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View Article  Good sticker fun
Just print the PDF version onto full-sheet sticker paper, then cut out disclaimers and apply to books. Give some to your kids to take to school. Leave some next to the appropriate books at your local bookstore. And for extra good fun, sticker your friends' books when they're not looking.

In case you're curious, wording for the top left disclaimer is taken verbatim from the sticker (view) designed by Georgia's Cobb County School District ("A community with a passion for learning" is their motto). Really! Their school board actually plagiarized Alabama's evolution disclaimer (view). The other disclaimers are my variants that explore the real the motivations of the delusional, anti-science folks who tend to migrate to positions of power on school boards across the country. My naive hope is that the above stickers might deter other school districts from using disclaimers to shield children from developing a science-based view of reality. It's at least worth a try. More

View Article  Principles of Fun
Nice animation outlining, maybe, unsurprisingly, the principles of fun.
View Article  Stunning Pics
If you can stand the 60k shock, it'll save you money in lighting bills.


More at National Geographic
View Article  Random thoughts from 25-35 year olds

- I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
 
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves
me.
 
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.
 
-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to
have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
 
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're
going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to
be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the
direction from which you came, you have to first do something like
check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to
yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're
crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
 
-That's enough, Nickelback.
 
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

Full List :http://www.ruminations.com/site/index.php?sort=mostgourmet&range=0
From : http://melon.posterous.com/random-thoughts-from-25-35-year-olds
View Article  Females On Film
Interesting article about how women are portrayed in films

Excerpt:
cli⋅ché
1. a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
2. (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.
3. anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.

There's not much that's more irksome than clichés -- the flesh-eating fungus of Hollywood, the virus that makes Tinseltown's already rampant repetition all the more tiresome. They're completely trite and overused, but the cinematic machine clings to them like they're energy-giving oil.

More here
View Article  Cake Fails
There's a moment at every event where you say, no. No thank you. No. Put the cake away. This is a collection of these moments...
The Rickroll cake is a must.
View Article  Divito Joins Twitter
Oh yes, the big little man has joined the throng

View Article  Do mosquitoes prefer certain blood types? Plus: Do tall men get more skin cancer?

Dear Cecil:

Do mosquitoes favor certain blood types over others? I have noticed while out working that mosquitoes love me while my brother never gets bit. Why is my blood so tasty?

View Article  Nice
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