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Activist Art of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT

- Activist Art of the Day


This still life of rotting strawberries is part of a disgusting thought-provoking new series by Klaus Pichler called One Third, created as a commentary on global food waste. According to the UN, one-third of global food production isn’t eaten, and the largest portion of the waste occurs in northern industrialized nations.

[laughingsquid]


Tagged: activism, Art!, rotting

Lunchtime Links

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Today on The Daily What Geek: One man’s quest to build Super Mario Bros. — the entire game — out of Legos

Elsewhere on the Internets:

  • Surveyed: A history of holograms in pop culture
  • Epic: The Allies’ fake armies in World War II
  • Uncertain: The future of The Office
  • Overhyped: Proms these days average $1,078

Lunchtime Leisure: I Have 1 Day (via)

Lunchtime List: 20 Things You Probably Shouldn’t Fix With Duct Tape

(image: reddit)

Marketing Campaign of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT


This Italian TV spot may be tough to watch, but it sure is brilliantly crafted. And with a surprise ending!

(Sort of Not Safe For Work, giant naked man)

[itsnicethat]


Tagged: Marketing Campaign

Facebook Timeline of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT

- Facebook Timeline of the Day


Ernie Smith, the founder of ShortFormBlog, a breaking news website, stole a (Facebook) page from the New York Times and its terrifically detailed timeline, spending a month or so with illustrator Ben Claassen III to create a backstory for the “face” of the blog, Julius the laid-off RSS robot. Says Smith: “It’s as though Julius is at the forefront of publishing, even if he kind of fails along the way.”

Not to be missed: Julius gets scooped by Drudge in the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

[shortformblog]


Tagged: Facebook, shortformblog, timeline

Self-Defense Claim of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT

- Self-Defense Claim of the Day


“I acknowledge the acts, but not criminal guilt.”

So Anders Behring Breivik told a Norwegian court this morning, asserting that he had acted in self-defense in killing 77 in July 2011 and that his actions were “cruel but necessary.” He added: “I do not recognize the Norwegian courts. You have received your mandate from political parties which support multiculturalism.” Breivik has said he acted against those he considered to be “state traitors” for opening Norway up to multiculturalism and allowing a “Muslim invasion” of Europe.

The key issue to be resolved — clearly — during his 10-week trial for terrorism is that of Breivik’s mental health, which will determine whether he is sent to prison or into psychiatric care.

[aljazeera]


Tagged: Norway, terrorism, trial

OMG! Adorbz of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 10:06 AM PDT


Brantley takes to the vacuum, thus proving men aren’t, in fact, allergic.

[sayomg]


Tagged: OMG! Adorbz

Follow-Up of the Day: Facebook Defends Its Support of CISPA

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 08:41 AM PDT

- Follow-Up of the Day: Facebook Defends Its Support of CISPA


Prompted by widespread Internet outcry against Facebook’s support of CISPA, Joel Kaplan, the site’s VP of U.S. Public Policy, has taken to the Facebook blog to defend his company’s position, exlaining the difference between SOPA and CISPA and why the latter would help protect Facebook.

“One challenge we and other companies have had is in our ability to share information with each other about cyber attacks. When one company detects an attack, sharing information about that attack promptly with other companies can help protect those other companies and their users from being victimized by the same attack,” Kaplan writes. “Similarly, if the government learns of an intrusion or other attack, the more it can share about that attack with private companies (and the faster it can share the information), the better the protection for users and our systems.”

Kaplan made sure to address Facebook users’ worries about privacy: “The concern is that companies will share sensitive personal information with the government in the name of protecting cybersecurity. Facebook has no intention of doing this.”

CISPA will likely go to a full vote on the House floor later this month.

[mashable]


Tagged: CISPA, Facebook

NFL Gamechanger of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:56 AM PDT

- NFL Gamechanger of the Day
The NFL has taken the advice of a psychotherapist and this season will roll out league-wide mandatory counseling — and a code-of-conduct exam — for any fans eighty-sixed from games for violence and/or rowdiness. No amount of groveling or bribery will get offenders back in their seats — a 70 percent passing grade on the exam is the only thing that gets them off the “unforgiven” list.

Actual true-or-false questions from the quiz:

  1. Behaving badly toward other fans, such as fighting, swearing or threatening them, is OK as long as they deserve it.
  2. According to MetLife Stadium’s alcohol policies, four drinks is the maximum a person may purchase at a time.
  3. Every fan has a right to like any team they wish. Using abusive language toward fans who support teams you don’t like will not be tolerated.

Answers:

  1. False.
  2. False, it’s two.
  3. True.

Yep, this should take care of things.

[nypost]

Rap Collaboration of the Day

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT


Fifteen years after his death, a hologram version of Tupac capped off Coachella‘s first weekend, joining Snoop Dogg for “2 of Americaz Most Wanted” in a set that included Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Wiz Khalifa. Though Tupac “was the least dynamic of the parade of rappers young and old who held the mike,” according to the Los Angeles Times, his appearance begs the question: Who’s next?

[shortformblog]


Tagged: coachella, hologram, tupac

Morning Fluff

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:19 AM PDT


Destined to be a classic.

[tastefullyoffensive]


Tagged: cat, morning fluff