October 2011
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It looks like it’s on fire…
theatlanticvideo:
This Is Probably as Close as You’ll Get to Being an Astronaut
Our highlight reel of NASA’s spectacular time-lapse videos of Earth, as seen by astronauts on board the International Space Station
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Using your hands = "mental vitamin" →
When you do meaningful work with your hands, a kind of neurochemical feedback floods your brain with dopamine and serotonin. These happy brain chemicals are natural antidepressants, and we’ve evolved to release them both to reward ourselves for working with our hands and to motivate ourselves to do it some more.
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Cecilia Liao: Twitter could be used to track... →
cecilialiao:
Researchers at University of Iowa claimed that they cut through the noise of Twitter and was able to create a web-based program that spot signs of flu in geographic areas before cases were reported with the local authority.
The accuracy of the results demonstrated that it was possible to cut…
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I’ll tell you the other interesting thing about Tumblr and GIFs in particular....
– Joe Cornish on Tumblr and his film, “ATTACK THE BLOCK” (via markcoatney)
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Felonies and gourds have one very important commonality: they’re both extremely...
– It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers (via Timothy McSweeney)
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Why has Tumblr become the go-to platform of this moment? As we saw in Iran,...
– Is Occupy Wall Street the Tumblr Revolution? - Technology - GOOD (via markcoatney)
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ShortFormBlog: More on Mark Cuban's student loan... →
shortformblog:
bronze-by-gold said: Brilliant? In what universe? Student loans are often used to cover living expenses while in school, and using poorly paid TAs to reduce the cost of education is exploitative.
» SFB says: The argument Cuban is making is one of efficiency. I think the idea that…
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Idea#559
oneideaaday:
Set up a beam-vertising Nike campaign of hidden inspirational messages on city walls that can only be revealed with long exposure pictures.
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Women get the joke. Is this really for men or really for women?’ is a way to...
– Jim Trebilcock, executive vice president of marketing for Dr Pepper, explaining his company’s uniquely sexist ad campaign. It’s really not funny, bro. (via Josh Sternberg)
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How to Make Your Google Accounts More Secure →
world-shaker:
Words to the wise, yo.
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When I get home I’m gonna scrub this place like it’s a crime scene. Which it is,...
– Is Cam the best character on television? Yup. (via rachelinbrooklyn)
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