February 2012
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Sports and Wars, a History Lesson
People who don’t like sports probably don’t realize how meaningful these games are. For example, this game. Kansas and Missouri. Since Missouri is leaving the conference (which is like a group of teams), they won’t play each other anymore after this year. So, why is that significant? Everything is in their names. The Kansas Jayhawks versus the Missouri Tigers. A Jayhawk is not...
Feb 26th
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The Lorax: Blowing Smogulous Smoke →
Fans of The Lorax have raised concerns that the new big-screen version is neglecting the environmental message of the beloved Dr. Seuss book. The movie doesn’t come out until March 2, but the initial trailer and promotional materials ignited a round of complaints on the web. Now people are having a (rather justified) heart attack about the fact that The Lorax is now being used to...
Feb 26th
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Feb 26th
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“When a nation’s young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already...”
– Henry Ward Beecher
Feb 24th
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Question for the candidates
“Hi, my name’s Jackie Bob Jones-Mulligan from Town That Looks Like It Survived a Nuclear Apocalypse, Arizona and I was wondering what the candidates’ solution was to the problem of nuclear-armed Iranian-Mexican illegal immigrant abortion doctors who want to impose socialist tyranny in America through a government takeover of government.”
Feb 23rd
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Dear all people everywhere,
The word is “dammit”. Just because ‘damn’ and ‘damnation’ have N’s in them doesn’t mean ‘dammit’ does. Get it right. You look ridiculous. Search “damnit” on Google and let me know what they ask you if you meant.
Feb 21st
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Figured I'd write this down since it's still fresh
Just had the craziest dream about zombies or demons who self-replicate really fast when they have sex. Like new ones pop out almost instantaneously as babies and then turn into full-grown ones in a matter of minutes or seconds. I thought I had crushed them all in this pit in the basement when I lowered this cinderblock on top of them, but when I got to the floor above, there was one girl in a bed...
Feb 21st
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Indian High Court rules that the right to abort a... →
Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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The Scourge of 1970s-Era Office Towers →
Feb 18th
Things that are on my mind
Thinking about the upcoming college football season. What it’s going to be like. So many unknown factors. Health. Job. Why I’m not comfortable. Because I’m living where I’m living and working where I’m working. Nothing like the peace and quiet of downtown in the middle of the night. I want that. That’s truly sublime. That’s something worth striving for....
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Feb 11th
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Feb 9th
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RIAA Totally Out Of Touch: Lashes Out At Google,... →
Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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After seeing the trailer for "The Secret World of...
This is a real tragedy. We used to have such awesome, imaginative animated films; cult classics like “The Secret of Nihm” and “Watership Down”. Now all that seems to be made is computer animated films like “The Lorax”. Don’t get me wrong, I like computer animation, but I love traditional animation. It’s easier on the eyes. It feels more organic. And...
Feb 8th
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The Folly of Christopher Hedges →
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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Noooooo! btjunkie 2005 -> 2012 RIP  →
Feb 6th
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Susan G. Komen Foundation Backs Down, Apologizes,... →
Feb 4th
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January 2012
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Binge-studying
Anybody else do this? I routinely do. I spend a huge amount of my internet time on Wikipedia. And not deliberately. It’s just a product of my curiosity. For example, this time, it all started out with this image: Beautiful, right? Now, what city would you guess that is? Somewhere in France? Germany? Maybe even Spain or Italy? Nope. It’s Beirut, Lebanon. This didn’t match...
Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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India Factory Workers Revolt, Kill Company... →
Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 26th
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What if the internet is one big plot by govcorp to...
Jan 26th
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Widespread Revolt in Poland Over #ACTA →
Jan 26th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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“Only look about you: blood is being spilt in the streams, and in the merriest...”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes From Underground, 1864 How prescient. He knew those words would be relevant whenever they were read. Pretty sad, actually.
Jan 20th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 13th
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I just watched a PBS special on Ramesses II. In the midst of saying he had like 60 or something “wives”, it said, nonchalantly, like it was no big thing, “he even married three of his daughters”. Say what!? That is terrible! People back then (royalty in particular) were just freaking nuts. You can’t do that!
Jan 11th
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Being unemployed is turning my roommate into an...
I’ve been needing to do laundry for a while now and considering I’m all out of clothes that I didn’t wear in fourth grade (okay, a bit of an exaggeration) and considering I don’t have to work tonight, I decided to do it. Now, it’s important to keep in mind that laundry is always difficult for me ever since my roommate got fired from her job. Now, she’s seemingly...
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th