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Streisand effect
self-defeating behaviour or unintended consequences of drawing attention to some unwanted material on the internet by suing seen in The Economist … more »
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Streisand effect
Pit wrote 2 weeks ago: self-defeating behaviour or unintended consequences of drawing attention to some unwanted material o … more »
What a pile of shit can tell you:
Pit wrote 3 months ago: “Fossilised faeces found in a US cave may help solve the riddle of when and how humans came to … more »
a human being after all
Pit wrote 3 months ago: “Occasionally, I am a human being like everyone else.” - Hillary Clinton on why she “mis-spoke … more »
the right to ...
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Pit wrote 3 months ago: … not only bear arms but to change tv channels at gunpoint, cf. “SAM AMAYA was six years … more »
Obamacans
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Pit wrote 4 months ago: a term coined by Democratic candidate Barack Obama denoting Republicans in favour of him, cf. The Lo … more »
Texas a capital?
Pit wrote 4 months ago: I think, the New York Times has got it’s metaphor wrong in “Texas, once the oil capital … more »
latte liberals
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Pit wrote 5 months ago: a (somewhat derogatroy and dismissive) term used by the Clinton campaign to describe the young and b … more »
learning curve
Pit wrote 5 months ago: “[...] in this administration, the learning curve is a right angle.” quoted from: The Lo … more »
Bush & McCain
Pit wrote 5 months ago: “President Bush pledged Sunday to assist Sen. John McCain’s campaign for the presidency … more »
extreme beers
Pit wrote 5 months ago: “As a life philosophy, it may not lead to wealth, happiness or old age, but for many American … more »
Tsunami Tuesday
Pit wrote 5 months ago: What a name for Tuesday, February 5, when primaries/caucuses will be held in 20 states! I wonder if … more »
I've always known ...
Pit wrote 6 months ago: … that politics is a gamble, but caucus sites in a Las Vegas casino? Doesn’t that make i … more »
a 100.000-dollar toilet
Pit wrote 6 months ago: But not, as you might think, in the villa of a billionaire, no: it’s just a public restroom in … more »
intricacies of voting
Pit wrote 6 months ago: It always amazes me how intricate and, for a foreigner like me, (unnecessarily) complicated the regu … more »
Trading presidential candidates ...
Pit wrote 6 months ago: … or their chances at Intrade. Somehow it looks like a stock exchange for presidential candida … more »
American way of life
Pit wrote 7 months ago: You know you’re in America when … … even riding lawn mowers not only have cupholde … more »
community urinalysis
Pit wrote 7 months ago: Now what ideas scientists can come up with: Jennifer Field, an environmental chemist at Oregon State … more »
biodegradable coffins
Pit wrote 7 months ago: From the New York Times Magazine: “This July, when Jorgi Wu was laid to rest in central Califo … more »
Should presidential candidates have their brains scanned?
Pit wrote 7 months ago: That’s what Daniel Engber asks in Slate Magazine, when he discusses a recent proposal by Danie … more »
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