May 2008
The Trash Vortex →
Oh, for the love of the earth..
April 2008
Atheist soldier claims harassment - CNN.com →
“There are no atheists in foxholes.” Oh wait, apparently there are.
“Sorry to be controversial, but in a world where meatspace relationships and...”
– Commenter Matt, in response to Adbusters #66 : Liquid Love about virtual interaction and video game addiction
BBC NEWS | Has US abstinence policy failed? →
I’m gonna go ahead and venture to say yes here.. quite obviously.
Steve Carell on How to Act Brilliant →
Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself? →
So why do we have a tickle response anyway? Turns out, it’s a defense reaction meant to alert our cave-dwelling ancestors to creepy crawlies that didn’t know their place, and the uncontrollable laughing fit that goes along with it is actually a panic response.
“I ask, cause I’m not sure -
Do anybody make real shit anymore?”
– Kanye West, Stronger
Gridskipper New York: The Best Margaritas Midtown... →
mmm
“If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot...”
– Russell’s teapot - Wikipedia
Introduction to Logic: INFORMAL FALLACIES →
Would do a person good to know these. I make a point to always keep them in mind.
Myspace.com Blogs - Things I Plan On Doing This... →
A distant friend’s summer to-do list. Because it was too too cute not to make note of and bookmark, and because I want to pretend I am going to do the same things. I wish I was as happy these days. : )
“No, I don’t know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should...”
– George Bush, Sr., 1987
“We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some...”
– Richard Dawkins, on repeated occasions but particularly at this TED lecture.
The Paranoid Style in American Science - Slate... →
The Great Beyond: Somebody clean this mess up →
Trackable objects in orbit around Earth:
Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss Discuss... →
Mark Peters on Eggcorns - mind-bottling. hehhe.
from GOODmagazine.com “The website Eggcorn Database has catalogued more than 500 of these errors, including “cease the opportunity” (seize the opportunity), “whoa is me” (woe is me), “girdle one’s loins” (gird one’s loins), “financial heartship” (financial hardship), “throngs of passion” (throes of passion), “mute point” (moot point), and “without further adieu” (without further ado). I...
Whining, Blue Smoke & the Mechanics of Getting... →
Etsy Labs: Long Overdue Fusing Plastic Bag...
Etsy Labs: Long Overdue Fusing Plastic Bag Tutorial
What you’ll need Plastic bags (thin, flimsy ones work best) Parchment paper, freezer paper or plain old copier paper Iron (and your favorite ironing surface)
You haven't seen the last of his PowerPoints.
Gridskipper's list of New York's Oldest Bars →
: )
“You have two choices when pointing out someone’s typo. A. be humble and...”
– Twitter / David Armano (although I say, what about c. ignore it, because you really don’t question their intelligence and know they’d ignore it if it happened to you)
Ten Reasons Why China Matters To You
Words By Thomas P.M. Barnett at GOOD Magazine Don’t be scared of China—the country is perfectly positioned to be our most powerful ally (lack of democracy notwithstanding, of course). But if there is anything to worry about, it’s not China’s massive military; it’s the economy, stupid. Why China Matters Click on the reasons below for more.
“Shiggity, schwaggity, schwaggity, schwou, schwou?”
Funny friends
Design and the Elastic Mind's Scale of...
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“when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they...”
– John Mayer, “Waiting on the World to Change”