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Poems for Short-Haul Commuters, Etc.

Matt Blair — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:28:08 +0000

“…so that might suit, say, a young couple just starting out in the catering business in the North Wales area?” — Fry & Laurie

Shutter Speed: 11 Days

Matt Blair — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:42:16 +0000

That’s how long it took the Hubble Space Telescope — pointed towards “absolutely nothing” — to capture the 10,000 galaxies visible in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image:

via gizmodo

Data + Context = Information

Matt Blair — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:08:36 +0000

A great reminder hidden in Maureen Dowd’s cranky interview with Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams:

ME: Do you ever think “I don’t care that my friend is having a hamburger?”

BIZ: If I said I was eating a hamburger, Evan would be surprised because I’m a vegan.

Something that seems mundane out of context, i.e. “I am eating a hamburger” gains significance and meaning through pre-existing social context, i.e. “I’m a vegan.”