February 2012
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naomi winecat: stfuconservatives: Cop spends weeks... →
stfuconservatives:
Cop spends weeks to trick an 18-year-old into possession and sale of a gram of pot
More fun from the self-loathing society: This American Life had a show about how young female undercover cops infiltrated a high school and flirted with boys to entrap them into…
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“A banker’s job is to be a prudent and dependable steward of other peoples’...”
– Why Wall Street Should Stop Whining
“the great philosopher Kanye West says, “Fuck the past, make love to the...”
– This Is How We Live, No F*cks to Give: KC Danger’s Guide To Not Giving a F*ck
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Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
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“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve...”
– Sasha Frere-Jones on MIA’s middle finger and everyone else’s panties being in a bunch over it. (via iwantnothingless)
So good.
(via zurik)
I’m not a huge fan of Jones as the pop music critic at The New Yorker, but this is so spot-on, man.
(via 14kgoldnyc)
“This notion may seem difficult for an American to digest, but it’s true. Only a...”
– More @THE ATLANTIC: What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success
(via braindeadmegaphone)
Welcome to Cancerland →
To the extent that current methods of detection and treatment fail or fall short, America’s breast-cancer cult can be judged as an outbreak of mass delusion, celebrating survivorhood by downplaying mortality and promoting obedience to medical protocols known to have limited efficacy. And although we may imagine ourselves to be well past the era of patriarchal medicine, obedience is the message...
“You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to...”
– Aaron Freeman “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral”
(source: npr)
I can’t stop crying.
(via everythinginthrees)
Not a bit of you is gone— you’re just less orderly.
(via qglas)
dear boyfriend, pls speak at my funeral
(via of-praxis)
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Anonymous asked: What advice would you give to a...
viafrank:
Design does not equal client work.
It’s hard to make purple work in a design. The things your teachers tell you in class are not gospel. You will get conflicting information. It means that both are wrong. Or both are true. This never stops. Most decisions are gray, and everything lives on a spectrum of correctness and suitability.
Look people in the eyes when you are talking or...
January 2012
38 posts
I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP: The real reason... →
abaldwin360:
In December of 2011, it was reported by Digital Music News that the creators of MegaUpload were rolling out plans for a new cloud based music service that had the potential to change the music industry.
Called Megabox, it would have created an alternative to record labels…
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I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP: Uh just so you guys... →
tearoutmyinsides:
MegaUpload - Closed. FileServe - Closing, does not sell premium. FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S.. UploadStation - Locked in the U.S.. FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation). VideoBB - Closed! Will disappear soon. Uploaded -…
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“What kind of fucked up world do we live in where Google and Wikipedia take the...”
– Bob Lefsetz, “Which Side Are You On?” (via midnightentity)
“I was at the movies yesterday and before the movie started they had this long ad...”
– Mindy Kaling (via flordemort, megalong) (via swansoning) (via nom-chompsky) (via stfuconservatives)
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“Really? ‘Nerds’? You know, actually, I think the word you’re looking for is...”
– JON STEWART, on members of Congress considering the SOPA and PIPA bills exasperatedly calling for “nerds” to help them understand SOPA and PIPA, on The Daily Show.
Why does Congress bother convening at all?
(via inothernews)
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“So they went on foot toward the villa, but suddenly stopped when they saw,...”
– Looking for Hemingway
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Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind... →
Cops Accuse Innocent Man Of Swallowing Drugs,... →
beatyourselfup:
A Brooklyn man claims in a lawsuit he was accosted by cops who accused him of swallowing “contraband” and hauled him to a hospital in a failed bid to prove it — only to be later billed for the medical procedures done against his will.
Schedrick Campbell, 54, said he had gone out to buy dog food in March and was walking back to his Crown Heights home when three plainclothes...
Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond... →
machistado:
1. You’ve Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a Diamond The diamond engagement ring is a 63-year-old invention of N.W.Ayer advertising agency. The De Beers diamond cartel contracted N.W.Ayer to create a demand for what are, essentially, useless hunks of rock. 2. Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value The De Beers cartel has systematically held diamond prices at levels far...
“This book gives me more information about penguins than I care to have.”
– In 1944 a children’s book club sent a volume about penguins to a 10-year-old girl, enclosing a card seeking her opinion.
She wrote, “This book gives me more information about penguins than I care to have.”
American diplomat Hugh Gibson called it the finest piece of literary criticism he had ever...
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