January 2012
9 posts
Jan 25th
John Tyler's Grandsons Are Still Alive!
mentalflossr: Born in 1790, John Tyler was our 10th President. He took office in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died. And he has two living grandchildren! Not great-great-great-grandchildren. Their dad was Tyler’s son. How is this possible? The Tyler men have a habit of having kids very late in life. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, one President Tyler’s 15 kids, was born in 1853. He fathered Lyon...
Jan 25th
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2011: A Year of Record Gains for Mother Jones |... →
impressive work. 
Jan 24th
PIPA and SOPA Co-Sponsors Abandon Bills →
The widespread Internet blackout Wednesday, in which sites such as Wikipedia and Reddit went dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), seems to have influenced members of the U.S. Congress. PIPA co-sponsor Florida Sen. Marco Rubio pulled hi…
Jan 18th
Jan 13th
Research notes: A word of advice for Code Year... →
mattwaite: A whole herd of people are learning to program this year through free weekly lessons via email from Code Year. Some, like me, are interested in new lessons and approaches. Some people are starting from scratch. I have a word of advice to you, one I need to follow myself, as you get started on…
Jan 9th
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“As for Romney’s suggestion that the service run ads, Kerger points out...”
– PBS president punches back at Romney
Jan 5th
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Internet Access Is Not a Human Right - NYTimes.com →
Jan 5th
“Second — and this is the point almost nobody seems to get — an over-borrowed...”
– Nobody Understands Debt - NYTimes.com
Jan 4th