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[shoesandsocks]

[When Vonnegut tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope] Oh, she says, well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don’t know. The moral of the story is, is we’re here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don’t realize, or they don’t care, is we’re dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we’re not supposed to dance at all anymore.

Interview by David Brancaccio, NOW (PBS) (7 October 2005). Kurt Vonnegut - Wikiquote

I hope this is accurate.

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Errands are a point of view.

[rmcentyre]

Greatness awaits!

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[schneiltzle]

Dice Shaming

[rmcentyre]

Choice quotes:

- (right out of the gate) MotherFUCKER I am sold this music is who did this who kept this hidden from me. - (Vader) Okay this guy has a badass voice and NO TIME FOR YOUR SHIT. I like him already. - These robots feel like a classic comedy duo. I'm impressed that it works so well even though one of them doesn't talk. or have conventional body language. - HAHAHA "no. I don't like you either." "sad sound" - Obie Wan, master of the hard sell. Be a space wizard, Luke! - Space DARK WIZARD. LOVE IT. He's got no time for your lack of faith.

...AND ON IT GOES. Lovely.

[rmcentyre]

IKEA is a fully immersive, 3D environmental adventure that allows you to role-play the character of someone who gives a shit about home furnishings. In traversing IKEA, you will experience a meticulously detailed alternate reality filled with garish colors, clear-lacquered birch veneer, and a host of NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS (NPCs) with the glazed looks of the recently anesthetized.

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(via chainsawsuit - internet humor, fresh-cut » the slope and how to slip it)

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Having taken a science fiction and philosophy course in college, I'm familiar with the Fermi Paradox, but this considers a number of other explanations that I don't remember hearing before.

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I knew bits and pieces of this, but not the entire story. I'd prefer more detail here, particularly around which shots in the Star Wars series are inspired by Kurosawa and others.

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The Flinching Generation

[merlin]

All of a sudden, I felt my skull start to split right down the middle. I put my hand up, and there was literally blood there.

New Parenting Study Released : The New Yorker

Gold.

(via merlin)

[rmcentyre]

The Libertarian Police Department

Tom O'Donnell imagines how the police would function in a totally libertarian society.

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(via chainsawsuit - internet humor, fresh-cut » a nuanced issue) "responsible nuke enthusiasts"

[everythinginthesky]

[epyon]

But I basically see my job as it was laid down all those years ago—the molding of a responsible black man. That was my parents mission, and it was dutifully enforced by my Pops. I think back on it now, and would say that between the ages of eight and seventeen, I really didn’t like my Dad much. I respected the hell out of him. Loved the hell of out him. Thought he was the most honorable, most fair man I’d ever known. I was also intensely afraid (well into my 20s) that I would not live up to his example. But like him? No, I didn’t much like him. If you asked him, I think he’d say that this was done by design. His guiding emotion was a fear that one of his seven kids would end up in jail, get killed over some dumb-shit, or be out on the corner. Childhood, in my house at least, wasn’t a respite before the real work of adulthood, it was practice for adulthood. It’s a little sad, because I see me and my son entering into that same place. I think he may like me more than I liked my Dad. But I won’t be to him, what his mother is to him. That isn’t our relationship. We have another eight years together. There’s a lot to learn, and some unavoidable portion of it will hurt. What gives me some hope is that I’ve retained my respect for my Dad, I like him a great deal now. He’s one of my best friends, and my ultimate mentor. God willing, me and the boy will get to that same place.

Earning The Temporary Hatred Of Your Children - Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic (via epyon)

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Geekdom is not defined by historical entry points or even shared experiences. A geek must possess just two things: knowledge and enthusiasm.

My fellow geeks, I implore you: remember to be a guide, not a gatekeeper.

[rmcentyre]

You should have read this by now. If you haven't, well, no time like the present.