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• When you see Count MOOCbot, scream and run away!

  
  Historiann — Authority: 555
  Daniel Luzer on Jeffrey J. Selingo’s College (Un)bound:   The Future of Higher Education and What it Means for Students , in a review entitled “ Revolution for Thee, Not Me :” [I]f we’re expanding access to college through alternative, technology-based systems, is this really expanding access to college ...
  5 days ago

• Geek Life

  
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  Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1billion: Founder David Karp is next tech tycoon | Mail Online Well, he looks like a normal enough guy, right?
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• Deception in Agreements

  
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  Physical reality is still so deceptive even after all of these years of exposure as to the unseen machinations of this hologram.  A person may become involved in something he or she finds interesting on the surface but may not consciously understand exactly what being involved in this something actually entails ...
  6 days ago

• Ok, here’s a few pictures of a naked man, with a crucifix, on a scooter. You’re welcome

  
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  Hey, it’s Saturday night. What else do you have to do ?      
  6 days ago

• “How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it’s just words.” ~ David Foster Wallace, from The Pale King

  
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  Saturday weirdness . . . A flaky end to an off-kilter week. Corey came home yesterday. Had Olivia on Wednesday and Thursday. Kept thinking yesterday was Saturday, so today is Friday? Didn’t check my e-mail for two days, so missed the one from Corey saying he would be in port on Friday. Kept thinking […]
  2 weeks ago

• Saturday Silliness: Silly Symphonies - King Neptune (1932)

  
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  This is why I dont like the sea.
  2 weeks ago

• Pollyanna coexists quite well, thank you

  
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  Lyda here. Now, y’all may or may not have seen Coexist and Tolerance and  Diversity bumper stickers around your town. Now, y’all know that these are principles that both Pollyannas uphold. But, well, we wouldn’t be us if we didn’t enjoy the nerdy versions. The first one I saw was this Star Wars ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pollyanna and the Spaghetti Cake of Doom

  
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  Lyda here. Actually, the spaghetti cake was yesterday . No, wait, two days ago. But math is hard! This is a joke between the Sith Master and me, ever since I told him about the talking Barbie doll that said “math class is tough.” Recently, we were texting about the time we would meet for our weekly ...
  2 weeks ago

• Grumpy alien takes Muni, reads paper

  
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  Or so it would seem based on Max Morse ‘s photo. Share this Muni diary! If you liked this Muni diary, be sure to check out: Little Alien Wants to Know: Where Is the Fucking J? Photo Diary: The Sign Reads ‘No Muni’ Urban Camo Man Takes Muni
  2 weeks ago

• Do authors obsessions with daily word counts result in bad stories?

  
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  A few years ago I wrote about how long it took me to write a typical short story . Long story short (I know, bad joke) Im a slow writer, taking around 20 hours to create a 5,000-word short story. I continually write and rewrite and edit, these different creative aspects of fiction writing merging and mingling until I ...
  2 weeks ago

• (via Thousands of bikini-clad women form 2013 snake in Guangzhou...

  
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  (via Thousands of bikini-clad women form 2013 snake in Guangzhou water park: Shanghaiist )
  2 weeks ago

• Worst teachers ever.

  
  Historiann — Authority: 555
  Trying to avoid grading final exams? Slate offers a diversion with a feature called “What’s the worst thing a teacher ever said to you?” The Slate writers had some pretty funny stories, usually involving teachers who were irritated about being corrected by their students, but the stories in the comments below ...
  2 weeks ago

• You say that as if it’s a good thing

  
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  Not being a total stranger to online dating, I have read my fair share of women’s profiles on dating sites. And one of the words I used to come across quite frequently is “godfearing”. For example, a profile will state … Continue reading →
  2 weeks ago

• Posh Seating on the 27-Bryant

  
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  By far the nicest DIY seating we’ve seen on Muni yet. From rider Heather: This guy knows how to travel. We’ve got DIY Muni seating coming out of our ears over here! Seen other strange and quirky human behavior on your commute? Share it with your fellow riders ! Share this Muni diary! ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dow Closes Above 15,000

  
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  Wait a sec!!  I could SWEAR this already occurred recently.  It did!!  There is no doubt in mind because I remember what I thought the first time I saw that news a week or two ago.  It wasn’t a dream and I wasn’t hallucinating. I just received a news alert from MSNBC that states the Dow closed above 15,000 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pollyanna and the Random Weirdness of Pollyannas

  
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  Lyda here. The brain of a Pollyanna is a weird and wondrous thing. Here is a glimpse for y’all. The Random Weirdness of Pollyannas 1.) Anna-Liza and my sister will love this one. So, my brain gave me a great laugh this morning. Y’all know the song “Young Americans” by David Bowie ? Released in 1975, and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Apparently We Aren’t Home Owners’ Association People

  
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    Our last house was on the water and, like many waterfront locations, it wasn’t in a neighborhood. This meant that you had million dollar homes intermingled with not-so-million-dollar-homes. People pretty much did what they wanted. Where we live now is in a neighborhood … with a home owners’ association. ...
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• Drinkable.... MAUSER?

  
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  When I got to the last wrapping of an anonymous package last week, the outline of my last unfulfilled firearm desideratum appeared: the unmistakable profile of a 96 Mauser "Broomhandle" . Could some anonymous admirer have sent me (illegally, but I wasnt worried-- it had passed inspection)  the gun used by Winston ...
  2 weeks ago

• Internet Lulls and Other Deficits

  
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  I have been noticing increasing instances of dead periods while I am online.  By this I mean periods of time when I do not receive any email alerts for breaking news or earthquakes, websites I visit are not updated as often as before, no or few updates from blogs I follow or newsletters I am subscribed to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Just another occasion to feel entirely alienated from American culture and values

  
  Historiann — Authority: 555
  Baa Ram U. announced that tuition next year will increase by 9%, making the cost of one year at my university for Colorado residents the princely sum of $7,494 .  Unfortunately, the Denver Post buried the lede in the final paragraph, in which the uni’s president notes that “‘If you’re the one writing the ...
  3 weeks ago

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