January 2012
172 posts
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Recording of my interview this morning on BBC...
This is the best paper title, possibly ever. →
/via sneakystratus.
*snigger*
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“Set against this backdrop, the grand illusion becomes all too clear: convince...”
– The whole of this Alex Andreou post on the benefit cap is worth reading, but this quote in particular nails it.
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WatchA fly-through of 120,000 galaxies, based on data from the 6df Galaxy Survey. Read the video description and comments from ICRAR for more details.
HT: jtotheizzoe.
Fact of the Day
et-in-arcadia-ego:
At the height of his power, Pablo Escabar’s drug cartel was spending $2,500 a month on rubber-bands to tie together all the stacks of money that they had.
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Wow.
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1734 Account of Greenland Sea Monster Turns Out To... →
Can’t argue with a headline like that, can you?
Via jtotheizzoe:
This:
is actually this:
(via scicurious)
“The most boring question one can ask of any religion is whether or not it is...”
– John Crace parodies Alain de Botton’s Religion for Atheists. The whole thing is a joy.
“Distributive justice is concerned with apportioning proportionately to each...”
– I’ll say. From Thomas Aquinas: A Very Short Introduction, by Fergus Kerr, p.91.
“It’s well known that America’s dependence on foreign oil forces us to partner...”
– Canadian tar sands: Is our neighbor to the north becoming a jingoistic petro-state? - Slate Magazine
“I’ve come to the conclusion, reluctantly, that I am going to die. So...”
– Leonard Cohen, when asked at a recent press conference whether he had “come to terms with death”.
“Writing for adults often means just increasing the swearing – but find an...”
– Steven Moffat on why he’s happy writing pre-watershed.
“Note: Do not play this piece fast. It is never right to play...”
– Scott Joplin. Instruction on a number of his pieces. Perhaps the most ignored musical instruction in history…?
