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“We are entitled to our own opinions. We are not entitled to out own facts.” - Sen. Al Franken
<3 this guy
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Watch Rachel Maddow stick it to Richard Cohen, the homo-converter extraordinaire whose books have been used to justify Uganda’s “Kill the Gays Bill” — anti-gay legislation that would impose the death penalty for gay citizens and prison time for folks who fail to rat them out.
<3 Rachel Maddow
"If 2008 was a year of disillusion and despair, then 2009 is the year that showed how easy it is to live with the resulting misery. That the simplicity and momentum of getting out of bed every day can be many times as dangerous as betrayal or loss. And where 2003 was the year Riaz came out of his shell, 2009 was the one that he retreated back into it. It was a year spent resigned to civilian life. Watching the bombs fall and the bricks tumble. Whilst seeking comfort in the illusion that by not taking any risks, we can stop anything ever being taken away from us."
"People who talk fast are moving quickly to cover up the gaps in their knowledge."
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"Withings makes for the perfect holiday gift. It’s pricey enough to not make you look cheap, yet it still conveys the “I think you’re fat” message that’s inherent in giving someone a scale."
Withings Wi-Fi Scale Review (A Scale For the Year 2010) - Withings wi-fi scale review - Gizmodo
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I think if you were kind enough to spent the 13 bucks, you should get some free music for the next good while.
So here it is. A song about late night longing recorded at 3am. iPhone dinging in the background and all…(that’s how I knew the take was going to be worth sticking with, as the best takes always get interrupted.)
Thank you.
More to come…
John
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very cool, but goddamn who uses rapidshare.
I didn't get the shot
- Passerby: Did you just feed that raccoon?
- Me: Oh, just a slice of pizza
- Passerby: You really shouldn't feed them, that just encourages them to hang around here
- Me: Yeah...I wanted to take a picture.
- ...as if the campus raccoons are going anywhere.
"A professor at Wharton, he has spent years surveying his students about the value of gifts they have received. Based on those surveys, Waldfogel says the spending others do for us produces about 20 percent less satisfaction than the spending we do for ourselves."
Podcast: The Most Wasteful Time Of Year - Planet Money Blog : NPR
