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wearethe99percent: At 21 years old, I am… -One semester from...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:13:33 -0400

At 21 years old, I am…

-One semester from graduating college with a degree no one seems to hire

-In massive debt because of that once “dream degree”

-About to become a mother to a baby whose illness has gotten us booted off government health insurance…at 9 months pregnant…

-Scared for our future

-I am the 99%-

world-shaker: Just let the enormity of what’s going on here...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:13:16 -0400

world-shaker:

Just let the enormity of what’s going on here slowly sink in.

Photo credit: Paul L Newby II and Grand Rapids Press

UPDATE AGAIN: I heard from the original artist [Internet celebrity geek-out moment], who shared some more cool things with me:

Here’s a link to the time-elapse Sam Klee of Uthinkmedia.com did of the final installation…
http://youtu.be/TvWlPl8ltHc

Also, here’s the artist’s website: http://buttonpresser.com

UPDATE: Wow, this blew up out of nowhere after nearly a week. Here’s the background story. The guy’s name is Peter Fecteau. It’s a mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and the final project will require over 4200 Rubik’s Cubes.

thatswhatthatmeans: feet (noun) - a device used for finding...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:13:00 -0400

thatswhatthatmeans:

feet (noun) - a device used for finding Legos in the dark

totalfilm: Arrested Development gets new movie and TV show Fans...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:12:51 -0400

totalfilm:

Arrested Development gets new movie and TV show

Fans of Arrested Development received two great pieces of news today: the long-discussed movie is happening and it will follow on from new TV episodes of the cult show!

Creator Mitchell Hurwitz says the TV show could film next summer and focus on the main characters’ lives over the past five years.

While there’s no shooting schedule yet for the movie, Hurwitz added that the “creative aspects” are in place and negotiations will hammer out “the business side”.

[FOR THE FULL STORY, CLICK ON THE BLUTH FAMILY OR FOLLOW THIS LINK]

Lofticries

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:12:40 -0400

thepurityring:

Ungirthed 7” is out April 18th on Transparent. Lofticries is on side B, download it here.

Lofticries by PURITY RING

Spread of Earthquake-Related Tweets

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:12:29 -0400

miguelrios:

Below is a visual of the Tweets from VA and Washington, DC one minute after the August 23 #earthquake.

This is an official Twitter visualization we created to see how far and fast a tweet can travel. This is part of what we do on Twitter’s analytics team. Join us: http://twitter.com/jobs .

memethings: TEXT: Colour of your pants + last thing you ate or...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:12:17 -0400

memethings:

TEXT: Colour of your pants + last thing you ate or drank + first word of the next song on your playlist = Your band name!

thechromaticscale: I saw some Boston fans helping out with the...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:12:07 -0400

thechromaticscale:

I saw some Boston fans helping out with the post-riot cleanup downtown, and I was so touched. I am aching and sore from scrubbing walls for four hours, but I am so glad that I got to experience the beauty of Vancouver, including the love and solidarity of those who wanted to preserve it… whether inhabitants or not.

(photo credit: 2011 ANDY FANG PHOTOGRAPHY)

Photo

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:11:58 -0400

wearethe99percent: 20 years old. Dropped out of college because...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:11:50 -0400

wearethe99percent:

20 years old. Dropped out of college because I feared the weight of the loans would be too much for my parents. With just one semester of college under my belt we are 16000 in debt. My dreams of becoming an architect are fading. Fed up with serving tables I am contemplating joining an armed service for free college and fight for a country I no longer believe in.

We are the 99%

occupywallst.org

Your Anon News: This is a message from Anonymous to the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART)

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:11:37 -0400

Your Anon News: This is a message from Anonymous to the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART):

youranonnews:

TO THE PEOPLE OF THE USA:
The past year has brought about some substantial awareness through some unfortunate events that have occurred throughout our world. From internet censorship to the unnecessary violence inflicted upon unarmed civilans, we’ve all seen what can happen once a portion of…

wearethe99percent: At the age of 22, the most I’ve made per...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:11:23 -0400

wearethe99percent:

At the age of 22, the most I’ve made per hour is $9.50. I have worked on the books since I was fifteen, and babysat before that. My family was working class down to our roots. My dad worked two sometimes three jobs to make ends meet…and my mom still had to go to work.

When I left on maternity leave, I was making little more than 8 dollars an hour. After the baby, I was informed that since I didn’t qualify for FMLA, I was being let go. I could “reinterview” for my position. I was on unemployment for about four months, which paid less than 200 dollars a week. How do you provide for a baby on that?? Then, when I applied for assistance, they told me we made too much money. I wanted to ask the lady where that extra money was, cause I could sure use it right about now…

Thankfully, I got a job now; but we are just barely afloat. I see no decent cars in our future, nor do I see us able to buy a house. I shop at discount grocery store, I buy second hand, and the dollar store are my saving grace.

I would like to feel secure from week to week. I would like to have a savings account, and be able to put away money for my baby to go to school. I would like to buy a house and have a reliable car that isn’t jimmy rigged together. I am not afraid of working. As I said, I’m a working class person…but I would like to get paid a living wage, and have a career instead of fast food.

IS THIS SO MUCH TO ASK?

When I was a kid, they told us about the American Dream, and how we could be whatever we wanted. This isn’t really what I had pictured. I have a kid, that’s true…but bankruptcy, a small apartment, two beat cars, and a ton of bills just wasn’t what I had hoped for.

I don’t even have the picket fence.

We are the 99%.
occupywallst.org

barackobama: Because we live in the future, the White House is...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:11:09 -0400

barackobama:

Because we live in the future, the White House is doing a fancy enhanced live feed of the State of the Union tonight and we’re able to embed it here so you can watch it directly on Tumblr. Enjoy, and let us know what you think of the president’s speech.

Photo

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:54 -0400

Felix: The @felixsalmon - @johngapper NYT paywall bet

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:41 -0400

Felix: The @felixsalmon - @johngapper NYT paywall bet:

felixsalmon:

(Edited in response to John’s comments.)

The number we’re looking at is total paid digital subscribers to the NYT — not including print subscribers or people who get their digital subscription for free through some promotion. We’ll look at whatever public statement the NYT makes about that number…

felixsalmon: Email du jour: Nate Nickerson can help facilitate meetings between members of the...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:25 -0400

felixsalmon:

Email du jour:

Nate Nickerson can help facilitate meetings between members of the media at the World Economic Forum and MIT faculty. Please contact Nate in advance, if possible, or on the ground at Davos. The one exception is that media interested in Sir Tim Berners-Lee should contact Celebrity Speakers Associates.

"Start by chopping the bacon and putting it in a pan, perhaps with a little olive oil if the bacon..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:08 -0400

“Start by chopping the bacon and putting it in a pan, perhaps with a little olive oil if the bacon isn’t super-fatty. While it’s cooking you can also add other red meats like beef or venison and let it all brown together. When the bacon and meat is crispy to your liking, add the pre-cooked sprouts, along with any other veggies you may have cooked them with. Some people like their sprouts lightly cooked, others like them “cooked senseless,” as advice columnist Amy Alkon advised me to do. When the sprouts are done, add some minced garlic. Stir fry for a minute, deglaze with a shot of bourbon if you have it, and turn off the heat. (That bourbon shot is a secret trick, by the way. From hunting camp. Share it wisely.) Season with black pepper and hot sauce, and add the above dressing of vinegar, soy sauce, and olive oil. Toss the sprouts to maximize their uptake of dressing. Add the meaty, greasy sprouts to your salad, or pop them straight into your mouth.”

- In Defense of the Brussels Sprout - Ari LeVaux - Health - The Atlantic

This.
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"2 — The number of strips of bacon a person has to eat every day to see a 19 percent rise in the risk..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:09:53 -0400

“2 — The number of strips of bacon a person has to eat every day to see a 19 percent rise in the risk for pancreatic cancer. That’s about 50 grams of processed meat. Source: “Pancreatic Cancer Risk Increases With Every 2 Strips of Bacon You Eat: Study,” CBS.”

- Vital Signs: The Man With 2 Hearts; Painkiller Addictions; Eating Bacon - Nicholas Jackson - Health - The Atlantic

OK, this gets headlines. BUT IT IS WRONG. The “19% rise” thing is ever so impressive, but if you read the article, it turns out to correspond to a 0.00002641% increase in your lifetime chance of getting pancreatic cancer. If you’re a man. If you’re a woman, it’s even lower.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that a single metastudy of 6,000 pancreatic cancer patients can’t possibly identify probabilities that small with any accuracy. And that if you tried to replicate this result somehow, you would fail. Not that anybody will.
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"In fact, the chance that what you are reporting is bogus is much higher than the 5% you so..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:09:37 -0400

“In fact, the chance that what you are reporting is bogus is much higher than the 5% you so cheerfully claimed with your poignant asterisk. Because journals will only publish novel, interesting findings – and therefore researchers only bother to write up seemingly intriguing counterintuitive findings – the chance that what they eventually are publishing is BS unwittingly is vast.”

- Why you really can’t trust any of the research you read « StrategyProfs.net (via felixsalmon)

"A member of Gagosian staff tells me that the key paintings which correlate specific colours with..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:09:20 -0400

“A member of Gagosian staff tells me that the key paintings which correlate specific colours with letters of the alphabet are the start of a game: if you look at each painting carefully, a sequence of colours will reveal a hidden word, and if you get the word first you win a spot painting.”

- ArtSlant - Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot II

What?? OK people, let’s crowdsource this
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