February 2011
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I used to go out with a Philipina so now I eat rice with my hands for breakfast.
Which Dangerous Toxins Are in Your Pot? →
motherjones:
Your weed might be gnarlier than you think. So what’s an eco-conscious stoner to do?
January 2011
“If you eat meat or dairy, you indirectly consume alfalfa. It is a leading source...”
– Barry Estabrook (via sustainablesam)
Taco Bell’s Beef Problem: Convenience and the... →
Over the past week, the fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell was sued for claiming that the taco mixture used in their products was actually beef. According to USDA standards, a beef mixture served by businesses must contain at least 40% beef in ordered to be labeled as such, and the lawsuit alleges (with some evidence) that their taco mixture only contains 36% beef, not the 88% beef that they...
“NICE TRIM MISSUS.”
“I have a feeling that fulfilling my potential would really cut into my sitting...”
– Maria Bamford (via vesperdomino-)
Fuck Yeah, Developmental Biology: Sex... →
fuckyeahdevelopmentalbiology:
Two forms of sex determination
i. Environmental (Temperature) dependent sex determination (ESD)
The temperature at which the embryo is developed determines the sex of the adult
Common in reptiles, for example in sea turtles low temperatures tend to result in males (<28°C),…
“I won’t use the term euthanized, [which] implies a humane death, and I can...”
– CBC News - Consumer Life - Mass sled dog killing probed in B.C.
“Why is it that CBS needs Assange to explain the basics of journalism to them?”
– Dave Winer (via soupsoup)
“Dirty Projectors
People who like way too many toppings on their pizza.”
– Stereotyping people by their favourite ‘indie’ bands. « Meaningful Antics
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“The CRTC’s mandate is to ensure that both the broadcasting and...”
– CRTC’s role in regulating broadcasting and telecommunications systems | CRTC
“Religion does three things quite effectively: Divides people, Controls people,...”
– Carlespie Mary Alice Mckinney (via ageofreason)
musicalrenditions:
Cake - Never There
9-11-2001:
Sufjan Stevens - I Walked
4 Reasons Why Egypt's Revolution Is Not Islamic -... →
“I am exhausted. I have spent all week trying to brainwash small children into...”
– Johann Hari: Why is it wrong to protect gay children? - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent
“Mr. Huskins, who runs the business with his father, said only the scale of the...”
– Thieves make off with 550 kilograms of lobsters - The Globe and Mail
The guy who started www.hcwdb.com should come to Newfoundland and have his mind blown.
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“The likely winner of a genuinely free Egyptian election, according to most...”
– I merely suggested you RTFA, because doing so may have led you to correct yourself. You find that insulting? I guess telling you to grow up would be absolutely devastating.
Gwynne Dyer decided that. He wrote this opinion piece. RTFA?
(via turkeyjaws)
I said ‘correct me?’, not ‘insult me.’
...
“The likely winner of a genuinely free Egyptian election, according to most...”
– The Egyptian revolution? (via turkeyjaws)
I take issue with the line “not particularly radical as Islamists go.” I don’t know who decided that.
Gwynne Dyer decided that. He wrote this opinion piece. RTFA?
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“The likely winner of a genuinely free Egyptian election, according to most...”
– The Egyptian revolution? -By Gwynne Dyer
“The two-seater will make do with less than one liter of diesel per 100...”
– Volkswagen will produce at least 100 of the 261 mpg car
theyoungvictoria:
The Healer - Erykah Badu
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“I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and...”
– Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (via defectivetypewriter, lastchatwithphontaine) (via pinkpanthers)
BBC News - Inuit's risky mussel harvest under sea... →
Although very few statistics exists, there is anecdotal evidence that travel in the arctic - by snowmobile especially - has becoming more hazardous as sea ice is thinner year by year. As a result, dog sledding - in decline for years - is making a comeback. “Dogs are more reliable in the unpredictable weather,” says Human Planet director Nicolas Brown. “They can always find...
Watchbut I won’t let how I sincerely feel dear stand in my way cause there’s no love lost that I can’t find again, my dear friend
turkeyjaws:
Menomena-Weird
fucking love this