May 2010
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“If taxes are to be reduced, there must be corresponding reductions on the...”
– Richard Nixon, December 30, 1969 (What Republicans Once Believed)
May 27th
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It’s kind of stunning that the perception of Time Square bombing in Pakistan is viewed not as an home grown terrorist attempt but rather the conspiracy theory created by the US while Pakistani media playing the crucial role. I used to think Fox News and bunch of other Indian medias were good at creating such conspiracies and fucking the contextual perception of their viewer. Seems like...
May 26th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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“The trouble with socialism is socialism. The trouble with capitalism is...”
– Capitalism versus capitalists
May 23rd
History repeats itself in different form
Jerusalem 2010 via   Little Rock Central High School, 1957 via
May 20th
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“Some say: “You learn as long as you live”. My way: “You live...”
– Unknown
May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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The Changelog : Episode 0.2.4 - Facebook Open... →
Adam and Wynn caught up with David Recordon and other Facebook developers to talk about their wide range of open source projects including Tornado, Hip-Hop, and Three20 as well as OpenGraph and OAuth 2.0. Mentioned in the show: David Recordon Open Source developer at Facebook, co-creator… Audio Widget won’t appear on the dashboard. Link
May 18th
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Texas Conservative Stupidity →
Drop Thomas Jefferson’s ideology of separation of religion and state Promotion of gun rights Drop references to slave trade [Most disgusting] Study of Sir Isaac Newton is dropped in favour of examining scientific advances through military technology Recasting of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as driven by Islamic fundamentalism Good news is that California is moving to block Texas...
May 17th
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The title of this article and similar articles makes me laugh  Geithner ‘Confident’ China to Allow Yuan Rise Against Dollar If you also want to laugh, just view charts of comparing US Dollar to Chinese Yuan: 10 years 3 Years 1 Year I don’t know why these officials and politicians never publicly admit that China will never let their currency to appreciate unless you forced them...
May 15th
“The battle that is underway is not a battle over the future of privacy and...”
– Facebook and “radical transparency” (a rant)
May 15th
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May 14th
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It seems like Facebook is the new Wall Street, or more specifically Goldman Sachs and their new privacy policy and Open Graph protocol is the sub-prime mortgages investment and one of those complex Wall Street derivatives. But good news for Facebook investors and their employees is you guys are going to be rich (real money not informal and/or hypothetical valuations). No, I don’t know how...
May 13th
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May 11th
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“Picking the better number vs. dealing with reality is disingenuous at best;...”
– The Bullshit of Government Statistics by Brad Feld
May 10th
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May 9th
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This is utter non-sense: With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations… information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation Information has not been distracted, it has become more integrated, and kind of decoupled just like a desktop / web widget, and generally contextual also. And may be...
May 9th
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Just Donated $20 to The Community Foundation for flood relief. I chose Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, may be you can choose to donate to Metro Nashville Disaster Response Fund 
May 9th
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“A grain of wisdom is worth an ounce of knowledge, which is worth a ton of data.”
– Neil Larson
May 9th
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“Greece is like Bear Stearns. But there’s a few Lehmans out there.”
– Ezra Klein
May 7th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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May 6th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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Offshore Drilling Ban?
Everyone seems to be ranting against offshore drilling with the worst ever oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some assuming it to be worst than Exxon Valdez accident. If you look at the above graph, you will get the answer. Offshore drilling’s not going anywhere at least for now so, forget all those crappy political rants and say Drill Baby Drill! Graphics via
May 4th
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CollegeHumor Won Some Webby Awards!
collegehumor: It’s true! Here’s the full list of winners and nominees. BEST ANIMATION & PEOPLE’S VOICE AWARD IN ANIMATION Pixar Intro Parody (Animation by Mike Ritchie; Written by Dan Gurewitch & Sam Reich) PEOPLE’S VOICE AWARD IN COMEDY: LONG FORM OR SERIES Jake and Amir (Written by/Starring Jake Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld) PEOPLE’S VOICE AWARD IN COMEDY: INDIVIDUAL SHORT OR EPISODE...
May 4th
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill in animated graphics via
May 4th
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May 2nd
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May 1st
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