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javeliner: think about the concept of a library. that’s one thing that humanity didn’t fuck up. we...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:46:11 -0500

think about the concept of a library. that’s one thing that humanity didn’t fuck up. we did a good thing when we made libraries

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:22 -0500

thebluetimebox: has this been done

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:10 -0500

thebluetimebox:

has this been done

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:27:13 -0500

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:26:02 -0500

vintageanchorbooks: “To me, being an intellectual doesn’t mean...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:23:14 -0500

vintageanchorbooks:

“To me, being an intellectual doesn’t mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.”
―Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe was buried today in his hometown in Nigeria.

aauw: beanips: Here are some empowering quotes from several...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:00 -0500

aauw:

beanips:

Here are some empowering quotes from several very strong female celebrities.

<3

Ok, I have things to say about this.

1.) Kristen Stewart is so eloquent, guys. Like, SO eloquent.

2.) I like most of these women. It’s wonderful that they are all pro-women and these quotes are all lovely. (Except maybe K-Stew’s. Hers is just okay, which is okay, and even if it wasn’t okay it would be okay, you know? Okay.)

3.) HILLARY CLINTON IS NOT JUST A “CELEBRITY”. SHE IS THE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE.

Lumping her into a group of “very strong female celebrities” with Kristen Stewart (goddess of vampire drivel), Zooey Deschanel (famous for being adorable/having bangs), and all of those other entertainers seems incorrect to me. Just saying.

thespacegoat: Courses:CourseraEDXUdacityUniversity of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:00 -0500

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

Oh, In Style… Are you really suggesting that non-bride...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:26:18 -0500

Oh, In Style… Are you really suggesting that non-bride women wear white to a wedding? Call me traditional, but that’s just rude.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 17:47:21 -0500

"The millennials are the people who’ve inherited the hangover from the baby boomers’ party: a warming..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:05:20 -0500

“The millennials are the people who’ve inherited the hangover from the baby boomers’ party: a warming planet, a dysfunctional global financial system that rewards the rich and screws the poor, a polarized political class that’s moved so far to the right that a centrist like Barack Obama can be described with a straight face as “a socialist.” Millennials may be “narcissistic, materialistic and addicted to technology,” as Stein alleges early in his article; they’re also drowning in college debt, slaves to an internship “system” that demands ever-increasing work for no pay, and entrants into a job market that’s replaced employment rights with the “flexibility” of never being able to afford health insurance.”

- Why Time’s Millennials Cover Story Says More About Joel Stein Than It Does About Millennials

(via iaccidentallythepatriarchy)

I’m just in love with the phrase “hangover from the baby boomers’ party.” Can that be an official thing now?

(via lilyandrosemary)

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Sun, 12 May 2013 13:04:28 -0500

hellogiggles: Don’t let anyone knock you down, y’all!

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:04:05 -0500

hellogiggles:

Don’t let anyone knock you down, y’all!

Healthy snacks are essential for successful studying....

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:57:01 -0500

Healthy snacks are essential for successful studying. @sophiempierce #finals #college #asparagus #wtf

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:36:52 -0500

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University (via algenubi)

"There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognize it,..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:17:06 -0500

“There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognize it, you smile to it, and you invite something nicer to come up and replace it; you read some inspiring words, you listen to a piece of beautiful music, you go somewhere in nature, or you do some walking meditation.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

(via sun-hawk)

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Wed, 08 May 2013 21:09:34 -0500

"I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice."

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:47:34 -0500

““I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice.””

- J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (via georgiangentility)

bonapartist: so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:38:29 -0500

bonapartist:

so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and

aseaofquotes: Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:31:41 -0500

aseaofquotes:

Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden