February 2012
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Piracy Wars: Grooveshark's Looming Shutdown and...
By John Paul Titlow / February 21, 2012 3:50 PM
Online music piracy has been an issue for well over a decade, but things have gotten much more interesting in the last few months. The shutdown of Megaupload was more or less the opening shot in the latest phase of the ongoing war over online piracy. Even before Kim Dotcom was carried away in handcuffs, things were already getting dramatic...
Nintendo Direct to the point
tinycartridge:
If you couldn’t convince yourself to wake up early to catch the Nintendo Direct presentations this morning, or if you didn’t have the time and patience to watch them all, don’t worry, we’ve collected all the vital info for you here.
We’ll post more media from the presentations throughout the day, so as usual, keep an eye on the site.
Critically acclaimed Wii RPG The Last...
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“How can someone else’s marriage be against your religion? That’s like being...”
– [via FibonacciSequins] (via lgbtlaughs)
“The triumphs of science are due to the substitution of observation and inference...”
– ‘The impact of science on society’ by Bertrand Russell, p.89.
And a few page above Russell write:
I am constantly asked: What can you, with your cold rationalism, offer to the seeker after salvation that is comparable to the cozy homelike comfort of a fenced-in dogmatic creed?
To this the...
January 2012
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ideasandopinions:
Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism
Racial issues are often uncomfortable to discuss and rife with stress and controversy. Many ideas have been advanced to address this sore spot in the American psyche. Currently, the most pervasive approach is known as colorblindness. Colorblindness is the racial ideology that posits the best way to end discrimination is by treating...
superash:
*attends to social life*
*gets bored of “socialising”*
*realises that’s why he prefers to be alone*
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Regret
I get depressed because I regret things that I do.
I become insecure and scared.
Then I think of killing myself.
So I build up the courage to go through with it.
But then I think to myself, I’m not afraid of death anymore, therefore I can do anything.
And so I begin to do things that I later regret.
Procrastination is my deadliest sin.
“When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels....”
– Joseph Heller, Catch 22 (via nevver)
