Archive for January, 2010

Vogue, Jan. 1990

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Vogue, Jan. 1990

Behold the January 1990 issue of Vogue. The devil may wear Prada, but she evidently wanted you to wear pastel acrylics and then set fire to your hair. [Double D Blog]…

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What’s really on bittorrent anyway?

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

What’s really on bittorrent anyway?

Ed Felten from the Freedom to Tinker blog has written a post with Princeton senior Sauhard Sahi called Census of Files Available via BitTorrent. The survey takes a random sample of files available on a trackerless BitTorrent system. The article is full of caveats–discussion happening in the comments–but does dig into the likely copyright status of the works they found. “[A]ll files that were available were equally likely to appear in the sample — the sample was not weighted by number of downloads, and it probably contains files that were never downloaded at all. So we can’t say anything about the characteristics of BitTorrent downloads, or even of files that are downloaded via BitTorrent, only about files that are available on BitTorrent.”…

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Skull Theft of Geniuses

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Skull Theft of Geniuses

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Bolano at Barcelona

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bolano at Barcelona

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How Stock Futures Work

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

How Stock Futures Work

Wall Street futures shot up on Friday, when the U.S. Department of Commerce released data showing that the nation’s economy grew by 5.7 percent last quarter — its fastest rate in six years. How do stock futures differ from regular stocks?


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Pimples

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Fact or Fiction: Pimples

Pimples. We’ve all had ‘em, and we’ve all tried our darnedest to get rid of ‘em. To pop or not to pop? Should you stop eating pizza to avoid becoming a pizza face? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the inner workings of pimples.


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Top 5 Skateboarding Videos

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Top 5 Skateboarding Videos

You might know your way around the half-pipe, but it takes another level of skill — and courage — to take on the stunts in these videos.


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5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Car Safer for Driving in Foul Weather

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Car Safer for Driving in Foul Weather

Snow is lovely to look at, but less fun to drive in — especially if you happen to break down, get a flat tire or crash into something. So prepare yourself (and your car) to meet Mother Nature’s fury.


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5 Recipes Starring Your Steak Leftovers

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

5 Recipes Starring Your Steak Leftovers

Steak is a classic eyes-bigger-than-your-stomach food. Most people think they can finish the huge juicy goodness of a 24 ounce steak, but more often than not, leftovers happen. What do you do with all of the leftover steak?


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“Every Glass Sterilized” 1933

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

“Every Glass Sterilized” 1933

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