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Ledes for the ages.

From 1925:The pens and tongues of contumely were arrested. Mocking mouths were shut. Even righteous protestation hushed its clamor, as when, having striven manfully in single combat, a high-helmed...

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A faith of verbs.

This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare, taste, touch, smell, listen, argue, speak,...

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The importance of “Making”

Frank Bidart:What to make, how to make, what does making mean in our lives? What do we make, why do make, when are we making? How important is making? What is the life of a maker, what is the life of...

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Haiku on the radio.

I was very happy to appear on the NPR and WBUR radio program On Point last week, for an hourlong discussion of haiku with the host, Tom Ashbrook.Guests included Frogpond editor George Swede and...

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One of the best investments you could possibly make

When you have a bunch of smart people with a broad enough charter, you will always get something good out of it. It’s one of the best investments you could possibly make—but only if you chose to value...

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One simple change to make hiring more fair

This @ericries piece from last weekend is one of the smartest things I’ve read on race & meritocracy. He discusses how the gender makeup of major symphony orchestras changed radically after...

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Working hard is overrated

Caterina Fake: “Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on.”via Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated.The post Working hard is overrated appeared first on...

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Links for March 5th through March 14th

Links posted to pinboard from March 5th through March 14th:Congress still not satisfied with Apple’s privacy protections, requests briefing | VentureBeat – U.S. government still isn't satisfied Apple...

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 Lloyd Reynolds | The Guild of Book Workers’ 100th Anniversary Exhibition – Retrospective Entries.The post appeared first on dylan tweney.

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Links for March 15th through March 16th

Explore – After leap years explained and an animated history… – Very nice video explanation (about 6 minutes long)Your Soul Is in Your Eyeballs | Motherboard – This is awesome. You definitely want to...

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Links for March 16th through March 17th

Links I posted to pinboard from March 16th through March 17th:What do we mean when we say a poem is a machine? Part 7: Dara Wier « We Who Are About To Die – “Specs for this poem may be written...

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Links for March 17th through March 18th

Links I posted to pinboard from March 17th through March 18th:How To Convert a SIM to a MicroSIM with a Meat Cleaver! – Solutios – I am relieved to report that this how-to on cutting a SIM down to...

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Links for March 18th through March 21st

Links I posted to pinboard from March 18th through March 21st:Twitter – OMG Twitter predicted by teh Bible!! Got it exactly right, too.Design case study: iPad to Windows 8 Metro style app – Nifty! RT...

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Links for March 21st through March 22nd

Links I posted to pinboard from March 21st through March 22nd:Tumblelogs – Just for me, this is Why The Lucky Stiff commenting on @jkottke's early, definitive post on tumblelogs:For High Tech...

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Links for March 23rd through March 30th

Links I posted to pinboard from March 23rd through March 30th:"Game Of Thrones" Intro, With Lyrics – Never be sorry about sharing such a wonderful thing. RT @violetblue: @ryan @Veronica I am sorry –...

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Links for April 2nd through April 5th

Links I posted to pinboard from April 2nd through April 5th:Stop Apps From Tracking You Without Your Knowledge Using Foursquare And Facebook [How-To] | Cult of Mac – How to stop Facebook etc from...

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Links for April 5th through April 7th

Links I posted to pinboard from April 5th through April 7th:Robot Cargo Ship’s Space Station Arrival: Big Pic : Discovery News – Looks like Ridley Scott science fiction, but real: Docking cargo ship at...

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Links for April 8th through April 9th

Links I posted to pinboard from April 8th through April 9th:While Everybody Was Flipping Out About Instagram-Facebook, AOL Closed Up 43% Today – Business Insider – While Everybody Was Flipping Out...

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The Truth about Aaron Swartz’s “Crime” « Unhandled Exception

“In short, Aaron Swartz was not the super hacker breathlessly described in the Government’s indictment and forensic reports, and his actions did not pose a real danger to JSTOR, MIT or the public. He...

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How I stay productive

Fast Company asked me how I manage to be productive, which gave me a chance to explain how I use Evernote and Instapaper. Here’s their writeup:Dylan Tweney, the executive editor at VentureBeat, said...

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