The Wall Street Journal has a very in-depth look at the decisions and oversights that led to the BP oil rig catastrophe. BP Decisions Made Well Vulnerable – WSJ.com. One of the final tasks was to cement in place the steel pipe that ran into the oil reservoir. The cement would fill the space between [...]
Wonderfully illustrated and researched 15-page comic on the madness around the so-called link between vaccination and autism posited by Dr. Wakefield. Below is page 14. via darryl-cunningham.blogspot.com Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 19 May 2010
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Let’s all ban Facebook! Update: Due to the surprising popularity of this post, I feel I should be absolutely clear about my role as VP of Engineering for a Hollywood-based social media startup, BorderStylo. The opinions expressed here are purely my own and are not in any way endorsed by my employer. While I do [...]
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Posted 03 May 2010
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via latimes.com The LA Times has a nice collection of yoga pose do’s and don’ts for reference, handy to know whether or not you’re taking classes at yogaworks. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 25 April 2010
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For all of you who are not LOST watchers, we assume that you will be watching Glee’s return to television tonight. (Huzzah!) And although we think that the show is charming and funny and can dance well even when we’re sober… we like drinking games. Besides, drinking copious amounts of alcohol makes everything more fun, [...]
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Posted 13 April 2010
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via xbox360.ign.com Hells yeah. We worked really hard on this trailer, and we’re so happy to share it with everyone now! Check it out!! It definitely helped that the game is fantastic. ;-) Rocket Knight will be available for PSN, XBLA and Steam later this spring. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 02 April 2010
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Jim Wilson/The New York Times Knowing what to keep and what to throw away can streamline your records and save you time, headaches and money later on. via nytimes.com Great advice for which financial documents to keep and for how long, in particular for tax purposes. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 28 March 2010
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via consumerist.com Last month, we posted about a Slate article encouraging people to depend on their senses and instincts when deciding whether food is safe to eat, rather than going solely by printed expiration or “sell by” dates. “Is the food slimy and smelly?” that post proclaimed. “Don’t eat it.” But if you doubt your own judgment [...]
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Posted 25 March 2010
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via guardian.co.uk I was particularly struck by this comment: Initially, KFC meals were built around a whole chicken, with a pick-up surface that contained “an enormous amount of breading, crispiness and brownness on the surface. That makes the chicken look like more and gives it this wonderful oily flavour.” Over time, the company began to [...]
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Posted 24 March 2010
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via care2.com Beauty products have expiration dates too! Here’s a useful guide to keeping your magic potions and lotions fresh and effective, and not causing breakouts or infections. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 14 March 2010
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via nytimes.com Whether or not you care about the Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow’s wins this year were big. This piece by Manohla Dargis of the NY Times is a must-read. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 10 March 2010
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via legos.tumblr.com Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 10 March 2010
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via flavorwire.com Infographic of the Day: Nathaniel James tracks Jessie Spano’s excitement level over the course of Saved By The Bell’s classic, and classically superficial, anti-pill-popping episode, “Jessie’s Song”. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 09 March 2010
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This is one of the games I shipped this year, so I have to pimp this out! Walk It Out! Super fun game. And the reviewers on Amazon love it! This thing is selling out like craaazy, so you’d better pick up a copy before it goes out of stock again! On a more personal [...]
I wish i could make this up. but check it out. yes, i saw it on a page that was intended for me. cracked me up. aw yea, i’m a COUGAR! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ME!!!
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Posted 06 March 2010
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via gamefreaks.co.nz Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 26 February 2010
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From Wired How-To Wiki Jump to: navigation, search Most of us grew up with the Environmental Protection Agency’s friendly “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” motto, but when it comes to gadgets, being environmentally responsible isn’t quite so easy. That’s because electronics are neither easy for manufacturers to create nor simple for recyclers to disassemble. On top of [...]
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Posted 24 February 2010
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as much as i love picasa, i hate that there are file size limits. and since i’m already paying for web hosting anyway, i might as well use what i’ve got! so now this is finally sort of updated! whee! this is just a collection of my personal pictures of food and friends from the [...]
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Posted 24 February 2010
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via huffingtonpost.com In case you can’t read the text, it says: Reason for for detention: Another student made the comment “you need to push it in further” (innocent comment) and Dalton added “That’s what she said.” Well done, Mr. Duncan! I approve. Posted via web from pearl’s posterous
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Posted 19 February 2010
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http://pleaserobme.com/ This site basically reminds people that HEY while it's really fun to tell you're friends where you're at, it also tells people where you're not at: HOME. which means that it's ok to rob you! Reminds me of this: http://www.socialreflections.com/twitter-connection-to-home-robbery/ So yeah. Watch out for that oversharing business – not only can it gross [...]
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Posted 17 February 2010
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