The Best Things I Read on the Internet, 2012
Like last year, I’m doing a Best Things I read on the Internet list. This is obviously in no way complete or comprehensive, it is merely a tiny slice of the internet that I really enjoyed and I hope...
View ArticleGift Guide – Part 2
Last week, we did the Rosie Says Non-Denominational, Non-Seasonal Gift Guide Part 1. Still at a loss for that special someone/boring-co-worker/favorite aunt/least-favorite uncle? Search no further:...
View ArticlePrecedent
Polls are really good at one thing, creating jobs for people who like talking about polls: And this is only but a teaser. Click for full chart. Similarly, in things that do not matter: Come on, New...
View ArticleSunday Scraps 76
1.VOTING: Slate has a time lapsed map marking the last 100 years of presidential elections. Oooh, watch the pretty colors change! 2. SMARTS: Atlantic interview with Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd,...
View ArticleSunday Scraps 75
1. MOBAMA: Many folks (including me) roll their eyes at Michelle Obama’s self-labeling as “mom-in-chief,” but Tami Winfrey Harris at Clutch explains why a black mom-in-chief is an entirely different...
View ArticleSunday Scraps 50
1. LAW: The New Yorker has a fascinating piece on the true story behind the Lawrence vs. Texas case. Who was Lawrence, and who was the other guy, and what was actually going on? Hint: It’s not what you...
View ArticleThree Things About Maps
My dad spends a lot of time with maps. He highlights the bejeezus out of them, marks hypothetical shortcuts for hypothetical emergencies, and sharpies from edge to edge. To my dad, maps are grown-up...
View ArticleXKCD Agrees
I’m tired. It’s been a long week. I’ve decided that microwave-made nachos = dinner. At 10:30pm. While I watch Colbert. It’s that kind of day. This week has been dominated by stupid shit anyway, like...
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