February 2011
89 posts
January 2011
54 posts
Internet fees based on usage? →
Uh, freedom of information?
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Argument from ignorance →
bestofwikipedia:
Argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or appeal to ignorance, is an informal logical fallacy. It asserts that a proposition is necessarily true because it has not been proven false (or vice versa). This represents a type of false dichotomy in that it excludes a third option, which is: there is insufficient investigation and therefore insufficient...
Watchideasareawesome:
Portlandia: Technology Loop
Twitter from Tunisia →
““I won’t be comfortable with a government of noobs like me,””
lol
Curse of the ninth →
bestofwikipedia:
The curse of the ninth is the superstition that a composer will die after writing his ninth symphony, but before he has an opportunity to complete his tenth, having its origin in Beethoven’s ninth symphony. The most prominent examples are Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis Spohr, Franz Schubert, Antonín Dvorák, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Anton Bruckner and Gustav Mahler. (via Zane)
“Being born a woman is an awful tragedy… Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with...”
– Sylvia Plath (via tulletulle)
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Digital divide →
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The digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. It includes the imbalance both in physical access to technology and the resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen. (via @cyberu)
“My friend wanted advice on how to explain to a guy that women are taught from a...”
– Rape culture « Overland literary journal (via tulletulle)
scientifico-aesthetic? →