September 2010
47 posts
The Age of Hysteria →
“Multi-millionaire Jimi Heselden, the owner of Segway Inc. since December 2009,...”
– Jimi Heselden, Owner Of Segway Inc., Dies In Segway Accident [via Decidedly Grim]
… say what you will, but his invention did put GW Bush in his place.
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“Police officers from a decent and law-abiding background who would never have...”
– Equality Act 2010 – SHOCK!
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Free Press Under Duress: Mexico and the USA →
On the Role of Government →
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It's not a "liquid bomb", it's a Sprengel... →
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“I had made a rough calculation, aided by the stars, by which I endeavoured to...”
– - The Last Man by Mary Shelley
[full-text available at Project Gutenberg]
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“In 2092, while Lionel and Adrian attempt to return their lives to normality, the...”
– Mary Shelley’s The Last Man at Wikipedia
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“… adequate security controls have not been included on the mission...”
– Fed’s cybersecurity watchdog found to have security issues
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Ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν →
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“Anyone who buys security or surveillance technology from Israel is just begging...”
– anonymous commenter
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"That's what she said" dates to the 18th Century
“Said the actress to the bishop”, or “as the actress said to the bishop” is an informal (and occasionally vulgar) exclamation, usually said for humour after an inadvertent use of a double entendre.
- Wikipedia
Taking it to the Streets →
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… legomenon →
hapax … [LAST WORDS]
dis … [RON LYLE IS DEAD]
tris … [SUMMON BY NAME]
tetrakis … [The Chathrush-âmrûta]
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Art dealer convicted of forging forger's forgeries →
[via Arbroath]
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System Justification →
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Useful: Airfare search (find cheapest fare by... →
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“People always think the “socialist” countries pay more taxes....”
– Comments on How Bad Are American Labor Practices?
Ideological Defense Mechanisms →
Twenty-six participants were given Aesop’s advert for hard work and another 26 were given Kafka’s more pessimistic tale. As predicted participants who read Kafka’s story perceived it as a threat…
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kokokokokokoko-- asked: are you who i think you are? -_<
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Dr. Obama’s Weight Loss Prescription →
[via White House Photo Stream]
There is a metaphor somewhere in this image…
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“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your...”
– Franz Kafka (via thechocolatebrigade)
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“When I was young I asked my mentor, “Should I take a job if I feel I am more...”
– Ridiculously simple employment advice from a guy named Stan.
Reader Warning: Perils of Journalism →
Journalism Warning Labels [via Valentina Tanni]
Must say I’m jealous of Tom Scott’s journalism warning labels – they may not be useful (it’d take a prohibitively great deal of…
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