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49 million: The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to food in 2008, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The number was up by 13 million Americans over the previous year and was the highest since the government began tracking what it calls “food insecurity” 14 years ago. In about one-third of those households, lack of money forced members to skip meals, cut portions or otherwise forgo food at some point. The rest had enough to eat, but only by eating cheaper or less varied foods or by relying on government or private help.

— Prime Number - NYTimes.com (via ambivalence)

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Around the 2008 election I stopped going to CNN.com. There were just too many hollywood and soft stories to have to ignore. I started going back recently, but the new redesign is driving me away again.

The top news storey is relegated to the left box, which 16% thinner than the ad box on the right. The big item int he middle is constantly entertainment/soft or advertorial news.

Meh.

22 November 2009

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Getting ready for a double 44th birthday party. This sublime fontery was part of the invite.

21 November 2009

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Yelp Death Match: Business Owner Allegedly Attacks Yelper In His San Francisco House - San Francisco News - The Snitch

21 November 2009

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rickwebb:

On Sept. 3, 1967, every car in Sweden came to a stop at 4:50 a.m., carefully switched from the left side of the road to the right, and proceeded at 5 a.m. The whole nation switched to right-hand traffic overnight. And to the planners’ immense credit, no fatal accidents were associated with the change, and accident rates went down in the year that followed. (via Right Cross |
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Awesome. via Garret.

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When a vandal began slapping hundreds of stickers marked “Who Is John Scott” around town on city buses, police were perplexed….. and the mystery went on for months. Who was this vandal?

The mystery was finally solved when police tracked down the perpetrator to discover the embarrassingly obvious. The vandal’s name was…..well….. John Scott, of course. And he certainly was no teen. Police arrested 74-year-old Scott on Friday

Investigators say the case was solved after a small patrol was set up to monitor graffiti on the Metro Center’s downtown subway station. Officers watched as an older-looking man pulled a sticker out of his brief case and slapped it on the transit hub’s main stairwell.

— THE WEEKLY VICE: Who Is John Scott?

21 November 2009

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Rasmussen announced a new poll on Friday showing Senator John McCain may be in trouble at home where a polarized electorate has him facing constant criticism from both the left and the right.

— Dawn Teo: John McCain Could Lose Senate Primary To Tea Party Supporter

20 November 2009

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And this is the best cat video on Catster right now. Srsly, r u gonna mess with this cat? Kung Fu Lola is everywhere always.

20 November 2009

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This is the very best dog video on Dogster right now. Afro Ken is going to be a big dirty star. And yes, Mary, you’ll love it!

20 November 2009

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Mr. Butterfield sees unlimited potential in connection billions of minds. “It’s a profound shift,” he said. “Maybe more important than anything that’s happened before.” He pulls back a bit, puts the web in the league of the establishment of agriculture, the domestication of animals for food, the wheel, the printing press.

“It’s in the top-tier of things that ever happened.”

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Flickr co-founder tries his hand at another Web startup - The Globe and Mail

There’s a lot of hyperbole regarding anything tech, but I challenge you to refute the the Interenet is not in the top-tier of anything that has ever happened…

20 November 2009

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Yelp Death Match: Business Owner Allegedly Attacks Yelper In His San Francisco House - San Francisco News - The Snitch

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