My United States of Whatever

Don’t worry, the puppies are all safely transported in and out of all living ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:27:39 GMT

Don’t worry, the puppies are all safely transported in and out of all living spaces. If your bedroom is a room full of spikes, the Puppy Alarm will not work. Puppies will automatically disappear from your room once you’ve stopped petting them or after 10 minutes, whichever is soonest.

via Invisible Bread - The Best Alarm

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via Drug addict or parent?

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:52:23 GMT

via Drug addict or parent?

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"Woke up this morning and it seemed to me, that every night turns out to be ..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:43:42 GMT

"Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?"

– Modest Mouse

"The problem was you had to keep choosing between one evil or another, and no ..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:39:59 GMT

The problem was you had to keep choosing between one evil or another, and no matter what you chose, they sliced a little bit more off you, until there was nothing left. At the age of 25 most people were finished. A whole god-damned nation of assholes driving automobiles, eating, having babies, doing everything in the worst way possible, like voting for the presidential candidates who reminded them most of themselves. I had no interests. I had no interest in anything. I had no idea how I was going to escape. At least the others had some taste for life. They seemed to understand something that I didn't understand. Maybe I was lacking. It was possible. I often felt inferior. I just wanted to get away from them. But there was no place to go.

Ham on Rye, 1982

–Charles Bukowski

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"Meine Generation besteht nicht aus Faschisten. Einige nur, die zählen nicht, ..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:51:33 GMT

"Meine Generation besteht nicht aus Faschisten. Einige nur, die zählen nicht, weil die auch vom Verfassungsschutz sein könnten und auch kaum ins Gewicht fallen. Aber faschistoid ist sie allemal. Nicht mutig, nicht offen - ganz versteckt, sich mit Vernunft bedeckend, mit Sachzwängen herausredend."

–ad sinistram: Ökonomisierte Generation

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Kleine Schmutzige Geheimnisse - YouTube

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:56:58 GMT

Kleine Schmutzige Geheimnisse - YouTube

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Okay, next one.

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:31:01 GMT

Okay, next one.

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"Dann informierte uns der Pressesprecher der

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:12:03 GMT

"Dann informierte uns der Pressesprecher der Münchner Polizei, und erklärte die bereits heftig kritisierte Aussage seines Kollegen:

„… es kommt in solchen Situationen dazu, dass allgemein sehr viel Alkohol getrunken wurde oder wird, die führt eben dazu, die Situation, dass Männer
eben eher zu Übergriffen neigen in Form eines enthemmten Zustands, und dass Frauen natürlich, wenn sie entsprechend alkoholisiert sind, auch leichter
Opfer von solchen Straftaten werden können.“

(Zu hören in einem Beitrag zur Kampagne von Radio Z)

Danach folgen die üblichen Ratschläge: Frauen müssen selbstbewusst sein, und deutlich “Nein” sagen und nicht so viel trinken etc.
Der sinnvollere Ratschlag:

Vergewaltigt nicht, und wenn ihr euch nach Alkoholgenuss
nicht straffrei aufführen könnt, dann trinkt halt nicht.

fehlt natürlich.

Der klare Begriff der Vergewaltigung wird von der Polizei ausgespart, Begriffe wie “sexueller Übergriff” weitgehend vermieden.

Stattdessen – die Mythen:

Männliche Sexualität ist eine mühsam gezähmte Urgewalt, die leicht “enthemmt” werden kann. (Falsch. Korrekt: Männliche Sexualität ist völlig normal und lustvoll einzusetzen; Vergewaltigungen sind Gewalt-
verbrechen, hinter denen zielgerichtetes, absichtliches und geplantes Handeln steht.)
Alkohol ist bei Männern strafmindernd zu werten. Die Verantwortung des Mannes sinkt in direkter Proportion zur Promillezahl im Blut.
Alkohol ist bei Frauen negativ zu werten. Die Verantwortung der Frau steigt in direkter Proportion zur Promillezahl im Blut.
… Frauen natürlich … Opfer … werden können. Natürlich. Naturally. Naturalmente. Naturellement."

- Nein meint Nein

"Lack of motivation" is a generally misunderstood symptom of depression. It do..."

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:44:11 GMT

"Lack of motivation" is a generally misunderstood symptom of depression. It does not mean that I sit around thinking, "Oh, I'm so depressed; why bother to do shit I don't want to do anyway." It means not that I lack discipline, but that there is a mental disconnect between my conscious mind, which says I want or need to do X, and the part of my brain which actually initiates activity. It prevents me from doing things I would very much like to do, as well as things I need to do, rather than indicating simply a lack of interest in doing things which are not immediately rewarding.

If you want or need to go somewhere, whether somewhere you're eagerly looking forward to going, or somewhere routine, or to the dentist for a root canal which you may be much averse to but have nevertheless decided will leave you better off in the long run, and you get in your car, turn the key in the ignition repeatedly, yet the engine sputters but does not engage, this is not an indication that you don't really want to go anywhere. It's an indication that something is wrong with the equipment you need to transport you there.

I am fully capable of sitting for hours, thinking periodically, "I need to pee," then, "I really need to pee," and eventually, "Damn, I need to pee," before being able to jump start the part of my brain which engages with the task of getting up and walking the ten feet to the bathroom, and initiates the movement which allows me to do that.

The more complex the task, the harder it can be, because a more complex sequence of actions must be, in some sense, imagined and targeted before the actions necessary to bring them about can be initiated. Most people are unaware that this process even takes place, because in a healthy brain, it occurs swiftly and automatically. In my brain, it does not."

–Maud from www.shakesville.com

[Reposted from nerdylicious via sofias]

Argentina JUST PASSED a groundbreaking gender identity bill!!!

Sat, 12 May 2012 08:46:47 GMT

Argentina JUST PASSED a groundbreaking gender identity bill!!!

From now on, people will be able to change the name and gender on their ID without needing psychiatric permission or any body modifications. Furthermore, anyone who does want hormones or surgery will be able to access them for free through the public and private health system.

It was passed unanimously today by the Senate :-D

<3

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" Urheberrecht Mein Rad Ge..."

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:49:12 GMT

Urheberrecht Mein Rad

Geistiges Eigentum ist wie ein Fahrrad - so hat der CDU-Abgeordnete Siegfried Kauder die Acta-Anhörung im Bundestag zusammengefasst. Der Blogger Marcel-André Casasola Merkle hat den Vergleich auf die Spitze getrieben und festgestellt: Stimmt haar-ge-nau!

–Urheberrecht: Mein Rad - Golem.de

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Ich habe nicht angezeigt

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:34:47 GMT

Achtung Triggerwarnung!

"Ich habe nicht angezeigt" ist ein Blog für Menschen, die sexualisierter Gewalt ausgesetzt waren und dies nicht oder noch nicht angezeigt haben.

Finde ich großartig, dass es das gibt.

http://ichhabnichtangezeigt.wordpress.com/ichhabnichtangezeigt/

"We have to create culture, don’t watch TV, don’t read magazines, don’t even l..."

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:12:05 GMT

"We have to create culture, don’t watch TV, don’t read magazines, don’t even listen to NPR. Create your own roadshow. The nexus of space and time where you are now is the most immediate sector of your universe, and if you’re worrying about Michael Jackson or Bill Clinton or somebody else, then you are disempowered, you’re giving it all away to icons, icons which are maintained by an electronic media so that you want to dress like X or have lips like Y. This is shit-brained, this kind of thinking. That is all cultural diversion, and what is real is you and your friends and your associations, your highs, your orgasms, your hopes, your plans, your fears. And we are told ‘no’, we’re unimportant, we’re peripheral. ‘Get a degree, get a job, get a this, get a that.’ And then you’re a player, you don’t want to even play in that game. You want to reclaim your mind and get it out of the hands of the cultural engineers who want to turn you into a half-baked moron consuming all this trash that’s being manufactured out of the bones of a dying world."

–Terence Mckenna

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"It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing ..."

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:59 GMT

"It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it."

–Dale Carnegie

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–fuck yeah, british comedy

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Thu, 10 May 2012 09:57:46 GMT

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via The Secret Cartoon | Savage Chickens - Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug S...

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:54:10 GMT

via The Secret Cartoon | Savage Chickens - Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage

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Graffiti just outside a bank, in Italy

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:18:14 GMT

Graffiti just outside a bank, in Italy

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hurray for vodka!

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:59:18 GMT

hurray for vodka!

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Awesome reaction from the monkey on the left when he watches his buddy get re...

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:15:44 GMT

Awesome reaction from the monkey on the left when he watches his buddy get rewarded with grapes and he is stuck with cucumbers.

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Information Overload 2012-05-06

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:13:11 GMT

Because groups with wildly different perspectives dominate politics, the observation that ninety-nine per cent of Americans are being left behind economically isn’t of much use politically. The ninety-nine per cent is too big a category to be an effective political force.
Nicholas Lemann Evening the Odds

Mozilla Slams CISPA, Breaking Silicon Valley’s Silence On Cybersecurity Bill
Finally someone in the valley speaks out against CISPA.
Sanctions against Syria finding unintended targets
Every time I read about sanctions against a country, they only seem to affect the wrong people.
The Google attack: How I attacked myself using Google Spreadsheets and I ramped up a $1000 bandwidth bill
Very interesting read. In a previous company we started discussing the idea of “financial DoS” using AWS over 2 years ago.
Evening the Odds<brOn inequality in the US.
Roger Penrose Says Physics Is Wrong, From String Theory to Quantum Mechanics
Interesting interview with Roger Penrose. I especially like the part about him and MC Escher.
Bad Boy aus gutem Hause
An obituary for MCA by Der Spiegel (in German).
The Bo scandal: how we got that story
Background info on how journalists uncovered the scandal around Bo Xilai.
When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
If this is true, this is a pretty bad pharmaceutical scandal.
Self-Awareness Matters: Finding Your Filters
This sounds interesting, I may try that out.
Cheap help from Uganda
US security firms in Iraq exploit workers from Uganda and other “third countries”. Unless they are white.

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thenewwomensmovement:

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:28:57 GMT

thenewwomensmovement:

This is incredibly relevant today.

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"kommt das bmvit zum Schluss, dass eine Veröffentlichung der Liste der speiche..."

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:20:17 GMT

"kommt das bmvit zum Schluss, dass eine Veröffentlichung der Liste der speicherpflichtigen Betreiber möglich ist. Dies, da eine Interessensabwägung ergibt, dass das Interesse der Bevölkerung berechtigt und überwiegend ist, zu erfahren, wer die speicherpflichtigen Betreiber sind."

–bmvit - Vorratsdaten: Liste der speicherpflichtigen Betreiber

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Wed, 02 May 2012 14:41:10 GMT

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""Frauenmassaker" in Italien am Pranger - http://t.co/W7YwAWWa"

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:02:09 GMT

""Frauenmassaker" in Italien am Pranger - http://t.co/W7YwAWWa"

–dieStandardat

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Text-Only Instagram

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:54:37 GMT

Text-Only Instagram

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"Americans: That character can't die, it's the main character! BBC: You must b..."

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:53:33 GMT

"Americans: That character can't die, it's the main character!
BBC: You must be new."

[Reposted from Indileen via citizen428]

Weshalb Island in den Nachrichten nicht mehr vorkommt | DZiG.de

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:05:21 GMT

http://www.dzig.de/Weshalb-Island-in-den-Nachrichten-nicht-mehr-vorkommt

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kuri-surprise:

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:09:23 GMT

kuri-surprise:

secondlina:

A comic about the different types of attraction one might feel. I saw these floating around on tumblr. These were originally taken from a website about asexuality. Although, I think people who are not asexual feel these regularly too. There’s all kinds of attractions for all kinds of people. Enjoy.

this is perfect oh my god

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wtfwhiteprivilege:

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:59:01 GMT

wtfwhiteprivilege:

How to Raise Racist Kids
Step One: Don’t talk about race. Don’t point out skin color. Be “color blind.”

Step Two: Actually, that’s it. There is no Step Two.

Congratulations! Your children are well on their way to believing that <insert your ethnicity here> is better than everybody else.

Surprised? So were authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman when they started researching the issue of kids and race for their book NurtureShock. It turns out that a lot of our assumptions about raising our kids to appreciate diversity are entirely wrong

How to Raise Racist Kids (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
-- via Lipstick Feminists

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ex-fucking-actly [via]

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:55:09 GMT

ex-fucking-actly [via]

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«Andreas Kiosk» gehört Andrea «Andreas' Kiosk» gehört Andreas«Andr...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:42:56 GMT

«Andreas Kiosk» gehört Andrea

«Andreas' Kiosk» gehört Andreas

«Andrea's Kiosk» gehört einem Idioten

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