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November 2011
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This is a really exciting-sounding app. I totally want a copy.
August 2011
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June 2011
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WatchTerry Moore: How to tie your shoes | TED.com
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WatchRoger Ebert: Remaking my voice | TED.com
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April 2011
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February 2011
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WatchMichael Pawlyn: Using nature’s genius in architecture | Video on TED.com
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January 2011
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WatchThomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster — from scratch | Video on TED.com
November 2010
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“Down there are people who will follow any dragon, worship any god, ignore any...”
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June 2010
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WatchRory Sutherland: Sweat the small stuff | Video on TED.com
May 2010
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WatchCraig Venter unveils “synthetic life” | Video on TED.com
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But I wonder if one of the ways to bring the two sides of the state closer together both politically and culturally is to close the physical distance between them… namely, by building high-speed rail from Seattle to Spokane.
The Duct Tape Programmer - Joel on Software →
Jamie Zawinski is what I would call a duct-tape programmer. And I say that with a great deal of respect. He is the kind of programmer who is hard at work building the future, and making useful things so that people can do stuff. He is the guy you want on your team building go-carts, because he has two favorite tools: duct tape and WD-40. And he will wield them elegantly even as your go-cart is...
Watch“Moore’s Law made computing cheap. So cheap, we can weigh the life of an individual insect.”
Nathan Myhrvold: Could this laser zap malaria? | TED
October 2009
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WatchJulian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us - TED
“If you have to work in an open-plan office like this, your productivity is greatly reduced. And whatever number you’re thinking of, it probably isn’t as bad as this: you are one-third as productive in open-plan offices as in quiet rooms.” (2:00 in)
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September 2009
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WatchJames Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss | TED
August 2009
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June 2009
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May 2009
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WatchLarry King | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
Larry King breaks Jon Stewart
WatchStephen’s Coke Party Protest | May 13th | ColbertNation.com
The comparison of the old cost of a soda vs a the new cost is my favorite part.
April 2009
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WatchBaracknophobia - Obey | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
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posting as a reference to myself.
“Dynamic web fonts are coming. Actually they’re already here, but most of Our...”
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March 2009
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November 2008
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October 2008
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“I know ‘elite’ is a bad word in politics, and you wanna go bowling...”
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