Christians pole-dance for Jesus in Texas On the scale of shocking modern activities for Christians, Thomas Tweed, a professor with the University of Texas, rates the pole-dancing classes as “mildly surprising.” ”This is just another attempt to think through how to live a full Christian life,” said Tweed. [via]
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Real-time visualization of Firefox 4 downloads – how it works, with open code; oh, and the browser’s pretty great too! Firefox 4 Has Arrived [Mashable] - Mozilla’s Leaner, Meaner Firefox 4 Arrives [Wired]
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Portugal braces for govt collapse over debt vote [AP]
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On NPR’s All Things Considered, Andy Carvin remembers “Mo” Nabbous, a webcaster based in Libya who was killed this weekend while reporting what Moammar Gadhafi’s forces were doing to the people of Libya. [via]
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Violence in Fiji May Offer Chance for U.S. Asylum [Courthouse News Service]
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German news magazine Der Spiegel has published trophy photos taken by a U.S. Army “kill team” in Afghanistan. The pictures depict American soldiers gleefully posing with bodies of murdered civilians. Along with snapshots and videos, soldiers also took body parts such as teeth and fingers. One solider admitted to participating in the atrocities on FaceBook.
Commanders and contractors in the field are fearful of riots and reprisals. Col. Thomas Collins has issued a public apology for the photos and the crimes they depict. The Army has been preparing courts martial for the 12 suspects since last October.
The New Yorker draws the obvious parallel between this story and Mai Lai. [via]
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The Basics of Video Editing Part I: Getting to Know Your Editing Environment [LifeHacker]
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SXSW 2011 Keynote: Felicia Day [huffduffer] The future of entertainment is one of uncertainty and opportunity. As traditional formats like television and movies lose eyeballs to video games and user-generated content, where is this creative revolution taking us? Join one of leading voices in scripted internet content, Felicia Day, in discussing the journey that took her from a video shot in her garage to a four season production deal with Xbox and Sprint. She will speak about harnessing social media to build her show “The Guild” to over 100 million views, and building upon her success to produce her upcoming web series with EA/Bioware, “Dragon Age: Redemption”. There has never been a better time to be an independent creator, learn from one of the innovators. Bottom Line: The time to break through traditional barriers is now. FeliciaDayKeynote.mp3
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Supercut – Spoiler Alert [via YouTube] A montage of spoilers from 71 different films.
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Julian Assange: Houseguest [via YouTube] The absolutely true story of a very bad houseguest. Re-enacted.
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“Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown” Official Trailer
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket. As grandma’s arrival looms closer the Peanuts gang tries to help Linus learn to cope without his fuzzy crutch. Lucy is particular eager to cure Linus’ dependency using her own psychiatric techniques, and while Charlie Brown tries to help he just doesn’t have the heart to see Linus suffer. All the while Snoopy is constantly agitating matters because he wants the blanket for himself. In the end, insightful Linus points out that everyone has their own type of “security blanket” and in life a little security is a valuable thing.
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The original time-lapse self portrait? And some modern artists: Enchanting self portraits from Iceland‘s Rebekka Gaudleifs. Nude self portrait (NSFW) from Israeli artist Roni River. Disturbing stories from Canada‘s projecteye (NSFW) and magical self-portrait from New Hampshire-based Sarah Ann Loreth. [via]
