Scientific Savvy? In U.S., Not Much - New York Times

One in 5 Americans think the sun revolves around the earth. If we're intent on being that stupid, we deserve whatever we get.

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Why the Web Will Win the Culture Wars for the Left

Because at it's core, the web is pluralistic, not authoritarian... but read it for yourself.

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How much news do we get from CNN?

Sometimes no news is not good news.

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Everything I Know About Design I Learned from The Sopranos

What we can all learn about design from Tony and the boys

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Did pirates really say 'arrrr'?

Nope. But they "were known to dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports" ... and that's good enough for me.

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Excerpt: "The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore

It is too easy—and too partisan—to simply place the blame on the policies of President George W. Bush. We are all responsible for the decisions our country makes. We have a Congress. We have an independent judiciary. We have checks and balances. We are a nation of laws.

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Coda: Best damn web development tool ever?

Mac geeks are much abuzz over Coda, a "one window web development environment" that ties text editing, terminal, ftp and much more together.

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The Art of Showing Pure Incompetence at an Unwanted Task

To learn something at the office can be difficult. But to refrain from learning something requires years of practice and refinement.

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Kansas City schools mull 6,000 Mac purchase

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Microsoft Celebrates Sale of 100th Zune.

"The sale of the 100th Zune is a sign that it has captured a secure foothold in the market and it totally doesn't suck," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

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United Nations Global Audit of Web Accessibility : Nomensa - Humanising Technology

97% of websites remain inaccessible.

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The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Oops. The year of the overdue apology and other media belly-flops.

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Information Architects Japan » Blog Archive » The electronic gentleman or why usability is the precondition of sexiness

If you have a website that is not user friendly, you have a user unfriendly website which basically means that you lack manners. The specialists use that word ("user friendly") so often that they forget that "friendly" actually is an ethical term.

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Psychology Today: A Nation of Wimps

Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they're breaking down in record numbers.

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440-pound man too fat to flatten

A 440-pound German man discovered that being overweight can be good for your health - if you get run over by a car.

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AT&T leaks sensitive info in NSA suit

Ooopsy.

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Scandal may have played role in Goss resignation

What kind of CIA director can't cover up his own penchant for the prostitutes?

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Missouri Couple Fakes Sextuplets

A suburban Kansas City couple invented sextuplets, brought in a bundle in community donations, and even set up a web site for their fictional little balls of love.

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Original "Roller Derby Queen" Ann Calvello dies

"Ann Calvello, the original "Roller Derby Queen" known for intimidating rivals and even teammates while skating well into her 60s, has died of liver cancer. She was 76."

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Black Box in your car says a lot about how you drive

They're watching you.....

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