November 2008
34 posts
PRESIDENT BUSH CUTS COCAINE SENTENCE FOR RAPPER... →
Refugee All-Stars Takin’ Ova. How was Carly Simon lobbying on John Forte’s behalf?
perpetua:
This is an odd and surprising story, even before you get to the Carly Simon/Orrin Hatch alliance to free the former Fugees collaborator.
The classic interruptive model is a pretty uninspired way to really get to a...
– Why Facebook Likes Small Ads, Despite the Small Dollars - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
I like this idea a lot.
(via bijan)
THE BEST OF FLUXPOP, VOL. 1
Highly recommended: Best of Fluxbog mix (v1)
perpetua:
DOWNLOAD IT!
This is the first in a series of mini-compilations spotlighting some of the best songs to ever appear on Fluxblog, with an emphasis on the high energy pop stuff. Enjoy!
The songs:
The Silures “21 Ghosts” / Ce’cile “Hot Like We” / Spektrum “May Day” / In Flagranti “Genital Blue Room” / Justus Kohncke featuring Meloboy...
the best thing I ever learned from Tumblr
nyclikestea:zoya:
when making tea, add milk before water. completely changed my life.
How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Power →
Apparently, as a major underdog at the time, Obama contacted Marc Andreesson in early 2007 to discuss the potential for social networking to influence politics.
“It was like a guy in a garage who was thinking of taking on the biggest names in the business,” Mr. Andreessen recalled. “What he was doing shouldn’t have been possible, but we see a lot of that out here and then something clicks. He...
Start-Up Teaches Math to Americans, Indian-Style →
The New York Times recently reported on a study that found, once again, that the United States is failing to develop the math skills of its students, particularly girls, especially compared to other countries where math education is more highly valued.
Indian Math Online is a start-up that aims to take on that disparity by teaching math to American kids using techniques from Indian schools.
Follow Stanford's iPhone Programming Class for... →
Nerd alert: This is definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in mobile development at all.
“Both lecturers work on iPhone development at Apple, and Paul Marcos has been teaching Cocoa at Stanford for a while.” - (via HN)
marco:
After writing this debug code:
throw new Exception('No hash cookie');
…I realized how incredibly strange it would sound to a non-programmer.