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[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Tim Jackson’s economic reality check | Video on TED.com [System dynamics of economy, climate, & social logic. Current dynamic fuels creative destruction (novelty and anxiety). Why don't we do more for the system? We're too busy dealing with small stresses. Objective of consumer: to help create the social world and [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Protection From FireSheep [ReadWriteWeb - Audrey Watters] security social_media In Banning Sharia Law, Oklahoma Voters May Have Voted Against Native American Rights, Too [Think Progress - Tanya Somanader] Beyond the obvious First Amendment problems with the law, in their zealous “war” against the phantom Sharia menace, Oklahomans might find unexpected [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] While GOP Sought Exemption For Their Industry, PA Debt Collector Tricked Consumers With Phony Courtroom [Think Progress - George Zornick] "Unicredit America Inc. is accused of using phony Sheriff’s deputies and a corporate office decorated as a courtroom to confuse debtors into thinking they were in legal trouble in order [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Executives Collect $2 Billion Running U.S. For-Profit Colleges: BusinessWeek [The Huffington Post] Strayer Education Inc., a chain of for-profit colleges that receives three-quarters of its revenue from U.S. taxpayers, paid Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Silberman $41.9 million last year. That's 26 times the compensation of the highest-paid president [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Video: Potty Training Orphan Sloths [Wired: Science - Betsy Mason] cute_animals Georgia Teacher Fired for Trying to Stop Anti-Gay Violence Dixon was personally responsible for talking three kids down from suicide, and dozens of other students stayed in school because of the mentoring and support that Dixon gave them. But [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Olbermann Apologizes To Viewers — And Slams NBC Over Political Donations Flap | TPM LiveWire media Jacksonville, Florida: Where It’s OK to Fire Gay People Because They’re Gay | Gay Rights | Change.org homophobia Women Tweet #ihadanabortion After Anti-Choice Midterm Election Wins | Women’s Rights | Change.org reproductive_justice Tell Texas [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Blackboard Releases Native Android App [AndroidGuys - Scott Webster] …bringing campus life and services to your [droid smartphone]… [this app] is designed to help students, teachers, alumni, and more stay connected. …is free to download and use, but does not work unless your institution supports it. android education Evernote claims [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Learn Linux, 101: Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems IBM Developerworks: "Learn to mount your Linux® filesystems; configure and use removable USB, IEE 1394, or other devices; and properly access floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs." linux Data Visualization for Non-Programmers: Impure [ReadWriteWeb - Klint Finley] Impure is a new programming [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] 15 UI Design Patterns Web Designers Should Keep Handy [Onextrapixel - Kayla Knight] User interface design patterns help create consistency throughout the web, and provide a great resource for web designers looking for the best tested, most usable, and most efficient layouts. web_design New footage of WW1 from the air [...]

[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.] Review: Atlas of Science, Visualizing What We Know [FlowingData - Nathan Yau recommends a book] …it's actually much more specific than just a visualization catalog. It really is about "visualizing what we know." As in: cataloging scientific knowledge. Think of all the books, resources, and academic papers you might find [...]