July 2012
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My glass is empty and the bottle is in the...
thebluecollarhustle:
Accio whiskey!
Unless the Chinese can get the inflation rate up,... →
With more discussion here
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AVOIDING THE INTERNET AND ALL PROMETHEUS SPOILERS ...
itsfortune:
Prometheus was a Titan who made man from clay. He also stole fire from the gods for mankind, so Zeus decided to chain him to a rock, where every day an eagle would come and eat his liver. (He was immortal, and it grew back each day.) He was freed by Heracles.
Oh, and he had a brother Epimetheus, and Sisyphus had it worse.
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The Girl With The ANSI Tattoo →
The Swedish police need to hire a database administrator.
20 Things I Should Have Known at 20 →
I’d pick out something from the list, but they’re all good advice.
Hey, Brother, Can You Spare a Hubble? DOD: Sure!... →
This is the state of our military-industrial-scientific complex in miniature: The military has so much money that it has two extra telescopes better than anything civilians have; meanwhile, NASA will need eight years to find enough change in the couches at Cape Canaveral to turn these gifts into something they can use. Anyone else find anything wrong with this state of affairs?
christopher elliott on tumblr: 5 things the TSA... →
elliottdotorg:
This is a picture of two Transportation Security Administration screeners leaving work last week.
But look closely. They’re nowhere near an airport. In fact, if you’ve ever been to Washington, then you’ll recognize the area just outside a Metro station near a congressional office…
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