April 2012
elle oh elle: The computers are these peoples... →
bbchase:
[–]greet_the_sun 3145 points 21 hours ago
I’ve actually been using the cars analogy for a couple months now and I think it’s very fitting. Imagine if you were a mechanic who owned an auto shop and your average customer call went something like this:
Customer: My…
HEY. Learn how to use your damn computer. It’s not cute anymore.
(Excellent analogy.)
It’s also not...
Atheists can win your trust by appealing to... →
dearratbastards:
yfox:
Everybody hates atheists. One recent study found that atheists are trusted about as much as rapists — or maybe even less. Why do people find atheists so untrustworthy? Maybe it’s because they don’t believe there’s an all-seeing judge monitoring their actions.
At least, new research has found that when you remind people of police, judges, courts and other earthly,...
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The computers are these peoples primary tool, why...
[–]greet_the_sun 3145 points 21 hours ago
I’ve actually been using the cars analogy for a couple months now and I think it’s very fitting. Imagine if you were a mechanic who owned an auto shop and your average customer call went something like this:
Customer: My car isn’t working and I need you to fix it immediately, this is an emergency
Mechanic: Alright sir what seems to...
“Prompt is also universal: it looks and works great on your iPhone, your iPad,...”
– Panic’s introduction to Prompt, their SSH app for iOS.
Putting iPad Sales in Context →
Apple just keeps posting amazing sales numbers and analysts just keep stretching to put that in a negative context.
But this 11.9 million unit quarter is anything but a sign of such tapering. And, according to Tim Cook (again, from yesterday’s conference call):
“But I’d also point out that the new iPad was supply constrained last quarter for the full three weeks or so that it was shipping and is...
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Bicycling Street Smarts: Riding Confidently,... →
archivalerie:
bbchase:
Many people consider sidewalks a safe place to ride because cars don’t travel on them. Unfortunately, sidewalks aren’t safe. Stay off them, except where you have no choice.
Fuck-yeah bicycle safety!
(Also, register for Bike to Work Day in CU)
Seriously people. DO NOT RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK. Also, don’t ride the wrong way in traffic. Seriously.
Seriously. No bike...
Bicycling Street Smarts: Riding Confidently,... →
Many people consider sidewalks a safe place to ride because cars don’t travel on them. Unfortunately, sidewalks aren’t safe. Stay off them, except where you have no choice.
Fuck-yeah bicycle safety!
(Also, register for Bike to Work Day in CU)
I’m not even out of bed and I already need a burrito.
The Coquette: The 13 Most Useless College Majors... →
Newsweek:
1. Fine Arts
2. Drama and Theatre Arts
3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design
5. Architecture
6. Philosophy and Religious Studies
7. English Literature and Language
8. Journalism
9. Anthropology and Archeology
10. …
HaHA! Only #6, fuckers!
“Immature people falling in love destroy each other’s freedom, create a bondage,...”
– Osho (via nirvikalpa)
odair:
omfg press alt+the reblog button
praise god bless jesus hallelu
I have the polka version of You Outta Know stuck in my head.
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
jcud:
“The mission of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science is to support scientific education, critical thinking and evidence-based understanding of the natural world in the quest to overcome religious fundamentalism, superstition, intolerance and suffering.”
#CommonSense
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Adulting: Adulting classic: Accept that you are... →
adulting:
(Note: this is one of the first Adulting entries; reprinted because I still think it’s useful even if you don’t feel like scrolling through 30 pages of archive)
This is the most difficult and important thing to accept if you wish to be a grownup: You are not a special snowflake.
Well,…
Guh, thank-you. Now time to move on.
“I am become meh, ignorer of worlds.”
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Anonymous asked: Down to 47 what?
Down to 47 from over 600. #fb
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“So it seems time to pronounce a rule about American popular culture: the Golden...”
– What “Mad Men” Shows About American Pop Culture | The New Yorker (via kateoplis)
And I hope I live to see it. I am forever curious.
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