February 2012
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Feb 24th
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BIKE HELMETS, CRASH SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH:... →
A good article that sums up my thoughts on bike helmets.  Yes, everyone should wear them but not because of a law.  It’s more important to focus on improved facilities and getting more people riding bikes.
Feb 24th
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What does an archivist do? →
This archivist needs to figure out Pinterest.  I still like to think of it as a social networking site for fans of playwright Harold Pinter.
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 17th
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“No, the problem is that Rep. Malia and the bridge supporters have a myopic focus...”
– Tear Down Casey Overpass | Boston Daily
Feb 16th
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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”
– Mark Twain
Feb 14th
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Feb 10th
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“…it might be more useful to turn the problem inside out, by putting the...”
– David Owen, Green Metropolis p. 201
Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 5th
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“The near certainty is that, for many years to come, what the market will replace...”
– David Owen, Green Metropolis (Note: “Sometimes, the invisible hand goes for the throat” is the most awesome part of this quote).
Feb 3rd
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“Making automobiles more fuel-efficient isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but it...”
– David Owen, Green Metropolis
Feb 3rd
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“Jefferson…embodied the ethos of suburbia. Indeed, he could be considered the...”
– David Owen, Green Metropolis (p. 25)
Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
January 2012
49 posts
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Jan 31st
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Jan 29th
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Netflix "Watch Instantly" library
Hmm…I have over 100 movies in my instant queue (including multi-part documentaries and tv series) so I’m going to take this as personal affront on my viewing tastes.  Of course, we never actually watch anything other than “Go Diego Go” and “Dinosaur Train.” wordishness: is kinda like an all-you-can-eat buffet consisting of lima beans and creamed corn.
Jan 29th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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“Assuming that all the material now on the Web makes libraries obsolete is like...”
– Daily Kos: “The Great Librarian Massacre of 2012”: a cataloging librarian’s view
Jan 22nd
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Affordable Homes →
Great posters for a great cause
Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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I don't think David Sedaris is funny.
One of the funniest people I know speaks the truth about someone who isn’t really all that funny. wordishness: There. I said it. Go ahead and unfollow.
Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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WatchWatch
Bike Advocate Favors Surface Replacement for Overpass (by Chris Lovett)
Jan 19th
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“The telephone was invented by somebody or other (I’ll save that can of worms for...”
– In light of the SOPA & PIPA protests, I’m sharing and old blog post called The Gilded Age Internet and the People’s Telephone.  The lesson here is that “it has happened before” where corporate interests have been able to suppress technological gains and popular expression...
Jan 18th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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Everton will face Fulham in the 4th round of the...
Awesome.  Tim Howard, Landon Donovan AND Clint Dempsey.  USMNT represent! fuckyeaheverton: We have another home game to look forwards too on January 28th.
Jan 9th
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Jan 6th
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