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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Nordic walking meetup in Tuscaloosa County on 8/12Join us on Saturday to find out what Nordic walking is all about! No charge; poles provided. Look for the white Nordic walking sign.When: 10 AM; August 12Where: Annette N. Shelby Park (1614 15th Street,...
An approach to critical thinkingVia Arts and Letters Daily, an article describing philosophical heuristics we all can use to improve our own critical thinking. Heuristics are techniques to help you solve problems or make decisions. You know them as rules of thumb,...
Chris Dixon Defends Bitcoin
Via Business Insider: I was disturbed by the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. I thought the government did what it had to do at the peak of the crisis but missed an important opportunity afterwards to reform the financial system. ... if the technology industry...
Climate Change And Productivity
Via Business Insider: …hotter-than-average years produce lower output per person in hotter-than-average countries, and higher output in colder-than-average countries, to the tune of 3% to 4% of GDP in both directions. While they're hesitant to connect this directly...
Climate Change And Productivity
Via Business Insider: …hotter-than-average years produce lower output per person in hotter-than-average countries, and higher output in colder-than-average countries, to the tune of 3% to 4% of GDP in both directions. While they're hesitant to connect this directly...
Egg Kickstarter Robot For Cats
Via Business Insider: A Kickstarter project called Egg aims to give your cat an autonomous plaything while you're at the movies or the grocery store or even just in another room. Egg is an ovoid robot that moves around in such a way as to imitate a small creature that...
Egg Kickstarter Robot For Cats
Via Business Insider: A Kickstarter project called Egg aims to give your cat an autonomous plaything while you're at the movies or the grocery store or even just in another room. Egg is an ovoid robot that moves around in such a way as to imitate a small creature that...
The dark side of the digital world
Via Utne Reader: Quit Facebook Day, as an expression of the desire to kill one’s networked self, illustrates the need for a language to talk about these tensions, to talk about the darker aspects of the relationship between platforms and individuals. It is obvious...