December 2011
32 posts
Dec 31st
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cowbird →
i am so excited to be a part of this community
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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WatchWatch
since the non-linear equations used to define the lorenz attractor actually produce a three-dimensional graph (rather than a flat image), here’s a model created by geoff milburn to help visualize the phenomenon.  he explains: “This is a rendering of the long journey of a single point in Lorenz’s creation, a path consisting of three million iterations developed in Processing that...
Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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kim jong-il has died →
that is all.  it is important to know.
Dec 19th
Dec 14th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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my life is about to become radically different from what it has been for a very long time, and i am woefully unprepared.  sometimes, i make lists of things i should be considering, when i realize that i should be considering things other than the immediate present.  promptly, i lose or ignore these lists.  this is how it always goes.  apparently, it works alright.
Dec 11th
Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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“Officials have directed that no-one should be allowed to visit the pigeon, which...”
– Last year Indian police held a pigeon under armed guard, because it was allegedly spying for Pakistan. (Via The Express Tribune)
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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“I am glad Obama is doing this and I think it’s important to make sure human...”
– gethustle a very valuable addendum to thoughts on the prior rick perry quote
Dec 6th
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“Just when you thought Barack Obama couldn’t get any more out of touch with...”
– A statement by Rick Perry • Criticizing President Obama over a memorandum he issued today, which stated broad support for advancing LGBT rights and protecting them from violence. It explicitly mentions the efforts of foreign governments to criminalize LGBT persons (the state of affairs in Uganda the...
Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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people with absolutely enormous umbrellas, texting while strolling ever so gingerly down narrow sidewalks bordering busy streets in the pouring rain ___ i respect the conditions that may lead to such a scenario for any individual, and admittedly, i am impressed by the overall excellent equipped-ness exhibited ___ nonetheless, these situations shall remain a personal challenge for me
Dec 5th
my apartment, every last brick and associated individual, is completely mad
Dec 3rd
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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"tuck the darkness in" →
i could listen to the new bowerbirds single forever, and think you might enjoy hearing it at least one time around.  now i just have to find a way to wait until the 6th of march, when the rest of the album finally appears.
Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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Dec 1st
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