December 2009
25 posts
Dec 30th
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“Can we produce a menu that’s delicious without foie gras? Sure. You can...”
– Dan Barber’s foie gras parable | Video on TED.com
Dec 29th
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“In the last decade, according to statistician Nate Silver, there has been...”
– President Obama, It’s Time To Fire the TSA - Travel - Gizmodo
Dec 29th
Dec 27th
Dec 26th
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Dec 24th
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“Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things.”
– Randy Pausch. The Last Lecture.
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
Twitter, Iran and #uksnow →
Rory Cellan-Jones: Social networks are transforming the way we communicate; they’re also becoming the place where we fight - over issues big and small.
Dec 18th
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ListenThea Gilmore. The Book of Christmas A week to...
Dec 18th
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O Sapientia →
O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodidisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae. O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to the other mightily, and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence. — Antiphon for Evening Prayer on 17 December. Via Antiphon,...
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“My primary concern is bringing them all home again. My second concern after that...”
– Major Rob Palfrey, 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, on mobilising his company to Helmand.
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Not doing what I should be doing...
12minds: jesslustbader: The theme for today finals week. I’m 3 down and 1 to go (tomorrow) and I just cannot bring myself to focus. Instead, I get distracted by shiny things, the gym, food, and DVR. I’ll join the club as well. Literature review and associated presentation to give on Thursday. Shiny things indeed. Damn them all!
Dec 15th
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“Learn as though you were going to live forever, live as if you were going to die...”
– Ghandi
Dec 14th
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Advent
Es treibt der Wind im Winterwalde Die Flockenherde wie ein Hirt, Und manche Tanne ahnt, wie balde Sie fromm und lichterheilig wird, Und lauscht hinaus. Den weißen Wegen Streckt sie die Zweige hin - bereit, Und wehrt dem Wind und wächst entgegen Der einen Nacht der Herrlichkeit. The wind is driving the flock of snowflakes in the winter forests like a shepherd. And many of the fir trees...
Dec 14th
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“Lord, grant me the strength to massage the data I can, the serenity to accept...”
– Twitter / @boscoh
Dec 9th
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“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very...”
– Douglas Adams (via bluenemesis)
Dec 8th
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OH MAN, REMEMBER THE MOON ORBIT SHIT IN ENCARTA...
brilliantology: switchblades: niki: There are people on tumblr who weren’t even born when Encarta 95 came out. Everything on Encarta 95 rocked. The music game was the best. Oh em gee, guys! I loved the music game so much. I also remember using Encarta 95 for school essay research - pre-wikipedia, kids! Oh, those were the days. Dear God, I wasted so much time on that Moon Orbit thing!...
Dec 6th
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“One of the 11 men arrested on suspicion of minor public order offences was also...”
– BBC News - Protesters and police clash in Nottingham Serves him right.
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
Dec 4th
Rediscovering
I’ve only just discovered the fantastic back catalogue of drama that 4OD has online. NY-LON North Square The Mark of Cain The Hamburg Cell Consent The Deal Ghosts Sunday The Government Inspector Looks like my Christmas holiday viewing is sorted.
Dec 1st