May 2013
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“The first thing I said was, ‘I knew it, I knew it…He’s a monster. He’s the...”
– Fernando Colon, speaking to the Times, weighs in on neighbor Ariel Castro and the harrowing details emerging in the case of three women discovered to have been held in a Cleveland home for upwards of 10 years.
Castro, the man who owns the house the women were found in and is now in custody with an...
April 2013
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“We see a dog, it is barking. It could be a K9 unit. We don’t know. It is a dog.”
– CNN (via kateoplis)
March 2013
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Why Study History?
Stanford University History Building
I was very surprised and delighted to open Hacker News today and see this in the top stories:
Why Study History - American Historical Association
As someone who spent over $200k (or at least had as many money paid on my behalf) on a history diploma I figured I had better know the answer to this question. I found the article to be pretty simplistic and...
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February 2013
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When women complain that they can't get a date in...
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January 2013
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December 2012
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New York Times Demonstrates the Power of HTML5 →
Today the New York Times published a groundbreaking article (Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek)that was developed in a beautiful HTML page. Regular readers will wonder if this is just an isolated development or if they can loof forward to more beautiful interactive headlines. I sure hope for the latter. I’ve been saying for a while that with the capabilities of the web sites like the...
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Adobe + Bēhance →
Adobe just bought itself the best Christmas gift of 2013: the Bēhance network. This company provides the internet’s best portfolio solution, and boasts a fantastic iPhone app. I’ve been using Bēhance for some time and have been continually impressed. Adobe is a major engine in the creative world; these resources combined should strengthen Adobe significantly. We saw how swiftly and...
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“When Quentin told me about the part of Stephen, I complained about being fifteen...”
– Samuel L. Jackson on his part in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. This movie is going to be all I need for Christmas.
November 2012
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NFL Week 13
Week 12 predictions: 10-6
Since Week 9: 40-17-1
Saints @ Falcons -3.5
Seahawks @ Bears -4
Jaguars @ Bills -5.5
Colts @ Lions -4.5
Vikings @ Packers -9
Texans @ Titans +5.5
Panthers @ Chiefs +3
49ers @ Rams +7
Patriots @ Dolphins +7
Cardinals @ Jets -4.5
Buccaneers @ Broncos -7
Browns @ Raiders +1.5
Bengals @ Chargers +1.5
Steelers @ Ravens even
Eagles @ Cowboys -10
Giants @...
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NFL Week 12 Picks
Last week was a pretty good week for my predictions going 10-4 on the moneyline. I’m hoping that this week keeps up, because I’m in Nevada and betting most of the games. You will note that this blog post will come after the Thanksgiving games have already been played, but my predictions are still legit because I bet these games and won money. I have no evidence of this, just take my...
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Week 11 Projections
Dolphins @ Bills (-2.5)
Football fans everywhere are anxious to see the national TV debut of the C.J. Spiller show and this guy will not disappoint. He will prove too much for the Miami D, and I’m expecting a multi-TD effort.
Packers @ Lions (+3.5)
Cardinals @ Falcons (-9.5)
Look for the Falcons to bounce back against a pretty weak Cardinals team.
Buccaneers @ Panthers (+1.5)
A win-streak...
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Week 10 Projections
“I don’t fear any quarterback, but I’m always worried when I play Carson Palmer,” Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs said Wednesday
Last week has been deemed the Black Sunday of NFL betting because an unprecedented amount of favorites won, leading to many successful bets and parlays which cost the industry big bucks. Last week I predicted 11-3 missing the Seattle ,...
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NFL Week 9 Picks
Last season for the first half of the season I took on the task of picking the winner for each NFL matchup each week. Not long into the endeavor I became very frustrated. The season was so young that I really did not have enough information about many teams to predict accurately. so this season i decided to forego picking the first 8 games and only pick the final eight weeks of the regular season...
October 2012
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Review: Cloud Atlas
This week I went to the movies to see a movie that I have anticipated the most this year (yes, more than Django Unchained, Lincoln or the final installment of Nolan’s Batman) and that is for one reason and one reason only: Cloud Atlas, the 2004 novel by David Mitchell is my favorite work of contemporary fiction. I could qualify that by saying that I am not a big fan of fiction and am...
“You mention the Navy, for example. You say we have fewer ships than we did in...”
– President Obama during the third and final presidential debate. (via theatlantic)
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Believe
Let me begin with a note of clarification: there are only a few teams that I believe in: The Chicago Bears, the Stanford Cardinal, the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago White Sox, the San Francisco Giants. I am probably one of the most loyal sports fans that you will ever meet. That being said I am one of the luckiest fans on earth. After today the Bears sit solidly atop the NFC North, the Giants are...
“We’re moving forward. Now, after losing about 800,000 jobs a month when I took...”
– President Obama in Fairfax, VA today (via barackobama)
I was surprised by the unemployment rate, which dipped below the no-president-has-ever-won-with-unemployment-this-high threshold that policy wonks love raving about. Interested to see how Romney will classify this in the next debate. Perhaps...
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“We had our first debate last night. And when I got onto the stage, I met this...”
– President Obama in Denver, CO today
That’s my president… Meanwhile the real Barack Obama was too busy eye fucking Michelle to debate last night.
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“He’s white, so probably yes.”
– Metta World Peace, when asked if Steve Nash is the smartest player on the Lakers (via nbaoffseason)
September 2012
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When friends neglect to bring a jacket out and...
This just made my day. If you are from the best city in America it will make yours as well. whilstinsf:
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August 2012
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Why Explore Space?
“The photograph which I enclose with this letter shows a view of our Earth as seen from Apollo 8 when it orbited the moon at Christmas, 1968. Of all the many wonderful results of the space program so far, this picture may be the most important one. It opened our eyes to the fact that our Earth is a beautiful and most precious island in an unlimited void, and that there is no other place for...
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July 2012
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