So…
…are there any Tumblrs left that aren’t named “FuckYeah [such and such]”?
(Yes, it’s a rhetorical question.)
Censorship is not failing to publish something, it is forbidding something to be published, which is not at all the same thing, though the difference is sometimes ill-appreciated.
Semantic satiation (also semantic saturation) is a cognitive neuroscience phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who can only process the speech as repeated meaningless sounds.
I only recently learned that there was an actual phrase to describe this.
The RNC calls small-time Republican donors are "reactionary" and motivated by "fear" →
It looks like somebody accidentally left a fundraising strategy Powerpoint sitting around. Oops.
Other quotes:
What can you sell when you do not have the White House, the House, or the Senate…?
Save the country from trending toward Socialism!
Antigay California state senator Roy Ashburn was arrested on drunk driving charges early Wednesday morning after leaving a popular Sacramento gay bar with another man…
Ashburn, a father of four, has an antigay voting record that includes votes against a senate resolution to declare Proposition 8 unconstitutional and three votes against the creation of Harvey Milk Day.
25 Most Common Cooking Mistakes →
Which ones are you guilty of?
via thecooknook (via jesssica)
I am definitely guilty of salting only the breading instead of salting the meat itself.
NASA - Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days →
“The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day.”
Ok, now this is kind of disturbing.
lmc:
Why You Should Buy Art
by William Powhida
