When I originally signed up for Tumblr, I did so mostly to have a centralized location that would enable me to
Unfortunately, Tumblr kind of sucks when it comes to (1), and being a proprietary service I remain extremely skeptical of its ability to fulfill (2). Moreover, I’ve begun to use HootSuite more regularly on my phone, which actually does allow me to cross-post to Twitter and Facebook without, well, doing a piss-poor job of it.
So I’m putting Tumblr on semi-permanent hiatus. I may come back to it, particularly if HootSuite’s Android app ever adds support or if the service gets some kind of major upgrade that actually makes cross-posting look decent. I’ll probably pop in ever now and then just to test the latter.
In the mean time, you should either follow me on Twitter at @Necopinus, or friend me on Facebook. You won’t be missing anything if you do.
Assange to UK cops: No, I will not come out of my Ecuadorean embassy -
We’re definitely in the end-game here.
I can’t imagine this is going to end well. If Ecuador was going to grant Assange asylum, I’m sure they would have done it by now.
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Facebook is continuing to shed U.S. visitors -
Eventually I think that Facebook’s only viable business model will be harvesting the organs of its users.
I kind of imagine that this summarizes most modern economics.
“There is growing evidence looking across countries over time that suggests a link between equality, growth and stability.” — Joseph Stiglitz, America is no longer a land of opportunity
A third of Earthlings believe in UFOs, would befriend aliens -
65% of respondents also believe that President Obama would handle an alien invasion better than Mitt Romney.
I desperately want to see the campaign ads for this.
Small-Town Cops Pile Up on Useless Military Gear
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Of open data and the famous Ghost Map.
The Economic Importance of U.S. Cities -
The top 30 US cities produce over 40% of its GDP. Think about that.
CNN journalist: don’t be nosy -
I am a big believer that, in the long run, knowing the cold, hard truth of the world will always be better - no matter how unpleasant or distressing the knowledge turns out to be.
Russian Nuclear Launch Code Backup Procedure -
While I love how bloody practical Russians can be, I think the backup code access procedure described here may be subtly missing the point of having a safe in the first place…