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“What could have been entering the public domain in the US on January 1, 2012?...”
– Happy contrafactual public domain day (what you’ve lost)  Boing Boing
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December 2011
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What is SOPA and how does it work? The Stop Online... →
nerdology: Nilay Patel hits it hard. SOPA and PIPA are the effective equivalent of blowing up every road, bridge, and tunnel in New York to keep people from getting to one bootleg stand in Union Square — but leaving the stand itself alone. … … at its simplest level, SOPA is a kneejerk reaction to the fundamental nature of the internet, which was explicitly designed to ignore outmoded and...
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Higgs Boson Observed! (Probably) →
Take that, Universe.
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November 2011
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China’s Swift Trains Are a Boon to Development,... →
stoweboyd: People worrying about the US losing its lead to China should stop the nonsensical talk about declining math SATs, and look to the difference in our investments in high speed rail. The know-nothing GOP have cut our investments to zero, but that’s lunacy: Keith Bradsher via NYTimes.com Just as building the interstate highway system a half-century ago made modern, national commerce...
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October 2011
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Space! →
itsfullofstars: chromatichouse: TAM Panel - Our Future in Space This vigorous discussion on “Our Future In Space” featuring Phil Plait, Pamela Gay, Lawrence Krauss, Bill Nye, and Neil deGrasse Tyson was one of the most memorable moments at TAM 2011 Las Vegas. Seriously. Space. Let’s fucking go.
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Climate Adaptation: Protest organized against... →
climateadaptation: Michael Mann is the climate scientist credited with creating the famous “hockey stick” graph, which shows temperatures increasing globally. Michael Mann’s work has become the primary target of climate deniers, including congressional hearings. He’s speaking today for all of 15 minutes…
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“The greatest hoax of the last couple of decades has been the ability of the...”
– John Cole (via wilwheaton)
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Press Freedom Victory: Democracy Now! Wins... →
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“Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics...”
– Brian Greene
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