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Jun 02

Nook version of ‘War and Peace’ replaces all instances of ‘kindled’ with ‘nookd’

One of the downsides of reading an ebook can be finding weird formatting, spelling mistakes, and other things that got lost in the digital translation. However, word started going around last week about one of the more bizarre changes we’ve heard of — apparently, in the War and Peace on the Barnes and Noble Nook platform, every instance of the world “kindled” has been replaced with “nookd.”

May 31

tmagazine:

In Copenhagen, lovelies on bikes rule the roads.

We’re still in the Facebook Journalism Bubble, reading basically the same articles by the same writers. Meanwhile, other stories get short shrift. Most of the venues that budgeted multiple Facebook posts every day barely found room for a story or two about the first private space vehicle to dock with the International Space Station. Surely that’s as big a story as discovering who designed Mrs. Zuckerberg’s wedding gown. -

jennydeluxe:

Trapped in the Facebook Journalism Bubble — Steven Levy, Wired

(Source: tshirtroundup, via cupiovolare)

May 30

motherjones:

We learned something new today. Er.

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motherjones:

This happens.

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May 27

DP70 vintage projector on display #retro (Taken with Instagram at Cinerama)

May 25

#Seattle twilight (Taken with instagram)

“The random plot twists and unfunny jokes in Men in Black 3 are so oppressive, you’ll come away with a deep gnawing sense of the futility and meaninglessness of existence. This is a film so empty, it leaves you eagerly anticipating the heat death of the cosmos.” — Men in Black 3 will erase all meaning in your life

Amazonâs Shareholder Spectacle and the Fight Over Seattle | Xconomy -

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