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“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always...”
– President Jimmy Carter (via vruz)
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image oscillite is more than a blog. It's a...
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That means that posts aren’t rendered irrelevant by age. Please take a few minutes to learn how to take advantage of this by reading io’s first ever non-video post.
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Revisit early io posts:
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Helicopter String Quartet, performed by four...
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Professional Badminton's Transparently Sexist... →
To create a more “attractive presentation,” the Badminton World Federation has decreed that women must wear skirts or dresses to play at the elite level, beginning Wednesday. Many now compete in shorts or tracksuit pants. The dress code would make female players appear more feminine and appealing to fans and corporate sponsors, officials said.
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The badminton rule seems to have been devised...
“I do not want 16-year-old boys but younger. Fourteen-year-olds are O.K. Look...”
– Father Riccardo Seppia, a Priest in archdiocese of Adviser to the Pope on Pedophile Priests, arrested on pedophilia and drug charges. He has admitted that he is HIV positive. (via kateoplis)
Remove the age requirement and it describes the church’s overall approach to recruiting.
House Passes Bill Authorizing an Endless... →
The Republican-led House has passed a defense spending bill Thursday with a number of controversial provisions. If signed into law, the bill would prohibit any non-U.S. citizen suspected of terrorism from receiving a federal trial regardless of where they were arrested. In addition, the bill expands the president’s ability to wage an endless worldwide war against terrorism suspects and against...
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“I despair. This is a case of Hollywood selling its birthright for a message of...”
– Roger Ebert on poor theatrical projection. (via jbishop)
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“A Tucson, Ariz., SWAT team defends shooting an Iraq War veteran 60 times during...”
– Tucson SWAT Team Defends Shooting Iraq Marine Veteran 60 Times - ABC News
Couple this with the recent Indiana court decision to allow unwarranted police intrusions into any home at any time, and you have the makings of a society getting ready to literally kill itself.
(via wreckandsalvage)
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Not cool Urban Outfitters, not cool.
imakeshinythings:
One of my lovely customers sent me a message today with this link.
And here is my United/World of Love line:
My heart sank a little bit. The World/United States of Love line that I created is one of the reasons that I was able to quit my full-time job. They even stole the item name as well as some of my copy.
I’m very disappointed in Urban Outfitters. I know they have...
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Fear vs. Facts: Two Takes On Crime
Prison Ruling Raises Stakes in California Fiscal Crisis
The ruling on Monday has also already inspired a fresh round of political recriminations, with some law enforcement officials and Republicans echoing the Supreme Court’s dissenters by saying the release will result in more violence as released inmates, unable to find jobs, return to their former way of life.
“We’re bracing for the worst...
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“Children who are victims of failed personal responsibility are not my problem,...”
– Tim “Not My Problem” Pawlenty explaining why providing health care to children under the protection of juvenile court for abuse and/or neglect isn’t something the government should do. (via jonathan-cunningham)
“Pawlenty is an evangelical Christian who disregards everything Jesus ever said. Vote...
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Obama, the first U.S. president to tell AIPAC the... →
Obama’s AIPAC speech is the bill the president is submitting to Netanyahu for the dinners that the Israeli prime minister thought he had gotten for free. The time has come to pay for American opposition to the Goldstone commission report on the Israeli incursion in Gaza and the veto of the UN Security Council’s condemnation of construction in West Bank settlements. Obama denied...
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“Netanyahu believes that US power is forever and that the US political consensus...”
– Josh Marshall
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WatchThis Nostalgia Critic episode kills me: ”The OTHER Animated Titanic Movie”
The takedown is nearly as funny as the movie is ridiculous. The movie is really ridiculous.
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VHX Keyboard Shortcuts
jamiew:
vhxtv:
Here are some simple keyboard shortcuts to enhance your viewing experience:
J or Up - Previous video
K or Down - Next video
Spacebar - Play or pause video
0-9 - Skips to different parts of a video
H - Hide left pane
F - Fullscreen (requires Flash to be focused in some browsers)
Power users
Excellent.
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“On Tuesday, Senate Republicans…managed to filibuster an effort to eliminate $21...”
– Ezra Klein (via technipol)
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Censored Genius: The Fight Goes On. →
A recent post by Seth Godin attempts to define a librarian as something limited by format: print books are bad, digital bits are good. So librarians should become digital wizards, or something. I think the current hip term is “data sherpa who directs and engages conversations,” or some other bullshit. And a librarian is bad if she’s not continuously evolving and growing toes....
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“The Supreme Court doesn’t care, and I don’t care, and the [FEC]...”
– Republican lawyer James Bopp, in response to claims that this new Super PAC is illegal.
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Blip.tv
mikegermano:
Today is all about Blip.tv according to Social Media. I am totally ok with that. The new launch is awesome and hope the team celebrates hard tonight.
I assume you mean, “falls asleep hard at 7:30pm tonight.” ;)
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Watchgunsandrobots:
fartwithheadphoneson:
You guys! Blip.tv launched their new site today and it’s AWESOME. They’re really making things look super legit and I’m so psyched to be putting my content up there.
I’m working on some new stuff, but for now I’m uploading the oldies but goodies :)
This one is “How to STOP thinking about embarrassing moments”
nothing wrong with oldies but goodies!
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Building the place to discover the best in...
annieisms:
Wooty toot INDEED. So excited to finally show off what everyone at blip’s been grinding away at for the last six months.
SIX MONTHS! I still remember, it was in October, the week after I was hired at blip, but before I actually started. I was in the LA office with Steve and Eric and they let me listen in on the Monday staff meeting. At the beginning of the call, Mike announced:...
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“Honestly, any success I’ve had in the web world (Re: 2 Webbys, heyooo) has been...”
– The Bobby Miller
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It's in there somewhere
jamesnord:
Blip.tv’s relaunch has been much heralded and complimented today, and for good reason. I will skip over features and UI and all that crap that you guys know better than I do and talk about 2 problems I think it solved.
What the hell is blip.tv?: People might have known the product (ie the individual shows) but they did not know they originated from the blip.tv platform. Reworking...
