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Just kind of a fun, nerdy, yet instructive math lesson that will help you understand panicky news headlines a little better, and whether or not you should actually be panicking:
[Arithmetic, Population and Energy – 1 – a talk by Al Bartlett] (Viewer #96,542)
That was just the first 10 minutes. If you’ve got an hour, you can watch the rest of his lecture here.
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[NOTE: Contains one gratuitous swear]
A Texas principal was fired after telling students to “speak English”.
I think her bosses over-reacted. I’m sure she meant to say “habla inglés”.
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My best Googling turns up the source as “a post on the Pierce Country Tribune website tracing the original source to Judge Phillip B Gilliam of Denver, Colorado, in a letter published on December 17, 1959.”
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Obama: “Tea Party” Must Decry Unconstitutional Move
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Once I realized I didn't have to fill the entire cup with water from the cooler, my work/life balance adjusted perfectly.
— Mike Bianchi (@Mike_Bianchi) March 27, 2014
Taco Bell is counting on a pretty slim demo for breakfast: Depressed enough to eat Taco Bell for breakfast yet not enough to sleep past 11AM
— Gavin Speiller (@gavinspeiller) March 27, 2014
hard to believe it's been five years since the mandatory skepticism laws were passed
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) March 27, 2014
"This is goodbye"
*Paperclip guy pops up*
You're writing a suicide note. Remember there's still stuff to live for, like Windows 8 tablets
— march sadness (@crylenol) March 27, 2014
Watching 'TRUE DETECTIVE' – yeah right. I'm sure two of the guys in it are actors
— Peter Serafinowicz (@serafinowicz) March 27, 2014
Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles is a great opportunity to teach your children about lowered expectations
— Wonderella (@wonderella) March 27, 2014
A new report shows that under Obama’s proposed defense budget, a typical Army family could lose up to $5,000 in annual benefits.
They should threaten to invade a neighboring country – Obama would give them anything they wanted.
“You can only pick one winning team — I have 63 colleges mad at me.” — President Obama on #MarchMadness
“And they can either drop the attitude or I’ll drop their government subsidies.”
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Overheard during Obama’s meeting with the Pope…
Um. Yeah.
[YouTube]
You can go about you business now, firm with the knowledge that you can never unsee that.
How many regenerations does James Bond have left?
Are we making fun of the North Korean haircut thing or are we noting that the Obamacare precedent makes that possible here?
But what if someone who goes on a shooting spree decided not to obey the gun magazine size limits?
Its cheaper to drop health insurance entirely than to provide it sans coverage of 4 abortifacients. That will lead to lots of great outcomes.
I am excited for the next Community episode; not on until next week, though.
“According to this chart, there’s a 78% chance you’re a doodie-head.” -young Nate Silver
Wait, what are the age of these mutant ninja turtles?
How pervasive is the view that black people can’t be racist? It’s beyond idiotic, but I’ve seen it many times.
I guess “ironic” would be the best description of that view.
I imagine a world one day where all idiotic racists, regardless of their skin color, will be shamed away from polite society.
My 10mo old son sure reacts to being suddenly picked up much more calmly than I do.
Pitching a wacky, gun-running buddy flick starring Eric Holder and Leland Yee.
In this information age with drone warfare, knowing is actually now 62% of the battle.
Leland Yee has made a lot of news, but how many vocal gun control advocates are actually gun smugglers? Probably no more than a quarter.
A new report shows that, to avoid sequester pay cuts, the Border Patrol used $7 million of its border fence budget to pay salaries.
I’m assuming the rest of the fence budget got spent on Welcome mats.