IT is dead

"Further, this confused IT leader thinks his team can manage a service more reliably than a company whose entire existence depends on its ability to do so. To put it bluntly, Google has assembled the greatest collection of computer science talent in the world. Similarly Amazon has a multi-year lead in delivering compute power by the drop, with which it's happy to provide to you with the single-digit gross margins of a successful retailer. Your IT organization simply doesn't rate at this level."

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Mark Zuckerberg's Hoodie

It is June 2, 2010 and Mark Zuckerberg is sweating. He's wearing his hoodie-- he's always wearing his hoodie--and he's on stage and either the lights ... Read more

Don't trust The NAACP...

New York mayor Mike Bloomberg's crusade to ban large-sized sugary drinks has some surprising new foes: the NAACP and the Hispanic Federation, two large nonprofits ostensibly dedicated to advancing the rights of minorities. In this case, they are advancing the interests of their own corporate backers at the expense of the people they are supposed to serve.

The Hispanic Federation's annual gala is April 11, at the Waldorf-Astoria. There, they will present their "Corporate Leadership Award" to The Coca-Cola Company, which is among their funders. The NAACP has recently received a $100,000 donation from the Coca-Cola foundation, along with another $35K to the NAACP New York State Conference. They recently gave an image award to PepsiCo (which will doubtless be repaid with donations). It's quite easy for large nonprofits such as these to ensure a robust roster of future corporate funding: all they have to do is scratch these companies' backs when called upon. This is what happens with civil rights organizations become co-opted by corporate interests.

-- Gawker

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Louisiana Senator Wants to Know if E. Coli Could Evolve Into a Human
GAWKER | JANUARY 23, 2013
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As it turns out, this whole "evolution" thing isn't just a phase. And now Louisiana has to figure out whether we should be teaching it in our schools.... Read more

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Plant Based Diet

Today is the second day of my transition to a plant-based diet -- from what I understand, "plant-based" is a politically neutral alternative to words like vegetarian, vegan, etc -- and so far I'm doing well. I bought some of Whole Food's pre-cut vegetables and tried stir-frying them in olive oil. Not bad. For lunch I've been ordering a vegetarian-style sandwich from Rubicon, a deli close to my work.

I'm trying this out because of the documentary Forks over Knives, which is essentially a video lecture arguing for the reduction of animal-based foods in your diet. That being said, I only recommend watching this documentary if you know what you're getting into -- otherwise you'll be left with quite a bit of self-guilt!

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suicide and time

In one interesting study, for example, when compared to control groups, suicidal participants significantly overestimated the passage of experimentally controlled intervals of time by a large amount. Baumeister surmises, "Thus suicidal people resemble acutely bored people: The present seems endless and vaguely unpleasant, and whenever one checks the clock, one is surprised at how little time has actually elapsed."

http://www.readability.com/articles/ue6ydpnt

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The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Sass - Treehouse...

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Sass - Treehouse Blog Using Sass for your CSS preprocessing is a useful tool for executing responsive web design. Andrew takes us through the absolute beginner's guide to Sass. View or comment on Dylan Conlin's post » Google+ makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Learn more. Join Google+

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If-by-whiskey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...

If-by-whiskey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any is... View or comment on Dylan Conlin's post » Google+ makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Learn more. Join Google+

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Dylan Conlin added you to his circles and invited you to join Google+

Dylan Conlin added you to his circles and invited you to join Google+. Join Google+ Google+ makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Circles An easy way to share some things with college buddies, others with your parents, and almost nothing with your boss. Just like in real life. Hangouts Conversations are better face-to-face. Join a video hangout from your computer or mobile phone to catch up, watch YouTube videos together, or swap stories with up to 9 of your friends at once. Mobile Lightning-fast group chat. Photos that upload themselves. A bird's-eye view of what's happening nearby. We built Google+ with mobile in mind.

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To which we all aspire?

To which we all aspire? US employee 'outsourced job to China' A US software developer was revealed to have outsourced his job to China, instead spending his workdays surfing the internet. View or comment on Dylan Conlin's post » Google+ makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Learn more. Join Google+

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Is There Sex After Death?

Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation searches out luminary figures in the world of sex...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq7sej_is-there-sex-after-death_shortfilms#.UPTED6GjeE9

Derrida was a charlatan

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/10/obituaries/10derrida.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=bc84f1b2c5f092c5&ex=1255147200&partner=rssuserland

IBM's Watson Memorized the Entire 'Urban Dictionary,' Then His Overlords Had to Delete It

Watson couldn't distinguish between polite language and profanity -- which the Urban Dictionary is full of. Watson picked up some bad habits from reading Wikipedia as well. In tests it even used the word "bullshit" in an answer to a researcher's query.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/ibms-watson-memorized-the-entire-urban-dictionary-then-his-overlords-had-to-delete-it/267047/

This Invisible Drive-Thru Customer Prank is Simple, Brilliant

This Invisible Drive-Thru Customer Prank is Simple, Brilliant
GAWKER | JANUARY 9, 2013
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On the Internet, drive-thru prank videos are a bitcoin a dozen. That's why when a really good one comes along, it's easy to miss. Happily, that's the... Read more

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The Flu Hell Cometh...

"We are in for what looks like it's going to be one of the worst flu seasons in nine or 10 years,"

-- director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci

Never Lie About Who You Really Are - Dan Pallotta

http://blogs.hbr.org/pallotta/2012/12/never-lie-about-who-you-really-are.html

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The future according to Google's Larry Page

The future according to Google's Larry Page
HACKER NEWS | JANUARY 2, 2013
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FORTUNE -- When Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP Group, the giant advertising agency, visited Google this past fall, CEO Larry Page sent a car to pick h... Read more

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Reasonable Pro-gun Response to Mass Violence

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-riddle-of-the-gun

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