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The 518 is an elite group of individuals who possess intelligence, wit, and other bamf qualities. We found each other in the halls of Baker House, but hail from all sectors of this nation.

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Jul
29th
Tue
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  • Ryan: Check out my new fav song (it's Britney Spears)
  • Me: Ew
  • I'm trying to imagine it playing on good speakers, maybe it sounds better then?
  • Will: Does anyone else like how Ryan signs all his emails to the 518 club "Best, -> Ryan"?
  • Most faithfully yours,
  • Will
  • Trevor: Ryan, I hope that someone was playing a prank on you and sent that from your account.
  • I swear, the music you listen to...
  • Ari, neither your ears nor your speakers are deceiving you, the song sucks.
  • Will, don't encourage him.
  • Truly,
  • Trevor
  • Me: With all my love,
  • Smathy
Jul
23rd
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http://www.technologyreview.com/video/index.aspx?id=21094&brightcove=1672070565&iframe=biotech&autoplay=true

A Musical Score for Disease - I’m not sure how this works, but a researcher at HST used signals and outputs to create a score of music from proteins

Jul
18th
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_fe_st/presidential_putdown

San Francisco plans to name a sewer in Bush’s honor to commemorate his, um, lovely contributions to this country over the past eight years.
Jul
9th
Wed
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iPhone camping rule of thumb: don’t wear a suit

iPhone camping rule of thumb: don’t wear a suit

Jul
2nd
Wed
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Ryan’s Mobile/Dexterous/Social robot in the Media Lab

Ryan’s Mobile/Dexterous/Social robot in the Media Lab

Jul
1st
Tue
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Santogold - Creator

Jun
30th
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The Itch

Very interesting article on itch, new perceptions of pain in the most recent New Yorker.
Jun
27th
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The world IS just awesome

Jun
24th
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Obama - Software for Campaign

How cool is that?  I wish I was a developer - what a great chance to combine a love of politics with the tech lifestyle.