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fuckyeahfizzygood: thedailywhat: How About That of the Day:...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:15:46 -0400

thedailywhat:

How About That of the Day: Still bummed out about that BTTF date turning out to be a fake? This should cheer you right up: Lisa Simpson’s wedding ceremony from the sixth season episode “Lisa’s Wedding” takes place tomorrow.

[randompictures.]

silas216: (via quote-book) My life.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:46 -0400

silas216:

(via quote-book)

My life.

dailyotter: Via I admit it. I just went “Aww”.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:25:03 -0400

dailyotter:

Via

I admit it. I just went “Aww”.

"Anybody who writes a book is an optimist. First of all, they think they’re going to finish it...."

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:38 -0400

“Anybody who writes a book is an optimist. First of all, they think they’re going to finish it. Second, they think somebody’s going to publish it. Third, they think somebody’s going to read it. Fourth, they think somebody’s going to like it. How optimistic is that?”

- Margaret Atwood (via teachingliteracy) (via booklover)

silas216: justbesplendid: overgrown

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:36 -0400

silas216:

justbesplendid:

overgrown

jenn2d2: No, - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:17:29 -0400

jenn2d2:

No, - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?

macbean: frodabaggins: tonysparks: caityeames-: (via...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:04 -0400

macbean:

frodabaggins:

tonysparks:

caityeames-:

(via annetterus)

*grabby hands*

If they’re gonna put him in pants that tight, they ought to save us the trouble of imagining and just have him naked.

… he looks like Pee-Wee Herman….

(via macbean, jayzeroeee)

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:28:53 -0400

(via macbean, jayzeroeee)

comicallyvintage: The thoughts that keep us awake at...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:01:11 -0400

comicallyvintage:

The thoughts that keep us awake at night.

WHO in their RIGHT MIND would EVER want to leave the circus?!

If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:19:13 -0400

If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged:

silas216:

azspot:

In other words, at least 75% of male CS undergraduates had parents who were affluent enough to be able to afford computers at a time when computers were very expensive. Clearly, enrollment in CS is a social product of class privilege, not innate ability. Furthermore, this implies that computer geek prestige is an indicator of class privilege, in addition to being connected to technical proficiency.

A child’s gender modulates how her parents invest in their child’s education, as mentioned earlier. For example, girls, on average, typically receive their first computer at age 19, as opposed to boys at age 15. Note that age 19 is no longer high school, but university, when undergraduates have already chosen their major. If women typically receive their first computer as adults, and boys typically receive their first computer as children, then of course there is going to be a gender gap in CS enrollment.

Computer geek culture generally ignores issues of class privilege and male privilege when it comes to computer access, upholding a ranking system that mistakes the social privileges of affluent white males for inborn geek inclinations.

A point I’ve made to those voices that wane nostalgic over /goodtimes of computing’s yesteryear, and lament over the metamorphosis that they myopically perceive has made computing less accessible.

A child’s gender modulates how her parents invest in their child’s education, as mentioned earlier. For example, girls, on average, typically receive their first computer at age 19, as opposed to boys at age 15.

My parents were awesome. I got my first computer when I was about twelve. And that was in 1983.

comicallyvintage: Ride Em Cowboy - Yippee-e! I don’t...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:31:38 -0400

comicallyvintage:

Ride Em Cowboy - Yippee-e!

I don’t even want to know the setup for this…

Delbert waited with the - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:20:15 -0400

Delbert waited with the - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?

Just This Once - Hacked IRL- Culture Jamming Graffiti

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:11:00 -0400

Just This Once - Hacked IRL- Culture Jamming Graffiti

Bands Seen Since 2002 -- Updated

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:15:53 -0400

Out of boredom - or possibly obsessive-compulsive behaviour - I decided to start keeping a list of bands the partner-in-crime and I have seen live, since his moving here in April, 2002.

(x#) is how many times we’ve seen the band. Bands Kitti saw without me are marked with (kitti). (nine) is shows I saw without him.

1. The Cure (x3)
2. Depeche Mode
3. Idlewild (x2)
4. Placebo
5. Travis
6. Social Distortion (x2)
7. Interpol (x3)
8. Mogwai
9. Billy Idol
10. Good Charlotte
11. Jay-Z
12. Foo Fighters
13. Cruxshadows (x2)
14. Pixies
15. Ladytron
16. Girl in a Coma (x2 for Kitti, 1 for nine)
17. Morrissey
18. Feist
19. Marillion
20. Tegan & Sara (Kitti)
21. Stellastarr (x2)
22. Last Dance
23. Datarock
24. Muse (x2)
25. Loreena McKennett (Nine)
26. Violent Femmes (Kitti)
27. TM Revolution
28. Radiohead
29. Garbage
30. The Decemberists
31. The Bravery
32. Inara George
33. English Beat
34. Bad Manners
35. Spinal Tap: Unwigged & Unplugged (Nine)
36. Band of Horses
37. Manic Street Preachers

Coming soon: Idlewild, twice more!

silas216: rowlikeagirl: fuckyeahowls: overdramatics:thedame:ev...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:15:21 -0400

silas216:

rowlikeagirl:

fuckyeahowls:

overdramatics:thedame:evaheinig:

Rio de Janeiro. Somebody please take me here.

(via macbean, youmaybeoffended)

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:59:32 -0400

(via macbean, youmaybeoffended)

"[In the TARDIS] The Doctor: 1963. Such a good year. Amy: That the year you bought that outfit,..."

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:55:48 -0400

“[In the TARDIS]
The Doctor: 1963. Such a good year.
Amy: That the year you bought that outfit, then?
The Doctor: You know, we can go see the Beatles play in 1963 - but the Ice Age is only a click away on the dial.
Amy: Can I meet John Lennon?
The Doctor: What? Not Ringo? Why doesn’t anybody ever want to meet Ringo?
Amy: There’s no such thing as a sexy drummer.
The Doctor: You know, I’d never considered that. Then again, why would I? 1963. The Beatles first two albums. Sean Connery as James Bond, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Mary Quant, John Steed and Cathy Gale. Right now, out there London is the coolest place not just on Earth, but the whole galaxy.”

- City of the Daleks - The Adventure Game (via createyourownfairytale) (via hellyeahamypond) (via silas216)

silas216: thedailywhat: Sign Of The Times of the Day: The...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:43:01 -0400

silas216:

thedailywhat:

Sign Of The Times of the Day: The trolley signs outside the San Diego Convention Center — where Comic-Con is currently underway — have been translated into Klingon, presumably to avoid the inevitable bloodshed commonly associated with Klingon discrimination lawsuits.

[bwe.]

dailyotter: Via “Eeeeeeeexcellent….”

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:05:08 -0400

dailyotter:

Via

“Eeeeeeeexcellent….”

comicallyvintage: Meteorite goes VVROOOMMM VVROOOMM? It was...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:53:35 -0400

comicallyvintage:

Meteorite goes VVROOOMMM VVROOOMM?

It was the “VVROOOMMM VVROOOMM” that got me, too.