Started with this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA&NR=1 about "filter bubbles" and how the increasingly sophisticated ranking and filtering systems put each of us into a bubble of our own preferential reading, where we only get information that confirms ( Read more... )

Ganked/yanked/yoinked from ladyofthemasque:

Tired of all of those surveys made up by high school kids? Have you ever kissed someone? Missed someone? Told someone you loved them? Drank alcohol? Here you have 40 questions for the people who are a little older...

( Just the facts, ma'm )

When I was little, I didn't want to grow up. Adults (i.e. my parents, mostly) had all manner of responsibilities and things they had to do all the time. It looked very hard, nevermind not much fun. They had to look at finances, keep the garden, do the dishes, make dinner, do laundry, etc etc etc. All these complex tasks all the time, how could they ( Read more... )