June 2009
184 posts
“What was missing from the suspected facts that pointed to Savana was any...”
– BBC NEWS | Americas | Strip-search of US girl illegal
I trust you
You: I'm hungry!
You: and sleepy.
Stranger: same here.
You: my desires are conflicting
Stranger: hahaha you can eat something warm and then go to sleep
You: yeah, that sounds like something that'll end up happening
Stranger: trust me i know the feeling
“But Mr Justice McLaughlin questioned the alleged circumstances of Cernay meeting...”
– BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Man thought cocaine was sex drug
“He previously escaped in 1996 from the county’s old jail in Fayette by...”
– Inmate uses toilet paper cardboard to escape cell - Yahoo! News
“The Obama administration has proposed giving Ben Bernanke and the Federal...”
– Reforms are fine, but the watchdogs need to show their teeth - The Globe and Mail
Bernanke gets his teeth…
“The agency also offers other themed breaks, including a ‘bad mood...”
– Ananova - Holidays for quarrelling couples
My Health Care Reform
poortaste:
Want to save money on Health Care in this country? Drop the Western Treat the Symptoms approach and adopt a proactive alternative by teaching proper nutrition, diet, cooking, and other important aspects regarding our health in Public Schools, from Kindergarten to Senior year in high school. How many of us know what a balanced diet really means? How many of us could cook for ourselves...
“But the most contentious element in the new policy, which the union also decried...”
– AP Issues Strict Facebook, Twitter Guidelines to Staff | Wired.com
Duped newscast airs ‘Lost’ scene as Flight 447’s... →
In their rush to air exclusive photos of Flight 447’s destruction, no one in this newsroom stopped to ask the logical questions, such as: 1) How did the camera survive? and 2) Why are the photos in wide-screen format?
The answers, of course, are: 1) Because the footage is from Lost. And, 2) because the footage is from Lost.
“Now, instead of working together to reach the promised land of online brand...”
– Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network’s Plan to Dominate the Internet
“You think you’re waiting for help. For someone to tell you what the right thing...”
– I Wrote This For You (via finallyseeing)
“Every one is complaining about bees being short and dying. They’re not...”
– 80,000 bees living in Ontario home - Weird News - Canoe.ca
“Thou should never sleep in the arms of a sorceress, lest she lock thy limbs.”
– List of Old Norse proverbs - Metapedia
melanyouth:
(via buyhercandy):
thisrecording:
If you’re not an expert in Internet surveillance, and you’ve been following the Iranian protests, this post is for you.
It’s worth noting that in the U.S., the controversy over warrantless wiretapping arose because the government doesn’t actually need legal just cause (a warrant, signed by a judge) to get all up in your shit anymore.
People...
“If they’re good enough for the Queen, they’re good enough for...”
– BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Major music deal for Royal guards
“The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end”
– Benjamin Disraeli (via kari-shma)
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power....”
– Washington Irving (via creampuff)
“Since the origin of the concept of body schema, the idea of its functional...”
– Brain Sees Tools as Extensions of Body | LiveScience
“Ms. Keene said members of the group, who sometimes wear swastikas, wanted to do...”
– In Missouri, a Free Speech Fight Over a Highway Adoption - NYTimes.com
A Wandering Mind Heads Straight Toward Insight →
jingc:
By most measures, we spend about a third of our time daydreaming, yet our brain is unusually active during these seemingly idle moments. Left to its own devices, our brain activates several areas associated with complex problem solving, which researchers had previously assumed were dormant during daydreams. Moreover, it appears to be the only time these areas work in unison.
“People...
“We have a vague description, but the victim is in shock and has not yet been...”
– Man raped in Stockholm suburb - The Local
“It’s surprising how often we just deal with the problems facing us rather than...”
– What’s The Root Cause? - Practical advice on personal development, productivity and GTD (via scratchblog)
Always avoid paradox situations
Connecting to server...
You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: 24 m canada
You: really?
You: me too!
You: is your name Jordan?
Your conversational partner has disconnected.
“Japanese curry is really nice!”
– The Adventures of Kimu: A ride on Daisuke’s motorbike
Watch True Blood Episodes Free Online →
The flash links seem more useful than the ‘HDTV Download’ ones.
Luckily she only hurts FRENCH Canadians
Connecting to server...
Looking for someone you can chat with. Hang on.
You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: hi
You: hi!
You: are you an enraged nerd?
You: I just spoke to an enraged nerd
You: it wasn't quite as much fun as it sounds
You: don't take it the wrong way...
You: I mean, you sound lovely so far.
You: perfectly angelic
You: but I'm scared you're just setting me up
Stranger: wtf
You: so? are you here to hurt me?
You: I worried that might be so.
Stranger: depends, where u from?
“Everyone finds it so amusing that our playful kitten has been mistaken for some...”
– Royal Mail threatens delivery withdrawal after postman ‘attacked’ by kitten - Telegraph 