Police Militarization In Ferguson - Business Insider
"We rolled lighter than that in an actual warzone." #ferguson »
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No-fly zone over Ferguson “to provide a safe environment for law-enforcement activities”(???) »
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Apple - Diversity - Inclusion inspires innovation.
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David Simon | Robin Williams: A brief encounter
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Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend's death | MSNBC
I'm not sure I want to share this. It's sickening. But there needs to be a first hand account out there. »
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#Ferguson »
Which Picture Would They Use?
Fantastic media critique of the treatment of black americans. What picture would they use #IfTheyGunnedMeDown? »
After 23 million rides, no deaths in U.S. bike share programs - Yahoo News
After 23 million rides, no deaths in U.S. bike share programs "I believe that to be a phenomenal safety record" »
China smartphone maker Xiaomi apologizes for unauthorized data access - Yahoo News
Ex-Googler, Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra: July: We don't spy on our users. August: OK, we did. ht… »
Police State USA |
For those that haven't been paying attention, these headlines would be absurd if they weren't so terrifying »
Police in Ferguson Fire Tear Gas on Protesters Standing in Their Own Backyard | Riverfront Times
Residents angry after getting tear-gassed on own property: #Ferguson »
Iranian is first woman to nab highest prize in maths : Nature News & Comment
Stanford's Maryam Mirzakhani is first woman to win the Fields Medal »
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More intense photos by Whitney Curtis in #Ferguson last night. »
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Stunning New York Times photo from #Ferguson, Missouri - »
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MIUI does not secretly send user data to Chinese govt servers: Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra - Tech2
Ex-Googler, Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra: July: We don't spy on our users. August: OK, we did. ht… »
Protesters and police face off in St. Louis suburb over shooting - LA Times
Here's our story on Ferguson, a city whose population is two-thirds black, with an overwhelmingly white police force. http… »
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"This is the face of my mental illness. I am not ashamed of it." »
Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend's death | MSNBC
“… offered the police an opportunity to speak with Johnson, but they declined.” »
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The militarization of the police sickens me to no end. RT @shani_o: War Gear Flows to Police Departments /v @moth »
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@cadler @garychou No comment here either. »
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Toddy Tee - Batterram - YouTube
Ferguson warzone has me listening to Toddy Tee's "Batteram" (1985), early hip hop protest against militarized police »
Ferguson, Missouri by Journalists on Beacon — Beacon
We just put in $1,000 to fund on the ground reporting in #Ferguson. We're putting $ where our mouth is. You can too. http://t.… »
Korean Netiquette - YouTube
@marazepeda @margareteby In South Korea they teach 2nd graders about internet etiquette with songs »
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Fox News host calls Robin Williams 'such a coward' over alleged suicide - YouTube
Shep Smith on Fox News equating suicidal depression with cowardice while remaining pushed firmly in the closet. »
New SILENT HILL by Hideo Kojima & Guilleromo Del Toro starring Norman Reedus - NeoGAF
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Koko The Gorilla Mourns Robin Williams: SFist
This video pretty much did us in: Koko The Gorilla Mourns Robin Williams »
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For pioneering contributions to topology, the Fields Medal goes for first time to a woman »
Photos: After Michael Brown Is Shot in Missouri, Crowds Loot Stores - WSJ
Summing up police militarization with a photo from Missouri. The camo is required because? http://… »
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New Nomiku Sous Vide - WiFi-Connected and Made in the USA! by Lisa Q. Fetterman — Kickstarter
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Failing in Ferguson: How the police are doing everything wrong and why it’s dangerous for everyone — Medium
“Failing in Ferguson: How the police are doing everything wrong and why it’s dangerous for everyone” by @mcbyrne »
Residential development threatens S.F.'s music, dance clubs - SFGate
...again, vibrant cities are kinda loud (& awful to drive in). If you don't like it, fuck off to the suburbs p... »
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if you read one thinkpiece on what made him a great film actor, make it this: Robin Williams, cinema's Rorschach »
Uber Is About To Launch An API | TechCrunch
will be interesting to see how Uber's API/platform strategy develops »
Unrest after police kill man in Ferguson, Mo.: What you need to know - LA Times
On the #Ferguson front, this is a decent round up of the facts and allegations surrounding #MikeBrown's death: http://t.c… »
Slack is killing email | The Verge
One reason I love Vox: @slackhq instead of intraoffice email is an immense quality of life improvement. »
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Slack is killing email | The Verge
This is the first I've heard about Slack. I've been fighting email my entire career and the concept is intriguing. »
The Semiotics of Like - Anil Dash
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I Liked Everything I Saw on Facebook for Two Days. Here’s What It Did to Me | Gadget Lab | WIRED
This @mat story makes Facebook seem like a garbage truck just itching to dump on you. »
Protesters use hands-up gesture defiantly after Michael Brown shooting - LA Times
This isn't a riot story. My latest, on why the "hands up/don't shoot" protest is so important in St. Louis »
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nytimes.com/2014/08/13/us/if-they-gunned-me-down-protest-on-twitter.html?smid=tw-share
Anyone who angles for the removal of Twitter’s hashtag feature probably only sees the jokes, not the usefulness »
nytimes.com/2014/08/10/opinion/sunday/hit-the-reset-button-in-your-brain.html
“Increasing creativity happens naturally as we tame multitasking and immerse ourselves in a task for 30–50 minutes.” »
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“Very few people would try to upstage fireworks, and probably only Robin Williams could have succeeded.” »
Two Working Parents, One Sick Kid - The Atlantic
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Girls Make Games Presents: The Hole Story! by LearnDistrict Inc. — Kickstarter
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23 million bike share rides in America. Zero fatalities. Nice. »
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