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• No man is an iland: If ancient Rome had the Internet…
  Attila the Hun has his own MySpace page. Nobody ever rejects his “invite a friend” emails. The soothsayer’s “Ides of March” email fails to get Caesar’s proper attention as it’s inadvertently filtered into his junk folder.
  (tags: internet funny rome technology history)
• Overheard Everywhere | I’ll Think of More Reasons Once I Start
  Frat boy #1: I think I’m going to start doing cocaine instead of marijuana. I need to step it down a notch.
  Frat boy #2: Uh, how is that stepping it down, exactly?
  Frat boy #1: I dunno. I just think cocaine is more practical.
  (tags: overheard funny)
• WIRED Blogs: Epicenter
  when you look at Socializr’s HTML, you get this message embedded in a comment right at the top:
  If you’re recruiting programmers,
  (tags: job html recruitment copypaste)
• Dear Clown Co.: Name This Thing Fast Before It’s Too Late
  But for now, Google/Youtube, who have been referring to the project as Clown Co. privately, doesn’t look to be in any trouble. Without a name, a lot of the press today was wasted.
  (tags: Google Video youtube clownco Yahoo Media newscorp)
• Creating Passionate Users: Death threats against bloggers are NOT “protected speech” (why I cancelled my ETech presentations)
  I have cancelled all speaking engagements.
  I am afraid to leave my yard.
  I will never feel the same. I will never be the same.
  (tags: violence women blog harassment threat shocking)
• Seth’s Blog: Misogyny and anonymity
  Isn’t it sad that misogyny is so common that there’s even a word for it?
  (tags: sethgoding trolls harassment threats headrush)

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