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Five Best Book Recommendation Services

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 3:46pm
Of use if I ever teach or do any readers advisory again.
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The Start-to-Finish Guide for Moving to a New Place

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 4:23pm
Really handy. However, I'm hoping not to move for a long time.
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The Web Means the End of Forgetting

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 4:20pm
Well worth a read if you're at all interested in privacy, and well worth a read if you aren't but are inclined to post personal information to sites like Facebook.
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Proposition 19: A Word-for-Word Analysis

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 7:45pm
This is going to be a real game-changer if it passes. My hope is that it leads to reforms in the cloth and paper industries.
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Dear Blank, Please Blank.

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 9:34am
Sometimes funny. Sort of akin to FML and that sort of thing.
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Crises of Capitalism

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 2:03pm
This is a nice look at economic issues from a Marxist perspective. Of course, the revolution must also give equal attention to the social happiness of the mass.
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Bookshelf Porn: Archive

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 9:35pm
Amazing bookshelves--some incredibly clever uses of space, others just plain creative.
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How Does Google Work?

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 9:15pm
Purty nifty infographic that maps out the process of indexing the web.
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Why Design-By-Commitee Should Die

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 2:39pm
I can't even begin to express my disdain for some committee work--especially that which involves design, like website design.
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Reagan Revolution Home To Roost -- In Charts

Wed, 06/23/2010 - 5:15pm
Almost everything has gotten worse since Reagan. Truly.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Internet

Mon, 06/21/2010 - 11:41am
Very interesting examination of the ways in which the Internet has changed our lives and the difficulty in predicting how it will continue to do so.
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The Blackboard Versus the Keyboard

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 12:38pm
One study found that students using laptops scored lower by 11 percent than their counterparts without laptops.
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The Parable of Prohibition

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 4:20pm
A very bizarre chapter of history can teach us a lot about drug prohibition.
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Map: Where Americans Are Moving

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 2:15pm
I'm not sure what value there is in this, but it was fun for about two minutes.
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The End of Men

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 8:43pm
The subtitle to this article should be: "Women prepare to take over...well, everything".
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Robert Rodriguez's 10-Minute Film School

Sun, 06/06/2010 - 11:38am
Anyone interested in making a film or video should read this.
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Does the Internet Make You Smarter?

Sat, 06/05/2010 - 9:53am
Amid the silly videos and spam are the roots of a new reading and writing culture, says Clay Shirky in this piece from the WSJ.
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Book Owners Have Smarter Kids

Wed, 06/02/2010 - 4:38pm
Given my imminent parenthood and my ever-expanding book collection, this article caught my eye.
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Creating 10 Most-Used Javascript Techniques Using Pure CSS Styling

Tue, 06/01/2010 - 7:25pm
One of these days, I'm going to get a lot better with XML and CSS. About that time, said platforms will likely be obsolete.
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The Twenty Science Fiction Novels that Will Change Your Life

Tue, 06/01/2010 - 7:22pm
I like good book suggestions. I like SF. Hence, I like this.
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