February 2012
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Why Being Sleepy and Drunk Are Great for... →
ybot:
artem15s:
h/t guerilladanceparty
VINDICATION
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WatchTom Petty - You Got Lucky (by jpdc11)
I completely forgot about how awesome this video was in 1982.
“…I think we are terrible animals. And I think our planet’s immune system is...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, on The Daily Show (via nevver)
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Disruptions: And the Privacy Gaps Just Keep On... →
infoneer-pulse:
The argument that if consumers care about their privacy they shouldn’t use these technologies is a cop-out. This technology is now completely woven into every part of society and business. We didn’t tell people who wanted safer cars simply not to drive. We made safer cars.
Well, safety advocates, consumers and the government dragged the automobile industry toward including seat...
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“As governor, Doyle didn’t have anything to do with approving the CAPCO bill. But...”
– PolitiFact Wisconsin | Gov. Scott Walker says $247,000-per-job CAPCO program was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle
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“Republicans attempted to keep a host of documents secret and tried to prevent...”
– Federal judges slam GOP lawmakers over redistricting secrecy - JSOnline
I’ve talked with a lawyer that I happen to be close with, and she notes it is utterly ridiculous for Michael Best & Friedrich to consider this work privileged.
And I’ve obtained a pledge from said lawyer that...
High School Production of 'Avenue Q' Hits the...
The show has been edited from the original version to make it more age-appropriate. Trekkie Monster, for example, has an obsession with social networking, rather than porn.
But still, it’s pretty awesome that the local high school is putting on Avenue Q, with home-made puppets!
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This is What a Librarian Looks Like →
poplibrary:
Challenging the Librarian Stereotype one Post at a Time
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“Well, now we know Facebook’s exact standards. Dekourai provided us with a...”
– Inside Facebook’s Outsourced Anti-Porn and Gore Brigade, Where ‘Camel Toes’ are More Offensive Than ‘Crushed Heads’
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No More Privacy: All About You
This documentary is 20 years old. I want to remake it.
A camera crew stood on a freeway overpass and picked a car license number at random. This documentary shows what they were able to learn in half a day by searching public records and spending $13: a dossier on two people they’d never met, containing the car owners’ names, where they live, their business and its financial status, their...
Obama Thinks Pennies Cost Too Much to Make; Romney... →
Every once in a while, Gawker comes up with a clever headline.
what katie saw: Meet the new Superman villainess:... →
k8inorbit:
You need to click on this image to see it in its full-sized glory.
dcwomenkickingass:
It’s rare that I’m left speechless. But um, meet THE MASOCHIST!!!!!
SUPERMAN #9 Written by KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS Art by DAN JURGENS and JESUS MERINO Cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT 1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS
The Girl Who Kicked the Kryptonite Nest.
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“The Museum of Modern Art presents its first time-based artist retrospective with...”
– Kraftwerk Does MoMA | The Awl
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