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I'm just having one of those days

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:21:06 -0500

where you’re sick and tired of assholes calling you Tim NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU TELL THEM THAT’S NOT YOUR NAME

"Sen. Vitter is claiming that his amendment is only aimed at preventing those convicted of violent..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:48:31 -0500

“Sen. Vitter is claiming that his amendment is only aimed at preventing those convicted of violent crimes from obtaining benefits, apparently under the logic that stripping them of what may be their only form of income assistance will lead to less violence.”

- Senate Accepts Bipartisan Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits

Using Python to see how the Times writes about men and women HT @jacremes

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:41:30 -0500

dhpoco:

“Do men and women come up in different contexts in the newspaper? One quick way to answer that question is to compare the words in sentences that discuss women with the words in sentences that discuss men. Here’s an example of how to do this sort of analysis using Python.” blog post by Neal Caren. Read the full blog post here.

About 54 percent of graduate students report feeling so depressed they have “a hard time functioning,” as opposed to ten percent of the general population.

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:32:26 -0500

About 54 percent of graduate students report feeling so depressed they have “a hard time functioning,” as opposed to ten percent of the general population.:

farmerinthedelll:

glitter—pants:

54% seems kinda low?

Conferences

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:37:32 -0500

You skip town :D

Then all of your co-workers follow you :(

On money or fame

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:38:11 -0500

dearcoquette:

I was given the “money or fame” question and I answered “money” in a heartbeat. My friends were a little surprised, and gave me this lecture about how money can’t buy happiness. Am I greedy? Or just a shy person who wants to buy a hover car in the future? Is there *really* no answer to that question, or is there one?

Your friends are idiots. Not only can money buy happiness, but anyone who wishes for fame is a fucking asshole.

Your friends: Money can’t buy happiness.

You: But it can buy fame!

dhpoco: Crowdsourcing, unconscious prejudice and the Boston...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:18:55 -0500

dhpoco:

Crowdsourcing, unconscious prejudice and the Boston Bombing

ANNOYING THINGS DOCUMENTARIES DO

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:44:24 -0500

Let’s produce a documentary about an urban problem in an African nation and then open with a bunch of pictures of the countryside!

tonybreed: Stevie said “how come nobody draws mermaids and...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:29:19 -0500

tonybreed:

Stevie said “how come nobody draws mermaids and mermen the other way ‘round?” and I said “oh someone was doing that but I forget who” and he said “well you’re an artist, why don’t you draw it?” SO HERE’S YOUR MAN-FISH, STEVIE.

The Restaurant Industry Puts Your Health In Danger For Dollars

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:21:50 -0500

The Restaurant Industry Puts Your Health In Danger For Dollars:

I like how the CDC has a study about this which basically says “If it were easier for food-workers to get time off when they were sick, then they probably wouldn’t work while sick.” Excellent sleuthing, CDC.

People really need to stop using “+” when they mean “and”

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:09:14 -0500

and before you get on my case for being a pedantic ass, just try grading math exams and say it again.

dhpoco: Race privilege in asking...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:35:22 -0500

dhpoco:

Race privilege in asking questions

via thisiswhiteprivilege: Did we reblog this? Fuck it. Anyway yeah

Drone Interactive

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:53:04 -0500

Drone Interactive:

dhpoco:

“Out of Site, Out of Mind,” a visualization of drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004 (h/t @georgeonline)

We started growing sprouts…

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:49 -0500

…and I stuck some mustard seeds (from the grocery store) in one of our sprouting jars to see whether they were viable. They had such a low germination rate, that this gradually turned into keeping a terrarium full of tiny mustard plants, and I’m not sure I’m even interested in eating them anymore.

I really think it would be better if we only used the word “pure” for things it applied...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:21:03 -0500

I really think it would be better if we only used the word “pure” for things it applied to (like water and metals) and stopped using where it doesn’t apply (i.e., when talking about people and ideals).

tonybreed: choochoobear: “They at least share the blame,...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:31:26 -0500

tonybreed:

choochoobear:

“They at least share the blame, right? I mean, if the four year old didn’t want to be murdered, she shouldn’t have been walking down that street at that time.”

Randy nails it.

somewhere different: If you could reblog this to your followers, I'd be immensely grateful, because I'm in a bit of a bind.

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:06:08 -0500

somewhere different: If you could reblog this to your followers, I'd be immensely grateful, because I'm in a bit of a bind.:

intrikate88:

Basically, my life for the past year and a half has been a series of unfortunate events. I was unemployed, racked up medical bills during that time, used my (untaxed against my explicit request) unemployment and all my savings to keep a roof over my head, racked up credit card debt to pay for daily expenses, am now paying back a loan to cover that credit card balance, have no leftover money from bills and am putting MORE on the credit card (hate myself!) and am living paycheck-to-paycheck. It’s a super-nasty cycle.

Except now it’s tax time, and because of the editing contractor gig I took, and the untaxed unemployment benefits, I owe the IRS ~$900. And there is no way I have that money.

Since I just turned down two porn gigs from Craigslist (I’m flattered by their interest in returning my emails though!) I am trying to go in other options.

SO: I am offering professional services. I am a freelance writer and an editor of technical journals; I have worked with the foremost journals in their respective fields (Arthritis & Rheumatism, Environmental Science & Technology, and Essex Human Rights Review, as well as starting a successful lifestyle magazine for creative professionals) and have thus edited and rewritten a lot of very technical or legal manuscripts, especially by authors who are not native English speakers. Some of the manuscripts I have edited extensively have been featured in the New York Times.

I can offer:

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I Drink to Our Demolished House, Natasha and her feelings on owing debts and having red in her ledger. (Avengers)

From the Top of the Apple Tree, a look at Rumpelstiltskin and Milah and exploring Milah as a character who was so very disappointed in the spinner she married. (Once Upon a Time)

[Untitled], Madame Lebedeva, and how she got her magic and became the femme powerhouse she did. Guest appearances by Natasha Romanova and the Winter Soldier. (Catherynne Valente’s Deathless)

Heroes for Hire (title probably changing), Belle, Mulan, and Philip open up a detective/hero-ing agency in the enchanted forest to help people with weird and magical problems (while trying to find information for their own personal quests along the way- and Mulan’s personal quest might be finding that awesome girl Philip keeps describing and marrying Aurora herself.) Multi-chapter. (Once Upon a Time)

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yosimar: Please take a minute to reblog and donate...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:55:13 -0500

yosimar:

Please take a minute to reblog and donate <3

diadelasvivas:

GAY BASHING OF QUEER LATINO

At about 3 on March 10, 2013 in Davis, California my girlfriend’s brother-31 year old Mikey Partida- was violently attacked and beaten to near death. Mikey had forgotten his keys at his cousins apartment and was on his way back when a man began kicking and beating him while yelling homophobic slurs. Mikey has suffered from a fractured skull, bleeding on his brain, multiple fractured bones in his face and a laceration to his head that left a pool of blood on the lawn where he was beaten. The bruising and swelling around his eyes is so bad he still has not been able to open them. He also has a cut under one eye that went all the way though the lid. The trauma to his ear is so severe it caused his ear to swell three times it’s normal size and had to be lanced to release the pressure.

A note from his mother:

Thank you everyone for your wishes and prayers. This was my kind and gentle son. Anyone that knows him knows that this act was akin to pulling the wings off a butterfly.

While the immediate challenges posed by the severity of his physical injuries are clear, the long-term impacts of PTSD are not. Consequently, we are in the process of seeking legal representation to secure every possible resource and support necessary to facilitate his recovery and healing.

I have since learned that in addition to a pre-existing history of violence, his attacker will have no trouble securing very good legal help. While I know it is difficult for him to accept monetary assistance (he has worked since he was ten) we are asking for contributions to ensure that this tragic and senseless, animalistic act, is immediately redressed.

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if you have any questions regarding this situation or your donation, feel free to email me at eyadesigns@gmail.com

Thank you.

juliosalgado83: Just one of the things cismen can start doing...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:05:17 -0600

juliosalgado83:

Just one of the things cismen can start doing to really celebrate our sisters.

What does it mean...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:14:17 -0600

that I saw the first 5 minutes of this movie and immediately thought “oh, hey, that guy was in the book I read last week”?