January 2012
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More Politicians Withdraw Support of PIPA and SOPA
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More politicians have retracted their support of either or both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) since Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) and Rep. Lee Terry (R-NB), two co-sponsors of SOPA, did so yesterday and today.
Talking Points Memo reports that Senator John Boozman (R-AK), an original cosponsor of the bill, has also withdrawn support for PIPA, posting a...
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Since 2009, at least two vegans have been rejected...
mentalflossr:
(One in Colorado and one in Tennessee.)
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A snob is anybody who takes a small part of you and uses it to come to a...
– Alain de Botton on false standards and reclaiming the metrics of success. (via curiositycounts)
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10 IMPRESSIVE PEOPLE WHO EDUCATED THEMSELVES WITH... →
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I am not a hacker.
stryker:
But in my recent research, I’ve talked with a lot of them. Not just the “lololol we r legion” kind either. The real deal. Guys who now work for McAfee or run their own security contracting firms. When I asked them about whether further government restrictions on internet behavior, like SOPA and PROTECT IP, would limit piracy, their response was unanimous:
“Fucking LOL.”
Clever pirates...
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Please Read and Share →
hufflepug:
bitchesguidetoetiquette:
This is a tumblr called “Forbidden Shares.” If you’ve ever tagged anything “don’t reblog,” chances are they will eventually reblog that post, if they haven’t done so already. They claim that they don’t mean to offend, but I personally find the idea of reblogging something that the OP explicitly asked not to reblog very offensive. Their ask is not enabled, so...
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13 Simpsons jokes that actually came true →
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mental_floss on tumblr: Things Way More Disgusting... →
discoverynews:
mentalflossr:
Unlike the sheets, hotels and motels do not change or launder the bedspreads on a daily basis. And if you don’t think there are various bodily fluids lingering in those coverings, let us remind you that when the bedspread from an internationally rated five-star hotel was introduced as evidence in…
#2 Purse Bottoms!
Nothing will convince me that public toilet...
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We accept all girls in kindergarten through 12th grade as members. If a child...
– Rachelle Trujillo, vice president for communications of the Colorado Girl Scouts, responding to a story about a transgender girl who was allowed to join the Brownies.
Coloradans are mad cool, I’m just saying.
(via scarlettshazam)
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Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they...
– Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
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Any Breaking Bad fans? →
Giancarlo Esposito will be answering questions in a Reddit AMA, starting at 2:30. (The thread is already huge!)
(image credit)
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