January 2011
101 posts
What Is Binary Code?
fakescience:
“Raped by her boyfriend, with whom she is still living? Around here, I refer to...”
– From Freeper Henkster, commenting on the House Republicans’ plans to redefine rape (link). (via freepers)
This is just fucking infuriating. It is way too early on a Monday morning for me to be getting this angry about shit like this. CONSENT IS CONSENT, MOTHERFUCKERS. NO MEANS FUCKING NO. Why is...
48 hours to save Brenda →
afterthecurtain:
http://allout.org/en/brenda/
Brenda Namigadde, a Ugandan lesbian in the UK, faces deportation THIS WEEK (tomorrow, on Friday 28th) back to the life-threatening persecution she fled eight years ago.
With David Bahati, the Ugandan politician and author of the notorious “Kill the Gays” legislation, taking an interest in her case, Brenda faces clear and present danger if she’s...
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Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato found... →
jonathan-cunningham:
socialisimo:
One of Uganda’s most prominent gay rights activists has been murdered in his home weeks after winning a court victory over a tabloid that called for homosexuals to be killed.
David Kato, the advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda, was bludgeoned to death in Mukono, Kampala, yesterday afternoon. Witnesses saw a man fleeing the scene in a car, and...
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under confessions,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #confessions, #politics, #inspiration
“People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles. This is the first thing I...”
– Bret Easton Ellis, “Less Than Zero” (via nedhepburn)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
The Postal Service (10)
Radiohead (7)
Pixies (2)
Sleigh Bells (2)
The Smiths (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Drug Alert: Fancy Bath Salts Might be the New Meth →
Funniest Home Videos
Dad: hello son. I need you to call me as soon as you get this. I am using good grammar because your mom said it bugs you when I dont. Sorry I didnt use an apostraphe I dont know how. I also dont know how to do a zero. I still use a capital O. Actually you dont have to call me anymore.
Me: how long did that take you to write?
Dad: lets just say funniest home videos is almost over.
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stuff and things and sexy things
Man, I’m pissed. I made $334 bucks in commission this pay period, which was going to be a nice bonus to my check, and now I find that 50% of it is going to Mike. Mike didn’t do shit for shit in sales, I did all the contracts and worked with people and did all this fucking work for it, and now I find that I’m only getting fucking half of the money I deserve. I needed that...
Users will not be able to opt out of having their... →
The ubiquitous “like” is currency for brands, and Facebook is giving them a new way to collect: an ad unit that shows up on the right-hand side of the screen it calls “sponsored stories.”
The settings that exist for users to control whose feeds they see and who sees their feed also apply to the sponsored stories. Users, however, will not be able to opt out of having their action turned into an...
Republican Congressmen admit they monitor talk... →
jonathan-cunningham:
Our political system is controlled by unbelievably effective demagogues and liars. *sigh*
“The Arabic news network al-Jazeera is gradually publishing 1,600 confidential...”
– Palestinians seek source of leaked Mid-East papers
The documents show that Palestine has been much more interested in and willing to sacrifice for peace than most of the world has known, while Israel was the one refused to be reasonable or even charitable. — Ryking
(via ryking)
The UK government brings affordable computing to...
alexanderpf:
techspotlight: So instead of scrapping the whole technology-for-kids idea, the new UK coalition government is refurbing older systems with Linux distros and getting them out at £98 each along with a £9 monthly internet subscription.
Not only is this great news for pushing Linux to the people and getting a whole new generation of users involved it will ensure that technology does...
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Berkeley considering paying for sex reassignment... →
Fuck Yeah.
What House Republicans are voting for today
mnpublius:
Today, House Republicans will vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In so doing, they will vote to:
Allow health insurance companies to refuse coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
Kick millions of young adults off their parents’ insurance.
Stop 32 million Americans from getting health insurance.
Increase the deficit by $230 billion.
Reduce Medicare’s solvency by 12...
stiflingluxury asked: It's funny how the line between public life and private life is being challenged, not just through social networking sites or google maps, but even on the personal level. My parents are in their 70s and were never hippies or new agey. They were brought up to be ''proud'' and ''dignified.'' They kept tears and heartache to themselves. It has lead to us...
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secrets
I look at my life now, and it’s become so much more complex than just about recovery or relapse. Sometimes I think that’s a worrying thing, and sometimes I think that’s a positive thing. It’s hard to know when you’re meant to start taking on more challenges and starting to let yourself focus on something other than not using as your primary goal. Life will always...
Letting a Guy With Braces Eat Me Out
mybiggestregretever:
My biggest regret ever is letting a guy with braces eat me out. His metal-mouth ripped my labia to shreds. It’s painful to go the the bathroom now and I’m worried there might be some permanent damage. I am considering going to see a doctor but do not want to have to explain what happened to me.
[Female, 17]
F.C.C. Approves Comcast-NBC Deal →
spytap:
The combination of Comcast’s cable systems and NBC Universal’s channels will create a media powerhouse, and it will represent the first time that a cable system owner will control a broadcast network.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
bringtheruckuss: dear tumblr staff, →
bringtheruckuss:
your shit sucks.
buy some new shit.
you’re bound to have
enough money for whatever
shit you need to make this site
work for more than 10 mins at a time
without having a stroke. buy a couple new
servers or an asian dude or whatever the fuck
it is that makes every other site on the internet not
break down every time someone uploads a song over 3
minutes long. maybe call...
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On My Hat, and the Ring.
I think that for the past six weeks or so, I’ve really felt like I needed to somehow find a second wind. Find some way to be able to keep the good tailwind that I had going since I moved back to San Diego last August. I felt like I was “running out of steam;” this, in fact, was a phrase that I bandied about to anyone who would listen to me about how I felt about my recovery and...
yachtrock:
Q: Hey baby, what’s your sign?
A: …
Q: …Baby?
A: I DON’T KNOW ANYMORE.
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“Jewish pundits in NY Times are accusing Palin of causing the Tucson shooting...”
– -mascmen7, a commenter on this opinion piece in the Washington Post on Palin’s speech today.
This is why the political fervor and rhetoric of this country is incredibly dangerous.
