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Posted on 20120102

Causality becomes increasingly elusive

via Boing Boing

Espen sez, “This is an excellent essay by Jonah Lehrer on the increasing difficulty of finding direct causation in medical (or, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120102

Stop! It’s A Really Bad Time To Buy Most Gadgets!

via TechCrunch

Did you know that your brain releases dopamine when it processes something new? At least that’s what the Internet told me. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120102

The last thing I will post about apocalypse in 2012

via Boing Boing

Seriously. If you haven’t figured out by now that the world is not ending and that any Mayan predictions claiming otherwise are … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120102

MSN Direct goes dark, SPOT watches to suffer no more

via Engadget

When the noble SPOT watch was discontinued back in 2008, Microsoft promised the FM service that kept them informed would … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120102

DV300F point-and-shoot camera adds WiFi to Samsung’s front-facing LCD DualView line

via Engadget

Samsung is extending its “highly popular” DualView point-and-shoot line with a WiFi cam, launching the DV300F today. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111231

How the feds fueled the militarization of police

via Salon.com > News

The militarization of America’s metropolitan police forces was on full display in recent months as police from Los Angeles to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111231

#LastTweet Says Goodbye In 140 Characters Or Less

via lalawag

The New York Times Magazine has released a new feature called #LastTweet, which catalogs the final Twitter messages of a… Read More >>

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Posted on 20111231

Occupations in winter

via Salon.com > News

Local occupations around the country are linking up through frequent, massive conference calls, tightening what is now an … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111231

Blendr Isn’t Grindr: Why We Still Don’t Have a Straight Hookup App

via GOOD

As a single lady with little time or inclination to go on traditional dates, I”ll admit it: I”ve long been … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111231

Would The New Proposed Calendar Make Time Rational?

via TAXI Daily News

John Hopkins University astronomer and former NASA astrophysicist Richard Conn Henry has collaborated with John Hopkins … Read More >>

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