December 2011
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Quora: What are some things that neuroscientists... →
November 2011
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(via NASA - Solar Flares: What Does It Take to Be X-Class?)
July 2011
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February 2011
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Language evolved under an implicit set of assumptions about the nature of time...
– Writing Physics
November 2010
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July 2010
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QI (Весьма интересно): s01e08 «Албания» (Albania)BBC-FREAKS | BBC-FREAKS
May 2010
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February 2010
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Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift—that’s why it’s...
– The Big Apple: “Today is a gift—that’s why it’s called the present”
Downtown, there are two emotions: fear and greed. The rest is bullshit.
– The Big Apple: “Fear and greed move markets” (Wall Street proverb)
January 2010
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September 2009
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August 2009
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Сериалы будущего мне представляются такими. В течение часа в день (в неделю?)...
– nnikif: inner McLuhan
click opera - The authoritarian personality →
Here’s the list of personal characteristics they found to correlate positively with authoritarianism: 1. Conventionalism: rigid adherence to conventional, middle-class values.
2. Authoritarian submission: submissive, uncritical attitude toward idealized moral authorities of the ingroup.
3. Authoritarian aggression: tendency to be on the lookout for, and to condemn, reject, and punish...
July 2009
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May 2009
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И вот тут, когда за ваш большой нелепый палец возьмется что-то крошечное,...
– min_herzz - Про любовь
April 2009
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…when he heard music, he could say only that it was “The...
– Oliver Sacks, “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”
March 2009
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February 2009
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised...
– Emo Philips via Banksy : Manifesto
November 2008
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RyanAir does it again: 10 Euro flights to the US
freetail:
Our poster child of non-digital Free, RyanAir, now says it will offer flights to and from the US for ten euros ($13). The usual array of cross-subsidies will apply, including expensive business class and very expensive sandwiches!