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Two pigeon chicks, hatched today on our porch.

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:06:39 -0400

Two pigeon chicks, hatched today on our porch.

A much better way to play Battleship - just make a pretty...

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:09:38 -0400

A much better way to play Battleship - just make a pretty design!

"Twitter is where news breaks; Facebook is where news goes. This is something that members of the..."

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:28:13 -0400

“Twitter is where news breaks; Facebook is where news goes. This is something that members of the media, who live on Twitter and regard Facebook with removed interest, take for granted. The coverage of and discussion about Facebook’s IPO may have been the clearest demonstration yet of one of the few things the service can’t seem to do: Lead the conversation.”

- BuzzFeed’s John Herrman • Making a wise point about how the Facebook IPO was really a much bigger story on Twitter than Facebook. Part of that, to us, is due to the way the networks work. “The site, as is, is great at building after-the-fact, heavily filtered digests,” Hermann explains, “While Tweets are like free-roaming units of information, Facebook posts live in the context of each users’ friend bubble.” We noticed the same trend when the IPO broke. And it is very telling — a level of engagement FB could never hope to have, even if it’s with a smaller audience. (via shortformblog)

Big, Fat Cognitive Illusion

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:26:00 -0400

markdow:

Look at the first column. Once the giggles have subsided, and you’ve shown it to your colleagues so that they can share in the derision, don’t you wonder how it is that Greeks—and only the Greeks—believe they, and not the Germans, are the hardest working people in the Eurozone? Okay, you may be tempted to think it’s somehow a mistake. Or you might consider for a sec whether tax evasion and statistical manipulation is somehow considered work by the Greeks surveyed. But, most likely, the answer is Greeks at this stage of the crisis are deep into a siege mentality. They increasingly see themselves as victims, with their suffering exacerbated by the demands of outsiders. They are simultaneously trying to buck themselves up by convincing themselves of their stoicism in the face of this onslaught and lashing out at those who they perceive are doing them harm. Perfectly in tune, the report finds that “Anti-German sentiment is largely contained to Greece, at least for the moment”. We know the Greeks have long been lying to the EU. The table shows that they are now lying to themselves as well.

"Men only, no females. The other requirement is that you must have some sort of background that..."

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:00 -0400

“Men only, no females. The other requirement is that you must have some sort of background that Chinese people typically value. My contact is slightly obsessed with Jewish people and thinks they are the smartest, so he naturally prefers this person to be Jewish. If he can’t get someone Jewish, he would also like someone who went to a famous university — Harvard, Yale, etc. Besides those 2 qualifications, I’m sure he’d be happy with someone who has some sort of connection to someone famous or important, or maybe someone who is really tall and handsome.”

- Note to self: Worse comes to worse, I can always get a job in China. If they’ll overlook the tall and Harvard part.

Chinese business looking for a few good Jews | FP Passport (via felixsalmon)

He was a hero of mine as a kid. It has come to...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:25:06 -0400

He was a hero of mine as a kid. It has come to this.

laughingsquid:

Here Now, A Superb Short Film about Baseball Legend Pete Rose

"why of all the birds in the world did you choose the Israeli national bird to include in your quiz?..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:54:01 -0400

“why of all the birds in the world did you choose the Israeli national bird to include in your quiz? Maybe you don’t support the methods chosen by the International Solidarity Movement of BDS to assist the Palestinians in their struggle for freedom and justice - a demand that came from them originally. This includes any reference to their wildlife.”

- But it’s such a sweet bird!

The Israel boycott should extend to Star’s daily quiz / Letters / Home - Morning Star

Bibi is Mom enough to make peace.

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:51:16 -0400

Bibi is Mom enough to make peace.

@tomerdvir of @soluto has an awesome collection of vintage...

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:47:00 -0400

@tomerdvir of @soluto has an awesome collection of vintage gadgets in his office… he’s holding a Newton here. Thanks Tomer and @roadler for our visit today.

Wonder what this looks like in Israel… a friend...

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:13:18 -0400

Wonder what this looks like in Israel… a friend who’s a delivery room nurse told us there’s always a huge surge on Pesach seder night, very late after the dishes are done.

felixsalmon:

I suspect the spike on Dec 28/29/30 here has something to do with taxes.

Also, it’s good to see how considerate babies are w/r/t not arriving on Xmas day.

(via @stiles)

Bed Cartography via BR

Wed, 02 May 2012 06:32:55 -0400

Bed Cartography

via BR

On Being Blog: Shoah: A Table of Elements

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:33:00 -0400

On Being Blog: Shoah: A Table of Elements:

beingblog:

by Dov Abramson, guest contributor

“The trade of chemist (fortified, in my case, by the experience of Auschwitz), teaches you to overcome, indeed to ignore, certain revulsions that are neither necessary nor congenital: matter is matter, neither noble nor vile, infinitely…

661 on Flickr.We found this guy outside our friends’ home...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:16:02 -0400

661 on Flickr.

We found this guy outside our friends’ home and fortunately had the good camera on hand.

Tulips in the graveyard - off of Emek Refaim

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:58:00 -0400

Tulips in the graveyard - off of Emek Refaim

"She brings to the table a lot of small nuances that are embedded culturally,” Mr. Lin said of his..."

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:32:56 -0400

““She brings to the table a lot of small nuances that are embedded culturally,” Mr. Lin said of his wife, who has also encouraged him to serve tea to his elders and refer to older people as aunty and uncle.”

- I can’t believe anyone would refer to his spouse as ‘bringing to the table’ something. Well, now he brings to the table… tea.

More Asian-Americans Marrying Within Their Race - NYTimes.com

"You must wake up every morning and choose to be happy. You gotta put on happiness like you put on..."

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:08:00 -0400

“You must wake up every morning and choose to be happy. You gotta put on happiness like you put on your clothes.”

- 14-year-old Khadim Diop at TEDxHarlem, echoing Alfred Hitchcock and millennia of science and philosophy. (via explore-blog)

A similar point made by octogenarians in that recent NYT piece. Once a man, twice a child - and twice getting it?

Cute pesach greeting from @waze

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:33:40 -0400

Cute pesach greeting from @waze

The HuffPozation of TechCrunch - they’re doing 40-50 posts...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:51:47 -0400

The HuffPozation of TechCrunch - they’re doing 40-50 posts per biz day now

Kohen gadol: Loves peace and pursues peace!

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:10:47 -0400

Kohen gadol: Loves peace and pursues peace!

Just saw this really interesting ‘Other discussions’...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:33:00 -0400

Just saw this really interesting ‘Other discussions’ element from @disqus on @fredwilson’s blog - looks like a challenge to Outbrain, which is pushing a LOT of traffic around these days. Wonder if they’ll open it up to other sites using Disqus for cross-linking recommendations.