January 2010
“В капиталистическом мире человек эксплуатирует человека, а в социалистическом —...”
– Армянское радио — Википедия
“The fascinating question now is whether Afghanistan is beginning to do the same...”
– BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: Kabul: City Number One - Part 7
“ps: it goes without saying that this bet won’t resonate with those who champion...”
– Apple’s iPad reflects their bet on the future of personal computing
What’s wrong with “the middle way”?
I do like some things Apple do and the way they address usability, but as a still thinking person, I am not really keen on someone chewing food for me. People are stupid enough...
A Smart Kid - Porcupine Tree →
Today’s waking song. This time it must have been stuck in my head after hearing on my last.fm station random play.
Fits with the snow outside.
Heavy Metal Gangs of Wadeye →
darrenf:
25 minute documentary about indigenous Australian gang allegiances to Slayer, Judas Priest, etc(!)
“In God we lost”. This is some material for anthropologists for sure.
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For Heaven's Sake - 16 Horsepower →
All my love it’s madness..Freely given to you, folks, with gladness..
Touched - VAST →
Unit Conversion Online →
All sorts of conversions in one spot.
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“My understanding is that in France among the relatively few burka or niqab...”
– BBC - Gavin Hewitt’s Europe: France stirs burka debate
”.. by her faith”. Exactly. If she decided to read the Quran in a slightly different way, she might believe something else. That’s the problem with religion - those books people read are contradictory enough to even...
TKK - Universal Luxury
My reply to...
Read Print: Free Online Books →
buffleheadcabin:
WARNING — The surgeon general reports that having these many free books at your disposal can be highly addictive.
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“In 1951, at the age of 30, Henrietta Lacks, the descendant of freed slaves, was...”
– Excerpt From The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Oprah.com
Internet 2009 in numbers | Royal Pingdom →
“If doctors have negative feelings toward patients, they’re more...”
– The surprising reason why being overweight isn’t healthy - CNN.com
Here’s a guessing game for the musically...
“You have to really know yourself before you know other people”
– Red Cross Red Crescent - Haiti: Joe, the boy from nowhere
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Kate Bush - Rocket's Tail →
“Given his political and theological views, we can expect the the Christianised...”
– Mel Gibson and the Vikings | Andrew Brown
Browse vintage LIFE magazines →
(via bmdesign)
Most European males 'descended from farmers' →
