November 2010
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Game: Zombie Shuffle →
theinevitablezombieapocalypse:
Click the link or photo for a random zombie!
This simple game* shuffles posts from The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse and displays a random zombie post!
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*okay, okay who are we kidding - it’s just Tumblr’s ‘random’ feature - but hell, it’s still a ton of fun and a great way to kill time!
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WatchGeorge W. Bush answers questions via Facebook
/via @abcnewsradio:
/via @nightline:
/via@soupsoup:
Mark Zuckerberg interviewing George W. Bush live on Facebook
Streaming live now
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Creepy Sleepy Contributor Recommendation:... →
Hey all, if you’re going to follow / recommend one person this week make it @joshsternberg. Great friend, helluva smart media professional, stellar Creepy Sleepy contributor, and all-around nice guy.
/via @creepysleepy:
Hey all, welcome back to Creepy Sleepy Tumblr Tuesday! Each week Tumblr asks users to recommend their favorite blog in the directory. In the past, we’ve asked you to...
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Clinton: WikiLeaks 'Tear At Fabric' Of Government... →
/via @creepysleepy:
Posted on NPR.org
The following paragraph pretty much sums things up:
Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, the senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, called the release very damaging to U.S. interests. “The catastrophic issue here is just a breakdown in trust,” he said Monday, adding that many other countries — allies and foes alike — are likely to ask, ”...
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From The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse: Inevitable... →
Hey everyone, just a quick note that we’ve made a few updates toThe Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse!
theinevitablezombieapocalypse:
The updates aren’t huge but the site should perform and look a bit better. We run Jonathan Moore’s wonderful Inspire Well theme on Tumblr. Some of the updates will provide for faster page loads, various post sizes (eg, video and cool picture posts are...
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US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomatic... →
/via @creepysleepy:
• More than 250,000 dispatches reveal US foreign strategies
• Diplomats ordered to spy on allies as well as enemies
• Saudi king urged Washington to bomb Iran
The United States was catapulted into a worldwide diplomatic crisis today, with the leaking to the Guardian and other international media of more than 250,000 classified cables from its embassies, many sent as...
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George W. Bush to answer live questions from... →
/via @creepysleepy:
Former US president George W. Bush will be live from Facebook headquarters tomorrow answering questions about his new book “Decision Points”.
Facebook announced the news this afternoon and after just 35 minutes there were already 1,342 comments and 2,797 Likes on the announcement. Bush will go live on Facebook Live at 2pm PST, November 29, for an undisclosed time...
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Watch
Makerbot Opens Botcave Retail Store in Brooklyn
@Bre Pettis of Makerbot Industries takes us inside the warehouse and shows off simple assembly kits in the new Brooklyn-based ‘Botcave’ retail store.
More Makerbot
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I LOVE YOU!
theinevitablezombieapocalypse:
I’ve been waiting all this time for a group of allies for the upcoming zombie apocalypse! I’m glad we’re not alone. I love your tumblr. Best. Tumblr. Ever.
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“The moment that Wal-Mart employees opened the pallet, “people went ballistic,”...”
– Farhad Manjoo in Slate [link]
Happy Black Friday
(via theinevitablezombieapocalypse)
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Creepy Sleepy: Editorial: Holiday Shopping Season →
@creepysleepy:
An editorial by W. Doc Stodden
Now that most of us are, for the most part, done eating the Turkey and Stuffing and potatoes and yams, and whatever else most of us eat on the fourth Thursday of November, and after we have watched the last football game of the evening, and put the kids to bed,…
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“It feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November.”
– President Barack Obama, at today’s presidential turkey pardon. (h/t @markknoller)
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WatchThank you.
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“I don’t want to concede that we have to get used to this kind of thing, because...”
– Sarah Palin on the Laura Ingraham Show in response to comments Former First Lady Barbara Bush made to Larry King about her.
Ben Smith has more on this and the audio at Politico.com
(via abcworldnews)
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How Wall Street Got Its Groove Back →
/via @creepysleepy:
@abcnewsradio:
@nightline:
Want to watch a video of bankers hemorrhaging bonus cash driving around in Lambourghinis? The Times delivers.
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“It is much easier to get a story in the blogs than in the written press. One...”
– CJR: How to place a story? via daveburdick
One of my old editors at Time told me that when he was a reporter at one of the magazine’s far-flung bureaus (apparently, news magazines used to employ lots of people to gather news) he would routinely leak stories to the New York Times guy, because his...
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Favorite iOS Role Playing Games?
Hey all, with the holidays fast approaching (and with the recent release of iOs 4.2) I’m determined to spend some time with anit-work (read: relaxing). Not sure if I’ll accomplish this goal but I’d like to spend time playing a few good Role Playing Games on the iPad.
Do you play RPGs and if so what are some of your favorites?
Thanks!
- DHP
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Tumblr Tuesday Creepy Sleepy Contributor:... →
@creepysleepy:
Hey guys, happy Tumblr Tuesday! So, each Tuesday we usually as you to recommend Creepy Sleepy in the ‘News’ category of the Tumblr Directory.
But this week - and for the next few weeks - we’re going to highlight one of our great contributors. Creepy Sleepy always has been and will continue to be a collaborative project. Creepy Sleepy is a group news site and we have a lot of...
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A First Look: North and South Korea Face Off
Some Tuesday headlines from @abcworldnews:
- North Korea and South Korea Exchange Fire
- Makers of Body Scanners Doubled Lobbying Money Over Last 5 Years
- Hedge Funds Raided in Widening Insider Trading Investigation
- Taliban Imposter Tricks Afghan Government
- Vatican Says Approval of Condom Use Extends to Women With HIV as Well
And we’re also reading:
- Date Set for Royal Wedding...
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Email: A Few Thoughts on Tumblr
The following is the body (excluding names and specific details) of an email to a few colleagues on the rise, win, fail, and how-to of Tumblr. This is an off-the-cuff communication and hasn’t been copy or line edited. The following is simply a few thoughts to friends about Tumblr:
Hey dudes -
Since May - but really since August - I’ve been thinking about/using Tumblr in a few...
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Daily Beast: Harry Potter Train Line Appears in... →
Apparently Union Square is the place to be.
From the Daily Beast:
Time to board the Hogwarts Express—at least from New York City. At Union Square subway station, a new symbol appeared over the weekend: one for Platform 9¾, the same platform that saw Harry and his friends off to Hogwarts throughout the series. The sign resembles New York City subway signs, and has inspired many confused...
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WatchThis video interview with @Makerbot co-founder @Bre was cut almost a year ago for @abcnewsradio. While Makerbot Industries has been operational for quite some time, their new retail store the Botcave will open this weekend in Brooklyn. Deck.
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What's The Difference Between Regular and Decaf...
fakescience:
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Chalmers Johnson, RIP →
I’m sad to report that Chalmers Johnson died on Saturday. He was a stalwart of this site, writing for it regularly from its early moments. Without the slightest doubt, he was one of the most remarkable authors I’ve had the pleasure to edit, no less be friends with. He saw our devolving American world with striking clarity and prescience. He wrote about it with precision, passion, and courage. He...
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