• How Many HTML Elements Can You Name in 5 Minutes?: 38. Wow. I am out of practice.
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• Internet Access CAPTCHAs: Let’s get a coalition of browser developers, and the W3C, and… well whoever it takes, really, but let’s start work on this pronto.
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• dooce: Caught in the middle of something potentially scandalous: So. Best. (Or: I think icanhascheezeburger is altering my personality in subtle and pervasive ways.)
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• xkcd - no recursing: Seriously, if you’re not reading xkcd, there’s something wrong with you.
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• Happiness at 42.39561º -71.13051º - a photoset on Flickr: Photos of a park in Cambridge, MA referenced in this xkcd comic I love the internet.
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• Wellington Grey — Miscellanea — Science vs Faith: An oldie but goodie.
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You might have seen this already, but it’s a perfect summation of my thoughts on religion. What brought it to mind was that a girl at work asked me today if I go to church. I said no, and was going to leave it at that, as I personally think a person’s religious beliefs — or lack thereof — is not only boring, but also kind of tacky to discuss in public. Then she asked me if I believed in god. Again, a negative. She asked me if I was an atheist. I told her yes, I’m a heathen. Her response? “You know what… I believe you. I really do.” O-kaaayy. Yet another nut job I’m going to have to avoid.

• The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids — New York Magazine: “I am smart, the kids’ reasoning goes; I don’t need to put out effort. Expending effort becomes stigmatized–it’s public proof that you can’t cut it on your natural gifts.” Or: How pop psychology in education wasted two generations of Americans. R
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• ‘Thirst for knowledge’ may be opium craving: More fun with fMRI’s. Hypothesis: the ‘click’ of understanding a new idea is the brain releasing an opioid substance. Similar chemical activity occurs when viewing a piece of art for the first time.
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• rare yo mamma jokes - Google Search: First result! w3wt!
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• macbook man | A Whole Lotta Nothing: can’t… stop… laughing…
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