January 2012
6 posts
Disruptions to the supply of Carbon Dioxide?... →
theagevsheraldsun:
Andrew Bolt would probably blame this on the carbon tax. Or call it proof that global warming is a myth. Or something.
Bob Brown would probably take it as evidence that his carbon tax is working. See how easy and unconvincing strawman arguments are?
December 2011
17 posts
“Please accept without obligation, express or implied, these best wishes for an...”
– The Australian Law Students’ Association (via sprinkledwords)
marxisforbros:
christmasrocksmysocks:
Why do I have to be interested in things that are so boring to everyone else?
And why does “and where are you hoping these classes will lead you?” have to be the first question people ask when I tell them what I’m studying
I AM TRYING TO SPEND MY YOUTH BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING AND IF I END UP A CHECK OUT CHICK IN MY FORTIES AT LEAST I WILL KNOW...
nighttimemilk asked: You actually used the words "vanity degree" with even a hint of seriousness, have you ever derived an ounce of satisfaction from knowledge in your life, short of the thrill it may give you to know that said piece of knowledge may be traded in for monetary gain at a greater value than it cost you?
The Very Last Calvin & Hobbes Comic
spinwhirlpin:
November 2011
29 posts
take me to the riot: Is foetus a human being or... →
lentilbacon:
wildthornberry:
xiaozhian:
I posted an article about abortion on tumblr, I got a very different and strange comment:
It’s not murder because murder only applies to human beings, and a foetus is not a human being. It is essentially a parasite.
I was thunderstruck when I read this comment. Foetus is not human being? Foetus is a parasite? I don’t think so. A foetus is just...
Compulsion: neuroticsanonymous: startmakingsense:... →
neuroticsanonymous:
startmakingsense:
neuroticsanonymous:
“The military and film studios have colluded for more than fifty years. Any time a filmmaker wants military assets, ships or tanks or planes, they have to give the Pentagon five copies of their script and if there’s anything…
I really am a naive sheep aren’t I?
Paneoti's Workshop: startmakingsense:... →
startmakingsense:
neuroticsanonymous:
“The military and film studios have colluded for more than fifty years. Any time a filmmaker wants military assets, ships or tanks or planes, they have to give the Pentagon five copies of their script and if there’s anything in the script that’s…
The “exert its control” is not the terminology I would use. These terms would be apt if...
neuroticsanonymous:
“The military and film studios have colluded for more than fifty years. Any time a filmmaker wants military assets, ships or tanks or planes, they have to give the Pentagon five copies of their script and if there’s anything in the script that’s negative, the Pentagon wants them to take it out. So they negotiate and take out any war crimes or foul language or drinking or...
