March 2012
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“If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who...”
– John F. Kennedy (via atomos)
generiatrics:
Well … a physical penny is a sunk cost. A government itself does not derive any further income from its manufacture. It doesn’t make any money from any currency denomination - given national debts, it loses standing as it prints and mints more money.
Also, as tumblr is rarely an original source -...
John Green's tumblr: What the Death of the... →
kingofdoma:
tiredandinspird:
“Canada is scrapping the penny, ending production of the country’s smallest unit of currency this spring.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, whose department described the penny as a “nuisance” in budget documents, said the coin is now more trouble than it’s worth.
…
Oh. Okay. That’ll do. Also, the States needs to get rid of their penny as well and put the...
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Privilege Discussion 101
I have become sort of well-known for my walls of text in conversations of privilege and marginalization, and one of the reasons I post them is because simply telling people to educate themselves doesn’t work. I mean, realistically, we are all grown adults who know how to use The Google. Given sufficient interest in not hurting each other’s feelings, a person so motivated could...
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generiatrics:
*writes a wall of text trying to describe bases better*
*only links to it*
Why Obama?
wigmund:
yarrrrr:
bistrowen:
To quote Bill Clinton: “If one candidate is trying to scare you and the other one is try get you to think, if one candidate is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope.”
A-fucking-men.
I kinda hope Obama lets Bill run loose this campaign season. No one can campaign...
“[TW: violence]
After we stripped the dead suspect and tested him for drug and...”
– Gretchen Carlson and Chief Bill Lee explaining their justifications for Zimmerman’s actions
I think I’m done with this case now. I’m washing my hands of it, because justice isn’t being served. Zimmerman wasn’t detained, he’s gone missing, Trayvon’s been completely dehumanized (stripped, tested for...
Mass Effect Fun Facts!
wigmund:
sqbr:
girltaku:
Here’s a little fun fact for you Mass Effect fans out there: did you know that many of the places you can travel to in the Normandy are based off of actual locations in our galaxy? Obviously, everyone knows that the system Sol within the Local Cluster is an exact copy of our Solar System.
[Mass Effect screenshot of the Sol solar system]
But here’s a few that you...
aishahugs:
ok, so: the non-environment-concerned villain in the original Lorax book/film is turned into the protagonist in the movie. he’s made more attractive, likeable, and gormless. i really, really don’t think that was a happy coincidence. i don’t think it’s just a badly put together film. i don’t think it’s harmless. i think it was a deliberate attempt to soften viewers to the idea of going...
So let's just get this straight...
eruditechick:
Hunger Games has the 3rd biggest opening in movie history.
An action flick starring a girl.
Who isn’t an emaciated stick.
Who isn’t a princess.
Whose journey is motivated by her sister, not a man.
Who is not sexually used, abused, active or even objectified much.
3rd biggest opening in movie history. Spawning a franchise.
Let’s just… let’s just think about that.
Let’s just...
Trayvon Martin’s Psychological Killer: Why We See... →
jtotheizzoe:
Melanie Tannenbaum writes over at SciAm about the psychology behind split-second decisions like the one George Zimmerman made when he shot Trayvon Martin.
A 2002 study put college students in a similar situation and measured their ability to make snap judgements of whether to shoot:
Groups of college students were told that a series of people would come on the screen in front of...
Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood's secret weapon inventor →
wigmund:
Hedy Lamarr played much more than “the most beautiful woman in the world” as an Austrian-American actress during Hollywood’s Golden Age. The mathematically-minded inventor first learned about military technology from dinner party conversations between her arms-manufacturer husband and Nazi German generals, before escaping to America where she eventually invented a new torpedo...
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Stream’s started! Umineko itself’ll start no earlier than 12:30 Eastern, no later than 12:50, so come on in when you can :D
http://www.livestream.com/idran
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A reminder after having had to skip last week; I will be streaming Umineko today at the usual time, 12:30 PM Eastern/5:30 PM GMT! Hope to see people there for it :D
There's something called "sourcing"
semebay:
Sourcing is good.
Sourcing benefits everyone.
Recently, everyone became aware that artists on 2chan were getting really fucking pissed because people were reposting their art everywhere. I’ll put aside my opinion of 2chan for the moment because something good came out of it: people either sourced items, or they stopped reblogging items that the artists may not have wanted posted.
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There's something called "sourcing"
ademisk:
semebay:
WHY TO SOURCE
People want to find the artist
The artist gets proper credit
The artist doesn’t get pissed and delete their pixiv in retaliation
People can find similar artwork, and potentially get the artist to make more because of positive feedback
So you don’t look like a massive douchebag
Reason number 3 is basically the reason people want you to do it. Its also the...
About Cop Watch
roachpatrol:
vastderp:
boppinrobin:
lapocketrocket:
ladyatheist:
i-am-septima:
baddominicana:
poemsofthedead:
note-a-bear:
So there are groups that do this, they stay in highly policed areas on shifts and bring cameras and such, and record to make sure police brutality doesn’t escalate, and when it happens there’s evidence against it.
But that’s not the only way it can happen.
...
“You may have learned by now that Sociology majors don’t make the best movie...”
– Is sociology ruining your fun? » The Editors’ Desk (via thosehearts)
Coordinate Systems - Cartesian and Polar
intothecontinuum:
For the purposes of describing something, sometimes its useful to have a systematic way to label the relevant parts of that thing. In mathematics, things such as curves, surfaces, and abstract spaces in general can be described using what are called coordinate systems. A familiar example of such a coordinate system may be the standard way points are described in the...
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The Umineko livestream’s starting shortly, hopefully in about 10 minutes! Come on in now :D
http://www.livestream.com/idran
grandmasterflash:
dragonbloodink:
If you have or will have student loans, you need to read this.
Something potentially life-changing for millions of people has happened.
On March 8, 2012, Rep. Hansen Clarke introduced H.R. 4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012. This act proposes that people with federal student loan debt pay 10% of their discretionary income for a period of 10...
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Apologies for last week; with no one in the stream by 1, I figured best to call it. This time, however, I hope to actually get the stream going! Starting no earlier than 12:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM GMT (thanks to Daylight Savings, which I actually didn’t realize was today until the time change), I’ll be hopefully continuing with episode 6 of Umineko!
I should say in advance, though,...
There is Purity in Snow: Should women have birth... →
the-snow:
Should women have birth control supported by the government?
Government is already limiting rights to abortions due to the moral implications, but due to the fact they won’t even AID with birth control, it’s silly. The fact Viagra can be bought, a pregnancy aid, can be bought with the same… It’s…
The thing is, the issue going on now was never about government support,...
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“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for...”
– Neil Degrasse Tyson, in an AMA on reddit, responding to a young man who asked how to find motivation in life. (via fishingboatproceeds)
11 Common Errors in Thinking
amethystdahlia:
onlinecounsellingcollege:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy believes that we often feel anxious, upset or distressed because of certain common errors in our thinking. These are maladaptive ways of looking at life which are automatic – and therefore subconscious. However, if we can stop … identify … and challenge our thinking … then it’s likely that our feelings will change as well....
Quirks of cosplaying in Japan (one of many)
astralfaults:
notcuddles:
cornerof5thandvermouth:
balhalla:
tecanoshinju:
The great thing about going to Japan is that there are some moments that are just like the clouds part and everything becomes clear. The first time was when I really understood the “I vs We” concept of Japanese society; another was when I was walking to school and it was just snowing sakura petals because they are...
wigmund:
archaeosaur:
Hey kids! Time for a super fun lesson in How Not To Apologize
Let’s say you say something offensive! Maybe something racist, or sexist, or homophobic, or just plain ol’ mean and/or inconsiderate. Now the person with you says, “Hey! That’s offensive.”
Here’s what you DON’T do:
“Well, I’m sorry you were offended.” Now whatever you say afterwards, whether ridiculous or...
choark replied to your post: Okay I can’t leave things there Before Caesar’s…
It may of been less of a joke and more of a way to stop people going on about the End of the World for a short while. But now you’ve ruined it. Thanks. =(
Hahaha. Maybe so, yeah. But a better way to keep people from going on about that is to wait 10 months. :P
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Okay I can’t leave things there
Before Caesar’s calendar reforms in 46 BC (the calendar was instituted in 45, but planned in 46), the Roman calendar was a 12 month year of 355 days. Every so often, they would stick in an extra 27-day month after the 23rd day of Februarius called the Mensis Intercalaris (Intercalary Month) and cut the last 5 days in Februarius, for a year of 377...
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“There have been about 514 Leap Years since Caesar...
themanthatshouldnotbe:
thekyraapproach:
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i don’t even know where to begin debunking this one
Let’s ignore the fact that the end of the 13th b’ak’tun was never meant to signify the end of the world but instead was meant to be a great celebration akin to New Years x1000 since that’s been covered backwards and forwards already.
No the end of the 13th...
