August 2012
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Aug 1st
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“Like many another youngster at that time, or maybe retro-youngster in my case, I...”
– One Giant Leap to Nowhere - NYTimes.com » Tom Wolfe expresses my excitement and frustrations over the U.S. space program much better than I ever could.
Aug 1st
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July 2012
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It took a little while for Peter Jackson to come... →
shortformblog: We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain untold if we do not take this chance.  The richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, allows us to tell the full story of the adventures of...
Jul 31st
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Jul 30th
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“A bystander has the same right to take photographs or make recordings as a...”
– DC police chief announces shockingly reasonable cell camera policy | Ars Technica (via photographsonthebrain) » Mark says: My favorite part is how, even if you get in their way, the police can’t tell you to stop photographing or recording. They can only tell you to move, just as they...
Jul 30th
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Jul 29th
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“Somewhere in the cacophony of last night, during what might have been the...”
– Opening ceremony a celebration — of protest and dissent (via wallofdis) » Says Mark: Suddenly, the use of one of the Beatles’ most boring hits to conclude the opening ceremony makes a little bit of sense.
Jul 28th
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Jul 26th
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Advertisement of the day
shortformblog: pbump: If you haven’t seen, this ad for the Paralympics is spectacular. On a side note, it’s worth noting that friend of SFB and Paralympian Josh Sundquist, who competed as a skiier in 2006, is currently in London covering the Olympics for YouTube. Awesome, right? Follow his exploits here. Indeed. Fantastic ad.
Jul 26th
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Jul 25th
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LightBox: Hipstamatic plans launch of Foundation... →
Synthetic, maker of the popular Hipstamatic application for iPhone, is expected to launch, later this year, a pack of digital lenses and films dedicated to photojournalists to raise funds for its newly created Hipstamatic Foundation for Photojournalism. The Foundation will help educate…
Jul 24th
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Jul 18th
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Jul 16th
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Watch the NYC Subway Unfold
mashable: The map is laid out according to the order the subway lines were built. Beautiful. Via.
Jul 14th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 4th
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ShortFormBlog: On the home news front →
erniesmith: Fans of announcements, this post is for you. After three and a half years hanging my hat at the Washington Post Express, I’ve decided to make a move to TMG Custom Media, where I’ll be doing some really cool social media/curation work for one of their upcoming publications…. Congrats on the new gig!
Jul 4th
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