April 2009
49 posts
Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT remix)
I am...
The New Yorker on neuro-enhancers, this era's... →
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“Muphry’s Law: if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading,...”
– The Society of Editors Newsletter, March 1992
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Bill Nye was booed in Waco for saying that the... →
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Cursebird →
Things that piss off the internet in real time.
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Because He Is Tenure-Track
I call my father and we have the following conversation:
Me: Hi, Dad! Dad: I’m teaching class right now. Me: WHY DO YOU ANSWER THE PHONE WHILE TEACHING CLASS
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Videogum: In Defense of the Susan Boyle Phenomenon →
Such as it is.
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The Decemberists - Sons and Daughters
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MONUMENTS TO POWER
Stalin had the Church of Jesus Christ the Savior in Moscow destroyed so that he could build a monument to Soviet power in its place.
(via neatorama)
The Soviets ran out of money halfway through this project, and the poured foundations were turned into a public swimming pool. After the Soviet Union fell, the people of Russia donated to help rebuild the church.
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Awkward
Miss Universe and Miss USA tour the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay.
(via jezebel from miami herald)
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Oh SCOTUS....
The aspect of law school that I am most excited about is the kvetching about Supreme Court justices.
arvindiy:
On the list of supreme court justices who invoke my ire, Scalia has traditionally , historically, been, in the past, the worst offender. This week, I would like to congratulate Justice Clarence Thomas for overtaking the Hon. Antonin Scalia as the worst member of our highest court. ...
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I assume The All-American Rejects’ Gives You Hell is a song about all the girls who didn’t want to go steady with lead singer Tyson Ritter in high school because he was hoping to be a musician.
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“I’M SURE THERE’S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS…”
– Kanye West, in a blog post.
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Austin is the best city I’ve been to for 4am walks.
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In the Event That You Have Accidentally Swallowed... →
These helpful instructions, in addition to this recent XKCD, have caused me to be somewhat concerned about the Higgs boson.
the worst movie in the world →
Elbow - Independent Woman (cover)
It’s...
Orbit Downloader →
Lets you download streaming audio and video, e.g. from this blog.
“I would like to go down in history as the president who lent money to the IMF. ...”
– The President of Brazil, Luis Inacio “Lula” de Silva
(via carter, from bbc)
Good for her
I did not know that Heather Armstrong of dooce.com makes $40,000 a month in advertising in conjunction with her husband. Heather is good at telling stories and taking pictures of her dogs, and I am glad that our modern world values these skills.
copycats:
My Body is A Cage by Sarah Lov...
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Art Is
(from morenewmath)
(from topatoco and pictures for sad children)
Art is a guaranty of sanity
Louise Bourgeois, 1999 (from moma)
"Barry" →
Iowa, I hardly knew ye. →
The Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage this morning in a unanimous decision.
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Oregon Trail →
Perhaps you would like to relive fourth grade instead of working on your thesis?
(You may need the Firefox extension IE Tab to play this.)
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Second Language
Both of my parents still think it’s spelled “Harward.”
Accurately sums up the way I felt about Kevin... →
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Article: Yeast-powered fuel cell feeds on human... →
NewScientist writes about a team of Canadian scientists that created fuel cells that are powered by yeast feeding on the glucose in human blood. It’s a first step, but the cells could eventually be adapted to work as batteries for medicial implants. This is how I want my future subdermal iPod powered.
