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Thursday, 2 July 2009
quote [ A court ruled Thursday to decriminalize homosexuality in the Indian capital, a groundbreaking decision that could bring more freedom to gays in this deeply conservative country. ]
Thumb is allegedly of John Travolta. NSFW just in case.
[by maryyugo@4:56pmGMT] [+10 Good] [28 comments] |
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Friday, 3 July 2009
quote [ this unassuming middle aged woman has one of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of tragedy and survival to tell. ]
I have known about this crash, but this is the first time I had heard her tell the story.
Surreal and fascinating. [by DesertWanderer] [+5 Interesting] [9 comments] |
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quote [ *****updated 8:12pm july 1, 2009 : 9:43am --- (pushBAK)
NT IS RELEASING SOMETIME ON JULY 3RD (friday EST). ] An update to a previous post from several months back.
[games] [by emmett] [+3 Interesting] [6 comments] |
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quote [ A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. ]
If the house is rockin' don't come knockin'.
[humour] [by incpenners] [+3] [5 comments] |
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Thursday, 2 July 2009
quote [ Diane Keaton was rushed to hospital after hurting herself during a sumo wrestling match. ]
She's not dead. Yet.
[humour] [by sua_sponte] [+3 Funny] [56 comments] |
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quote [ My dog Emma was a bit confused by the fact that she was watching my cat on the computer. At one point she actually goes over to see the cat in her box to make sure she is really there. LOL ]
Made extended the main entry.
[by andyou] [+9 Funny] [21 comments] |
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quote [ A court ruled Thursday to decriminalize homosexuality in the Indian capital, a groundbreaking decision that could bring more freedom to gays in this deeply conservative country. ]
Thumb is allegedly of John Travolta. NSFW just in case.
[by maryyugo] [+10 Good] [28 comments] |
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quote [ "We preserved forest and pasture, and there were 20 acres left for an organic farm, and we also have a large wildflower meadow,” Mr. Nygren said. “We’ve set up the design so 90 percent of the houses back up to one of those natural amenities. We are selling our lots at a premium that’s probably three times what the raw lot is." ]
I've long thought that developers would be very wise to use permanent farms as centerpieces to new housing subdivisions.
[by manoreason] [+10 Interesting] [16 comments] |
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elf sex planetary happy canada day post mostly porn.
[by monkeytooth] [+10 Good] [38 comments] |
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quote [ Where life stories live on. ]
Guys! I've just discovered this amazing website! Now we don't have to post here every time a celebrity, neighbour, or anyone else dies! I know the transition will be hard at first; not being able to have 10+ death posts on the 1st page will be hard for all of us.
[humour] [by blood_hawk] [+5] [41 comments] God bless this new website! |
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Friday, 3 July 2009
quote [ Disdain: I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes. ]
Because the Doc will never die.
[literature] [by sua_sponte] [+8 Good] [6 comments] |
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Thursday, 2 July 2009
quote [ Initial IBM experiments conducted on IBM System p servers achieved an average 18 percent performance improvement on embedded-application benchmarks...it normally takes application developers many months to get their software running at an acceptable level of performance. Milepost GCC can reduce the amount of time it takes to reach that level by a factor of 10. ]
Fancy that, a computer doing the job faster than humans. (Picture not related - robot of the day on robots.net)
[sci&tech] [by TimmoW] [+10 Interesting] [9 comments] |
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quote [ You'll note that the crotch exposure move of many varieties are expected of the fair sex, as opposed to men. ]
Great weirdness hunt, found mutton chop, fuck we. Fav Artists inside me...
[literature] [by tamp] [+9] [19 comments] |
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quote [ Scientists have discovered a remarkable similarity between the genetic faults behind both schizophrenia and manic depression in a breakthrough that is expected to open the way to new treatments for two of the most common mental illnesses, affecting millions of people. Previously doctors had assumed that the two conditions were quite separate. ]
Here's to hoping this leads to work that will change some people's lives.
[sci&tech] [by ring riot] [+9 Interesting] [36 comments] |
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quote [ Eusociality (Greek eu: "good/real" + "social") has certain features:
Reproductive division of labor (with or without sterile castes) Overlapping generations Cooperative care of young ] All this any reading has made me curious about communication/organization and behavior in non-human society. Especially on a smaller scale. Can any of you SEers recommend some good reading/posts/places to dig up more information? I've included what I consider some interesting links below.
[sci&tech] [by lilmookieesquire] [+7 Interesting] [20 comments] |
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quote [ How do students know if a graduate education is worth it or not? What degrees are worth getting, and which are not? How does a student weigh the risks and benefits gain a higher education degree? ]
Endowments are dropping and student debt is skyrocketing. An "education bubble" ready to pop?
[sci&tech] [by Krutz] [+5 Interesting] [98 comments] |
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quote [ After the quantum wells have been tuned, the GaAs solar cell absorbs more of the incoming light than previous devices. The peak efficiency of the new cell is 28.3 per cent when exposed to light 500 times as strong as normal sunlight, a figure that has been confirmed by the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy in Germany. ]
[sci&tech] [by foobar] [+7 Interesting] [17 comments] |
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Wednesday, 1 July 2009
quote [ Yeah it's still bad for you - but see how good it can look! ]
How to make gourmet entrees from Fast Food ingredients.
[art] [by Transfer] [+10 Original] [11 comments] Although by the time you finish making these recipes it can't really be considered fast anymore... |
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quote [ This stunning castle was created by Japanese art student Wataru Itou. It took four years of dedication to bring to fruition. It is complete with electric lights and a working train. The exhibit is called “A Castle On The Ocean” and is on display in Tokyo. ]
WOW!! when you look at the details you can see it took more than just being patient with paper…the design at every angle is beautiful and every part of it is interesting, and it all goes together so well.
[art] [by JOECAM] [+10 Good] [8 comments] CLICK PICTURES TO ENLARGE |
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quote [ Machu Picchu Post is a short 3D film made at Supinfocom Arles in 2008 by Clement Crocq, Margaux Durand-Rival and Nicolas Novali. ]
stuff in the extend3d.
[art] [by vahid] [+6 Good] [6 comments] |