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.
Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via mattdowney)
Jan 24th
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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...
Jan 24th
Jan 22nd
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“The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.”
– The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (via hivelessmind)
Jan 20th
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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...
Jan 18th
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“The more you know, the more you realise that you know nothing.”
– Socrates
Jan 18th
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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.
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
“Of course I believe that solipsism is the correct philosophy, but that’s...”
– Melvin Fitting
Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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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.
Jan 12th
“Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have...”
– Henri Cartier-Bresson
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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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.
Jan 10th
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Jan 8th
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gregbiche asked: will you go to prom with me?
Jan 7th
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"
Jan 7th
Ask me anything. →
Jan 7th
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Listen“Taxi Cab” is the second single from Vampire...
Jan 4th
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Jan 1st
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