August 2010
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July 2010
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Participate in the Thing a Day Challenge for... →
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I can do this, even with my crazy schedule.
It’s easy to put off decluttering your home and getting out from under your junk. Next weekend, next month, anytime…
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June 2010
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You get so tired. You get so sick of the homophobia, the sexism, the culture of...
– (via ihatethismess) (via midnightsnak, mind-like-a-garden) (via genderqueer)
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May 2010
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ZombieHarmony: Because the apocalypse doesn't have... →
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Edison speaks! Cracking the pallophotophone code →
“It’s the stuff of a flea market find, or a hidden treasure in the attic. A pile of dusty film canisters in the basement of the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium has yielded some of the world’s oldest surviving radio broadcasts. The 20 shows were first heard on Schenectady radio station WGY between 1929 and 1931. One features a talk by GE founder Thomas Edison in a...
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Rachel Maddow’s Commencement Speech at Smith College. via velvetpark
April 2010
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Octopus Steals Diver's Camera, Shoots Home Movie... →
Photo: Screen grab from the video. “cheeky octopus”
It’s not every day that an octopus steals your camera while it is recording. This happened to a diver named Victor Huang in Wahine Memorial,…
iPad unboxing pr0n. Mildly suggestive. May be NSFW depending on where you work.
Kitteh relaxes in a strange spot. via icanhascheezburger
March 2010
13 posts
PSA: NYS Thruway Closed Southbound
The Department of Transportation has advised us that due to a serious crash, the New York State Thruway is currently CLOSED in the SOUTHBOUND direction between Exit 21B (Coxsackie) and Exit 21 (Catskill). There is a local detour using US 9W south to NY 23 West. It is anticipated this closure could last six hours. To avoid delays on the local detour route, long distance, through traffic should...
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http://didtheypasshealthcarereform.com/ →
February 2010
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I’ll just browse the Net for a few minutes… →
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Icy, Snowy Apocalypse Watch →
Look out the window: it’s probably snowing. But it appears this is just part of winter’s half-hearted effort this year. Here’s the paraphrased forecast from the National Weather Service:
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Measuring creativity →
bobulate:
When musicians improvise, their brains turn inhibitions down and creativity up. Scientists set out to measure exactly what is going on in the heads of musicians, using jazz as the constant:
[T]hey go into what we call a “dissociated frontal activity state.” There’s this notion that someone like Coltrane is “in the zone,” he’s far away from the concerns of everyday life. And he is in...