February 2012
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WatchSo the movie we’re most excited to see this year is Prometheus, right?
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Earnesty
…is not a word, but it should be. Earnestness just seems like it’s trying too hard.
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Tuesdays & Thursdays →
A new link blog for The Bygone Bureau’s off days.
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How Forbes Stole A New York Times Article And Got... →
nostrich:
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but how much is a title worth? If the story that proceeds is any indicator, a title is worth over 6700 words and months of research. It all began Friday when the New York Times published an article “How Companies Learn Your Secrets“. It was an extremely long article which discussed how large companies like WalMart and Target collect data...
Lins, in order
Lin, Jeremy
Lin, every other one (tie)
Lin, Tao
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69 Other Love Songs →
An Rdio playlist by Nozlee & Kevin.
Q: Who is Michiko Kakutani's favorite athlete?
wrongthinking:
A: JEREMY LIMN
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Instapaper's Preservation of Pageviews
Because of how the bookmarklet works, the vast majority of pages saved to Instapaper correspond to complete pageviews, ads and all. I’ve carefully designed Instapaper to keep this ratio high, even when it’s a competitive disadvantage. (For a great example of this, see the implementation of the Friends and Editors sections in the iPhone/iPad app, which require you to view the recommended articles...
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Wolfram Alpha Pro democratizes data analysis →
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Staff List: School Dance Memories →
I love doing these.
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This is the kind of song I find sexy, in that it...
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Kill Screen's Madden Super Bowl Simulation →
How did I miss this? Abe Stein runs his own sim with Madden 12, varying weather conditions and pitting Tebow vs. Tebow.
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"Should you take Madden's Super Bowl predictions... →
killscreendaily:
EA Sports’ Madden football juggernaut has accurately predicted the winner of the Super Bowl six out of eight times since 2004. What’s even more impressive is that the game predicted that the Giants and Patriots would be in the Super Bowl at the beginning of this season…
In an even less scientific method, Darryl and I simulated the Pats and Giants game. I played as the...
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"Downton Abbey Stars On-Screen Vs. Off-Screen" →
OH MY GOD EVERYONE IS HOT. EVEN MRS. O’BRIEN.
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Kevin: How unjust would the world be if Eli Manning had two Super Bowl rings and Peyton only had one?
Dad: That would be like you publishing one book and your brother publishing two.
Unrequired Listening →
A new music blog from Joey Pfeifer (formerly of Happy Cog) and Spencer Tweedy (son of Jeff Tweedy). I have no idea how they know each other, but judging from their favorite albums of 2011 lists, I’m going to enjoy this a lot.
January 2012
51 posts
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We Found It On Watch Instantly: The Butterfly... →
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Revisiting Best Picture Predictions
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Tree of Life
War Horse
Not too shabby. I did better than Vulture.
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"Madden NFL and the Future of Video Game Sports"... →
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Picaro: A Home for the Small →
yo-picaro:
Picaro is a very limited platform, especially this early version, but we think this kind of focus actually opens up a lot of new doors, both contextually and creatively. In our brief time with the format, we’ve surprised even ourselves with its potential. Specifically how that’s true is something we’ll be talking about in the near future.
David is full of smart, exciting ideas.
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Revisiting Picks: Conference Championships
Patriots vs. Ravens
The Pats are going to run away with this one, even though both teams will likely score a lot of points. Expect Brady to throw another four or five touchdowns. I’ve basically switched my entire fantasy team to Pats players. (It’s a bummer you can only pick one tight end though, since Gronkowski and Hernandez are scoring most of the points.) Ravens QB Joe Flacco...
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“Made a promise not to cry in public anymore so no more football… Don’t...”
– Elly, who is totally not bitter about last week’s Packers game
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Best Picture Predictions
(I’m making a habit of predicting things lately.)
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Tree of Life
I also predict that the internet will complain that Drive was robbed.
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"Look at the sticky buns. Those are the best.”
hollybailey:
Mitt Romney will NOT REST until you eat a pastry. Here’s an excerpt of a Phil Rucker’s pool report from a flight between Charleston and Greenville Friday:
Before take off, Mitt Romney walked down the aisle with a large box of assorted pastries from Panera Bread to pass out to the passengers (including the governors and press). What follows is a transcript of his exchanges. “Come...
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Football Picks: Conference Championships
(Sticking with the theme of “losers in bad hats” — although I was tempted to use the Roethlisberger photo again.)
So my predictions last week were not so hot. And judging from the playoff fantasy team, I have a history of making bad guesses when it comes to football. So here are some more anyway!
Patriots vs. Ravens
The Pats are going to run away with this one, even though both...
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