February 2012
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SharePoint
Ugh, why?
Concept of God in Islam →
I don’t talk about God and religion much. I’ve got my opinions which may be different than yours, and that’s cool. I’m not a huge fan of proselytizing but I do enjoy hearing people’s thoughts on the subject — perspective and all that. This morning I stumbled across the linked blog post and liked how the author conveyed his point of view.
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Black Hole Eats Asteroids, Burps Out X-Rays →
The article says:
Researchers now suggest that tens of trillions of asteroids and comets, stolen from their parent stars, might float around the black hole. If a 12-mile-wide (or larger) asteroid should get within 100 million miles of the black hole, tidal forces would rip it to shreds. These fragments would then fall in and be vaporized by friction as they encounter the gas and dust...
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January 2012
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Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain,... →
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Tweets from the President are signed -BO.
– Politics aside, I’m happy this is a thing.
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The Salmon of Doubt
A collection of articles, interviews, short stories, and speeches by and about Douglas Adams. Good stuff. The title comes from an unfinished Dirk Gently novel Adams was working on at the time of his death, the first ten chapters of which are included in this recording.
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I can imagine Newton sitting down and working out his laws of motion and...
– Is There an Artificial God?. Douglas Adams’ speech at Digital Biota 2 Cambridge U.K., September 1998
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Incidentally, am I alone in finding the expression “it turns out” to...
– Douglas Adams, The Independent on Sunday, December 1999.
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Protip
tj:
phyllis-stein:
If, like me, you’re actually a little irrationally afraid of Tumblr’s Missing E threats but don’t want to stop using Missing E, you don’t have to check their stupid box and assent to their ridiculousness. Just click “Uninstall” and “Done” and the warning goes away. It’ll come back after a little while, but you can keep doing that until Tumblr realizes how much they’re...
December 2011
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take a look at this scale of the universe - feel... →
9:00 PM Dec 24 (Sat) [PST]
I guess I should go finish my Christmas shopping…
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A Xmas Story →
misfitwashere:
He came down the back drive just before midnight on Christmas Eve. I was out in the shop, about to call it a night when I heard the unmistakable sound of a Volkswagen running on three cylinders. Bad valve. more…
Still one of my favorite Christmas stories.
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Time Bonus: 100,000 points
Level IKEA completed in 4:47!
2x Shortcut Bonus!
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