August 2008
“The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has shocked Europe by using the giant...”
– Putin blames US for war
Almost half of Australia untouched by humans:... →
More than 40 percent of Australia, an area the size of India, remains untouched by humans, making the country as critical to the world’s environment as the Amazon rainforests, a study said on Wednesday.
“Try to say nothing negative about anybody: a) for three days b) for forty-five...”
– Yoko Ono (via nicotobares)
360 Degree View of Beijing Olympics Stadium: about... →
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Q: If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you...
Some clever answers:
“If I’m not doing anything wrong, then you have no cause to watch me.”
“Because the government gets to define what’s wrong, and they keep changing the definition.”
“Because you might do something wrong with my information.”
Via The Eternal Value of Privacy
All Puns Intended! No Apologies offered.
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent. 2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, ‘I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.’ 3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted. 4. A dyslexic drunk walks into a bra. 5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt...
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Top 5 Olympic Opening Ceremony Moments China Wants... →
Michael Phelps Daily Calorie Intake = 12,000
Breakfast: three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise, two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and three chocolate-chip pancakes.
Lunch: one pound of enriched pasta and two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread, then 1,000 calories worth of energy...
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“Friend — Most of the people that Facebook calls “friends” I call Acquaintances....”
– Kevin Kelly
When Kevin Kelly speaks, really smart things tend to come out.
(via didyouevernotice)
Ai Weiwei: Why I'll stay away from the Olympics'... →
thedaytheytriedtokillme:
The man who helped design the Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing has been harshly critical of the Chinese government, elsewhere calling the opening ceremony “a showcase of the reincarnation of the Marxist imperialism; the ultimate paragon of an all embracing culture of fascist totalitarianism; an encyclopaedia that encompasses total defeat in intellectual spirit.”
142,857 →
nostrich:
The number 142,857 is a cyclic number, which means multiplying it by anything between 2 and 6 will result in a cyclic permutation of itself.
How about that.
Top Ten Questions Not To Ask In A Job Interview
10. What’s your company’s policy on severance pay?
9. How long does it take your company’s bureaucracy to get around to firing somebody for poor performance?
8. Do you have a random drug testing policy?
7. Does your company’s life insurance cover suicide?
6. How in depth are your criminal background checks?
5. Does your company’s insurance consider genital herpes...
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