Links I got from Aaron Bady this morning:

Does Facebook cause loneliness? the short answer is no. There's an interesting bit in this where he writes about "cyberasociality", which is when people interact differently in online media than they do when physically present. Just like we convert text (visual) into language in our head (which is all ( Read more... )

Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography is finally being published. That looks like it would be fun to read.

Here's some silly: Eclipse with lolcats. Hee.

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From way too much time spend on the internet, and in public and private discussions with women and other folks who represent various types of minority viewpoints:

Don't ever say, "You People".

Just... don't. It's an instant signifier that You Don't Know What You're Talking About. Also that you don't know who you're talking to, because you ( Read more... )