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polianarchy: Would.

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:11:59 -0400

Would.

Live and LetGive: Calling all App Developers, Game Developers, and Hackers,

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:11:22 -0400

Live and LetGive: Calling all App Developers, Game Developers, and Hackers,:

LetGive is inviting you to take place in our first annual LetGive “Hack For Good” contest—the first time (well, to our knowledge!) that developers can build an app or game in support of a charity of your choice. The contest will take place during the month of September, with a kick-off event…

feel the illinoise: Real Women

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:57:12 -0400

feel the illinoise: Real Women:

transitive-propertiesss:

Real women do not have curves. Real women do not look like just one thing.

Real women have curves, and not. They are tall, and not. They are brown-skinned, and olive-skinned, and not. They have small breasts, and big ones, and no breasts whatsoever.

Real women…

nom-chompsky: coooooool Are there gif t-shirts yet?

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:14:33 -0400

nom-chompsky:

coooooool

Are there gif t-shirts yet?

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Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:53:38 -0400

"I’ve had librarians say to me, “People in my school don’t agree with homosexuality, so it’s..."

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:13:48 -0400

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I’ve had librarians say to me, “People in my school don’t agree with homosexuality, so it’s difficult to have your book on the shelves.” Here’s the thing: Being gay is not an issue, it is an identity. It is not something that you can agree or disagree with. It is a fact, and must be defended and represented as a fact.

To use another part of my identity as an example: if someone said to me, “I’m sorry, but we can’t carry that book because it’s so Jewish and some people in my school don’t agree with Jewish culture,” I would protest until I reached my last gasp. Prohibiting gay books is just as abhorrent…

Discrimination is not a legitimate point of view. Silencing books silences the readers who need them most. And silencing these readers can have dire, tragic consequences. Never forget who these readers are. They are just as curious and anxious about life as any other teenager.

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- David Levithan - Supporting Gay Teen Literature (via cake-light)

SERIOUSLY! I’m sick of LGBTQ culture being treated as just some political issue. Queer people aren’t just a handful of people who want to get married, okay? We’re real, and we’re fucking important, and we need to be represented accurately and positively in the media and on the book shelf, especially in schools, where kids are still discovering who they are and maybe they feel really alone and they need a book they can relate to …

(via riotisnotquiet)

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Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:10:45 -0400

it says a lot about the age of internet

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:59:08 -0400

nom-chompsky:

that i’m already tired of hearing about a story (weiner press conference) before a lot of people have even heard about it for the first time

Totally.

almondlace: Good mornin’.

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:15:22 -0400

almondlace:

Good mornin’.

Education spending per child in twelve different countries...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:32:31 -0400

Education spending per child in twelve different countries compared to literacy and test score rates.

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:38:29 -0400

Rabble: A Response to the Appropriation of Dr. Seuss by Those Who Don't Care About The Places We'll Go

Tue, 31 May 2011 22:26:22 -0400

Rabble: A Response to the Appropriation of Dr. Seuss by Those Who Don't Care About The Places We'll Go:

iamwhoiamandidontgiveadamn:

bebinn:

A person’s a person, except when they’re not

There’s a pretty big difference; it matters a lot!

An embryo, blastocyst, zygote or fetus

Don’t give politicians the right to mistreat us

They can’t hear, they can’t feel, they can’t think,…

"Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner..."

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:08:51 -0400

“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”

- Richard P. Feynman (via libraryland)

The eating habits of liberals v. Conservatives.

Fri, 27 May 2011 08:20:37 -0400

The eating habits of liberals v. Conservatives.

Kindle v. Nook-- the stats battle begins

Fri, 27 May 2011 07:48:12 -0400

Kindle v. Nook-- the stats battle begins:

With the new Nook coming out in a few weeks, the stats and my e-reader is better than your e-reader flame wars have begun. Honestly, I will always love my kindle (early gen 1), but I also just made a connection at the Barnes and Noble development department. And «might» start developing fire then in the near future. A librarian coding apps and dynamic e-books for an e-reader? How could I pass that up? Besides 150 hours of battery life with constant use is super impressive.

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Fri, 27 May 2011 01:34:23 -0400

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Tue, 17 May 2011 14:43:17 -0400

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Mon, 16 May 2011 07:33:15 -0400

Technology allows air to become a multi touch surface.

Sat, 14 May 2011 07:21:53 -0400

Technology allows air to become a multi touch surface.:

Feel limited by your phone or tablet? Wish you didn’t have to actually touch the screen to play Angry Birds? Your technology is here. This frame allows users to interact with a surface by only touching the air around it.

roropcoldchain: keekeers: loveaq: the-anomaly: nicolejanelle:...

Fri, 13 May 2011 07:41:51 -0400

roropcoldchain:

keekeers:

loveaq:

the-anomaly:

nicolejanelle:

Not Political: Thinking about dying? Cremation? Then this urn is for you…

This a great gift for that person who already has everything! I bet they don’t have Bios Urn.

Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn made from coconut shell, compacted peat and cellulose and inside it contains the seed of a tree. Once your remains have been placed into the urn, it can be planted and then the seed germinates and begins to grow. You even have the choice to pick the type of plant you would like to become, depending on what kind of planting space you prefer.

doppeeeee; i always wanted to become a tree lol

i’m doing this!!

I wanna be a magnolia tree.

Putting this in my will right now.