slavoj

the semi-examined life

[slavoj]

Found on The Guardian social reader, at the bottom of an op-ed Slavoj wrote.

[slavoj]

As a humorous tribute to him, a sagan has been defined as a unit of measurement equal to at least four billion, since the smallest number that may be described as billions and billions must be two billion plus two billion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_sagan

[slavoj]

Mickey Spillane: his two fictionally-serialized characters were named Mike Hammer and Tiger Mann. What a dude.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Spillane

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found on http://reddit.com/r/spaceporn

[slavoj]

A classic combination of montage, voice over, nonsensicality/obscurantism, and hair.

Seriously, look at that hair—I would like to begin by pointing out the technical conditions of that hair.

[prodeath]

wtf, community?

that entire episode was just an ad for subway

[slavoj]

the ideology eats at us all.

[slavoj]

This is really, really pretty.

From Wikipedia: 

If the expected number of occurrences in a given interval is λ, then the probability that there are exactly k occurrences (k being a non-negative integer, k = 0, 1, 2, ...) is equal to [the above]

[slavoj]

So you never have to do any thinking or remembering ever again. You're a pure function of the present moment. 

[midcenturia-blog]

Erika Giovanna Klien, Abstraction, 1926. Yale University Art Gallery

[the-cricket-chirps]

Fortunato Depero, Il Ciclista Attraversa la Citta, 1945

[slavoj]

ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?

robot dinosaurs, clearly.

[slavoj]

praise the (burger)

Burger King is prettying itself up for a public outing.

The world's No. 2 hamburger chain, which is in the midst of overhauling its menu and stores, says it expects to be relisted on the New York Stock Exchange within the next three months.

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The overhaul started last year shortly after 3G Capital took the reins of the Miami-based fast food chain and assessed the ailing business from top to bottom. Executives decided to abandon Burger King's outdated strategy of courting young men with calorie-packed monstrosities and instead play to a much broader audience.

Among the items launched Monday were frappes, fruit smoothies, specialty salads and snack wraps. The additions mimic many of the popular rollouts in recent years by McDonald's, which has solidified its position as the nation's No. 1 fast food chain by recasting itself as a hip, healthy place to eat.

What passes for innovation always surprises me.

[nrdc]

“BPA is a toxic chemical that has no place in our food supply. We believe FDA made the wrong call.” - Dr. Sarah Janssen, senior scientist in NRDC’s public health program, responding to the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow bisphenol A (BPA) to remain in food packaging, an action that keeps the hormone-disrupting chemical linked to cancer, obesity and a host of other health problems in the food supply. Read more in this NRDC press release.

How to Avoid BPA:

Don’t use polycarbonate plastics (marked with a #7 PC) for storing food or beverages, especially if you are pregnant, nursing or the food or drink is for an infant or young child.

Avoid canned beverages, foods and soups, especially if pregnant or feeding young children. Choose frozen vegetables and soups and broth that come in glass jars or in aseptic “brick” cartons, as these containers are BPA-free.

Use a BPA-free reusable water bottle, such as an unlined stainless steel bottle.

Don’t allow your dentist to apply dental sealants made from BPA (or BADGE) to either yours or your child’s teeth. Ask your dentist to provide BPA-free treatments.

Read more about Bisphenol A.

Image: NIEHS

[slavoj]

proving two things: 1) everybody uses the same acoustic strumming pattern, no matter how non-strummy the original song is; 2) I need to get sneakers like that

[slavoj]

The statisticians say nobody cares about the economy. Seriously, look at that secular trend.

[mittdoesshakespeare]

The Tempest, Act I, Sc. 2

[slavoj]

I can't stop laughing.