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Online-Only Currency BitCoin Reaches Dollar Parity - Slashdot
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/10/189246/online-only-currency-bitcoin-reaches-dollar-parity
Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org. Discover the Many Uses of Python and Strive Towards a Successful IT System Administration Career with 60 Hours of Training for 95% off. Online-Only Currency BitCoin Reaches Dollar Parity. On Thursday February 10, 2011 @02:59PM. IamTheRealMike writes "The BitCoin peer to peer currency. Briefly reached exchange parity with the US dollar. But the ability to buy real goods and services like web hosting. And even alpaca socks. On Thurs...
fourhourworkweek.com
Housecleaning and Clarifications: Blog Content, 4HB Corrections, Competition Winners, Slow-Carb Mistakes, and More | The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
http://fourhourworkweek.com/2011/01/21/housecleaning-and-clarifications-blog-content-4hb-corrections-competition-winners-slow-carb-mistakes-and-more
Jason Nemer - Inside the Magic of AcroYoga". Media Kit and Samples. Disclosure – The Full Monty. Media Kit and Samples. Please Fill Out This Form. Housecleaning and Clarifications: Blog Content, 4HB Corrections, Competition Winners, Slow-Carb Mistakes, and More. Written by Tim Ferriss. Topics: The 4-Hour Body - 4HB. Holy crap. The 4-Hour Body (4HB) has ended up producing an avalanche of questions. Covered in this post:. The blog moving forward: 4HB content vs. 4HWW content vs. random topics. For those in...
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Bike lock snuff pictures « Mission Mission
http://www.missionmission.org/2012/05/08/bike-lock-snuff-pictures
Laquo; Previous Post. Next Post ». Bike lock snuff pictures. Posted May 8, 2012 at 2:13 pm by Vic Wong. This was the grisly scene from 24th St. BART this morning. Do bike thieves carry high-powered lasers or something? Exhibit B: The security cable you use to lock your wheels. I prefer to think of bicycles being on temporary loan from the universe, so I guess I won’t be too bummed when someone collects on my $25 rusted Murray. BART bike parking is not secure. May 8, 2012 at 2:25 pm. May 8, 2012 at 2:44 pm.
tech.slashdot.org
Depressed People Surf the Web Differently - Slashdot
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/22/2039246/depressed-people-surf-the-web-differently
Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org. Discover the Many Uses of Python and Strive Towards a Successful IT System Administration Career with 60 Hours of Training for 95% off. Depressed People Surf the Web Differently. On Tuesday May 22, 2012 @05:00PM. Than their non-depressed classmates. Depressed students used file-sharing programs, like torrents or online sharing sites, more than non-depressed students. You may like to read:. Depressed People Surf the Web Differently.
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San Francisco gypsyTraveller Hate in the Media since 1997 | Gypsy Book Shop
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Edu-center about gypsyTraveller Xenophobia. A Real Traveller’s Wedding (my own). What Hate Sounds Like in San Francisco. Anti-Ziganism is alive & well in San Francisco. Vagabonds Act of 1383 same as current anti-RV laws. GypsyTraveller ‘problem’ Issue is SOCIAL CONTROL. Slender PROGRESS in gypsyTraveller human rights struggle. European Fight for Recognition of gypsyTravellers’ homes. Only U.S. Supreme Court Ruling about Living in RVs. San Francisco gypsyTraveller Hate in the Media since 1997. Shelter: Of...
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It has to work : Havoc's Blog
http://blog.ometer.com/2011/10/24/it-has-to-work
This blog contains blog posts. It has to work. Often when our minds turn to design, we think first of cosmetics. With all the talk of Apple these days, it’s easy to think they’re successful because of shiny aluminum or invisible screw holes. But this is a side issue. The Steve Jobs quote that gets to the heart of product development might be: So why the fuck doesn’t it do that? If you’re trying to make a successful tech product, 90% of the battle is that it works at all. Startups based on making it work.
boingboing.net
Seduced by Food: Obesity and the Human Brain / Boing Boing
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Stephan J. Guyenet. Mar 9, 2012. Seduced by Food: Obesity and the Human Brain. From the Boing Boing Shop. CC BY 2.0. In 1960-1962, the US government collected height and weight measurements from thousands of US citizens. Using these numbers, they estimated that the prevalence of obesity among US adults at the time was 13 percent. Fast forward to the year 2007-2008, and in the same demographic group, the prevalence of obesity was 34 percent ( 1. The Human Brain and Obesity. Leptin and a few other hormones...
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Octothorpe - 99% Invisible
http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/octothorpe
If you want to follow conversation threads relating to this show on social media whether Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, Tumblr you know to look for the hashtag: #99pi. In our current digital age, the hashtag identifies movements, events, happenings, brands topics of all kinds. The “#” didn’t always have this meaning, though. It’s had a few different lives. 8220;Barcamp” doesn’t. The idea was resonant. The “#” was a way to create clear, super-specific search term. Being the British name for the sign....
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Showing respect for one’s neighbors by appropriating their culture at your convenience « Mission Mission
http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/04/showing-respect-for-ones-neighbors-by-appropriating-their-culture-at-your-convenience
Laquo; Previous Post. Next Post ». Showing respect for one’s neighbors by appropriating their culture at your convenience. Posted Nov 4, 2011 at 11:02 am by Vic Wong. Categories: Life in the Mission. Dia de los Muertos. Posted this, with the caption:. My roommate’s response to this picture: I bet some freshman from Brown put that up. Come to think of it, at Garfield Park, I did hear someone say, “Where are all the brown people at? 8221; Was he talking about Brown University. 5Bvia %3Ca href%3D%22http%3A%...
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