February 2012
“By the way I’m filtering some Popov through a Britain right now. After...”
– Occasionally, autocorrect makes things more awesome.
“And then… The opening scroll happens. “The taxation of trade routes to outlaying...”
– Liz Tells Frank Stuff She Forgot Happened In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace « Liz Tells Frank What Happened In… (via jaybushman)
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I don't care how smart you are...
evangotlib:
I don’t trust anyone who does not ask questions.
You can’t learn if you do not ask. And you will not win if you do not learn.
I was just telling someone last night to stop apologizing for asking so many questions - it’s what differentiates smart people from everyone else.
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Just a reminder.
realrealsoft:
Emphasis mine, mostly at points where I found myself shaking my head in disbelief.
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“A verbal argument ensued and Brown pulled the vehicle over on an unknown street, reached over Robyn F. [Rhianna] with his right hand, opened the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F. out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not...
“It’s all about choice. See, by only providing content through locked down, time...”
– Comment by an Anonymous Coward at Techdirt: Yet Another (Yes Another!) Study Suggests Hollywood’s Problem Is Dumb Release Windows That Cost It Money (via wilwheaton)
This is a brilliant comment, and worthy of another brilliant comment by someone dominating an industry that’s been far more...
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“If you’ll note, he has not been on the Grammys for the past few years and it may...”
– Grammy Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich, confirming Chris Brown’s appearance on tonight’s show.
Let’s not mince words here. Ken, you weren’t “the victim” of shit. You were inconvenienced by the fact that a couple years ago, one of your performers committed felony...
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crumpetfighter:
© 2011 Rebecca Head
Based on a true story. A really stupid one.
For a simple gag, the coloring on this officially took me TOO LONG. Initially I was adding gradient to each individual color section, and it came out way too “For Better or for Worse” (which is still one of my favorite newspaper comics, but still, not really what I am going for.)
Also : I am really short.
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“For a little movie without special effects, dramatic reveals, or cutting-edge...”
– An awesome additiom to your Saturday afternoon reading. - How Barry Levinson’s Diner Changed Cinema, 30 Years Later | Vanity Fair
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“A new academic paper by researchers from the University of Minnesota and...”
– Surprise, surprise.
So to effectively curb piracy, the film industry would be better off just shortening international release schedules instead of passing draconian new laws. Anyone wanna put odds on that actually happening?
BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Affect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds |...
I wish my tab button actually dispensed Tab.
evangotlib:
spytap:
But then I’d probably want a Beer button too, and I don’t think that would fit on my keyboard.
Bacon button?
I wish my tab button actually dispensed Tab.
But then I’d probably want a Beer button too, and I don’t think that would fit on my keyboard.
“I became disabled in 2009. My new condition left me unable to work, and I also...”
– We asked disabled readers to write about how they are perceived by the general public. A heartbreaking panel. (via guardiancomment)
What the spinning monkey fuckspring is wrong with people?
(via stfupenguins)
I’m reblogging this solely because of stfupenguin’s comment, which is...
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Most of Obama's "Controversial" Birth Control Rule... →
motherjones:
Everyone take a deep breath.
If you plan to bring logic and reason into most of the complaints the GOP levies against Obama, plan to be ignored. This isn’t about logic, or reason, or even reality; this is about what “should” be true, and in their minds, Obama “should” have lost because he’s the bad guy. It’s childish and stupid, but when...
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“Today, unelected judges cast aside the will of the people of California who...”
– Willard Mitt Romney (via paxamericana)
This is where I would put a comment talking about how it’s important to understand that the Constitution is really old and must be interpreted to apply to situations hundreds of years later.
Also, where is marriage in the Constitution?
(via somepolitics)
If...
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Anonymous asked: also i know you'll probably say something about over population or how we don't really need to create more children considering all the children that exist without families, or even about the validity of those couples unable to have children so for over population it's true, and i'm not saying the threat to our existence is here now but it does go against nature. as for couples...
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“Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the...”
– In other news: sky blue, fish swim, birds fly.
Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules - latimes.com
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There isn't a single logically valid, nonreligious...
Not one. And if the only argument you have is that your specific religion disapproves, well, that’s not really an argument at all; at least not in this country.
Dashboard Confessional and MCR is all fine and...
…but I refuse to truly get nostalgic until someone posts the entirety of The Colour and the Shape and follows it up with at least two-thirds of Blue.*
*Bonus points if it includes the real version of Slow Motion, and not the bullshit instrumental version.
Pictured below: M.I.A. places missiles in Cuba,...
ubiquitousamericana:
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The Parents(‘?) Television Council uses some incredible language to describe M.I.A.’s one-second bird-shooting during last night’s pretty freaking awesome Super Bowl halftime show. Like, if this press release was about the Cuban Missile Crisis, it’d still be too dramatic.
“NBC fumbled and the NFL lied because a performer known as M.I.A. felt it necessary to flip off...
Top 50 modern day low budget movies - Den of Geek →
A good list overall. Some surprises on there (Brick cost how much?) and some you’d expect, but almost every one is worth checking out.
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Orly Taitz loses birther case to an empty table. →
My favorite headline of the day.
Birthers: When you absolutely, positively have to be the dumbest motherfucker in the room.
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"Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activities" as... →
“Are overly concerned about privacy..”
“attempts to shield the screen from view of
others”
“Always pay[s] cash…”
“Evidence of a residential based internet provider…”
“Use of anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address”
“…using VOIP or communicating through a PC game.”
“obtain...
Watchmisskatie:
new episode up of the Katie Willert Experience!
if you, or anyone you know is a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, get help.
11:30 and I’ve already found my favorite video of the day.
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It took all of 4 minutes for Highlighted Posts to...
This story about Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin school... →
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“On February 6, National Frozen Yogurt Day, Yogurtland will swirl complimentary...”
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Letter from Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, in...
rachelfershleiser:
producermatthew:
Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission — to
rate chicks on their relative hotness.
Rachel wins the internet today.