June 2012
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I write songs that turn inward now. Songs that rely on subtlety. Songs that are...
– Geoff Rickly
This man is absolutely one of my (few) musical heroes.
(via staircase-thoughts)
May 2012
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The Economist: An ocean of troubles →
Without dramatic action to reverse these processes, [Callum Roberts] predicts a catastrophe comparable to the mass extinctions of the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, when carbon-dioxide levels, temperature and ocean acidity all rocketed. He writes: “Not for 55m years has there been oceanic disruption of comparable severity to the calamity that lies just a hundred years ahead.” That would be...
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Team forfeits due to female opponent →
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Ugh, supremely misogynistic and stupid. Just play against her!
Wow, what fucking era are we living in? I don’t even have words…
Invisibility cloaks are almost a reality with...
5feet12inches:
WIRED
The art of military concealment is not just about making aircraft invisible to radar, but also about giving soldiers protection in the field. Since 1999, HyperStealth Biotechnology has produced patterns for more than two million uniforms for the armed forces of 40 countries.
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Really frickin’ awesome
The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always...
– Vasudev (via ashelaysleeping)
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Sunday morning on ‘Meet the Press,’ Vice President Joe Biden went...
– Let Biden Be Biden, Salon.com
Yeeaahhh Delaware
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April 2012
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You love people not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love...
– Ayn Rand
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There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic...
– Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
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"Get A Job, Hippie" - New Job Site for Tumblr! →
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Two of my dear friends have started a Tumblr with job postings. From their blog:
“Looking to exchange labour for currency in our hegemonic capitalist society? We’ve got you covered. Expect postings for all manners of employment, especially for nonprofit and academic positions. Submissions always welcome.”
I know lots of my readers are on the hunt for...
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The Onion: Human Civilization Brings Out Worst In... →
“According to estimates from the American Psychological Association, the type of personality disorder exhibited by Krypel is shared by approximately 93 percent of U.S. citizens, though many believe the actual figure to be higher due to the condition’s underdiagnosis.”
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Duke Students Ask Who Needs Feminism →
“Duke’s student newspaper provides the cold, hard facts for students who doubt the movement’s vitality: Women with a master’s degree earn 72.7% of what men with equal education earn in the same position. In 2011, only 2.4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs and 6.7 percent of Fortune 500 top earners were women. The U.S. ranks 70th in women in government. One in five women are...
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Jemicy School, MICA team up for 'Memory Tricks'... →
Lynn Tomlinson’s “Memory Tricks” project helps elementary schoolers at the Jemicy School learn their multiplication tables visually while using animation technology - I believe this sort of interdisciplinary learning project is fundamental in helping young students truly understand what they are learning, and in helping them recognize that no educational topic exists in and of...
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Google's New Glasses And The War On Serendipity :... →
dotconor:
My time there may be unstructured and unplanned, but it is not inefficient. It is very efficient, in fact, at reducing whatever chemicals are the ones that pound through your brain saying WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS INSTEAD OF MANAGING YOUR TO-DO LIST?
I just don’t understand why people are so afraid of things like this. If you don’t see a place for a device in your life, then by all...
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And so begins...
another chapter. Hoya Saxa!