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the latest from Joe Clark, arguing for govt regulation of online video captioning. as I said on twitter, I was just b*tching to C about this w/Netflix instant play. in the US, one hopes that this may come to the fore at the intersection of boomers & itunes/hulu/netflix. (the AARP might be a better group to look to than any deaf advocacy org!) also: "Self-regulation works about as well in captioning as it does in high finance. The difference is there’s less money involved." cracks me up.
links for 2008-11-17
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trippy, but could be fun. (for example: towns in Italy, Azerbijan; a "micropolitan statistical area" in Kentucky, and an early 90s video game. hm.)
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oh hey, now avail for Windows & Mac. (last time I looked, it was Linux only.) yay!
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Fascinating. (Palin sounds even nuttier than ever.)(tags: politics)
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the quality of the film makes these almost painterly — beautiful even?(tags: photography history)
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"Since 2003, this for-profit firm based in Orange County—home to busted subprime behemoths such as Ameriquest—has issued $220 million worth of mortgages in the Golden State's subprime killing fields. More than 90 percent of its home loans have gone to first-time buyers, about half of whom are minorities. Out of 770 single-family loans it has made, how many foreclosures have there been? "As far as we know," says Bystry, "seven." Last year Clearinghouse reported a $1.4 million pretax profit." institutions in the article include some credit unions.(tags: creditunion finance)
links for 2008-11-16
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this has been a bookmark on my phone labeled "Bacon" for like a year. but since I can't really read the screen on my phone anymore, I'm finally putting it here.
links for 2008-11-15
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awesome silliness. (also, exceptionally weird viral marketing, I think.) via mkelley.
links for 2008-11-14
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recipe-sharing site. interesting twist: uses the open-source meaning of "fork" in re: recipes.
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"We offer a variety of services and plans to help you create and make the most of your Home Food System." clever. altho: MS Live Small Business? for reals? ::sigh::
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""Sometimes I get a little nervous before talking in front of a crowd, but Flat Stanley helped me practice the speech," Obama wrote." awwwww.(tags: politics)
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also, this is neato.
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A little bit of the hyperbole that Swartz tends towards (ah to be young), but interesting and troubling nonetheless. via some fine librarian-types at FriendFeed.(tags: library opensource)
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"State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar isn't backing down from her claim that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is plotting with terrorists to attack the U.S." gah. that was on 11/3, is she still saying that now?
links for 2008-11-13
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our kitchen is about this size. maybe smaller even.
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from the comments, it's more like paneer or queso fresco, but still sounds pretty tasty.
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with lots of options!
links for 2008-11-12
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neat! also: "GymSeal (an industrial-grade wood floor coating, thus the name)"(tags: home)
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"There’s nothing finer than saving a cranky scientist from him or herself, when the bureaucrats and bean-counters call to harass them about the cost of a conference or a rental car." Now THAT is an awesome admin assistant.(tags: science)
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gonna have to chew on this for a bit when I get back to work.
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creepy (based on aggregated search trends) and useful (faster than CDC reports, and possibly more inclusive) at the same time.
links for 2008-11-11
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o hey that looks easy.
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that sounds fearsome, but in a good way. (I ::heart:: cranberry relish.)
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lemon pledge for all the non-lubricated bits?(tags: bicycling)
links for 2008-11-10
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green curry recipe. nomnomnom.
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cheese? fried? hells yes. 😉
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via shelley.
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one thing I love about xkcd is the tender sentimentality of some of the comics.(tags: funny)
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via dorothea. I think there's a lot in this to think about re: intranets as well. (and the big project at work that just kinda flopped.)
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these were yummy. also: 17 minutes in our oven.
links for 2008-11-08
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"Today when I walked to the market with Lily and her American friend from NKTT, there were literally kids on rooftops yelling out Obama’s name to us as we walked by. I kid you not. I could not have captured the excitement of people in Mauritania better than with that example." from my cousin in Mauritania.(tags: politics)