February 2012
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January 2012
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WatchTHE GARDEN BUILDING ON 57TH WEST STREET & HUDSON
“The mixed use building (600 or so apartments with some commercial and retail space) is reminiscent of an iceberg, rising from the Hudson river side to a peak of 450 ft at the north east corner of the block. Bjarke Ingels, Founder of BIG describes it as a reinvention of the apartment building, via a melding of...
WatchAesthetic Value in Buildings: forging new architectural possibilities
December 2011
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http://www.gereports.com/top-10-countries-for-smart... →
“Smart grids are the future of energy distribution and represent a significant front in the effort to lower global emissions.
Using advanced metering technology, they create a two-way communication between the grid and appliances and are able to smoothly bring more renewable energy into the system . The net result is a more efficient flow and consumption of electricity — reducing costs for...
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November 2011
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Caring for Your Introvert →
An interesting look between introverts and extroverts:
“What is introversion? In its modern sense, the concept goes back to the 1920s and the psychologist Carl Jung. Today it is a mainstay of personality tests, including the widely used Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Introverts are not necessarily shy. Shy people are anxious or frightened or self-excoriating in social settings; introverts...
"What I'm looking at is fairly standard police... →
“What I’m looking at is fairly standard police procedure.”
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wilwheaton:
Charles J. Kelly, a former Baltimore Police Department lieutenant who wrote the department’s use of force guidelines, said pepper spray is a “compliance tool” that can be used on subjects who do not resist, and is preferable to simply lifting protesters.
“When you start picking up human bodies, you...
“This week, we have seen excessive force used against non-violent protesters at...”
– [Council of UC Faculty Associations] Condemns Police Violence Against Non-Violent Protesters (via ryking)
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This is video of Lieutenant John Pike of the UC Davis Police pepper spraying a group of peaceful protesters at Occupy UC Davis yesterday, without regard and in as inhumane a way as possible.
The rest of his officers, do absolutely nothing to stop him.
Engineering Social Justice (video link) →
“Donna Riley, Associate Professor of Engineering Traditionally, engineers have been trained to be “value neutral,” focusing on solving the problem at hand without always considering the social and moral consequences of their work. Donna Riley argues that, with a shift in priorities to emphasize helping people over earning profits, engineers can strive to achieve not only efficient...
WatchCollege Testing in South Korea
“People often equate empathy with gentleness and passivity. But empathy is really...”
– “Has Empathy Become the New Scapegoat?” Time (via curator-of-curiosities)
WatchOrgan Trafficking
New York Times: Why Science Majors Change Their... →
October 2011
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Apple on Modern Architecture →
“Modernism, some people would argue, is doing more with less. Steve wanted us to push the edge of technology, but it had to be comfortable for people. Sometimes that idea got lost in modernism. It’s an interesting challenge, how to marry the two.” (Photo: cylinder in the Pudong district of Shanghai )
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August 2011
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June 2011
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“Are the brightest minds working on the most important problems? Probably not.”
– Bill Gates Talks About How To Change The World
This is one of my big problems with the tech community. Many very smart people are devoting all of their energy to selling us ads and more stuff in new ways. Meanwhile, there are these huge issues that, if solved, would lead to a much happier world.
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Splitting Time from Space—New Quantum Theory... →
“If that’s not enough, cosmologist Mu-In Park of Chonbuk National University in South Korea believes that HoYava gravity may also be behind the accelerated expansion of the universe, currently attributed to a mysterious dark energy. One of the leading explanations for its origin is that empty space contains some intrinsic energy that pushes the universe outward. This intrinsic energy...
March 2011
3 posts
“Smith fucking College, changing the world: one vagina at a time.”
– Staceyann Chin (via samanthayam)
Engineering is Awesome: Half my class is taking... →
mikerickson:
They were all studying like crazy in the engineering building just now. The general consensus among them is that it’s going to be the most ridiculous test ever and that they’re all going to fail. I took it back in October and passed and tried to calm them down. For the exam all…
Diet Coke, Aspartame and Caramel Coloring →
“Caramel Color IV (synonyms: ammonia sulfite process caramel, sulfite ammonia caramel, sulfite ammonia process caramel, acid-proof caramel, beverage caramel, and soft-drink caramel) is prepared by the controlled heat treatment of carbohydrates with ammonium-containing and sulfite-containing compounds.”
“So, they take carbohydrates and cook them up with ammonia-based ...
February 2011
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“Name me the final number, the highest, the greatest.
But that’s absurd! If the...”
– WE, Zamyatin
WatchCharity: Water
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WatchA documentary film about Coca-Cola and labor rights in Latin America
Apples may help with preventing brain degeneration →
Cornell scientists report apple brain health benefits.
5 Goals for Spring Semester 2011
1. Practice ceramics 2. Apply to more scholarships 3. Go snowboarding/skiing 4. Get involved with the catering job at Smith 5. Take great classes
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence...”
– Elie Wiesel (via ghettomanifesto)