January 2012
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“You can’t service all of humanity if you allow the needs of politics to triumph...”
– Forbes on Twitter’s new policy updates
nhaler asked: NEED MOAR SUGGESTIONS (leave in a reply or answer to the post, or reblog; i need starting-points!)
nhaler asked: lol not an actual bunny costume. It's a quote from Donnie Darko, which she was recited to me about 14x to drive me crazy.
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mno-bimaadiziwin asked: Why do you wear that...
nhaler:
Omfg i’m going to kill ypu
You have a bunny suit? We must capitalize on this next time you’re in Toronto. We’ll make a superhero. Call it… Philosobunny
“Kega no koumyou”
– A blessing in disguise
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What Apollo 11 Astronauts Did Right Before Neil...
Aldrin: You've got a good picture, huh?
Houston: There's a great deal of contrast in it, and currently, it's upside-down on our monitor, but we can make out a fair amount of detail.
Aldrin: Will you verify the position - the opening I ought to have on the camera?
Houston: Stand by.
[Armstrong begins to descend.]
Houston: We can see you coming down the ladder now.
Armstrong: Okay, I just checked getting back up to that first step, Buzz. It's -- not even collapsed too far, but it's adequate to get back up... It takes a pretty good little jump.
Houston: Buzz, this is Houston. F/2 - 1/160th second for shadow photography on the sequence camera.
Aldrin: Okay.
Armstrong: I'm at the foot of the ladder. The [Lunar Module] footpads are only depressed in the surface about 1 or 2 inches, although the surface appears to be very fine grained as you get close to it. It's almost like a powder. Down there, it's very fine. I'm going to step off the [Lunar Module] now. THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.
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WatchBhi Bhiman singing some blues/folk
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WatchThis is what happens if you get Air to make a soundtrack for a restored, color version of George Méliès’ 1902 film, Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)
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“There’s never been a true war that wasn’t fought between two sets of...”
– Mr. Wednesday - American Gods
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“You’ve a good heart. Sometimes that’s enough to see you safe wherever you go....”
– Neverwhere
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Iran to Send U.S. Toy Model of Downed Drone →
Iran said it will send the U.S. a toy model of a RQ-170 Sentinel drone in response to Washington’s request to return the aircraft that crashed in Iran last year, Iran’s Radio Payam said on Tuesday.
This is also known as sticking it to the man.
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nhaler: Dear Diary, →
nhaler:
So I don’t know who thought this would be a good idea, but—and this part isn’t so bad—my company has a promotion on for the Chinese New Year, where “East Asian customers” can get a first month of free service for overseas calling to China, Singapore, Hong Kong, or South Korea. I shouldn’t have to…
I can actually see this type of promotion driving sales to an older crowd of...
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Dear Tumblr,
It’s pretty obvious that a large percentage of your users rely on The Missing E in order to enhance their Tumbling experiences. The reason we use this tool is because it fills in service holes and provides features that your dev team has neglected to build or hasn’t yet gotten around to building.
Instead of telling me that this tool is BAD for the overall tumbling experience...
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“Orientis partibus
Adventavit Asinus
Pulcher et fortissimus
Sarcinis...”
– From the Eastern lands the Ass is come, beautiful and very brave, well fitted to bear burdens. Up! Sir Ass, and sing. Open your pretty mouth. Hay will be yours in plenty, and oats in abundance.
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January 14: The Feast of the Ass →
From the article:
A girl with child on a donkey would be led through town to the church, where the donkey would stand beside the altar during the sermon, and the congregation would “hee-haw” their responses to the priest.
Does anybody have a donkey I can borrow for this?
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Man Who Said 'Yes' To Life Found With Mountain... →
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Tanganyika laughter epidemic →
The laughter epidemic began on January 30, 1962, at a mission-run boarding school for girls in Kashasha. The laughter started with three girls and spread haphazardly throughout the school, affecting 95 of the 159 pupils, aged 12–18. Symptoms lasted from a few hours to 16 days in those affected. The teaching staff were not affected but reported that students were unable to concentrate on their...
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My first (possibly) broken resolution of 2012
I found this on the Toronto Kendo Club website yesterday.
Possible Practice Cancellations for 2012
As you may all know, the city is in negotiations with some of our civic unions to renew contracts.
As part of this process, there is a possibility that there may be a strike or lockout that will cause the closure of the JJP Centre. The date at which this may occur is January 20th, 2012.
So...
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2011 in Review
2011 is coming to a close and it’s that time when people start putting their 2011 in review posts. Usually stuff like “best movies/books/songs/albums of 2011”. This one is more personal. More so than I normally post in this space.
Towards the end of 2010, I came to some realizations that finally got me to start turning my shit around. I left a terrible job, went on my first...
December 2011
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WatchChiptuned Post Rock awesomeness
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