June 2011
Oxford Writing and Style Guide no longer... →
flavorpill:
harpermd:
As a general rule, do not use the serial/Oxford comma: so write ‘a, b and c’ not ‘a, b, and c’. But when a comma would assist in the meaning of the sentence or helps to resolve ambiguity, it can be used — especially where one of the items in the list is already joined by ‘and’.
YES. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
RIP Oxford Comma
this is a sad day. the oxford...
North Korea blames loss to U.S. on players getting... →
Afghanistan's Amazing DIY Internet | Fast Company →
“The Afghan city of Jalalabad has a high-speed Internet network whose main components are built out of trash found locally. Aid workers, mostly from the United States, are using the provincial city in Afghanistan’s far east as a pilot site for a project called FabFi.
The technology used to create FabFi networks seems like it leaped out of an episode of MacGyver. Commercial...
Instapaper Blog: The FBI stole an Instapaper... →
newsweek:
instapaper:
So the FBI now has illegal possession of nearly all of Instapaper’s data and a moderate portion of its codebase, and as far as I know, this is completely out of my control.
Hey, FBI. Put the server back on the shelf. That was very rude of you.
HEY WTF THAT’S OUR MARCO’S STUFF
“my people’s national anthem: awkward silence.”
– davereed
“If you live gladly to make others glad in God, life will be hard, risks will be...”
– John Piper via @pastormark
Top Barack Obama donors net government jobs -... →
“More than two years after Obama took office vowing to banish “special interests” from his administration, nearly 200 of his biggest donors have landed plum government jobs and advisory posts, won federal contracts worth millions of dollars for their business interests or attended numerous elite White House meetings and social events, an investigation by iWatch News has found.”
not...
“Upwards of 20,000 cribs are destined for the garbage dump later this month...”
– Thousands of Cribs Headed to the Dump Unless Federal Agency Delays Regulation | The Foundry
These are terrible economic times, and nearly everything the government does just makes things worse. Here, thousands of valuable, useful cribs are going to be destroyed. A couple of summers ago, the...
Idaho snake house! Infestation forces young family... →
“He and his wife had little recourse when they decided to flee the home. They had signed a document noting the snake infestation.”
That was pretty really stupid.
“They said they had been assured by their estate agent that the snakes were just a story invented by the previous owners to leave their mortgage behind.”
find that realtor. bring some snakes. leave them in a box...
Results Matter →
Schools are just one government institution that take on tasks for which they have no expertise or even competence. Congress is the most egregious example. In the course of any given year, Congress votes on taxes, medical care, military spending, foreign aid, agriculture, labor, international trade, airlines, housing, insurance, courts, natural resources, and much more. There are professionals...
“…A hard thing is done by figuring out how to start.
You’ve been spending...”
– Rands In Repose: A Hard Thing is Done by Figuring Out How to Start
“A hard thing is done by figuring out how to start.”
Once more:
“A hard thing is done by figuring out how to start.”
“When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use...”
– - Muhammad Yunus
via twilightfades
(via davereed)
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate...”
– C.S. Lewis (via davenelson)
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section9:
inothernews:
semisetadrift:
fuiru:
Just do it, seriously, just do it.
The internet is always good to me, but it has been particularly good to me this week.
Hahahahahahaha, excellent.
Simply marvelous.
WIN. WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN. WIN!
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Lawmakers Pushing Bill That Could Land YouTube... →
“Nigam said something as simple as a school recital could expose students and anyone else who participated in the potential copyright violation to prosecution.
“The questions you’re going to have to ask are do you prosecute the school for hosting the event? The parent for videotaping it and posting it on their Facebook? Or the child for actually using the Lady Gaga song and performing...
Split EP: Jamie Barnes - The Mercy Seat / Brooks... →
this is fantastic music.
Bacon Ipsum | A Meatier Lorem Ipsum Generator →
h/t ellen
“There is always the temptation to add power-user features under an “advanced”...”
– There are so many gems in this piece on Netflix’s success by @rakeshlobster but this was my fave. (via arainert)
“We take no view on whether the administration’s efforts on behalf of the...”
– President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout - The Fact Checker - The Washington Post (via jeffmiller)
What’s on the menu at Livestrong Sporting Park’s... →
“Barbecue stands throughout the new stadium will serve up beef brisket ($6), pulled pork ($6) and ribs ($10) smoked on-site…each barbecue stand will feature a sauce station with six to 10 sauces from local barbecue restaurants such as Arthur Bryant’s, Gates and Oklahoma Joe’s. [hilker: this is the smartest thing they could have done.]
Concession stands will also serve bacon-wrapped...
“Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, ‘God is...”
– Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (via catholicanswers)
How to Honor Your Wife | The Resurgence →
