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"But “to put this in perspective,” Wright noted that with Rob Ford’s overall support sitting at 34..."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:55:03 -0700

“But “to put this in perspective,” Wright noted that with Rob Ford’s overall support sitting at 34 per cent, the mayor still has more support than Prime Minister Stephen Harper has across the country.”

- CTV Poll: Torontonians evenly split in their belief of Rob Ford crack allegations | CTV News

"We don’t have an explicit power structure, which makes it easier for the unspoken power dynamics in..."

Fri, 31 May 2013 21:07:24 -0700

“We don’t have an explicit power structure, which makes it easier for the unspoken power dynamics in the company to play out without investigation or criticism.”

- What Your Culture Really Says - Pretty Little State Machine (via psugar)

ACM Web Science talk, as written | Quinn Said

Fri, 31 May 2013 20:56:11 -0700

ACM Web Science talk, as written | Quinn Said:

There is an aesthetic crisis in writing, which is this: how do we write emotionally of scenes involving computers? How do we make concrete, or at least reconstructable in the minds of our readers, the terrible, true passions that cross telephony lines? Right now my field must tackle describing a world where falling in love, going to war and filling out tax forms looks the same; it looks like typing.

weirdvintage: Clint Eastwood feeding a squirrel (via This is...

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:32:50 -0700

weirdvintage:

Clint Eastwood feeding a squirrel (via This is Not Porn)

"The idea of pets as stress relief feels familiar—yesterday’s moral elevation has become today’s..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:34:28 -0700

“The idea of pets as stress relief feels familiar—yesterday’s moral elevation has become today’s therapeutic relief—but it’s a throwback too. It returns us to an older view of animals, the view that saw them as our tools. Having made our animals useless, we find ourselves trying to manufacture new uses for them.”

- What’s the Use of Pets? | Ginger Strand | Orion Magazine

Singham 8.. best action scene with car stunt .HD (by...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:23:26 -0700

Singham 8.. best action scene with car stunt .HD (by hiiiiiiiiii1000)

"When I asked about a more recent object of liberal opprobrium, “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:37:52 -0700

“When I asked about a more recent object of liberal opprobrium, “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s 2012 film about the capture of Osama bin Laden, le Carré paused for a moment, then smiled at me, then paused again. “Let me,” he said, “try and organize my anger.””

- John le Carré Has Not Mellowed With Age - NYTimes.com

theremina: OH SH—

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:23:19 -0700

theremina:

OH SH—

"Feminists hate patriarchy. We do not hate you."

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:18:12 -0700

“Feminists hate patriarchy. We do not hate you.”

- Autostraddle — Helpful Advice For Talking To Men Who Think Misandry Is A Thing

What grade did you finish, of course, is not really a medical question. But Dr. Timberlake believes...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:09:51 -0700

What grade did you finish, of course, is not really a medical question. But Dr. Timberlake believes he needs this information in disability cases because people who have only a high school education aren’t going to be able to get a sit-down job.

Dr. Timberlake is making a judgment call that if you have a particular back problem and a college degree, you’re not disabled. Without the degree, you are. In Hale County, there was one guy whose name was mentioned in almost every story about becoming disabled: Dr. Perry Timberlake, shown in an examination room at the Hale County Hospital Clinic in Greensboro, Alabama.

Over and over again, I’d listen to someone’s story of how back pain meant they could no longer work, or how a shoulder injury had put them out of a job. Then I would ask: What about a job where you don’t have to lift things, or a job where you don’t have to use your shoulder, or a job where you can sit down? They would look at me as if I were asking, “How come you didn’t consider becoming an astronaut?”

"You just went to the Google home page. Simple, isn’t it? What just actually happened? Well,..."

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:54:35 -0700

“

You just went to the Google home page.

Simple, isn’t it?

What just actually happened? Well, when you know a bit of about how browsers work, it’s not quite that simple. You’ve just put into play HTTP, HTML, CSS, ECMAscript, and more. Those are actually such incredibly complex technologies that they’ll make any engineer dizzy if they think about them too much, and such that no single company can deal with that entire complexity.

Let’s simplify.

You just connected your computer to www.google.com. Simple, isn’t it? What just actually happened? Well, when you know a bit about how networks work, it’s not quite that simple. You’ve just put into play DNS, TCP, UDP, IP, Wifi, Ethernet, DOCSIS, OC, SONET, and more. Those are actually such incredibly complex technologies that they’ll make any engineer dizzy if they think about them too much, and such that no single company can deal with that entire complexity.

Let’s simplify.

…

”

- Jean-Baptiste Queru - Google - Dizzying but invisible depth You just went to the Google…

"The militant suffragette movement took a break for the Great War in 1914, but their voices were..."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:51:28 -0700

“The militant suffragette movement took a break for the Great War in 1914, but their voices were heard loud and clear, and before the War was over an Act was passed that granted over 8 million British women the right to vote. Garrud, no longer needing to organize an underground female fight club trained in the fine art of punching cops, continued running her schools, wrote a couple magazine articles about self-defense, and ran the woman athlete’s branch of the Women’s Freedom League. Later in life she taught classes to London police officers (they were curious what that whole ju-jitsu cop-flipping thing was all about, and once she knew the techniques weren’t going to be used to oppress her friends Edith was happy to oblige them), and worked as a martial arts fight choreographer for stage and film.”

- Badass - Edith Garrud

(via Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:35:41 -0700

(via Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions | Feature Shoot)

Video of Apollo Robbins Pickpocketing : The New Yorker

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:36:49 -0800

Video of Apollo Robbins Pickpocketing : The New Yorker:

In the January 7th issue of the magazine, Adam Green profiles the pickpocket Apollo Robbins. Green writes: “Robbins, who is thirty-eight and lives in Las Vegas, is a peculiar variety-arts hybrid, known in the trade as a theatrical pickpocket. Among his peers, he is widely considered the best in the world at what he does, which is taking things from people’s jackets, pants, purses, wrists, fingers, and necks, then returning them in amusing and mind-boggling ways.” Unlike magicians, Robbins will reveal his methods. “Learning how magic tricks are done is often disappointing, because it’s not really magic,” Green says. “With Robbins, though, effect and method are one and the same, and seeing how he accomplishes his thefts is just as impressive as witnessing, or failing to witness, the acts themselves.”

"But that tracks pretty solidly with my own experience, at my house; it won’t surprise you to learn..."

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:09:15 -0800

“But that tracks pretty solidly with my own experience, at my house; it won’t surprise you to learn that I don’t think videogames are a social ill, or worthy of the moral panic that currently surrounds them in and outside of the industry. What I will say is that videogames are, in entertainment terms, an Apex Predator; nothing else compares to them, minute for minute, they deliver brain chemicals at an unprecedented rate. They’re pure HFCS, and the other things you fill a life with don’t deliver those squirts with the same regularity. It’s a matter of acclimatization for people maturing in this environment. In the end, I can say with confidence that books are right out, and movies; dubstep and porn gifs will be all they have left.”

- Penny Arcade - Totally Of The Mearas

riotclitshave: santosha65: This incredible photo marks the end...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:29:24 -0800

riotclitshave:

santosha65:

This incredible photo marks the end of Matador Torero Alvaro Munera’s career. He collapsed in remorse mid-fight when he realized he was having to prompt this otherwise gentle beast to fight. He went on to become an avid opponent of bullfights. Even grievously wounded by picadors, he did not attack this man.

Torrero Munera is quoted as saying of this moment: “And suddenly, I looked at the bull. He had this innocence that all animals have in their eyes, and he looked at me with this pleading. It was like a cry for justice, deep down inside of me. I describe it as being like a prayer - because if one confesses, it is hoped, that one is forgiven. I felt like the worst shit on earth.”

Wow. Moving and strange.

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Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:46:45 -0800

It Happened To Me: My Parents Adopted a Murderer | xoJane

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:27:17 -0800

It Happened To Me: My Parents Adopted a Murderer | xoJane:

I don’t know what will happen, with any of this. It’s strange to be an adult and feel like an orphan; only, I chose to be one. If I have children, they won’t have grandparents. If I made a family tree, there would be two huge barren spots, limbs with no leaves.

When I look back at those girlhood photos, the one my father sends me, I don’t have the urge to spout platitudes, like abuse survivors that tell their inner child “You are strong, you’ll be OK.” I just can’t do that. Instead, I do this: I lean in close to that child, and I tell her, “Run, girl. Run.”

"‘The Emerald Night Train is a wonderful set, so we can understand why it is your dream to own it. I..."

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:39:23 -0800

“‘The Emerald Night Train is a wonderful set, so we can understand why it is your dream to own it. I commend your willpower and patience to save money for over two years just to purchase this. We have located an Emerald Night Train for you, James, and included it in this package! I am sure you will enjoy building it and cherish your time playing with the train. Fans like you are why we are so lucky as a company. Who knows, maybe you will be working for The LEGO Group one day! You certainly have the heart and passion for our bricks to do so! Happy building, James!””

- LEGO Finds Spare Discontinued Set So Boy Who Saved Up For 2 Years Wouldn’t Be Disappointed – The Consumerist

Pinokio (by Adam Ben-Dror)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:58:47 -0800

Pinokio (by Adam Ben-Dror)