July 2011
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Fox Anchor Wonders If Moon Volcanoes Mean Global... →
use your bowtie ninja powers mr bill nye!
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Online Commenting: The Age of Rage →
The psychologists call it “deindividuation”. It’s what happens when social norms are withdrawn because identities are concealed. The classic deindividuation experiment concerned American children at Halloween. Trick-or-treaters were invited to take sweets left in the hall of a house on a table on which there was also a sum of money. When children arrived singly, and not wearing masks, only 8% of...
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Borders on Brink of Liquidation →
wilwheaton:
laughterkey:
This news makes me sad for obvious reasons, but I have to get this out. Borders is where I learned how to be an adult. Where I learned what it really meant to do a job well, rather than just how to get by. It was where I learned to be responsible for myself and how to lead a team. It’s where I cemented my belief in the importance of a joyful workplace. I’m not saying...
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soupsoup:
Jon Stewart Feels Better About America After News Of The World Fiasco Recap
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thedailywhat:
Early Bird Special: Just how hagiographic is the upcoming Sarah Palin documentary The Undefeated? It’s called The Undefeated.
[aicn.]
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chels:
I worked with the awesome David Charns yesterday on this piece about the government using Tumblr.
You may have seen the State Department’s Tumblr but there are others who are joining up, too. The National Archives runs a few (Document of the Day, the Exhibits Tumblr, and one about Our Presidents). One of my favorite things yesterday was meeting up with the ladies who blog from the...