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Hacker News | That was one of the things that really surprised me about the real world: that b…: Nostrademons writes: “That was one of the things that really surprised me about the real world: that big advancement only comes from big lateral jumps. Different companies, different projects, different markets, or different customers. There’s this [...]

A great piece, courtesy of my sister’s blog nerdalert!: “so i’ve always pretended i’m a nerd, but really i’m not. BUT i’m hoping to change that with this: my treatise on HOW TETRIS IS LIFE. (Via When I was a girl, my life was music.)

Texas Bar Sues Church: “ In a small Texas town, (Mt. Vernon) Drummond’s bar began construction on a new building to increase their business. The local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from opening with petitions and prayers. Work progressed right up till the week before opening when lightning struck the bar [...]

Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone: “ This is awesome, only because it’s so rare to see sanity in these matters: Was I worried? Yes, a tinge. But it didn’t strike me as that daring, either. Isn’t New York as safe now as it was in 1963? It’s not like we’re living [...]