Web
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Duck Man
Chinese censors blocked search results including, “1989,” “anniversary,” and “big yellow duck.” This last one was in response to a viral photoshopped version of the iconic 1989 photograph “Tank Man.” ( via )
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Comments are back!
Comments were hosed for a while; now they are back.
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Moar 24
JACK IS BACK! JACK IS BACK!! jack is back. But I dinna understand:
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Nice Toilet Kit (Dusit Princess Korat)
We rockin rock glasses, foo! We leverage Agoda points gained by using our account for official trips, and can stay at all but the most expensive hotels in Thailand for very reasonable amounts. Link to the Dusit Princess Korat
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animated gif dump 4/25/2013
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There is only one true replacement
I really don’t know why everybody is suggesting exotic alternatives and roll-your-own solutions… If you want a replacement for Google Reader that closely replicates it in its prime – social functions and all – do not pass Go, do not collect $200, go directly to The Old Reader and get in line to import all your feeds. Everybody who suggested any other sites without mentioning this one needs their web pass revoked. I got an e-mail telling me my import was finished, and within 5 seconds of logging in, I knew this was the best choice for me and probably any other Google Reader addicts not using a touchscreen. ’nuff…
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Homeland Arrival, Imminent
I guess it takes a long, long time to import RSS feeds. Yahoo JP’s feeble attempt at getting fugee traffic from Google Reader is laughable with a 300 feed limit — webnerds eat 300 feeds for a light snack, you fools!! The Old Reader, please be good to me. ————————— UPDATE: I signed up for updates regarding an upcoming alternative I hadn’t heard about until recently, Hivemined. I also feel like I got scammed by NewsBlur, which claimed to offer free accounts and then took me to a page that said: Due to overwhelming demand, free accounts are temporarily suspended. By going premium you get full access to NewsBlur. Oh,…
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We is all fugees
I guess I’m not the only one running to the People’s Republic of TOR before my RSS homeland disappears forever, joining its old arch rival Bloglines, or for that matter, its distant cousins Buzz, Wave, and Lively… but I guess the social features were amputated already, so… I’m also trying Feedly, which is nicely designed but somehow difficult to use.
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Coupla links
These are the best two articles I’ve recently read: A Pickpocket’s Tale The Rise and Fall of Stalin’s Atlantis (also, wikipedia entry on Neft Daslari)
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Coulpla good VF links
2 Good 2 Be 4Gotten: An Oral History of Freaks and Geeks The Hunt For “Geronimo”
