March 2011
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“It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And he said gently-that they...”
– Anne Lamott (Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith)
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“Facebook runs on a very stiff, crude model of what people are like. It herds...”
– Lev Grossman’s profile on Mark Zuckerberg for Time
buzzandersen: I think this is the best analysis of Facebook I’ve ever read. “The social equivalent of liver failure” is a genius phrase.
(via synmirror)
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proper pronunciations and how to lose friends
ragbag:
if you’re a masochistic pedant like me, then one of your favourite activities is using correct pronunciations which seem wrong, waiting for someone to correct you, and then telling that someone how you read in a dictionary once that your pronunciation is the correct one and their way is actually barbarous and laughable.
i do this all the time with the prefix quasi-, which is properly...
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that...”
– Albert Camus (via oceanofmind)
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WatchWho’s laughing meow.
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“I always wanted to go to space. You know, I think that’s where the future is.”
– A man I’m currently sharing (living) space with. Four days and counting. (via listenupnerds)
WatchThey Might Be Giants - Don’t Let’s Start
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WatchBroken stone wall, Crocker Conservation Area, Fitchburg, MA
“The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.”
– Hemingway (via asie)
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Those Central Park Bike Speeding Tickets Are Being...
iaminlikewithmybike:
The NYPD, having made a mistake, is being classy about it… According to the NYCC forums and Gothamist (and now The New York Times), police officers have paid a home visit to each of those who were ticketed and have personally apologized, letting them know that the tickets are void and no one has to go to court.
It is unclear who ordered the 15-mph speed trap, but it is now...
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“All wisdom can be stated in two lines:
What is done for you - allow it to be...”
– Khawwas (Essential Sufism)
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