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marianaconte: GUNS (2009) Sculpture, resin and found objects, 15x79x60cm No human hands pull the trigger. The gun/mob appears to take on a life of its own. Guns induces a sense of sadness and helplessness. Limp, wasted, lifeless miniature people suggest the impotence of war. The work impacts by using visual ambiguity. The multitude of colours…
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Have scientists found the saddest movie clip ever?
It may be so. In a study that spanned years, researchers pinpointed single scene that elicited more sadness in viewers than any other. It is the closing scene from the 1978 film “The Champ.” In the scene, 9-year-old Ricky Schroder watches his father die of injuries suffered in a boxing match, and the heartbreakingly genuine…
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Technorati State of the Blogosphere survey
Every year, you help us make State of the Blogosphere the most comprehensive resource for bloggers, and about bloggers. The 2011 survey is live, and your input is critical. http://www.psasurveys.com/detect.aspx?I.Project=a18214 We’d love for you to share some information about blogging as your passion or your profession, that we can then share back with you, the…
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I found this to be quite an interesting read
I found this to be quite an interesting read “Art asks, not dictates.” Thoughts from Brooklyn’s Inside Out Project group action an interview from the TEDblog
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(via PDFmyURL.com – Free & Online: Convert and save PDF from any web page) malleable publishing.
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ETL2.0 – Data management of the future. Animation was made by my friend Tim Foss. Syncsort Promotional Video Scribe (by timothyfoss) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don’t want…
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Good SEO is a by-product of not being a dick on the internet. Interesting commentary on SEO etiquette and optimal models. SEO for Non-dicks – Matt Legend Gemmell
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Amazon Auto-Wires New E-Books of Neal Stephenson’s “Reamde” | The Awl
Amazon Auto-Wires New E-Books of Neal Stephenson’s “Reamde” | The Awl We are reading several of Stephenson’s works for a seminar, Readme included. As this is the early part of the 20th century, there is no one canonical edition of each text. Some are reading on Kindle or iOS devices where page numbering is fluid.…
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The Elusive Big Idea – NYTimes.com
The Elusive Big Idea – NYTimes.com THE July/August issue of The Atlantic trumpets the “14 Biggest Ideas of the Year.” Take a deep breath. The ideas include “The Players Own the Game” (No. 12), “Wall Street: Same as it Ever Was” (No. 6), “Nothing Stays Secret” (No. 2), and the very biggest idea of the…