April 2011
34 posts
RT @alizasherman: RT @NEENZ: Google creates its own version of the Facebook ‘Like’, with a twist… http://t.co/oW0COvo
March 2011
28 posts
Very impressed with the video @floogee did for his museum. Now that’s an event I want to go to! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFxom1Cd_U
Scott Adams (Dilbert), deleted post • tinysprout →
Scott Adams (Dilbert), deleted post kissingunderspiderwebs: “ Scott Adams wrote this post today, March 7 2011, on his blog and then deleted it. The topic my readers most want me to address is…
“Focus. In twelve hours, I’ll be drunk again... →
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I feel this way every time we get close to a possible furlough date….
“Focus. In twelve hours, I’ll be drunk again and none of this will matter.”
RT @PoliticoKevin: RT @brianbeutler: Accusations of bad faith fly as GOP prepares to reject a WH budget offer, likely triggering shutdow …
RT @georgelazenby: It you can correct someone’s use of language and tell them what they meant to say, you understood the first time and …
The things you find in thrift stores →
Comfort Food →
Comfort Food
Liam loves butterflies →
http://www.theawl.com/2011/03/arms-so-freezy-rebecc... →
http://www.theawl.com/2011/03/arms-so-freezy-rebecca-blacks-friday-as-radical-text Arms So Freezy: Rebecca Black’s “Friday” As Radical Text
Ignite session at #govwebcon by @jillreillyjames on @foursquare was fantastic. @usnatarchives really gets why it’s fun and useful.
GSA's wiki platform is improving efficiency... →
Shared by Kelly O
Hmm. What’s interesting about this, at least to me, is that GSA isn’t using the wiki platform they developed themselves (OMB MAX, which sucks so hardcore). They’re using…
RT @wmnl: RT @filbertkm: Wanted: Wikipedian-in-Residence paid summer intern @USNatArchives! http://j.mp/gdPOXg #wikipedia #wikimedia #iasl
MIT Researcher records 90,000 hours of home video,... →
Shared by Kelly O
If you’re pressed for time, listen from about 4:30 to 5:45.
[Video Link]MIT researcher Deb Roy’s presentation was probably my favorite at TED2011. The highlight of his…
W is for ... woodhog? →
I found this project from Liam’s preschool while I was cleaning up some papers last night. What is a woodhog? I googled it, and I’m pretty sure the teachers, many of whom speak English…
RT @expressnightout: Want to raise chickens in your backyard? A class at Anne Arundel Community College will teach you how. http://ow.ly …
Guinness Week: Beeramisu →
From Recipes This take on Tiramisu strays pretty far from the traditional. It calls for Guinness and Irish Cream instead of coffee and Marsala, but the requisite creamy, soft layers will surely…
Diving bell spider - Wikipedia, the free... →
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WHAT?! (Thanks, Liz.)
The diving bell spider or water spider, Argyroneta aquatica, is a spider which lives entirely under water.
Argyroneta aquatica is found in Northern…
Washington Post Explores the Future of Journalism... →
Thursday, the Washington Post launched @innovations, a Tumblr blog meant to showcase the news organization’s digital features and discuss the…
On pins and needles about the tsunami heading for Hawaii. Fervently hoping everyone stays safe.
Why the switch from Facebook to Diaspora. →
Guest post by brilliant friend Mike from Subjective. Part 1 of a series on Facebook vs Diaspora
I think, for me, the switch came the day I learned of the idea of Diaspora. Over time the…
I’ve noticed an awful lot of clickjacking on FB lately. Unless so many people really have lost all respect for Miley Cyrus?
Baking cake with the kids. How fun! Step 1: Crack eggs into mixing bowl. Step 2: Clean eggs off floor. Get more eggs.
Microsoft Kicks Off Campaign to Kill Internet... →
Microsoft has launched a new campaign to rid the web of Internet Explorer 6. The company’s new IE6countdown website tracks IE6’s dwindling market share and encourages developers to paste a…
Happy birthday, Floogee! →
Here’s the video/audio from last year, when the kids and I sang a very atonal “Happy Birthday” to you.
Zim Zum, sweets.
xoxo
Charlie Sheen's rant, the LOLcat edition →
Shared by Kelly O
For Meredith and Mary….
“Cats Quote Charlie Sheen.” (via Gina Bianchini)
RT @floogee: African Art is up for Best Museum site by Wash. City Paper. Please vote:
http://goo.gl/xeLOf
Girls Underestimate Their Own Intelligence [School... →
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My daughter does this and I’m at a loss about what to do or how I’m reinforcing it..
A now-classic study found something curious: when they posed 5th graders…
