February 2012
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Bill Weir, on iPad factories. →
Bill Weir’s writing style sounds rather sarcastic, and at first I thought a girl had written it. o.O I didn’t want to jump to any conclusions, so I looked him up on the internet. He doesn’t sound sarcastic when he reports verbally, and he doesn’t seem very hostile toward Apple, either, as he uses its products himself. But this article… it initially seemed otherwise....
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I’ve noticed, there’s this weird thing people on Tumblr do.
“Fuck you followers who unfollowed me..” and… “i’m only 16 away from my next hundred wah, this is killing me!” and even… “I’ve been stuck in the 1300s for a couple months now, smh.” and… the most hilarious (and by hilarious I mean “ironic”) of all the...
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Alex: So what do you do on Tumblr—just post pictures and wait for people to comment on them or something?
Elise: You kind of just trick yourself into thinking people care about you.
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Anybody remember how Gatiss used to write smutty...
fandombro:
Beware, you will laugh, you may also blush.
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HOLY F*CKING SHIT. WHAT DID I JUST READ?
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I had never seen my mother so avidly follow basketball before. o.O
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That awesome moment when someone suddenly starts singing the song that has been stuck in your head for the past two days. XD
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Ways To Die
mitochondria:
Drowning. After panic, water inhalation and laryngospasm, “a feeling of calmness and tranquility” sets in, according to reports from survivors.
Heart attack. At the outset, it feels like an elephant sitting on one’s chest. A heart attack can lead to a long, slow death.
Blood loss. Exsanguination, in medical terminology. Death could come nearly instantly if the aorta is cut, but...
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I used to have an imaginary bird named “Piki”. When my mom would make pancakes, small drops of the batter would drip onto empty parts of the pan, and I’d set out these miniature pancakes on the side of my plate for Piki to eat. It’s not strange that I had forgotten about Piki—what’s strange is that my brother reminded me. =.=
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Easy way to stay off the news (or any other form...
To kill someone—using any method of choice—no more than a week after a celebrity commits a crime.
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Nooooo, Mom, please stop whining for the next episode of Criminal Minds while I am trying to finish my homework! And I still need to catch up to Season 7 after I’m done with that! D:
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For anyone who is interested and has a widget to...
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If I get admitted into and choose to attend UC Davis, I must apply to live at Baggins End and/or befriend someone who lives there. :D
January 2012
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Is it just me, or...
… does Kris Allen sound like Danny O’Donoghue (The Script)? … does Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum) sound like Taylor Swift? … does Adam Young (Owl City) sound like Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)? … do all punk rock bands sound alike?
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Soundtrack for Sherlock comes out today! YAY!!!
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monsieurantichrist:
That awkward moment when you’ve been watching bbc for too long and you realize you’ve been thinking with a british accent.
Happens to me too. ;D
In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad →
bbcity:
The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws.
Two people were killed immediately, and over a dozen others hurt. As the injured were rushed into ambulances, one in particular stood out. His features had been smeared by the blast, scrubbed by heat and violence until a mat...
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I never knew that New Zealand had invaded Italy during the Second World War. o_O
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Me: [whispering] Hey Dad, how old is Grandpa?
Dad: ... Dad, how old are you?
Me: O___O
Grandpa: Uh... Almost eighty.
Mom: No, he's not that old yet! Mid-seventies at most!
Grandpa: Uh... well, I was born in year 25 (ROC).
Dad: You're seventy-five.
Grandpa: [nodding and returning attention to television] Oh.
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I just realised how funny the word “button” sounds when said quickly in the general American accent: BUH-NN (with a glottal stop in the middle)
It’s as if the letters “tto” have disappeared. o.O
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Awesome People Born on This Day:
1638 – Nicolas Steno 1755/7 – Alexander Hamilton 1807 – Ezra Cornell 1842 – William James 1867 – Edward B Titchener 1868 – Cai Yuanpei 1946 – Naomi Judd 1972 – Amanda Peet
199X - and myself! :D
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I found Ichigo Kurosaki on today’s xkcd! Wouldn’t have thought that Randall Munroe knows Bleach. XD I found Waldo/Wally, too!
(Click on the picture to see it in detail.) ;D
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A Scandal in Belgravia
Boohoo. I saw too many spoilers all over the internet regarding Sherlock, Season 2, Episode 1, before I actually watched the thing! D: I still thoroughly enjoyed watching it though! Can’t wait for the next episode. ;D
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*SPOILER ALERT* My favourite parts of “A Scandal in Belgravia”:
Watson: What are we doing here, Sherlock? Seriously, what? Sherlock: I don’t know....
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So this is what I find in the comments on Snow...
A: Pity he has to take a dig at religion. His mention of no gods are present' is insulting and he does it again in life-ning.
B: I know, right? What's with this free speech thing, anyhow? Letting artists have opinions is really overrated. We should probably just get you to write all of the songs. In the world. It's a lot of work, I know, but how else are we going to make sure people don't say what they feel when it comes to religion?
A: not the point I'm making. He's had his opinion on religion and I disagree with it. His opinion is being heard by millions. Mine is seen by a few and only commented by you. The point I'm making is that stars like him have become like gods themselves and I just want kids to question everything they hear from everyone and make up their own opinion. My opinion is that he's saying that there's sky and earth there but no "gods" present. God (singular) made the whole thing and is there.
C: [@A] First, you're doing exactly what you're saying is wrong. You state your opinion as fact ("God (singular) made the whole thing and is there.") Not everyone believes in God. Second, he's not saying God or gods don't exist, he's talking about a place where people have no political or religious affiliations. You're allowed to believe whatever you want, just like everybody else. You can state your opinion, so why can't an artist express theirs through lyrics?
A: they can. And why can't I comment on their opinions if I disagree with them? When he says 'No gods are present, just the sky, the earth and me and you' he's actually insulting to me. Where does he think the sky, earth and we all came from? Nothing? God is always present. That's my opinion and as someone who bought the album it pisses me off that he says that, that's all.
D: [@A] if you want others to respect your opinion, respect others.
E: To all those who are being petty, how about we just agree to disagree. We all like Snow Patrol but we don't have to all like the same songs. [@A], you have your opinion about this song and the band's use of your religion and I applaud you. To all the others, I applaud you for letting your opinion be heard. We're all different and that's a good thing. So just smile and play on.
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If Famous Writers had Written Twilight →
bookriot:
You’re welcome.
Friggin’ hilarious. The top comment (by a user named “unicycle”) after the article is funny, too: Dr Seuss’ version of Twilight, which goes as follows:
Jake likes a girl. Her name is Bella. Bella likes a different fella.
See this vamp? This is Ed. Ed is pale. Ed is dead.
Ed saved Bella from a van. Ed must be a special man.
Ed won’t...
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Left- or Right-Brained? →
Apparently I’m 100% left-brained. o.O (I know I’m left-brained, as I’m right-handed, but I don’t think I’m fully left-brained.) :P
December 2011
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Restoring paradise →
Came across this family’s story on China’s Got Talent. Absolutely inspirational, yet infuriating at the same time.
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GOOGLE THIS AND BE AMAZED.
sqrt(cos(x))*cos(200 x)+sqrt(abs(x))-.20)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(9-x^2),-sqrt(9-x^2)