May 2012
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“This is the danger of cliches. I was trying to make a general point which...”
– Jonah Goldberg. This is my new favorite quotation.
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April 2012
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March 2012
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October 2011
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July 2011
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Gruber Correction: Scrolling in Lion
On the latest episode of The Talk Show (#52), John Gruber notes the change in metaphor for window-scrolling behavior between Lion and all previous versions of Mac OS. This is described (inaccurately) as the difference as being between moving the “thumb” of the scrollbar and moving the window viewport. In fact, moving the viewport is the same as moving the thumb. Scroll the thumb down...
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June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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“It has frequently been said that in this country we have socialism for the rich...”
– n+1: Eff You
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February 2011
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“With me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man’s mind,...”
– Charles Darwin, in a letter to William Graham.
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“As word went out about Brenner’s interest in patients like Hendricks, he...”
– Controlling healthcare costs by focusing on the neediest patients (via Instapaper)
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January 2011
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“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via Rabbit Write’s interview on Gala Darling) My hero. (via baileygenine)
Jan 21st
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“The latest findings, published this week in The Journal of the American College...”
– Inactivity Is Harmful, Even With Trips to the Gym Well dang. Also, I have gained some weight over the past month. Do not gasp in horror when you see me in person. And h/t to Yglesias on this. On the article, not the weight gain.
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December 2010
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Dec 19th
Parts of my laptop that have been replaced under...
The display. The keyboard. The top case. The logic board. The fan. The heatsink. The speakers. The hard drive. The dvd drive.
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November 2010
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“Kenyatta hates Tom Brady. And she hates him, not so much because she hates the...”
– Vince Young Melts Down - Ta-Nehisi Coates - Culture - The Atlantic
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October 2010
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“If you’re reading this, you probably already know who you’re going to vote for....”
– If you like politics, elections, the United States, or essays, you might enjoy reading this essay: So You Say You Want a Revolution?
Oct 26th
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Sparrow - The New Mail for Mac →
If you use Gmail and have a Mac, you might like Sparrow, a Mail application that runs Gmail on your Mac. It’s simple and fast and sort of a combination of the best parts of Gmail and the best parts of Apple’s Mail program. If you don’t use Gmail, you should start using Gmail.
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“This kind of quote is why I still believe, despite my frustrations in some...”
– Andrew Sullivan gets it right
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