January 2012
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I have had time to reflect on what I would do if it ever came to the point wherefor I’ve committed some malignant crime in the facet of murder—massive or in scruples, of despondent and self-effacing albeit pretentious self-injury or arson akin to self-immolation, or if in due course I perchance make haste to the seas and porter myself a yacht,
I’ve written out a will.
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“Men have an indistinct notion that if they keep up this activity of joint stocks...”
– Henry D. Thoreau, Walden
lincolnneal:
some men and women have hearts of beasts. untamed they can devour their host in a single sitting, at least 200 pounds in a day. they say this is the nature of beasts: they never know why or who they eat
The Behavioral Sink →
So what exactly happened in Universe 25? Past day 315, population growth slowed. More than six hundred mice now lived in Universe 25, constantly rubbing shoulders on their way up and down the stairwells to eat, drink, and sleep. Mice found themselves born into a world that was more crowded every day, and there were far more mice than meaningful social roles. With more and more peers to defend...
“The risk of unemployment among recent college graduates depends on their major....”
– College Is Still Worth It, But Jobs And Pay Depend on Major - Forbes
Gone are the days when a simple college degree would get you a job. Choose wisely!
(via moneyisnotimportant)
Guys. Gals. Let me tell you something: there is nothing wrong with looking at your life like an MMORPG in this case;...
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slipcast
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the default expression that your face automatically reverts to when idle—amused, melancholic, pissed off—which occurs when a strong emotion gets buried and forgotten in the psychological laundry of everyday life, leaving you wearing an unintentional vibe of pink or blue or gray, or in rare cases, a tie-dye of sheer madness.
“The thing that worries me about the computer age is the fact that people know so...”
– Thom Yorke (via everythingradiohead)
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Ron Paul Would Erase Billions in Research Spending →
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s new proposal to slash federal spending would wipe out large chunks of the government’s research portfolio.
The congressman from Texas and Republican candidate unveiled a budget plan yesterday (this article was written in October) to reduce the deficit that would eliminate five federal departments: Energy, Commerce, Interior, Education, and Housing and Urban...
Lincoln Neal: Conformity Is Important →
lincolnneal:
conformity is important, which
is why i am not in love anymor
and this art is not art at all bec
it don’t fit in this fickle little box
And you being this prettiest swi
to turn me on, i am sorry, due t
space constraints you can’t turn
me on anymore because that’s
what the space dictates. confor
is important, which is why i am
not in love anymore. and this
art is not art...
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The Boy Who Heard Too Much →
Like a comic-book villain transformed by a tragic accident, Weigman discovered at an early age that his acute hearing gave him superpowers on the telephone. He could impersonate any voice, memorize phone numbers by the sound of the buttons and decipher the inner workings of a phone system by the frequencies and clicks on a call, which he refers to as “songs.” The knowledge enabled him to hack...
“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.”
– Rita Mae Brown (via @JoySoldiers)
the bends
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. frustration that you’re not enjoying an experience as much as you should, even something you’ve worked for years to attain, which prompts you to plug in various thought combinations to try for anything more than static emotional blankness, as if your heart had been accidentally demagnetized by a surge of expectations.
