January 2012
“A bus driver has smashed his vehicle into traffic and pedestrians in the western...”
– BBC News - ‘Berserk’ India bus driver kills nine in Pune
Bangalore. Tea specialty place.
Me: Excuse me, what temperature water are you going to infuse the white tea in?
Waiter: 80 to 100 degrees.
Me: Er... 80 or 100? It can make a big difference.
Waiter: 80 to 100, maximum 100.
Me: But... Which temperature exactly?
Waiter: 100 degrees maximum. Not more than 100 degrees.
Me: Well, of course it's not more than 100 degrees!
Friend: Please make the water 80 degrees only for the white tea, OK?
“Apple’s profit of $13.1 billion was equal to their revenue in Q4 2010, as...”
– Apple’s Massive Numbers And Some Context | TechCrunch
“I’ve known plenty of couples who have shared passwords, and not a single one has...”
– Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection - NYTimes.com
“Her son was taken aback but then relied on a tried-and-true excuse for saying...”
– Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection - NYTimes.com
“Sharing passwords, she noted, feels forbidden because it is generally...”
– Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection - NYTimes.com
“They say they know such digital entanglements are risky, because a souring...”
– Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection - NYTimes.com
“The only conceivable legitimate reason for exhibiting a white tiger would be for...”
– All White Tigers Are Inbred and are Not Purebred|Big Cat Rescue
“In such an environment, Omar is lucky that the exculpatory evidence was...”
– The trials of Omar Khadr, Guantánamo’s “child soldier” | Andy Worthington
“She was the first to say that the teenagers at risk off line are the same ones...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“By focusing on a range of issues — sexual predation, teenage suicide, bullying,...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“She now calls herself an activist and a scholar. Her Twitter handle is “social...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“The most deadly misconception about American youth has been the sexual predator...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“More worrying, however, than these poignant demonstrations of the stunted growth...”
– The trials of Omar Khadr, Guantánamo’s “child soldier” | Andy Worthington
“Damien Corsetti looks at me with his small eyes and says, “Look, they leave us...”
– Former US interrogator Damien Corsetti recalls the torture of prisoners in Bagram and Abu Ghraib | Andy Worthington
“The question posed in You Don’t Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantánamo...”
– You Don’t Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo - Filmcritic.com Movie Review
“Moreover, grown-ups’ panic about teenage online behavior distracts from the...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“She also often reached out to adults online, many of whom acted as de facto...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“Children’s ability to roam has basically been destroyed,” Dr. Boyd said in her...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
“There’s no shortage of grown-up distress over the dangers young people face...”
– Danah Boyd - Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes - NYTimes.com
““Public Knowledge welcomes constructive dialog with people from all affected...”
– Public Knowledge Advises Movie Lobby To Stop Threatening Politicians | Public Knowledge
“It shows, yet again, that he just doesn’t get it. People were protesting...”
– MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought | Techdirt
“Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand...”
– MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought | Techdirt
“The MPAA studios hate us. They hate us with region locks and unskippable screens...”
– The next SOPA – Marco.org
“Such ridiculous, destructive bills should never even pass committee review, but...”
– The next SOPA – Marco.org
“A titre personnel, je suis opposé à tout volonté de protéger un arbre...”
– De la protection de nos arbres. Comment, mais surtout pourquoi. | Papiers et poussières
“At the heart of White Mughals is the story of a love affair which saw a British...”
– White Mughals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Le sondage ne surprend pas le sociologue François Höpfinger, spécialiste des...”
– Générations: Pourquoi les jeunes agacent les séniors au travail - News Vivre: Société - 24heures.ch
“As a closing thought, I’ve had this idea in my head for the last few years of...”
– Twitter Buys Summify, Gives Everyone a Reason to Use It | Mike Industries
“With Summify folded into Twitter, there will now be one activity that almost...”
– Twitter Buys Summify, Gives Everyone a Reason to Use It | Mike Industries
“I feel like the new problem to solve is not “how do I use Twitter” but “why...”
– Twitter Buys Summify, Gives Everyone a Reason to Use It | Mike Industries
“The legal action against Mega will set a precedent for similar cloud-hosting...”
– MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested | TorrentFreak
“I beg to differ. What we’re seeing does not derive from any...”
– Stop Sopa or the web really will go dark | Dan Gillmor | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
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“In recent years, the new Electric Mosquito racquet has become quite the rage in...”
– Mosquito India | GoodKnight | Repellent | Racquet | Net
“One of the largest illegal trades in animals takes place at Mumbai’s...”
– India’s Bird Trade | PETAIndia.com
“African grey parrots have a greater aptitude for learning than some 5-year-old...”
– India’s Bird Trade | PETAIndia.com
“Twitter has refused to speak publicly about what happened with the Deng account,...”
– Why Twitter’s “verified account” failure matters — Tech News and Analysis
“What the music and movie industry should be doing in Washington is promoting...”
– Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA « Steve Blank
“One of the claims that studios make is that they need legislation to stop...”
– Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA « Steve Blank
“The music and movie business has been consistently wrong in its claims that new...”
– Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA « Steve Blank
“When I am done, it is time to board. I pack my computer and stand in line,...”
– October « 2011 « T. P. Alexanders
“I nod, too tired to worry that part of the intimidation leveled at people who...”
– October « 2011 « T. P. Alexanders
“I agree to be searched and tell them I will read the Constitution in a normal...”
– October « 2011 « T. P. Alexanders
“It’s not that big a deal. It’s for everyone’s safety. We don’t want to take the...”
– October « 2011 « T. P. Alexanders
“I do not add that I resent my tax dollars being spent on a device that is...”
– The Edge of a Revolution #3: The Goddess of Travel « T. P. Alexanders
“It simply boggles the mind to think that we still have to click on silly little...”
– It’s time we said goodbye to pressing ctrl s | Firstpost
“For the high-end pro DSLR users that want the equivalent full frame sensor, well...”
– DSLRs are a dying breed – 3rd Gen Cameras are the Future
“Calm descends. No. My words were the truth. If I can’t turn to a fellow citizen...”
– October « 2011 « T. P. Alexanders
“You are giving up your Constitutional rights for something that only has a 1 in...”
– October « 2011 « T. P. Alexanders