Browsing archives for September 18th, 2008

Quote of the Day

Election08, Politics 18 September 2008 | 0 Comments

I nearly choked on coffee due to laughter when I got to the highlighted line: 
At the same time, the campaign cost itself a lot of credibility — certainly with the media, and to a lesser extent with voters — with some of their shenanigans of the past week, most notably Lipstickgate, “Thanks, but no thanks”, [...]

MIT Offers Free Online Courses in Multiple Disciplines

Fluff Stuff, Random 18 September 2008 | 2 Comments

RT mentioned in the comments section of the Stanford University post that MIT has been offering free online coursework for years. I wasn’t aware of that before last night so I’m going to do a post for anyone else that might have been in the dark. 
MITOpenCourseware has lecture videos (with notes), assignments and exams included [...]

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The McCain in Spain Needs to Explain

Politics 18 September 2008 | 5 Comments

John McCain conducted an interview with the Spanish press in which he got confused as to who President (coffee first, post second) Prime Minister Zapatero (of Spain) is. The reporter was more than generous in providing McCain an explanation but McCain sticks to answers that make it clear that he thinks Zapatero is the ruler of a [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: bluecitrusart

Art, Indie Retailers 18 September 2008 | 2 Comments

I’d like to recommend following this studio both at the homepage and at the etsy shop. Photographer Irene assembles both winsome self-portraits and faux vintage polaroid snapshots and landscapes with an eye for delicate beauty and the sometimes blurry lens of recollection. “Faceless photography” has always been interesting to me, since it has [...]

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