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http://guru.bafta.org/sites/learning/files/guru_sws_ck_transcript_final.pdf
Charlie Kaufman: Thank you very much. I’m actually
really happy to be here; at least that’s what I’m
telling myself. I’ve never delivered a speech before,
which is why I decided to do this tonight. I wanted
to do something that I don’t know how to do, and
offer you the experience of watching someone
fumble, because I think maybe that’s what art
should offer. An opportunity to recognise our
common humanity and vulnerability.
So rather than being up here pretending I’m an
expert in anything, or presenting myself in a way
that will reinforce the odd, ritualised lecturerlecturee model, I’m just telling you off the bat that I
don’t know anything. And if there’s one thing that
characterises my writing it’s that I always start from
that realisation and I do what I can to keep
reminding myself of that during the process. I think
we try to be experts because we’re scared; we
don’t want to feel foolish or worthless; we want
power because power is a great disguise. -
Facebook's New Actions Go Beyond 'Like' - The BrainYard - InformationWeek
As Facebook broadens its Open Graph API by adding 60 new frictionless sharing apps, look for new action verbs in your feed. Here's what it all means.
"Like" will be a lot less lonely on Facebook, with the addition of new Open Graph application verbs such as cook, eat, travel, run, or review movies. -
Megaupload.com Charged With Piracy Violations, Shut Down By Feds
McLEAN, Virginia (AP) — One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.
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The rise and fall of personal computing | MetaFilter
The rise and fall of personal computing
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If someone asks me what I do all day at work, I show them this helpful infographic. (i.imgur.com)
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I put the original text here below since its blocked in most countries (and also since it's under (K)-License...).
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INTERNETS, 18th of January 2012. PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
Over a century ago Thomas Edison got the patent for a device which would "do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear". He called it the Kinetoscope. He was not only amongst the first to record video, he was also the first person to own the copyright to a motion picture. -
Because that's exactly what we need to wake up from this slumbering, do-nothing, "occupy everything," stagnant, non-action slump we Americans are in.
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Opinion - Hallelujah! Canadians agree it's time to legalize marijuana
A new poll suggests Canada may have reached the tipping point and a 66-per-cent majority favours legalizing marijuana.
Hallelujah! Finally we might get a sensible public policy discussion in this country about what to do about a relatively benign substance that has been demonized and outlawed for a century yet is as readily available in schoolyards as cigarettes. -
Pot meets kettle - none more black. | MetaFilter
Chris Dodd responds to the SOPA/PIPA protest and blackout on the official MPAA blog calling it an "abuse of power".
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100 Best Companies to Work For 2012: Full list - from FORTUNE
1 Google 33% 18,500
2 Boston Consulting Group 10% 1,958
3 SAS Institute 8% 6,046
4 Wegmans Food Markets 5% 41,717
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