this is the reality of the world that you live in

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Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:47 -0400

did-you-kno: Source

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:59:17 -0400

did-you-kno:

Source

nosoytuchiste: I’m Not a Joke is a campaign spreading awareness...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:53:13 -0400

nosoytuchiste:

I’m Not a Joke is a campaign spreading awareness for the LGBTI community through art and design, created by Daniel Arzola (@Arzola_d) for the school of Visual Arts Rafael Monasterios in light of the recent violent acts against the sexually diverse community in Venezuela. It initially seeks to expand in the online community. If you’d like to share your opinion please do so via twitter using the hashtag #ImNotaJoke. Like our page on Facebook and share our designs to support our cause!

veggiecoldcuts: thespacegoat: Courses:CourseraEDXUdacityUnivers...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:32 -0400

veggiecoldcuts:

thespacegoat:

Courses:
Coursera
EDX
Udacity
University of Reddit

Books:
Bartleby
Gutenberg
Librivox
Poem Hunter

Videos:
Academic Earth
C. G. P. Grey
Crash Course
Khan Academy
Minute Physics
The New Boston Tutorials
TED
Unplug the TV

Documentaries:
Documentary Heaven
Top Documentary Films

Languages:
BBC Languages
Busuu
Dou Lingo
Live Mocha
MemRise
Verbling

Music:
How to Play Piano
Justin Guitar
Music Theory
Play Bass Now
Teoria

Programming:
Code Academy
Coding Bat
HTML Dog
Learn Code the Hard Way
Ruby Monk
Trypython

DIY/How-To:
Howcast
How Stuff Works
Instructables
The Daily Miscellany
Wiki How
Wonder How-To

Math:
Math Run
Project Euler
Wolfram Alpha

Cooking:
Cooking for Engineers
Cooklet
How2Heroes
Reluctant Gormet

i like learning and you should too

picturesque-scene: they saw the chance they took the chance

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:12 -0400

picturesque-scene:

they saw the chance

they took the chance

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Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:31 -0400

suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:26 -0400

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

iggymogo: dream-far-beyond: Read and Reblog. This need...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:45 -0400

iggymogo:

dream-far-beyond:

Read and Reblog. This need notes.

tree.

are you fucking kidding me “if minors have access to emergency contraception, there will be more...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:46 -0400

are you fucking kidding me

“if minors have access to emergency contraception, there will be more rapists because there’s less risk for the rapist”

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

“BECAUSE WE GIVE WOMEN RIGHTS WE MIGHT TEMPT MEN TO VIOLATE THEM! WE CAN’T TEMPT THOSE POOR MEN INTO BECOMING RAPISTS! THESE WOMEN’S RIGHTS WILL BE HORRIBLE!”

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

STEP BACK AND REALIZE HOW MONUMENTALLY

JUST

STUPID THAT STATEMENT IS

im Sorry but you two cant get the marriage. the bible said Adam and Eve not matthew and ashley....

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:32 -0400

im Sorry but you two cant get the marriage. the bible said Adam and Eve not matthew and ashley. come back when youve legally changed your names

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idontknowwhyifightforyouthisway: nerdsinmypants: Stages of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:05 -0400

idontknowwhyifightforyouthisway:

nerdsinmypants:

Stages of Deterioration in the Human Body

The Moment Of Death:
1. The heart stops.
2. The skin gets tight and ashen in color.
3. All the muscles relax.
4. The bladder and bowels empty.
5. The body temperature begins to drop 1 1/2 degrees Fahrenheit per hour.

After 30 minutes:
6. The skin gets purple and waxy.
7. The lips, fingernails, and toenails fade to a pale color.
8. Blood pools at the bottom of the body.
9. The hands and feet turn blue.
10. The eyes sink into the skull.

After 4 hours:
11. Rigor mortis has set in.
12. The purpling of the skin and the pooling of the blood continue.
13. Rigor continues to tighten muscles for another 24 hours or so.

After 12 hours:
14. The body is in full rigor mortis.

After 24 hours:
15. The body is now the temperature of the surrounding environment.
16. In males, the semen dies.
17. The head and neck are now a greenish-blue color.
18. The greenish-blue color spreads to the rest of the body.
19. There is a pervasive smell of rotting meat.

After 3 days:
20. The gas in the body tissues forms large blisters on the skin.
21. The whole body begins to bloat and swell grotesquely.
22. Fluids leak from the mouth, nose, vagina, and rectum.

After 3 weeks:
23. The skin, hair, and nails are so loose they can easily be pulled off the corpse.
24. The skin bursts open on many places on the body.
25. Decomposition will continue until the body is nothing but skelital remains, a process that can take a month or so in hot climates, and two months or more in cold climates.

ashmackenzie: Cyber-disinhibition By undermining the nuances of...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:55:57 -0400

ashmackenzie:

Cyber-disinhibition

By undermining the nuances of human interaction the internet inadvertently encourages the free reign of negative and often destructive emotional impulses.

Part of “Dangerous Ideas”, my thesis work exploring controversial concepts proposed by various scientists and intellectuals, using visual metaphors to investigate how these ideas can make us so uncomfortable.

Check out the OCADU Illustration website for more stuff from all of this year’s thesis students!

- More thesis work - Prints -

What Hating Gwyneth Paltrow Says About Us

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:03:13 -0400

Last week, Gwyneth Paltrow pulled one hell of a pop culture hat trick. In addition to breaking international box office records with her newest film, a little movie called Iron Man 3, People named her as the world’s “Most Beautiful Person.” The world, however, proved itself not so fond of the multi-hyphenate actress. After her second foray into the world of cookbooks, Gwyneth Paltrow was voted the “Most Hated Celebrity” in the world. I sincerely hope that Kim Jong Un was ineligible.

For the top honors in Star Magazine’s poll of famous pinatas, Paltrow beat out folks like Justin Bieber and Madonna, who everyone seems to agree on disliking. It will surprise absolutely no one that people dislike Katherine Heigl, as the media backlash on her “outspoken” persona has killed her career, and Paltrow herself gets more press about being an out-of-touch elitist than being an actress. The very name of some of these folks inspires rage.

Why do we hate Gwyneth Paltrow? It’s not difficult to imagine why; she gives you reasons to dislike her — as if she were handing them out like fliers on the street. Paltrow’s personal lifestyle blog, GOOP, is an unintentionally hilarious look at the unguarded privilege she trades in.

On GOOP, you can purchase “must-haves” like a $298 bathrobe or a Mongolian cashmere throw rug at the low, low price of $1,098. Everything on the site feels pulled from Drew Droege’s Chloe Sevigny impression, and one half expects to find Paltrow shilling an “ironic coin skort by Obesity and Speed.” She slays me. What would I do without her around?

Whereas celebrities like Jennifer Lopez try to play down their wealth by insisting they are “from the block,” Paltrow embraces her status, name-dropping like it’s her job. (Actually, it kind of is.) Gwyneth Paltrow recently defended her right to be entitled. Shooting back at her critics, Paltrow quipped, “What, am I supposed to pretend like I don’t have money?” In an industry filled with false modesty, Paltrow broadcasts her celebrity net worth.

In a post-99% movement America, it’s not surprising that Paltrow pushes our buttons about wealth and modesty, but what troubles me is how high she places on this list. She’s silly and self-involved, but is she really worth hating that much?

After Paltrow, we see celebrities like Kristen Stewart (#2) and LeAnn Rimes (#12) placing high on the list, for reasons that are equally benign. The list is a fascinating indication of our cultural priorities of hate, and LeAnn Rimes and Kristen Stewart are high profile figures who cheated on their partners. Their male cheater counterparts, Jesse James (#19) and Ashton Kutcher (#13), both placed lower — despite the fact that James’ scandal was far more public.

Do I think that we should care all that much that Ashton Kutcher was unfaithful to Demi Moore? No, that’s their marriage. But it’s troubling that our culture of slut-shaming sets such clear double standards for gender behavior, where we punish women more for stepping out on their relationships than we do men.

However, this list shows that we tend to punish women more in general. Two-thirds of our most hated celebrities are women, and females count for 7 of the top ten slots. Renowned sleazebags like Donald Trump and Charlie Sheen didn’t make the list, but Anne Hathaway nabbed the #9 spot for “trying too hard.” New York Magazine was shocked she didn’t win.

Compare this with Chris Brown. Despite his constant excoriation in the media as a domestic abuser, Brown came in last on the list. He just made it in at #20. Sean Penn famously tied Madonna to a chair and beat her with a baseball bat. Penn didn’t even get a mention.

What makes Gwyneth Paltrow twenty times more hateable than Chris Brown? Why does Jennifer Lopez (seen as an arrogant diva, no matter what she insists) rank at #3 while the more publicly terrible Justin Bieber claims only the #8 spot?

In a piece for The Nation, Jessica Valenti states that it has to do with our double standards of success. Valenti argues that “the more successful you are, the less you will be liked,” and this is a problem for women who need to be likeable to be approved of. Kristen Stewart is often derided for her inability to look happy, but Sean Penn isn’t exactly Leslie Knope either. If you don’t smile, you’re a “b*tch” and a social pariah — whereas Penn is a two-time Oscar winner.

Celebrities like Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow or Kim Kardashian act as socially accepted repositories for our cultural misogyny, people you can say almost anything about without fear of backlash. At a time when things like street harassment are becoming increasingly unacceptable because of social policing and awareness, we’re moving that harassment onto the internet. Instead of yelling at a woman on the street to smile, we’re saying it to Kristen Stewart online — because she can’t talk back.

Quentin Crisp once said that in society, “there’s no greater sin than being a woman,” and Star proved him right. According to this list, we hate it when you harass or abuse women. But not as much as we hate women.

ravens-world: viltan: deafmuslimpunx: sans-nuage: thefemalety...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:54:26 -0400

ravens-world:

viltan:

deafmuslimpunx:

sans-nuage:

thefemaletyrant:

nok-ind:

Builders bulldoze one of largest Mayan pyramids in Belize

One of the oldest and most famous Mayan pyramids has been destroyed by a construction company in Belize, while digging for crushed rock for a road they were building.

They actually did.

I just read about this bullshit.

Fucking horrible.

Just.. Fuck… Why the fuck would you do that. If someone tried to bulldoze down the colosseum, that person would go to jail.

I hope all involved die a terrible death from some strange curse.

ecowatchorg: Is Your State Home to One of the 20 Worst Water...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:53:36 -0400

ecowatchorg:

Is Your State Home to One of the 20 Worst Water Polluters?

This report reveals that a small number of entities account for much of the hazard posed by water pollution. By strengthening key environmental protections, we can begin to stop this toxic flood and ensure that communities have access to safe, clean, affordable water.

http://ecowatch.com/2013/is-your-state-home-to-one-of-the-20-worst-water-polluters/

vegan-veins: revolucion-animal: “I live and work in the one...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:43:55 -0400

vegan-veins:

revolucion-animal:

“I live and work in the one place on Earth where endangered orangutans, rhinos, elephants, and tigers and still roam free together — but a Canadian gold-mining company and their friends in government are pushing a plan to bulldoze a huge part of it, and we only have days to stop it. Unless our leaders feel global heat now this unique habitat could be devastated.

A logging moratorium here in Indonesia has been a life insurance policy for our critically endangered species. But the moratorium expires in weeks, and a mining and palm oil plantation backed plan to re-name this precious place in Sumatra a “production forest” could decimate areas the size of a million football fields! We’re raising hell to stop the plunder and now we need the Avaaz community’s help, to kill the plan and urge the President to extend the moratorium before the chainsaws arrive.

It’s crunch time and we need to act fast — the Forestry Ministry just announced it’s intent to approve this disaster, but if the President steps in and renews the moratorium we can stop it. Sign the urgent petition and tell everyone you know about this mortal threat to our majestic forest, and I’ll personally deliver our global call”

- Rudi Putra, Indonesia. 2013 winner of Future for Nature award.

sing petition here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/the_plan_to_kill_orangutans/

Please sign this it only takes a second

think-progress: EXACTLY.

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:43:02 -0400

think-progress:

EXACTLY.

the-exercist: Upper Back Lifts Lay your belly on the ball,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:38:40 -0400

the-exercist:

Upper Back Lifts

Lay your belly on the ball, spread your legs wide, and plant your toes on the floor.

Bend your elbows and gently touch your fingertips to the back of your head. Keep your arms strong and resist the urge to rest your hands on your head.

Take a breath in and, as you exhale, raise your upper torso as much as you can, so your chest comes off the ball. Inhale to slowly lower your torso back to the starting position. Keeping your movements slow allows you to work your abs.

This counts as one rep. Complete three sets of 12 to 15 reps.

"We tend to think animals are lower than us, but all the scientists in the world couldn’t design and..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:35:34 -0400

“We tend to think animals are lower than us, but all the scientists in the world couldn’t design and operate a bumblebee’s wing. We can’t jump or run very fast, and we can’t carry vast weights like an ant can. We can’t see in the dark and we can’t fly except crammed in a noisy tube like sardines, which doesn’t count. Humans compared to animals are almost totally deaf, and we can’t smell a fart in an elevator by their standards. We are finite and separate, and neurotic, while the consciousness of an animal is at peace and eternal. We strive and go crazy to become more important. Animals rest and sleep and enjoy the company of each other. We think we have evolved upwards from animals but we have lost almost all of their qualities and abilities. The idea that animals don’t have consciousness or that they don’t have a soul is rather crass. It shows a lack of consciousness. They talk, they have families, they feel things, they act individually or together to solve problems, they often care of their young as a tribal unit. They play, they travel, and medicate themselves when they get sick. They cry when others in the herd die, they know about us humans. Of course they have a soul, a very pristine one. We humans are only now attempting with the recent rise in consciousness to achieve the soul that animals have naturally.”

- Stuart Wilde