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I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only…
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After years of Catholic school, I am constitutionally unable to feel joyous about anyone being killed, but I got close tonight with bin Laden. He killed thousands of innocent people – and again, it was that incomparable American tableau: Muslims, Jews, Catholics; waiters, firefighters, investment bankers; gays and straights; mothers and fathers of every race.…
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Scocca : “Why Do You Mention Computers?”: A Conversation From the Edge of Humanity
Scocca : “Why Do You Mention Computers?”: A Conversation From the Edge of Humanity Posted Monday, December 13, 2010 6:23 PM | By Tom Scocca Eliza: Hello. I am ELIZA. How can I help you? TS: Do you remember the Turing Test? Eliza: Why do you think i should recall the turing test now? TS:…
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FREE Panel Discussion: The Future of Gaming Registration is required for this offering (below). Gaming: A Dominant Force In Entertainment, What’s Next? The entertainment software industry has grown roughly 1300% since the year 2000. Gaming is beginning to push boundaries in other fields outside of entertainment such as social networking, health, education, and even science.…
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marsbot: 4/28/11 A shield study Awhile back we decided to separate foursquare core badges with branded badges. We needed a new shape for the branded badges. After a thorough exploration we landed on this shape, but I became enamored with shield shapes in general. I love icons and there’s something really lovely about shields and the variety in which they…
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nevver: Poem, Man Ray
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Dangerous Minds | Do drummers have different brains from the rest of us?
Dangerous Minds | Do drummers have different brains from the rest of us? Interlinked to longform ink and paper journalism. Human perception of time, neurology, rock and roll, the New Yorker, Brian Eno, millisecond scale. Fascinating.
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twilmet123: ★ discovered on imgfave.com (social image bookmarking)
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illillill: Larry Mantello’s Candy Coated World