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“…a 2 minute journey through the history of film.” 35mm (by Felix Meyer)

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Equality Myth: The State of the American Man in... →

caterpillarcowboy: pegobry: So askmen.com just released the results of its annual “Great Male” survey, and damn if their results aren’t fascinating.The best bits: When asked what defines a “real man” in 2010, a full fifty percent said “being a great father and husband who takes care of his family.” Similarly, the ultimate male status symbol? Having a family, which ranked higher than a...

Jul 28th

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A Brief History Of Visualization →

By Shawn Allen of Stamen Design (found via flowingdata) Data visualization is a pretty literal term that means, quite simply, the visual representation of quantitative data. In this course we’ll learn common techniques for visualizing data, as well as some strategies for managing information digitally. But first, a brief history.

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Softwar (by Moustache) found via FlowingData “The video supposedly shows the number of M1 Abram tanks you could theoretically buy with the same budget that of the US military. That would be 88,548 and $549 billion, respectively, at $6.2 million per tank.”

Jul 27th

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Jul 24th

I guess I'm back...

New MacBook Pro seems to be working fine (after all the updates and stuff). Migration went smooth - all seems in order. Though the old “dead” one came back to life just to mess with me but it has since gone somewhat more to heaven once again (or so it would seem).

Jul 24th

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$2,000 poorer but I have a new MacBook Pro

And luckily the logic board on the old one is still hanging tough enough so I can migrate everything over. Hopefully in an hour or so I’ll be back in working order.

Jul 23rd

Will be buying a new MacBook Pro today

Even though I really can’t afford it. My old one bit the dust it seems last night. This message brought to you by my iPhone.

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Jul 22nd

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When food ceases to be food and becomes a product

via Cogitamus: Our Food Sucks A recent study of 43 garden crops led by a University of Texas at Austin biochemist: suggests that their nutrient value has declined in recent decades while farmers have been planting crops designed to improve other traits. or as the post at Cogitamus puts it America’s food supply - not to mention the unregulated foodstuffs we get from around the world -...

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