Royal Society Realses Many Historical Papers for Free Download →
Might I recommend Isaac Newton’s original theory on light and colors? Its a wonderful piece. I am also enjoying the 1763 Essay on Chance.
Enjoy!
(via Reddit)
Don't Hassle Me When I'm Looking At My Fire →
Roman, my faithful bullmastiff, will sit by my side and bask in the warm glow of my creation. He is a powerful beast and should be treated with respect and admiration despite his bladder infection. I will stroke his head gravely, as together we ponder our lives.
I understand very well that during this time you may feel especially drawn to me. I know that I appear very intense and sexy when I am looking at my fire. That’s because I am.
A great moment in an average but very enjoyable McSweeney’s post.
seriously…
I worked in this kitchen for 3 or 4 years, and had no idea I was sitting on such comedy gold…
Pfffffttahahaha
Oh my. That’s naughty.
Children should be allowed to play in the dirt →
Let your kids play in the dirt or they will get allergies and rashes.
Via Free Range Kids
Dear God, please confirm what I already believe →
The researchers started by asking volunteers who said they believe in God to give their own views on controversial topics, such as abortion and the death penalty. They also asked what the volunteers thought were the views of God, average Americans and public figures such as Bill Gates. Volunteers’ own beliefs corresponded most strongly with those they attributed to God.
Next, the team asked another group of volunteers to undertake tasks designed to soften their existing views, such as preparing speeches on the death penalty in which they had to take the opposite view to their own. They found that this led to shifts in the beliefs attributed to God, but not in those attributed to other people.
What do you want to know?
where would you like to see yourself in 3-5 years? where do you actually see yourself in 3-5 years? if they aren’t the same, why not?
I would love to have written a successful book on something I am passionate about. Science education, child agency, play or any of a few other topics. This isn’t because I like writing. It is really just a model I see set by people I admire. Dive into a topic for a few years, really learn to love it and all of its nuances, and write a witty insightful account of why it is a topic worth loving. Occupation wise I’d love to be running my own adventure camp where I could mix these loves. Where kids would be given real responsibility and real opportunities for growth while learning that this world is knowable, objective, and wildly exciting.
The book is part luck so I am not worried about that. I don’t think running the camp is at all unachievable. If I am not doing it in 5 years it is because I am still building my model and making contacts. If it does not happen in 10 years it is because I have become a shell of what I once was, or I have found other passions.
so did you & caroline hook up again or are you just good friends?
Caroline Martin is one of my best friends in the whole wide world. Given the odds that we exist at all, I’d say we can all count ourselves pretty lucky to be alive at the same time she is.
how excited are you to be SO CLOSE to Chicago?
Incredibly so. No one gets to tell me I can’t do this. This will be one of my few true acts of agency. Moving to a new city/region is one of the rites of passage for most American youth. No one can stop you. Cities don’t have applications or boards to be appealed to. This is a childhood dream.
What waits are some of my best friends in the world in a city where I have never had anything less than a damn good time.
Why are you doing this?
I am curious what people are curious about. I, like most who have a blog, like to write about my interests. All the cool kids where doing it.
WOW. Mongolian baby represent!
BABIIIIIEEEEES !!
This is going to be the BEST MOVIE EVER!
…..
EVER!
OK Go makes the coolest videos.
wow, yes they do.
Ask Me Anything?
I made one of those anonymous question things!
Everyone I know who did this has like 300 million followers. But, despite your small numbers, I like to imagine you 40 kids who think I am cool enough to read about might have some top notch questions.
pictures of girls in their underwear looking vacant with 'awesome light'
‘awesome light’
the back of everyones’ lame heads looking out at ‘vast landscapes’
rainbows
triangles
the photographer’s hand holding something ‘interesting’
upside down crosses
girl with cryptic bruises or otherwise looking ‘vulgar’ in some capacity
a person with their really long straight hair in front of their face
a person wearing all black doing something ‘interesting’ like standing in front of a white wall
crystals
white girl naked except for native american headwear and facepaint
Don’t for get to desaturate liberally.
Ideally any and all of these photos where also taken on a holga or digitally modified to look like they where taken on a holga.
