December 2009
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“A space-exploring, human-saving, crime-stopping robot bird? Brilliant.”
– Gizmodo
Holy frig, that is damn fast. →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Crystal Castles (16)
Mark Mothersbaugh (15)
Lightning Dust (11)
The Velvet Underground (10)
Death Cab for Cutie (10)
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Patrick Stewart to be Knighted? →
birdlord, quietbabylon and I have come up with a new rap project and we need someone to make it happen; Lutefisk. Ludacris’ raps re-purposed to be about Scandinavia. You could be the Weird Al of Southern Rap!
Israel admits harvesting Palestinian organs |... →
Israel demanded that Sweden condemn the Aftonbladet article, calling it an antisemitic “blood libel”.
Having trouble coming up with a good defence? Just fall back on the racism card.
jakemadison:
Holy fuck.
NB: Jewish interests in avoiding desecration of the body has been considered a factor in gauging the permissibility of organ donation. Those halachot are Nivul Hamet, which...
It’s expected of him [The Russian]; indeed the regard and sympathy shown drunks in public is something almost unknown in the West outside Ireland-a suggestive comparison.
I’ve been reading, after multiple recommendations by Emily, Kingsley Amis’ Everyday Drinking. Unless you are abstaining, on a temporary or permanent basis, from the grape and grain, you should give it a read....
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Hmm, in that case s/he should have joined the little blighter, maybe scored him some peyote.
jakemadison:
Mistook him for the reincarnation of H.S.T.?
jwike:
So, he went to one neighbour’s house and rang the doorbell, they saw him with a beer, and then he broke into another neighbour’s house? Why did neighbour the first let a 4 year-old with a beer wander back into the night?
jakemadison:
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“HST may spell the end for B.C. Premier. Of course, because of a tax. Not for...”
– Morning Brew: Berlusconi’s Broken Nose (via cameronr)
I would be pretty stoked if Campbell took a nice big blow to the face.
(via towerofsleep)
Maybe toss a model of The Empress Hotel his way.
Bullshit Corp-Speak Generator →
Yea, I’m going to need you to action that a.s.a.p., utilise the new paradigm.
skinnyghost:
only if you reintermediate your cutting-edge applications and revolutionize your pay-per-click synergies.
blownspeakers:
Now I have the power. Soon, I will run my department.
jordanhudson:
The jig is up on all executives.
the most upsetting news →
I died a little inside when I read that.
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stephf:
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Octopus grabs coconut and runs →
Whether or not octopodes formerly had shells (some have internal shells still) this is something they already do with shells belonging to other marine creatures AND it doesn’t seem that far-fetched that sometimes a coconut shell would find it’s way into the ocean without human help. All that aside, the bit where it runs is great.
jakemadison:
Aside: pretty sure that octopuses did...
How Long Could Luke Survive in a Tauntaun? →
mandyjanerose:
Hahaha, for Maegan…
standardgrey:
“In a normal environment, a carcass gets cold in 8 to 36 hours losing an average rate of 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit per hour. However, the ice world of Hoth is not an average environment. The Star Wars database lists that Hoth reaches nightly temperatures of -60 F. In a frigid, sub-zero environment, body heat can be lost almost 32 times faster. This...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
The Weakerthans (12)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (12)
David Bowie (11)
Alexandre Desplat (10)
Vince Guaraldi Trio (9)
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