February 2012
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"14 years ago: the day Teller gave me the secret... →
Advice from Raymond Teller, of famed magician duo Penn and Teller, to fellow magician Brian Brushwood. Very much applicable to those beyond just aspiring-magicians. (found via /r/magic). For those who have not seen Teller in action, here’s a start.
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Watchnprfreshair:
nprmusic:
One of the best party bands around, Red Baarat plays rollicking funk music steeped in Northern India’s wedding celebrations, with a dash of D.C. go-go beats and hip-hop. The dance-friendly group performs a loud, high-energy set at the NPR Music offices.
some music for your morning
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“Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing...”
– William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, Act 1 scene 4
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ingesting life
bluegiraffe:
What’s the big deal about coming in and sharing a meal? When you eat a meal in someone’s home, you’re not just eating their food, you’re ingesting their life.
Heard that this morning. Love the idea that when you invite someone over to eat with you, you’re inviting them to ingest your life. Sometimes I forget what’s the single best thing about myself and who’s knocking on my door...
From the WM: Dear Scoffers, →
thewoolymammoth:
To those of you who think the English Major is a joke:
“The emphasis of nomological models and paradigmatic codes result in a trend that reduces the narrative component to the anecdotic surface of the story.”
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“My suspicion is that both anti-narrativist epistemologists and structuralist…
grace:: mature/老成(laocheng) →
poan:
in my (all grad student) life group, we talked about how as we get older, less people tend to speak into our lives. i guess this is especially dramatic from college to post-college since in college, we live, play, eat, and study all together, so there is ample time to observe and consult. as we…
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January 2012
20 posts
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"To-Do Lists Don't Work" - HBR →
(via Hacker News)
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K-Ville From The Front Line: What's Wrong With... →
kftfl:
I don’t even know how to begin this post.
I guess I’ll start with a caveat: I’m a freshman. I’ve only spent half of a basketball season in the Crazies. But I’m also a life-long Duke fan who’s had the opportunity to attend nearly every home game in Cameron for the past nineteen years.
I’ve led…
Mango Jelly: Pray for the victim who’s from our... →
jellyforshelly:
Pray for the victim who’s from our church, the attackers, our church, our community.
http://www.suntimes.com/10055237-417/brutal-bridgeport-beating-captured-on-youtube-video.html
I’m glad people from our community are stepping out to publicly identify these guys on the internet for the police…
What Does Wall Street Do For You? →
dinglebell:
yes, please take a moment from your occupying activities
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The Pride of Busyness →
Guilty here. Thanks for the share Daisy.
autumnpetals:
“There is hope for the overcommitted, though; we don’t have to live this way. We can balance good hard work with rest and play; in fact we were created to live in that balance. And the sooner we realize that, the sooner we can all stop playing the game of bragging that we are so very busy.
So the next time you catch up with a friend,...
You Never Marry the Right Person - Timothy Keller →
(Thanks Ben+Funping for the share)
Worth noting one of the comments I think (written by Danishbliss): ”I think there’s a difference between people who believe there is a perfect soul mate and people who seek compatibility. You can seek compatibility and still be prepared for the hard work that lies ahead. There are many people who when together create a toxic environment. Who push...
Purple and Gold take on a new color - ESPN →
“If you’ve noticed something unusual about the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster this season, well, the players have, too. ’It’s … different to walk in the locker room and see four or five other white guys in there,’ Luke Walton said.” (Written by J.A. Adande)
The 10 Best Visual Effects Scenes of 2011 -... →
(found via /r/vfx)
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NYT - How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? →
(found via /r/christianity)
In 1974, when Colbert was 10, his father, a doctor, and his brothers Peter and Paul, the two closest to him in age, died in a plane crash while flying to a prep school in New England. “There’s a common explanation that profound sadness leads to someone’s becoming a comedian, but I’m not sure that’s a proven equation in my case,” he told me. “I’m not bitter about what...
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December 2011
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Kids say the darndest things [on ski lifts]
Kid A (to Kid B): I don't like the little [terrain/trick] park... it's the s-word.
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A: What if you could fly up the mountain?
B: Or what if you could jump off [the lift] and fly to... the North Pole?
A: You can't go to the North Pole - it's in the middle of the earth!
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A: I think there's lava inside the earth.
B: How come we can't feel it then?
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At Harvard, a Master’s in Problem Solving - NYT →
Politics aside, an interesting look at Mitt Romney.
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A Dispute Over Who Owns a Twitter Account Goes to... →
“This will establish precedent in the online world, as it relates to ownership of social media accounts,” said Henry J. Cittone, a lawyer in New York who litigates intellectual property disputes. “We’ve actually been waiting to see such a case as many of our clients are concerned about the ownership of social media accounts vis-á-vis their branding.”
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Duke IV Dialogue Series: Who are my Neighbors? →
dukeivdialogues:
Ah, so I was asked to write this post on the IV Dialogue Series Tumblr, about the brouhaha that has erupted over the Chronicle article dealing with the PiKap party with a Thanksgiving theme of “Pilgrims and Indians”. Which if you haven’t read yet is …