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willowphoto: theprocrastinator: yerlatefertea: -evanesco: hom...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:11:51 +1000

theprocrastinator:

yerlatefertea:

-evanesco:

homemadedarkmark:

zoobaby:

thissuperficialhypocrisy:

itsfrenchforletsgo:

-the-architect:

titsandtwizzlers:

(via jaz-min)

It hurts my head that people don’t know this.

Similarly, it hurts my head that people don’t know that New Zealand isn’t in Australia.

Oh, God. People don’t know this stuff?

It’s really not that hard to understand. srsly.

NEW ZEALAND ISN’T IN AUSTRALIA?!?!?!?!?!

No, I’m kidding, I knew that. Who the fuck doesn’t know that? I mean, that’s even more obvious that the difference between Great Britain and the UK.

I’ll Admit, I didn’t really know that until I came onto Tumblr, no one every really told me this. I was always confused though

My mom would kill me if I didn’t know this. Thank to her, I have a nice labeled globe in my head.

tbh, i haven’t seen that first flag before. ever. go america. lawl

Just like to point out that what is listed as “technically the British flag”, is the combination of the St Andrew’s cross (Scotland) and the St George’s cross (England). It does not contain the St David’s Cross (Wales) or even the Welsh National Flag (the best flag in the World in my opinion, which other country has a Dragon on their flag?). And thus some Welsh do not consider it or the Union Jack to be representative of Wales or the Welsh.

Also the United Kingdom does not include Eire/Southern Ireland as the graphic might seem to imply. Wars could get started over such things … opps that’s right they have.

Also the term Britain is incorrect. The correct term for the Island is Great Britain. There’s probably a lesser Britain out there somewhere …

BTW, did you know that the Scottish are actually Irish? The Scotti were raiders from Northern Ireland who eventually settled in Scotland and decimated the Picts (the original “Scots”). This is why the Gallic spoken in Scotland and Ireland is similar but very different to the Celtic spoken by the Welsh.

NY TIMES: "A confidential survey of workers on the Deepwater Horizon in the weeks before the oil rig exploded showed that many of them were concerned about safety practices and feared reprisals if they reported mistakes or other problems."

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:52:13 +1000

NY TIMES: "A confidential survey of workers on the Deepwater Horizon in the weeks before the oil rig exploded showed that many of them were concerned about safety practices and feared reprisals if they reported mistakes or other problems.":

pleaseshowmehowtolive:

(via inothernews)

Just one of the issues with working on an American designed and built rig…. just saying.

Shit!

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:36:31 +1000

First Marion and now Claire!

Sorry for the confusion caused to any non-Australian.

via xkcd: “Dilution”

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:32:34 +1000

via xkcd: “Dilution”

GodBlock

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:22:29 +1000

GodBlock:

via reactorboy:

mityelpoc:

GodBlock is a web filter that blocks religious content. It is targeted at parents and schools who wish to protect their kids from the often violent, sexual, and psychologically harmful material in many holy texts, and from being indoctrinated into any religion before they are of the age to make such decisions. When installed properly, GodBlock will test each page that your child visits before it is loaded, looking for passages from holy texts, names of religious figures, and other signs of religious propaganda. If none are found, then your child is allowed to browse freely.

I’ve been looking for something like this for my own use! If only they could make one to work in the real world.”Can I talk to you about Jesus?” Zaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!!!

"I have never imputed to Nature a purpose or a goal, or anything that could be understood as..."

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:49:36 +1000

“I have never imputed to Nature a purpose or a goal, or anything that could be understood as anthropomorphic. What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism.”

- Albert Einstein, replying to a letter in 1954 or 1955; from Albert Einstein, The Human Side (via metheliving)

"Don’t like gay marriage? Don’t get one. Don’t like abortions? Don’t get one. Don’t like drugs?..."

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:45:22 +1000

“Don’t like gay marriage? Don’t get one.
Don’t like abortions? Don’t get one.
Don’t like drugs? Don’t do them.
Don’t like sex? Don’t have it.
Don’t like your rights taken away? Don’t take away anybody elses.”

- neutralsoymilkhotel, xionpanda (via gothdetectives, he-is-she-is-he) (via crazyshenanigans) (via schbank) (via ageofreason)

Americans have sex longer than anyone in the world, each act lasts an average of 28.1 minutes. It's only 16.1 minutes in France and 10.4 in Thailand

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:25:00 +1000

siddman:

(via thisisiizy, randomsexfacts)

CUZ WE DO IT BETTER now there’s another thing Canadians are mediocre at.

Isn’t it because the average American is so over weight, it takes them that long to just get the “bits” close enough to do the deed?

via justfeisty: savagemike: cijimcb: (via brooklynmutt)

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:07:32 +1000

via justfeisty: savagemike: cijimcb: (via brooklynmutt)

"Bible scholars agree that the first gospels were written decades after the life of Jesus. Decades...."

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:03:51 +1000

“Bible scholars agree that the first gospels were written decades after the life of Jesus. Decades. And, of course, we don’t have the original manuscript. We have copies of copies of copies of ancient Greek manuscripts, which have thousands — literally thousands — of discrepancies between them, many of which show signs of later interpolation, which is to say that people added passages that then became part of the canon. There are whole books, like the Book of Revelation, which for hundreds of years were not included, because they were deemed false gospel… Generations of Christians lived and died being guided by gospel that is now deemed both incomplete and mistaken.”

- Sam Harris (via cocknbull)

Academies Bill - Take Action | British Humanist Association

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:55:49 +1000

Academies Bill - Take Action | British Humanist Association:

via schbank:

What is happening?

The Academies Bill, which will radically reshape the schools system, enters the Commons on Monday 19th July. This is the first time MPs will have the chance to scrutinise the Bill in detail.

We need your help to ensure that our serious concerns related to religious Academies are addressed by the Government.

The Government says that the Academies Bill will improve education for all children, regardless of their background, giving greater freedom to schools and extending parental choice.

Yet the reality is that new religious Academies will be able to discriminate against children and staff on religious grounds, excluding those of the “wrong” or no religion. It will prevent many existing “faith schools” from ever becoming inclusive and risks exposing children to extreme religious views, including creationism.

A recent ICM poll commissioned by the BHA found that 72% of the public are concerned that religious Academies may use public money to promote their particular beliefs.

What can you do?

Please write to your MP today and ask them to raise these concerns in Parliament on your behalf. You can use our automated email system to contact your MP right now – it will only take a couple of minutes.

The Bill is being rushed through Parliament, so it’s important we act quickly. If the Government gets its way, the Bill will be passed into law within a week - so please take action today if you can.

Before you send your email to your MP, you’ll have the opportunity read more on our concerns about the Bill. For a detailed analysis, please read our Parliamentary Briefing for MPs.

You can make a difference. If MPs insist that our concerns are debated and addressed, we can help ensure a fairer education system for thousands of children.

via ilgobbomalefico: scipsy: Hominim Family Tree, part of...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:52:34 +1000

via ilgobbomalefico:

scipsy:

Hominim Family Tree, part of EVOLUTION at Harvard Museum of Natural History (by Harvard Museum of Natural History)

The Gruen Transfer: The Pitch - Oil Company. S3 Ep4 (via...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:02:05 +1000

The Gruen Transfer: The Pitch - Oil Company. S3 Ep4 (via EntertainmentOnABC)

Two ad agencies tell us why the Gulf Oil spill is good for us.

"No matter how inoffensive your godless billboard is, they will always be offended that some people..."

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:22:21 +1000

“No matter how inoffensive your godless billboard is, they will always be offended that some people out there don’t believe in their crazy bullshit.”

- The Good Atheist on offending Christians. (via travors) (via friendlyatheist) (via xoxbritxbritxox)

“Snow” at Sydney’s Winter festival.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:08:13 +1000

“Snow” at Sydney’s Winter festival.

When hell freezes over? Well just Sydney CBD. An ice rink (along...

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:02:29 +1000

When hell freezes over?

Well just Sydney CBD. An ice rink (along with a German beer hall of sorts) has been created outside the St Mary’s Cathedral (Catholic) in down town Sydney. The aim of the event is to attract more Sydney siders into the CBD on weekends.

The ice is man made, I’m not clear on how much this caper added to Australia’s green house gas emissions.

Another shot of the Sydney Opera House being done up in lights...

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:55:11 +1000

Another shot of the Sydney Opera House being done up in lights at the recent Vivid Sydney festival.

Update On Australia's new PM

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:52:38 +1000

As well as being Australia’s first Welsh PM, Female PM and red haired PM. Julia Gillard is also an atheist, but not the first atheist Australian PM; we’ve had at least one other.

No the Sydney Opera house hasn’t been graffitied. As part...

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:50:42 +1000

No the Sydney Opera house hasn’t been graffitied. As part of the recent Vivid festival various patterns were projected on to the Opera House and other buildings in Sydney’s CBD. I’m not 100% sure but I believe that Laurie Anderson was responsible for the images on the Sydney Opera house this year.

How to waste a Saturday Morning.

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:39:09 +1000

Bought a copy of Visual Studio 10 and try install it on a 64 bit version of Windows 7. Fail, after a lot of mucking around and forum trawling (lots of other people having similar problems), uninstalling, removing stuff, updating, it still failed.

After several hours of cursing Bill Gates and the guy that replaced him I tried the Visual Studio 10 web install on the MS’ web site. Success.

Conclusion, Microsoft is shipping broken Visual Studio 10 DVDs; why else would they have a web install version?