August 2012
42 posts
Resolving anxiety by taking action
One of the habits I have I dislike the most is that I will fixate on something I don’t want to do and just don’t do it. It could be something I should do, and would benefit by doing, but it becomes the little hard nut of neurotic worry that I don’t do. And it festers. But one of the habits I have that I like about myself is when this little hard festering nut of worry gets...
An Epilogue To The Unread - The Rumpus.net →
this is a terrific essay.
“And I understand that most people don’t ever want to think about their...”
– My Mother And Her Vibrator | Psychology Today
Mom’s 81—and this piece is priceless, Pam.
“The Ford Foundation’s announcement last month that it is providing $500,000 to...”
– Ford Needs a Smarter Approach to Newspaper Grants - Pablo Eisenberg - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
“This article didn’t illustrate Oakland, instead it highlighted just how out of...”
– NY Times Underestimates Oakland’s Radicals | Dominion of New York
“It was refreshing to see so many women attending that, unlike most hackathons,...”
– Code For Oakland: The Most Diverse Hackathon Ever - Forbes
As on of the lead organizers, I SO love this!
“Hi, Lena — Bill and I remember you with such pleasure and fondness! But it’s...”
– Lena Dunham’s Ex’s Mom Facebook-Blocked Her In The Bitchiest Way
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Note to self, check out goodsie.
“When Facebook went public, the company was valued at $104 billion, an...”
– Is Facebook Worth It? - Technology Review
“I know how it was done now. Confirmed with both the hacker and Apple. It wasn’t...”
– Apple Support Allowed Hacker Access to Reporter’s iCloud Account - Mac Rumors
human failure, wow!
“The U.S. Conference of Mayors, based in Washington, says social media allow...”
– Tweets, social media help more officials get the word out – USATODAY.com
Emptyage: Yes, I was hacked. Hard. →
emptyage:
So maybe you saw my Twitter going nuts tonight. Or you saw Gizmodo’s Twitter account blow up. Or you saw this in AllThingsD. Or this in the DailyDot. Although embarrassing, Twitter was the least of it. In short, someone gained entry to my iCloud account, used it to remote wipe all of my…
Wow! There’s theft-which on-device security can help prevent—and then...
Roxane Gay is Spelled With One "N": How to Be... →
roxanegay:
1. Abandon the cultural myth that all female friendships must be toxic, bitchy or competitive. This myth is like heels and purses—pretty but designed to SLOW women down.
1A. This is not to say women aren’t bitches or toxic or competitive sometimes but rather to say that these are not defining…
Entrepreneurs Dream of Jumping on Super-Fast... →
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