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One sign that Fukushima radiation is getting serious: indestructible deer.

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:39:28 +0900

One sign that Fukushima radiation is getting serious: indestructible deer.

spacequest: Space Legos! Alpha-1 Rocket Base (via Phil Are Go!:...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:59 +0900

spacequest:

Space Legos! Alpha-1 Rocket Base (via Phil Are Go!: Lego Week Pt 1 - Space Legos!)

I had all of these but the Space Cruiser at the top of the middle photo. Memories!

"The secrets of Dubai are slowly seeping out. This is a city built from nothing in just a few wild..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:37:08 +0900

“The secrets of Dubai are slowly seeping out. This is a city built from nothing in just a few wild decades on credit and ecocide, suppression and slavery.”

- “The dark side of Dubai” (Johann Hari, The Independent)

Gun control is a lib'rul thing, right?

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:44:23 +0900

“There’s no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.” —Ronald Reagan

A little ice for your drink

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:26:16 +0900

chartier: techhive: Albert the Intern models his 3D-printing...

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:18:49 +0900

chartier:

techhive:

Albert the Intern models his 3D-printing exploits.

3D print a sport coat and we’ll be getting somewhere.

And by “not bad” you mean “OMFG bad.” Of course this is the sort of thing that will go over well with people who think Google Glass and PDA belt holsters (pick your era, man) are the shit. So whatever.

Shakin' It Big Willie Style

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:10:56 +0900

I don’t know, man. Why did you?

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:54:18 +0900

I don’t know, man. Why did you?

"27 still born lambs, 3 regular lambs, military deadstock lining. And it was said, during a..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:30:03 +0900

“27 still born lambs, 3 regular lambs, military deadstock lining. And it was said, during a conversation in the cold, cavernous walls of the tannery, chromium sulphate hanging low in the air, and not a piece of natural light leaking in, “what is that heap over there?” Looking vaguely at the iridescent white pile to his left, said he “That…? They were not meant to be.” And so it was agreed, I would take those lost souls, and from him to me they came.”

- Sruli Recht Store — Born Out Of This is SR215

"If we fail in the next 25 years as we have in the previous, it will be so-called environmentalists..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:05:33 +0900

“If we fail in the next 25 years as we have in the previous, it will be so-called environmentalists who are as much to blame as anyone.”

- Green Hypocrisy on Nuclear

willzone: this damage is so epic, the dog has the right to be...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:34:27 +0900

willzone:

this damage is so epic, the dog has the right to be prideful. Look at his proud face.

Another successful training job.

Meanwhile, in Pyongyang

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:29:04 +0900

Meanwhile, in Pyongyang

vintagetoyarchive: KENNER: 1982 Knight Rider Michael Knight...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:12:50 +0900

vintagetoyarchive:

KENNER: 1982 Knight Rider Michael Knight Action Figure

Just $3.97. Niiiiice.

"Although there is a moderate danger before 2050 of a nationalistic war with China, the new Asian..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:32:03 +0900

“Although there is a moderate danger before 2050 of a nationalistic war with China, the new Asian giant, it is more likely that Japan will manage its century-long decline in relative peace, probably accompanied by a final flowering of exquisite Japanese art and literature, tinged with nostalgic tones. Then, after several decades of graceful decline, population ageing and demographic shrinkage, the country will face colonisation by an Asian power”

- Ha ha what. From “Is Japan heading for a Zombie future?”

Things I hate

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:48:00 +0900

Things I hate

C’mon, just try it this once, it’ll be fun

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:49:11 +0900

C’mon, just try it this once, it’ll be fun

"I am not a prejudiced person…I have built Habitat homes for colored people."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:37:56 +0900

“I am not a prejudiced person…I have built Habitat homes for colored people.”

- County Commissioner Jim Gile of Saline County, Kansas, apologizing for using the term “n*gger-rigging.” Gile said he meant “jury-rigged.”

In his apology, “Gile said he also has a close friend whom he regards as a sister who is black,” the Salina Journal reported. “‘I don’t ever do anything bad and don’t know how to do anything bad. People know I am not,’ he said.”
(via officialssay)

Robert Reich: Bi-Partisanship We Don't Need: The President Offers to Cut Social Security and Republicans Agree

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:07:48 +0900

Robert Reich: Bi-Partisanship We Don't Need: The President Offers to Cut Social Security and Republicans Agree:

robertreich:

John Boehner, Speaker of the House, revealed why it’s politically naive for the President to offer up cuts in Social Security in the hope of getting Republicans to close some tax loopholes for the rich. “If the President believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up these…

“The President throws things on the table before the Republicans have even sat down for dinner.”

Bioshock Infinite and that racism thing

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:12:23 +0900

bankuei:

I watched the playthrough, and now I can talk in full about what’s going on. Let’s say it’s even worse than I expected. I just figured white racism was being used as token representation without any thought - but the actual narrative is much worse, and basically supports white supremacist attitudes of what race war will look like.

Spoilers ahead

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Can’t say that I’ve ever been interested in any Bioshock game, but if this is how they roll their plots, I can’t see myself getting interested at any time in the future, either.

"“A Little Fable,” by Franz Kafka “Alas,” said the mouse, “the whole..."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:50:08 +0900

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“A Little Fable,” by Franz Kafka

“Alas,” said the mouse, “the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into.”

“You only need to change your direction,” said the cat, and ate it up.

”

- Short Stories