January 2011
33 posts
Google won't autocomplete... →
Shared by Tertiary
It’s especially hilarious to spread this around, using a google tool.
Google won’t autocomplete searches for “bittorrent,” but if you are interesting in learning how to…
How appealing a revolution: Iran vs. Egypt
Anyone paying attention will no doubt have noticed that the people of Egypt, having seen the beginnings of a successful revolution in Tunisia, are busy attempting to depose their local dictator.
And yet, for the most part, it hasn’t been as discussed, promoted, or passionately identified with as the “Green Revolution” in Iran.
And really, that’s very interesting, when...
“Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence.
Sound is that cup, but empty....”
– Robert Fripp
theremina:
“Sheol” by The Parlour Trick
Here’s...
Jack Lalane died. Here are his thoughts, from back... →
Jack Lalane died. Here are his thoughts, from back in the day.
World's biggest extinction event: Massive... →
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This is so odd.
About 250 million years about 95 per cent of life was wiped out in the sea and 70 per cent on land. Researchers now believe they have discovered evidence to…
“Young men are paralysed by lust, they spend hours staring at young women going:...”
– Dylan Moran (via electronicalrattlebag)
“Ladies and Gentlemen,
I’m only going to talk to you just for a minute or...”
– Robert F. Kennedy
“ SLOWBURN : Download free at www.photek.fm by Photek”
– ▶ 101 - (clip from Benji B’s Radio 1 show 25.11.2010) by Photek
Chill new tunes from Photek.
“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– anon. (via reqbat) (via directactioniswitchcraft) (via iisabelle) (via bradicalmang) (via skoutt) Beautiful. (via krona, directactioniswitchcraft-deacti) (via floorofgiraffes) (via womyneosoul) (via veggielezzyfemmie)
Wow, this is really powerful.
(via lasocialista)
(via...
“— July 2008: A gunman named Jim David Adkisson, agitated at how “liberals” are...”
– Eighteen examples of right-wing domestic terrorism detailed by freelance journalist and author David Neiwert (via Digby)
I remember many of these. But of course each one happened in its own convenient vacuum. No need for society to turn a critical eye to itself, no siree.
(via tenderstatue)
Announcing the Genderplayful Marketplace →
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Reshared because this deserves more support.
There aren’t a lot of clothing and fashion resources for genderqueer and transgender folks. Most companies adhere pretty…
WatchSociological Images » Seeing is Believing
Will game designers use their powers for good?
OR FOR EVIL?
Spectral Rehab →
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This is exactly the thing that happened to me when I re-arranged my office. I keep good allergy company, apparently.
My musical acquaintance Xela needed a name for his new DJ…
“And, all through this, because of her stories, I don’t get the idea that Breslin...”
– SUSANNAH BRESLIN: A review of my short story collection: You’re a Bad Man, Aren’t You? (via sarahmay)
Guest Blog: Can sitting too much kill you? →
The above findings linking excessive sitting with poor health are far from isolated. For example, a similar longitudinal study from Australia reports that each hour of daily television viewing (a…
Universal Human Things
I think there are very few “universal truths”, but I do feel comfortable making this pronouncement.
By nature, Homo sapiens sapiens:
Will eat high fat and high sugar foods whenever possible.
Need sexual satisfaction on a regular basis (from an age we might not be comfortable with, as a culture).
Will do as little as possible (provided boredom is avoided), given the opportunity.
...
Watchatomhjarta:
WATCH THIS. Watch the whole thing. Think about it critically. It’s important. I’m not saying it’s completely right on all counts, but some of it is eerily accurate.
“Loneliness does not come from having no people around one, but from being unable...”
– Carl Jung (via hauswittgenstein)
An addendum:
That book review/critique of life in the always-connected-internet-age does miss a few, significant things, even as it is very good at diagnosing a certain response to constant connection.
Primary among them is that you can indeed let the internet dominate you, let it steamroll your brain, let Facebook be your friend.
Or you could use the internet as a tool, as a challenge, as something that...
“We can sympathize with each other and feel reassured that we’re not alone in our...”
– n+1: Sad as Hell (via sarahmay)
This is very good, and very true.
