Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Last fall, I became a barista in a small, “socially responsible” coffee company. A few months later, I got a temporary paralegal position at one of the world’s biggest multinational, corporate law firms. The two companies had little in common, but both told me one thing: Don’t talk to your coworkers about your pay. At…
It feels like it’s been far too long since the heartwarming delight of Steven Universe was in our lives—but the wait for more Crystal Gem goodness is nearly over. Steven Universe is back January 4th, with a whole week of episodes! http://io9.gizmodo.com/steven-univers… The event is ostensibly to celebrate Steven’s Birthday, but really, it means we’re…
Today, Twitter agreed to restore Politwoops access to its API. An agreement has been reached with Twitter that allows Open State Foundation to publish deleted tweets by politicians again via its tool Politwoops. The agreement that will bring back Politwoops online follows several meetings between Twitter and digital transparency organisations Open State Foundation, Sunlight Foundation…
TRAITOR!!!! STAY CONNECTED. FOLLOW POLYGON NOW! × Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out. It’s being seen by a lot of people. Lots of those people have the internet. What I’m trying to say is: the memes are flowing thick and fast. And while I wouldn’t say that any of the emerging themes or memes have reached the…
When I was around 10 years old, my father confronted a young man who was said to be “crazy.” The young man was always too quick to want to fight. A foul in a game of 21 was an insult to his honor. A cross word was cause for a duel, and you never knew…
(Minor spoilers, character/story info and plot details) PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/moviebob1 BLOG: http://moviebob.blogspot.com/ REVIEWS: https://www.y… MovieBob Reviews: STAR WARS – EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS – YouTube.
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Ian Murdock, the founder the Debian Linux operating system and the creator of apt-get, has passed away. Yes, it is very sad to announce that Ian Murdock is not between us. His death has touched the entire software community. He was just 42. The announcement of Murdock death came out via a blog post on…
The vast majority of domestic-violence victims who show signs of traumatic brain injury never receive a formal diagnosis. Credit Temet / Getty Barrier Status: ‘none’ In the first version of her story, Grace Costa says that, on the night after Christmas, in 2012, her ex-boyfriend broke into her house, hid behind her bedroom door, and…
Ganges riverbank in Varanasi (image by Jeeheon Cho / Wikimedia) The Ganges is the largest river in India, providing water to more than 500 million people. It also has extremely important religious significance in Hindu culture — personified as the goddess Ganga, Hindu faith holds that bathing in the river can absolve one’s sins, and that anyone who is cremated…