January 2010
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what do you guys think we should call the tumblr...
meaghano:
i am hungover and want to die and don’t know my words.
I’m super excited that I was the person who suggested the name they ended up using, Tumblr Reads. I hope to be able to make it on the 19th and so should you.
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
– Ernest Hemingway (via mattdowney)
Language deprivation experiments →
Language deprivation experiments have been attempted several times through history, isolating infants from the normal use of spoken or signed language in an attempt to discover the fundamental character of human nature or the origins of language.
One of those things I’ve thought about since I was a kid, but didn’t ever know the name for. Apparently, it’s been tried a few...
The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.
– The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (via hivelessmind)
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It's Complicated
theidiotking:
Some people are in relationships that contain a fair amount of gray area. They fight, they break up, they make up, they get back together, only to repeat the exact sequence a week later. They’re confused, they’re clouded by hormones and emotions, and of course, hormotions, which are hormonal emotions.
These couples argue loudly at gatherings, speak in muted, hushed tones to each...
The more you know, the more you realise that you know nothing.
– Socrates
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Trying really hard
Juno: You're like... the coolest person I've ever met and you don't even have to try.
Paulie: I try really hard actually.
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Of course I believe that solipsism is the correct philosophy, but that’s...
– Melvin Fitting
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Everything Happens…
Penny: But, you know... everything happens.
Dr. Horrible: Don't say "for a reason".
Penny: No, I'm just saying that everything happens.
Dr. Horrible: Not to me.
Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have...
– Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Don't Be A Hero →
By all means, love what you do. Work hard. Get involved. But recognize when your level of involvement is actually doing harm. If you’re playing the hero, or if you have a hero on your team, it’s probably time for a serious talk with your coworkers and manager.
Alex Payne’s carefully reasoned argument against the heroic all-nighter-pulling employee and their toxicity in teams.
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gregbiche asked: will you go to prom with me?
gregbiche asked: Dear Matt,
why is it, that, when i "geotag" an image on flickr, it almost always names the location/neighborhood something totally bogus? "Middle City East, Philadelphia" "Barclay Square, Lansdowne"
why is it, that, when i "geotag" an image on flickr, it almost always names the location/neighborhood something totally bogus? "Middle City East, Philadelphia" "Barclay Square, Lansdowne"
Ask me anything. →
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