January 2010
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The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a...
– Douglas Adams
Letterman is Boss →
jeremyokai:
David Letterman gives his 2¢ on Jay Leno. I loved every word of it.
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JPL concedes defeat in the battle to free Spirit →
fuckyeahspace:
Long live Spirit.
This is eerie for some reason. An expensive exploring unit stuck on a distant empty planet. It’ll sit there until who knows when, until after all of us have died, or maybe until humans travel there, and it’s retrieved. This reminds me of the movie AI, where he just sits at the bottom of the ocean for hundreds of years observing and waiting.
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The Chess Master and the Computer →
(via endlessforms)
Commencement Speech to the Havard Class of 2000 →
(Conan O’Brien)
All I ask of you, especially young people is one thing: Please don’t be...
– Conan O’Brien
True story: Today I was inspired by a friends photos of his bike race, and I started working on two of my goals, learn to swim, and complete an ironman triathalon. What was I thinking? I sit at my computer all day, my body has atrophied to pudding. My lungs will never heal, and I can only see now if I squint. I hate the water.
So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the...
– Ayn Rand
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101 goals in 1000 days
kristikw:
Mike introduced this idea to me and I think it’s great. 101 goals in 1000 days…here goes nothing!
my goals:
Visit Europe.
Hike Kilimanjaro.
Read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Read the Book of Mormon.
Sing a solo in front of a crowd.
Run a marathon.
Read 25 classic books (including East of Eden, A River Runs Through It). (0/25).
Buy a car.
Be on time for work for 1 month...
learn new words →
(via kokopelliplantation)
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NOVA | What Darwin Never Knew →
(via endlessforms)
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#72, it turns out, is much harder than anticipated.
10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling →
(via theanniehour)
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