and I just reblog/regurgitate). I’m afraid to say this won’t be much different...
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“We are living in an increasingly post-idea world…”
– Neal Gabler in “The Elusive Big Idea” on NYTimes.com
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“It’s time we take the ‘for sale’ sign off our government”
– Mike Dean of Common Cause.
Then News: MN Republicans Literally Auctioning Off GOP Congressmen And State Lawmakers To Highest Bidder
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Watch50watt light bulb lasts 5 years and costs what? $3. Oh yeah, and its entirely solar energy. No energy costs and no fossil fuels.
“Distributorship killed the authorship star.”
– Magnificent Ruin (via nevver)
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“All my work is a single thing, the description from one to infinity. A single...”
– -Roman Opalka
Opalka passed away August 6th, the final act to this masterpiece. During the 46 years the project took, Opalka painted the numbers from 1 to 5607249: “the finite defined by the nonfinite.” His method is calculated.
The Opalka 1965/1-Infinity: Detail 3039180-3047372 is...
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“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime...”
– Warren Buffett’s ingenious deficit idea - MSN Money (via brit)
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“Teacher, don’t hide those guilty eyes…
you gave us guns for...”
– The Faint
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“To the contrary, various surveys of climate researchers suggest growing...”
– Washington Post’s Fact Checker article examining the truth in Perry’s claims (below).
“I think we’re seeing it almost weekly or even daily, scientists who are coming...”
– Republican presidential hopeful, Gov. Rick Perry, whose comments the Washington Post’s fact-checker gave Four Pinocchios, saying Perry is “willfully ignoring the facts.” (via officialssay)
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“Half the world’s GDP is produced on 1.5 percent of its land surface....”
– John Seo in “Everything Will Be Too Big to Fail” on Foreign Policy.com.
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“To those who argue that higher rates hurt job creation, I would note that a net...”
– Warren Buffett in “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich”.
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“Put the village back into the city”
– Mahatma Gandhi
WatchCoolest video I’ve seen in a long time. Moving.
New Orleans unveils fresh model for housing the... →
Sweet project in San Fran →
Chicago Opens Doors and Land to Urban Gardening |... →
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