Author Archives: Daniel

At night all cats are gray.

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Daniel
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Shouldn’t something have changed in eighty years?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Daniel

This is a nightmare, which will pass away with the morning. For the resources of nature and men’s devices are just as fertile and productive as they were. The rate of our progress towards solving the material problems of life … Continue reading →

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Our Political Economy: still pretending that fair is foul and foul is fair

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Daniel

For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and precaution must be our gods … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2011: Kings, Emperors, and Stooges

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Daniel

Births: King James VI of Scotland and I of England 1566-1625. “The wisest fool in Christendom.” Sponsor of the King James Bible. Obsessive hater of tobacco. Many of Shakespeare’s best plays were produced during his reign. Blaise Pascal 1623-1662. Philosopher, … Continue reading →

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June 18th Birthdays: Ammanatti, Goncharov, Superman!

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Daniel

Bartolomeo Ammannati, b. 1511. Italian renaissance architect and sculptor. He worked on some pretty terrific projects, including one of the most beautiful bridges in Florence, the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice. He’s remembered, however for the … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-18

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Daniel

RT @Felipewh: You can blame the Greeks – but they have been betrayed by their leaders – shocking article http://ind.pn/lCkeV6 How about US? # @Felipewh thanks – will look it up. in reply to Felipewh # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-17

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Daniel

Anyone notice that the live link to a website in the About section of a Facebook Page has stopped working? #facebook # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-15

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Daniel

The Backfire Effect: When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger. http://ow.ly/5hfFd # "the future will require us to store the new information we report in ways that are efficiently usable by computers." http://ow.ly/5hgtM # … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-14

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Daniel

Let's Get Digital: LastPass – Secure password management http://ow.ly/5g4dF # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-13

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Daniel

Check out "Don't Eat Lunch Alone – Springfield 6-16-2011" http://t.co/IyDKp6D via @eventbrite #DELA #westernma # Powered by Twitter Tools

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