April 2012
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Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
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Apr 27th
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“A key question over the next six years is how far Google’s current...”
– Google Now Translates As Much Text in a Day As Human Pros Can in a Year - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
Apr 27th
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“In a given day we translate roughly as much text as you’d find in 1...”
– Google Now Translates As Much Text in a Day As Human Pros Can in a Year - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
Apr 27th
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“Harvard is making public the information on more than 12 million books, videos,...”
– Harvard Releases Big Data for Books - NYTimes.com
Apr 25th
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“Last week, on April 14, 2012, the first stretch of Copenhagen’s new and...”
– Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: Launching Copenhagens Bicycle Superhighways I love the fact that pumps have been placed at intervals along the route.
Apr 25th
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“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most...”
– Keith Richards (via nypl)
Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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“The Etc. Stage at the L.A. Times Festival of Books kicked off its Sunday...”
– Festival of Books: ‘Write your brain barf’ and other WriteGirl tips - latimes.com
Apr 23rd
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“The Art Gallery of Ontario is the first Canadian museum to join the Google Art...”
– AGO signs up with Google Art Project - The Globe and Mail
Apr 21st
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“I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.”
–  David Foster Wallace (via bersabea)
Apr 20th
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“A six-member team from Hargrove Engineers + Constructors lost out to a group of...”
– via LISNews I do! It’s Avon Barksdale!
Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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“We’re used to personalization on the consumer Web, from book recommendations on...”
– ‘Me.edu’: Debating the Coming Personalization of Higher Ed - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Apr 18th
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“What I am sure of is this: Most readers hearing the news will not assume it was...”
– And the Winner of the Pulitzer Isn’t - NYTimes.com Ann Patchett (via newspaperthings)
Apr 18th
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“OFF THE BOOKS: Through my public library, I can check out a book on my Kindle...”
– To Mooch or Not to Mooch? - NYTimes.com
Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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“Vegetarianism and Romanticism refers to the rise of vegetarianism during the...”
– Vegetarianism and Romanticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Just yesterday I was talking to a friend about surprisingly detailed wikipedia articles. At the time we were looking at the entry for “Slush (beverage)” - but I think this may be a much better example.
Apr 14th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 2nd
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