January 2011
102 posts
“Reagan’s team took aim at two key entities – the CIA’s analytical division and...”
– Robert Parry
Wolfenstein 1-D
wondertonic:
Wolfenstein 3-D. Converted into a one-pixel line.
You know, somehow this was really fun.
Life in a cold climate →
nostrich:
In Sweden people are taught from early childhood how to dress to prevent hypothermia and frostbite. In winter a large warm overcoat with a hat and gloves in the pockets is de rigueur. From December 1 until March 31 winter tyres with a minimum tread depth of 3mm must be fitted to cars. Public transport is expected to run as normal, to the minute. If you’re standing around on a train...
“When Lehman Brothers sneezed on this house of cards and the entire global...”
– Maximum Procrastinator
Why You Want (But Won’t Like) a Minority... →
Oh sure, they look really cool, and certainly companies are doggedly trying to create them. Bloggers and tech geeks love them. (Any time you put Minority Report into a title, you’re bound to get traffic.) But I guarantee you very few of those people have actually used one for any length of time. If not done well (and sometimes even if they are), they are exhausting. Human beings aren’t meant to...
Nintendo 3DS
ohgodthissucks:
It fucking multitasks.
Reblog if you live here!
myfavoritenakedgirls:
chocolatecoatedraindrops:
angryblackgypsy:
chokeonmybeep:
inestaughtme:
sintactics:
This is the only place that matters aha ;)
OMG I DO but i wanna leave… so bad.
Damn, I didn’t know this many people on tumblr lived here.
Hell Fuckin yea
Texan through and through!
Ya know, I never would have expected to see this on my dash. and 32,000 + notes??...
Are Disney Princesses Evil? →
Where do Disney princesses fall on a 1-to-10 scale of harm to a girl’s identity? How about Bratz, pink mania, Facebook? “All of this stuff seems 1, but might be 10, and you don’t really know,” says author and New York Times Magazine essayist Peggy Orenstein as we chat about her new book. “It’s not any one thing. It’s the whole onslaught.”
Why Does Roger Ailes Hate America? →
Is Roger Ailes a cynical man? Not at all. He really believes the things he says. He really believes that he is an average American. He really believes that he is looked down upon by those who admire and fear him. He really believes that he is the only man in America who can be called fat with impunity. He really believes that his power is rooted in his disregard for what people think of him. He...
Facebook, the human-trafficking platform →
“Besides having a large group of Indonesian on Facebook, the social network also has applications like Photos to ease the trafficking procedures. “The client looks through the photos and contacts the “agent” once he decides to buy one of the girls….”
via Beyond the Beyond
Watchclip form James Ledbetter and David Callahan’s discussion of the Military Industrial Complex on bloggingheads
“But it’s the Tunisia example that is most striking. Virtually everyone is...”
– Glenn Greenwald
Cloud shatters passwords →
A security researcher has tapped Amazon’s cloud computing service to crack Wi-Fi passwords in a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost of using his own gear.
Agent 3Z: PSA →
lickystickypickyme:
From a 1970s Peace Corps manual (via travel writer Robert Young Pelton), “How to survive an anaconda attack.”
1. Do not run. The snake is faster than you are. 2. Lie flat on the ground, put your arms tight against your sides and your legs tight against each other. 3. Tuck your chin in. …
“If Wikipedia pulled a MySpace and started dwindling away, who could save them?...”
– Bruce Sterling on Wikipedia’s 10th Anniversary
Homeland Security's laptop seizures: Interview... →
“Just as a package sent by mail can bear a stamp “fragile”, “breakable” or...”
– Nassim Taleb (via azspot)
