December 2010
14 posts
Hacker News | Breaking a WoW addiction →
What’s on your mind? →
They write longer updates, and use more words referring to music and sports. More “popular” people also talk less about their families, are less emotional overall, use fewer past tense and present…
what are the borders of bushwick?? « Brooklynian |... →
Wildfire Social Media Monitor →
Is Yahoo Shutting Down Del.icio.us? →
“When I was doing public interest political work 15 - 20 years ago, there was an...”
– Jennifer commenting at Alicublog. (via grandavenue)
Best Way to Stop Onion Tears? Put Bread In Your... →
Untangling the web: Hate | Technology | The... →
Data traffic indicates that, online, we are increasingly talking to people just like ourselves, relying on our friends’ directions to navigate the web. It’s ironic that, rather than opening us up to…
Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Interactive... →
To enter a story, to achieve the kind of immersion that produces enjoyment and emotional engagement, a reader has to give up not only control but the desire to impose control. Readership and…
collision detection: How Instagram changes the way... →
I’m sure that’s true for some people. But filtering makes me look at stuff with fresh eyes. The unaltered picture of that brownstone door was attractive enough; but after the Lomo filter I realized…
Why Amazon Caved, and What It Means for the Rest... →
What’s really hard about this is that we perceive the web to be a public space, a place where you should be able to go and set up your soapbox and say whatever you want to say to the world. The truth…
Study of the Day: Facebook Can Kill Your Marriage... →
According to a survey from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Facebook is involved in one in five divorces. Eighty percent of matrimonial lawyers have reported a rise in the number…
Baby Names Reveal More About Parents Than Ever... →
A new analysis of name statistics suggests that the meaning conveyed by a baby’s name - that is, what a name tells others about the parents’ tastes and background - has ramped up significantly over…
Book Review - What Technology Wants - By Kevin... →
But his take on biological evolution is one that, while beloved of creationists, is completely rejected by scientists: he sees it as teleological, driven by external forces to achieve certain goals.