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A desperately stupid article about the Super Bowl halftime show
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"I should be done in a year..."
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Oscillatory solutions are the worst.
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Lots of news about the Chris Monroe's group teleporting between ions in different traps.
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Resumes, Luke 14:8-11, and faux-humble politicians: they're related in ways you wouldn't expect.
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"I don't pretend to be able to move corporate mountains, but I do have a lot of e-book related things to get off my chest. And so, this will be part editorial, part polemic, part rant, but also, I hope, somewhat educational. As for Apple, that connection will be clear by the end, if it isn't already. Buckle up."
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If the Singularity is "the Rapture for nerds," does that make Singularity U. the Oral Roberts University for nerds?
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"We have a program dedicated to training students for these jobs. Back in the day, it was called âsecretarial sciences.â Now it's something like âadministrative professionals.â We get hundreds of requests annually from employers. Last year we graduated single digits. We're on the verge of eliminating the program, entirely for lack of enrollment. We can't give seats away."
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"Go ahead and tear me down if you like. But letâs see you rationalize in your next lame ONDCP commercial how the greatest motherfucking swimmer the world has ever seen . . . is also a proud pot smoker."
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