September 2009
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ohryankelley:
The Rolling Stones - Can’t You...
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A Note on Belief in Evolution.
thedailywhat:
Unlike religion or some intangible philosophy, evolution is not for you to “believe” or “disbelieve” in. The statement “I don’t believe in evolution” is an empty one as evolution, again, unlike religion, is not something that requires your belief in order to be true. Similarly, to say “I believe in evolution” is to suggest that evolution is somehow dependent upon your conviction. It...
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Watchthedailywhat:
Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of This of the Day: Barack Obama doesn’t change facial expressions.
[via.]
WUT.
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Long Island Drivers
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exspectator:
catastrophewaitresss:
Look I know you guys don’t like manners here but you’ve got to stop cutting me off! This is how people die!
Never gonna happen. You wanna get anywhere on Long Island in less than an hour, you better start driving aggressively.
My commute is from East Meadow to Hempstead. It’s all of six miles and looks like a straight line, with just a few,...
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I'm amazed that Sony sold 1 million PS3s in only 3...
At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that they have sold one million PS3 Slim consoles worldwide in the past three weeks — i.e., the first three weeks of the Slim’s lifetime. I knew that the introduction of the Slim, coupled with the price cut to $299, would cause a sharp spike in sales, but damn.
Obviously, this pace isn’t sustainable for much longer, but it’s still...
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kapi:
Where Is My Mind — Pixies
Classic.
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So here's that hate mail I was talking about.
I’ve arrived on the internet!
[Quick background: I’m on Destructoid’s main video game news and discussion podcast, Podtoid.]
Around 7:30 this morning, we got an email at podtoid [at] destructoid [dot] com with the subject line “Samit” (hey, that’s my name!). This is what it contained:
Just kick out Samit - I cant stand him and obviously no-one else can...
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Oh my god, you guys, I've officially arrived on...
We just got our first Podtoid hate mail concerning me! Details later today — I’ve got to head off to class.
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It's a Woot-Off! →
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Courier: First Details of Microsoft's Secret... →
HO-LEE CRAP. Everyone’s been talking about the purported Apple tablet, but Microsoft just stole Steve Jobs’ thunder by revealing “Courier,” a real thing that’s in the “late prototype” stage of development, to Gizmodo. It’s not a “tablet” per se — the Courier is a booklet with two 7-inch (or so) screens with multitouch functionality, and...
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a personal take on universal health care
gynecologistcobra:
So, I was born in London. August 2nd, 1992. And between the years of 1986 and 1996, there was some sort of huge mad cow disease scare. Currently, because I was born in the UK during that time (and apparently, this affects anyone who was in the UK between those ten years) I cannot give blood. At all. Like, period. Until the government lifts a ban on the “mad cow disease scare,” I...
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Eight Spelling Mistakes Even Smart People Make →
thegrammarnazi:
English is a screwy language. There’s just no logic to it. Why is daughter pronounced daw-ter, but laughter not law-ter? How can though, through, and tough look so similar and yet sound so different? Why does I come before E except after C? What’s so effing SPECIAL about C? This is the reason that people who speak more sensible languages approach English with stumbling...
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Why Autumn Begins Tuesday →
The first day of autumn arrives on varying dates in different years for two reasons: Our year is not exactly an even number of days; and Earth’s slightly noncircular orbit, plus the gravitational tug of the other planets, constantly changes our planet’s orientation to the sun from year to year.
And weather-wise, Earth’s seasons have shifted in the past 150 years or so, according...
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junglejustine:
I over slept and missed class. Old habits, die hard. I’m hoping this doesn’t happen again. It wasn’t an important class, at least.
I did the same thing yesterday morning. Blurg.
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Watchsomuchsass:
tlmonahan:
“It wasn’t my fault I got fat in the first place. Cakes are nice and they have them in supermarkets.” Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais on the Daily Show. Love, love, love.
Hilarious.
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natface:
Don’t Let Me Down — The Beatles
SO glad...
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logandavis:
Radiohead - No Surprises
Awesome...
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WatchBrand New - “Jesus” (Daisy sessions)
This is a really cool, sped-up alternate version of the song.
[via Brand New on Twitter]
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Acne, Pregnancy Among Disqualifying Conditions →
A PacifiCare “Medical Underwriting Guidelines” document from 2003 lists under “Ineligible Occupations” such risk-takers as stunt people, test pilots and circus workers — along with police officers, firefighters and migrant workers.
Uninsurable conditions included pregnancy, and being an “expectant father” was grounds for “automatic...
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Hey, I have 100 followers!
[insert obligatory “I have no idea why you folks are reading this crap” comment]
Seriously, though, thanks for reading/looking at/commenting on/watching/liking/reblogging the stuff I put on here. If you really enjoy it, check out my constantly-updated Twitter and my video game writing on Destructoid.
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WatchGreed is good: How Destructoid spent Dante’s $200
Some background: EA sent out $200 checks to media outlets as a promotion for its upcoming Dante’s Inferno game, tying the PR stunt in with the game by invoking the Fourth Circle of Hell and the sin of Greed:
In Dante’s Inferno, Greed is a two-headed beast. Hoarding wealth feeds one beast, and squandering it satiates the other....
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Watchthedailywhat:
The Jay Leno Show: In his first public appearance since the VMA incident, Kanye takes the opportunity to apologize to Taylor Swift yet again.
And yes — Jay Leno “goes there.”
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As I said on Twitter last night, As much as I’m not gonna watch Leno’s show, I gotta give him props for playing the “What would your [dead] mom think?” card on Kanye.
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thedailywhat:
President Obama Calling Kanye West...
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