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Horrible Joke from the 1920’s

Here’s a bad joke from our student newspaper from the 1920’s.

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The Anti-Feminist Internet Targets ‘Depression Quest’ Game Creator Zoe Quinn | Motherboard

So I decided to venture into the under belly of the internet on this one.  As in all things, I tried to see both sides of the issue and I’m all for investigating possible corruption, but came across as more slut-shaming anti-feminism crusade. If there were any valid points to discuss,  it was lost in […]

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Cities Are Making Spiders Grow Bigger and Multiply Faster | Science | WIRED

Here’s one to really help you sleep tonight. Cities Are Making Spiders Grow Bigger and Multiply Faster | Science | WIRED.

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To Be A Christian In Modern America « The Dish

I hate that I start every post with “this is interesting”, but this a good analysis of ideas for how christian groups, slight catholic perspective here, can navigate their way in what they may perceive as a catastrophic shift in the moral landscape. I don’t see the changing world as a catastrophe, but many do. […]

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Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator – The Daily Beast

You need to read this. Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator – The Daily Beast.

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Academic Reading Part 3

This was a good article on dealing with creating trust in a digital repository program. Some of it focused on certification, à la TRAC, but the real meat in this one is how it deals with the obtaining trust from constituencies. One interesting point is that according to the author there are barriers built into our current […]