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“Just swam laps for the first time in too many years. I missed that “so healthy it’s nauseating” feeling.”
“Photo: Time & Life http://tumblr.com/xxmejoni4”
‘“Being wrong is really important to doing decent work.” - Ira Glass http://bit.ly/9WtD5U (via @aphenix)’
“Skeptical”
“Hilarious. RT @ppppolls: Californians say they’d rather have Gray Davis than Arnold by a 44-38 margin: http://tinyurl.com/2blntm6”
‘“While I am at home in many strange places, I am not free even to visit the territory I was expected to inhabit effortlessly.”’
‘“American people are interested in only two things: astrology, and their bowels.”’
“Up early, with Trow’s Within The Context of No Context http://j.mp/cd6MSA”
“Holy shit there is an on/off switch per mail account!”
‘“Soon Yelp is going to lose it’s power,” says Ricky “biggdaddy” C. of Mesa, AZ at http://bit.ly/cXylfW’
“Street Slide: impressive http://bit.ly/bUUYTu Can’t help but think so, but it’s also what they don’t say. Below the horizon: logos/signs.”
Larry McMurtry’s Dream Job

“Wait till you see the book town,” he kept saying over the phone, “then you’ll understand.” (#)

dark entries · Wednesday, July 28
Matthew Yglesias: Priorities

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dark entries · Wednesday, July 28
The Economist: Rough justice in America: Too many laws, too many prisoners

“Justice is harsher in America than in any other rich country. Between 2.3m and 2.4m Americans are behind bars, roughly one in every 100 adults. If those on parole or probation are included, one adult in 31 is under ‘correctional’ supervision.” (#)

dark entries · Wednesday, July 28
Big Bang Abandoned in New Model of the Universe

Doesn’t explain the CMB, but on the other hand, doesn’t require dark matter and dark energy. Somebody quotes Madame Blavatsky in the comments. (#)

dark entries · Wednesday, July 28
“… And celebrating my grandfather’s 100th with family. 100! #fb”
“Back in Berlin after a sweet time in the Adirondacks with the girl. #fb”
“Did you guys know they have Twitter on computers now?”
Opricot

Opricot is a web-based administration tool for MongoDB servers and databases. Use as a point-and-click adventure for basic tasks, utilize scripting for automated processing or repetitive things. (#)

Delicious/dakotasmith · Wednesday, July 28
“Looks like my hobbies look like my work. My life’s work’s life and, probably, work. My hobbies: rock, and typing. I rock at typing and life.”
The Nation: The Trouble With Amazon

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dark entries · Tuesday, July 27
“I just became the mayor of The Presidents Lounge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/dgg1zA”
“Adirondacks #fb http://yfrog.com/7463scj”
MongoDB Aggregation III: Map-Reduce Basics | Kyle Banker

If you’re accustomed to working with relational databases, the thought of specifying aggregations with map-reduce may be a bit intimidating. Here, in the third in a series of articles on MongoDB aggregation, I explain map-reduce. After reading this, and with a little practice, you’ll be able to apply the map-reduce paradigm to a huge number of aggregation problems. (#)

Delicious/dakotasmith · Monday, July 26
MongoDB and E-commerce | Kyle Banker

The hesitant reaction there expressed is understandable, as most of the databases falling under the NoSQL umbrella would fare poorly in an e-commerce setting. But this is not the case with MongoDB. Indeed, with its support for rich data models, dynamic, indexed queries, atomic operations, and replicated writes, MongoDB can be a viable and even desirable database for e-commerce; here’s why. (#)

Delicious/dakotasmith · Monday, July 26
“Slept in, then went riding before lunch. Reading a bit before afternoon shooting. #Icouldgetusedtothis”
“I just ousted @dredl as the mayor of The Homestead on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/ajRNNI”
“Power is out so I cooked all the bacon. Y’know. To save it!”
“Thought the power was out at home due to the storm. Went to band practice. Came home. Six hours later the power is still out. Downed wires.”
“I just unlocked the “Explorer” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aK9FKU”
Justin Erik Halldór Smith: Against Eighties Music

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dark entries · Sunday, July 25
“Sorry I wasn’t specific. In cat. I need more ways of saying, “that is a dumb idea,” in cat.”
“In general, I need more nice ways to say, “That is a dumb idea.””
“I miss when Camel would put on free shows for everyone 21 & up, and paid bands over $500 to play.”
“http://j.mp/cFRVzi Time and the illusion of canonical location data (via @bruces)”
“Just passed by a late model Buick with a Louis Vuitton paint job, a lift kit, and 3’ rims. It was subtle, but I happened to notice it.”
“Just think: There was a time when it made sense to say, “I am not here right now.” #answeringmachines”
‘“Mr. Rogers is an old man that doesn’t exist anymore.” (via @preschoolgems) << ;’(’
“I’m just thinking about how I heard a friend recently say Osama when she meant Hussein. The same thing seemed funny on Glee.”
“Bush on 20 Sept 01 took a piss on consciousness.”
“Conflation, when intentionally obfuscating the abstraction of the connection made between the two, is the root of evil.”
“There was some R.D. Liang book I read back in college about how Looney was a social contruct. But okay.”
“What BP Could Have Bought With All the Money They Lost http://bit.ly/aRpahH // Visual Economics #fb”
Curious Customs

Laser cut wooden lamps made by David Umlas and Marrilee Ratcliffe (#)

Delicious/mpgomez · Friday, July 23
World Food Challenge lets kids explore other cultures - WeAreAustin.com

That's my boy Heath working it on the morning show (#)

Delicious/mpgomez · Friday, July 23
“Frogger, Berlin Mitte Edition: try to get from a to b without being caught by prams. /via @flueke << I’m far less playful in my attitude”
“Late lunch is the tastiest lunch.”
“Was just gifted a bottle of cachaça. Goodbye world.”
American Murder Mystery

Why is crime rising in so many American cities? The answer implicates one of the most celebrated antipoverty programs of recent decades.
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The Longest Train I Ever Saw · Wednesday, July 21
Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police

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dark entries · Wednesday, July 21
“To paraphrase The Beastie Boys: ear is ringing, ohmygod.”
Paul Ford: Editors Ship

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dark entries · Tuesday, July 20
“Sheryl Crow’s chin. #facesofdeath2010”
USSSP - Clipart & Library

[Cubscout clipart] (#)

Delicious/dakotasmith · Tuesday, July 20
The Savage Detectives Machete

Reading T.S.D. as a roman à clef. (#) (via)

dark entries · Monday, July 19
“I recall reading somewhere that Gov. Schwarzenegger has more budget and legislative experience than any California legislator. #termlimits”
“RfuckingT @Mike_FTW: To those saying the ENTIRE Tea Party isn’t racist: what percentage are you OK with?”
“Go Music Learning Club! Way to conform! RT @MLCbot: We got a facebook thing. Search for us or don’t!”
Lunch With Carson McCullers, Marilyn Monroe and Isak Dineson

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The Longest Train I Ever Saw · Sunday, July 18