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mehreenkasana: Medea Benjamin of Code Pink being “escorted” out...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:25 -0400

Medea Benjamin of Code Pink being “escorted” out as she bravely questioned President Obama on drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen as well as Guantanamo Bay. Full speech here.

Looks like our Nobel Peace Prize winning harbinger of hope and justice and what not couldn’t handle actual freedom of speech. In other news, grass is green.

thefrogman: The debate rages on.

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:50 -0400

thefrogman:

The debate rages on.

hannibalthecanibal: and here we have harry potter literally standing on a pile of letters to try...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:32 -0400

hannibalthecanibal:

and here we have harry potter literally standing on a pile of letters to try and catch one that is still in the air. there are clearly reasons why he doesn’t get sorted into ravenclaw

razorshapes: Nicolás Santos

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:41:28 -0400

razorshapes:

Nicolás Santos

razorshapes: Tim Knowles

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:37 -0400

razorshapes:

Tim Knowles

"The closest we can get to absolutely secure machine is one unplugged from the network, power supply,..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:08 -0400

“The closest we can get to absolutely secure machine is one unplugged from the network, power supply, locked in a safe, and thrown at the bottom of the ocean. Unfortunately, it isn’t terribly useful in this state.”

- Matt Curtin “Introduction to Network Security”

growlithed: turnoversfordessert: NO BUT THIS IS HILARIOUS SHE...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:10:48 -0400

growlithed:

turnoversfordessert:

NO BUT THIS IS HILARIOUS SHE WAS IN BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

SHE WAS MORE THAN JUST IN THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA SHE WAS THE TEACHER AKA THE REASON JOSH HUTCHERSONS CHARACTER WASNT THERE TO FUCKING SAVE LESLIE FROM DROWNING

Photo

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:08 -0400

morristibbs: im laghing so hard at this

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:07 -0400

morristibbs:

im laghing so hard at this

loveablegeek: mayra-quijotesca: thats-not-victorian: Hey,...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:37 -0400

loveablegeek:

mayra-quijotesca:

thats-not-victorian:

Hey, guys! So, we’re all familiar with Cyberpunk and Steampunk, but there are so many more alternate histories/speculative science fiction genres out there! I came across this handy-dandy infographic and figured I could share a bit of these punk genres for anyone interested.

Steampunk
Roughly covers the Western world during the mid- to late-19th century (ie: Victorian era, US wild west, etc.), and sometimes up to the Edwardian era.

Dieselpunk
1920s up through WWII, ending at just about the Cold War.

Decopunk
A cleaner, artistic, more “optimistic” version of Dieselpunk (same time period)

Clockpunk
Covers the time of the Renaissance (think da Vinci)

Atompunk
Cold War era, ie: the Space Race

Teslapunk
Derivative of Steampunk, but focuses on electricity rather than steam.

Splatterpunk
Explicit horror and gore

Biopunk
Biotechnology, genetics (part science fiction, part real life)

Nanopunk
Nanotechnology, sometimes overlaps with Biopunk

Cyberpunk
The granddaddy of them all: computer technology, the internet, hackers, etc.

Others not included in the infographic

Elfpunk
Fantasy-based, features creatures like elves and fairies.

Mythpunk
Mythology and folklore, includes urban fantasy.

Seapunk?

Stonepunk, Bronzepunk, Plaguepunk

Okay, uh, TW for graphic descriptions of rape in the Splatterpunk explanation link (specifically as examples of ~look how edgy and without boundaries this subgenre is~), but I think all the other links should be safe.

TV Tropes summarizes them on the same page.

genuinelylarry: what if tattoos just randomly appeared on our skin at key points in our lives and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:29 -0400

genuinelylarry:

what if tattoos just randomly appeared on our skin at key points in our lives and we had to figure out what they meant for ourselves

fer1972: Graham Franciose 1. Sunny Day Blues 2. The Big Bad...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:42:06 -0400

fer1972:

Graham Franciose

1. Sunny Day Blues

2. The Big Bad Wolf

10knotes: lu-fu-maybe: Stahp it, Tony, you’re making him...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:27 -0400

10knotes:

lu-fu-maybe:

Stahp it, Tony, you’re making him cry!

This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

Can we get an example of an understatement? I’m having...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:22:52 -0400

Can we get an example of an understatement? I’m having difficulty seeing how weakening a statement can convey a stronger meaning.

thefrogman: Feels good, man.

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:21:06 -0400

thefrogman:

Feels good, man.

"People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like ‘be..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:10:44 -0400

“People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like ‘be realistic.’”

- Dylan Moran (via pakizah)

arystar: blingostarr: courtbo: finishedby5am: Wow. The...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:09:48 -0400

arystar:

blingostarr:

courtbo:

finishedby5am:

Wow.

The human body is fascinating

I keep telling people this shit in real life and they don’t believe me.
I’ve seen it from multiple sources, and this just adds another (albeit usually unreliable) source.

This is actually legit, guys. This is how your eyes move when you’re thinking about something. It’s actually a good way to tell if someone is lying or not, because they’ll look to their left (your right, durr) when they’re constructing false memories, and to their right when they’re actually remembering them.

HOLY CRAP. SAVING THIS FOR FUTURE REF.

lifewithkitty: lady-writes: buttlid: kymherz: ippinka: Try...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:29 -0400

lifewithkitty:

lady-writes:

buttlid:

kymherz:

ippinka:

Try out a cool way to separate egg yolks from egg whites!

this is genius.

this is actually lifechanging

AND THEN YOU CAN STORE THEM!!!1

Holy shit snacks!

"I don’t give a shit what the world thinks. I was born a bitch, I was born a painter, I was born..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:04 -0400

“I don’t give a shit what the world thinks. I was born a bitch, I was born a painter, I was born fucked. But I was happy in my way. You did not understand what I am. I am love. I am pleasure, I am essence, I am an idiot, I am an alcoholic, I am tenacious. I am; simply I am…You are a shit.”

- Frida Kahlo, from an unsent letter to Diego Rivera (via cottonbutts)

fer1972: Photomanipulations by Joel Robison

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:27 -0400

fer1972:

Photomanipulations by Joel Robison