Links related to the internet, coding, politics and other geekery.Tumblr (3.0; @geekkink)http://geekkink.com/<a href="http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/it’s-not-just-your-income-it’s-your-assets?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: APM_Marketplace (APM: Marketplace)">It’s not just your income, it’s your assets | Marketplace from American Public Media</a>http://geekkink.com/post/17321357201http://geekkink.com/post/17321357201Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:22:06 -0600<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4td5WwHb1qz53v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Accuweather interviewed a “local squirrel enthusiast” about this catch (via <a href="http://io9.com/5883377/purple-squirrel-running-rampant-through-pennsylvania">Purple squirrel running rampant through Pennsylvania</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/17319568840http://geekkink.com/post/17319568840Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:22:17 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V9KckRf_MKo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is just too awesome. (via <a href="http://hackaday.com/2012/01/31/telegraph-key-makes-for-a-fantastic-twitter-input/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20hackaday/LgoM%20(Hack%20a%20Day)&utm_content=Google%20Reader">Telegraph key makes for a fantastic Twitter input - Hack a Day</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/17316164470http://geekkink.com/post/17316164470Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:10 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I5OxEbKjBLs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tech_video_of_the_day_att_customers_rave_about_the.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20readwriteweb%20(ReadWriteWeb)">Top Tech Video of the Day: AT&T Customers Rave About the First Public Cell Network, 1979</a></p>http://geekkink.com/post/17273381615http://geekkink.com/post/17273381615Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:24 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u6XAPnuFjJc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Carrot-Stick motivation not beneficial for more than rudimentary tasks. (via <a href="http://www.thersa.org/events/video/animate/rsa-animate-drive">RSA - RSA Animate - Drive</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16923648237http://geekkink.com/post/16923648237Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:33:13 -0600<iframe src="http://www.marketplace.org/node/50437/player/popout" width="400" height="200"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/role-airports-building-economy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20APM_Marketplace%20(APM:%20Marketplace)">The role of airports in building the economy | Marketplace from American Public Media</a></p>http://geekkink.com/post/16922993070http://geekkink.com/post/16922993070Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:13:46 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrqdrZM5U1qz53v0o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/115058">President John Tyler’s Grandsons Are Still Alive - Mental Floss</a></p>http://geekkink.com/post/16919044078http://geekkink.com/post/16919044078Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:49:03 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyro6iOcug1qz53v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/115028">6 Hugely Successful Products Originally Invented for Something Else - Mental Floss</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16918004867http://geekkink.com/post/16918004867Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:01:29 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqiljHAMs1qz53v0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/01/infographic-php-vs-python-vs-r.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20readwriteweb%20(ReadWriteWeb)">[Infographic] PHP vs. Python vs. Ruby</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16882175027http://geekkink.com/post/16882175027Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:03:17 -0600<a href="http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/fo0225_stateoftheunion.pdf">Words of Union</a>http://geekkink.com/post/16878565509http://geekkink.com/post/16878565509Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rR1iaCR45eY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Having John Malkovich in role of God is hillarious.  (via <a href="http://consumerist.com/2012/01/george-clooney-makes-money-off-coffee-commercials-and-f-you-if-you-think-hes-selling-out.html">George Clooney Makes Money Off Coffee Commercials And “F@!# You” If You Think He’s Selling Out - The Consumerist</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16877609002http://geekkink.com/post/16877609002Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:41:46 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq0c1InUt1qz53v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/114858">10 Dirty Pictures - Mental Floss</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16865552963http://geekkink.com/post/16865552963Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:28:49 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dFs9WO2B8uI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.  We have created a society that honors the servant but has forgotten the gift. (via <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/114832">Lectures for a New Year: The Divided Brain - Mental Floss</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16865235483http://geekkink.com/post/16865235483Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:18:11 -0600“Look, this biography really doesn’t paint a picture of the mutual respect you had. And she said he’d appreciated my letter and kept it by his bed”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/sci-tech/others/dying-jobs-kept-rival-bill-gates-letter-next-bed-929">‘Dying’ Jobs kept rival Bill Gates’ letter next to bed | Deccan Chronicle</a></em>http://geekkink.com/post/16816228815http://geekkink.com/post/16816228815Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:54:24 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lym3c6LwQv1qz53v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/23/organize-ios-apps-by-actions-instead-of-categories/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20osxdaily%20(OS%20X%20Daily)">Organize iOS Apps by Actions Instead of Categories</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16757574842http://geekkink.com/post/16757574842Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:43:18 -0600“… public opinion on nuclear waste follows an odd pattern. The people who live closest to proposed waste sites are often quite supportive … But, as you move farther away, opposition grows. So, even if a local community wants a nuclear dump, the state government may squash the idea.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what-sweden-can-teach-us-about-nuclear-waste/2012/01/27/gIQAdlanXQ_blog.html">What Sweden can teach us about nuclear waste - The Washington Post</a></em>http://geekkink.com/post/16757518630http://geekkink.com/post/16757518630Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:40:36 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybmokkSLR1qz53v0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“We’re naming her SOPA” (via <a href="http://robcottingham.ca/cartoon/">Noise to Signal: Cartoons about social media, business and digital living</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16422608244http://geekkink.com/post/16422608244Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:07:32 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uU6U-8LP1DY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>‘My First Hardcore Song’ by 8yr old Juliet</p>http://geekkink.com/post/16113356514http://geekkink.com/post/16113356514Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:07:43 -0600 <object width="400" height="256" id="viddlerOuter-820ed5" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="//www.viddler.com/player/820ed5/0/"> <param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/player/820ed5/0/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="f=1&autoplay=f&disablebranding=f" /><object id="viddlerInner-820ed5"> </object></object> <br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/01/13/political-videos-local-news-sht-fired-news-anchors-say/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20punditkitchen%20(Pundit%20Kitchen:%20Lol%20News%20and%20Political%20Fun)">Sh*t Fired News Anchors Say - Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/15946235254http://geekkink.com/post/15946235254Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:36:18 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsystJ58u1qz53v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I sure hope this is fake.  #Humor (via <a href="http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/01/13/political-pictures-barack-obama-friday-picspam-hail-to-the-cactus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20punditkitchen%20(Pundit%20Kitchen:%20Lol%20News%20and%20Political%20Fun)">Friday Picspam: Hail to the Cactus - Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more</a>)</p>http://geekkink.com/post/15839056502http://geekkink.com/post/15839056502Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:14:53 -0600