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  • Being the Worst

    What a great idea. “I don’t have anything against Yelp. The idea is fantastic, but the blackmailing thing is ferocious,” says Cerretini. “I think I should be the one deciding if I’m on the site or not. At least I can be there on my terms. The only power they have is they make you…

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  • art-cycle

    I took what was weird repackaged it whole sealed it in plastic up-charged for in stores and for a small fee — I loan my IP — you can license repackaged-sealed-weird just like me (but not for free)

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  • Hypo-quandary of the Week

    ♥ — 5 Useful Articles is great. While on an expedition in Indonesia, a nature photographer’s equipment is hijacked by a roving band of artistic monkeys. One of them snaps a photograph of herself. The photographer recovers his camera and posts the picture to the internet. A designer creates a 3D model based on the…

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  • algorithms are values.

    What a terrifying—and true—statement about our times: algorithms are values. via Twitter Respected Our Choices Until It Didn’t – My Linux Rig.

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  • Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing – NYTimes.com

    Very interesting quotes on the proper balance of study and practice. The article relates the idea that pre-testing (i.e. failing) primes the brain for future success by opening different neural pathways than studying a single question:answer relationship. The quickest way to master that Shakespearean sonnet, in other words, is to spend the first third of…

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