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Best headline you'll read all day, from the WSJ
Posted on March 10, 2011 via sara gregory with 17 notes
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(via parisandbuttermilk)
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Automated journalism: Computers are already reporting the news
In other news, computers develop opposable thumbs.
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Posted on March 8, 2011 via L'Eclipse with 108 notes
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Infographic of the Day: Just as they did in 2008 and 2009, Gallup spent each day last year phoning up 1,000 random people from across the country to ask them how they’re doing (among other, more specific questions about good and bad habits).
The survey results were compiled into the 2010 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Map, which breaks down America’s quality of life by district. Click here to get interactive with the inforgraphic.
According to the Index, America’s happiest person would be “a tall, Asian-American, observant Jew who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household income of more than $120,000 a year.”
Bonus: The New York Times found him.
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Infographic of the Day: Just as they did in 2008 and 2009, Gallup spent each day last year phoning up 1,000 random people from across the country to ask them how they’re doing (among other, more specific questions about good and bad habits).
The survey results were compiled into the 2010 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Map, which breaks down America’s quality of life by district. Click here to get interactive with the inforgraphic.
According to the Index, America’s happiest person would be “a tall, Asian-American, observant Jew who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household income of more than $120,000 a year.”
Bonus: The New York Times found him.
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Scientists, engineers, and two balloon pilots teamed together to replicate the floating house from Pixar’s Up–and set the world record for the largest balloon cluster flight while they were at it. They tied 300 multi-colored weather balloons to a 16-feet-by-18-feet house. The house reached an altitude of over 10,000 feet and stayed aloft for more than an hour.
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Charlie Sheen v Muammar Gaddafi: whose line is it anyway?
“I have defeated this earthworm with my words – imagine what I would have done with my fire-breathing fist.”
“Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”
The US actor and the Libyan leader have produced some choice lines recently. Can you distinguish between them in our quiz?
Posted on March 8, 2011 via The Guardian with 38 notes
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New Statesman - Assange blames "Jewish" journalists for negative coverage
Countdown to new Wikileaks scandal in 5, 4, 3…
*forehead slap*
(Source: journalofajournalist, via shortformblog)
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This is what we in the biz call an “epic B roll fail.” They’ll fire an intern and call it a day. #sigh
Fox News Lies About “Violent Wisconsin Protests” (via godino51)
Hey FOX!
Last time I checked their were not palm trees growing in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Our charter language did not mention that a human had to serve. The way it was phrased was very accommodating, to be frank.
Mark Crawford, vice president of the Hillbrook/Tall Oaks Civic Association in Annandale, Va. and owner of the dog that was recently elected as president of said association. Crawford said he submitted his dog, Ms. Beatha Lee, as a candidate because he couldn’t convince any of his neighbors to run. (via officialssay)
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