May 2013
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My best friend is visiting in July!
All the excite!
She’s bringing her sister, though. Oh well.
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Okay hard G people, what about "laser"?
The word “laser” is actually an acronym: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
By the logic of always using the pronunciation of the member letters as they are in the root words, then “laser” should be pronounced lah-seer.
We don’t pronounce it that way. For two reasons. First, the people who invented the term pronounced it lay-zer, and, second,...
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The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is...
– Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, chiming in on the pronunciation of the word. (As everyone knows, choosy memes choose “jif.”) Wilhite, a former CompuServe employee, created the format in 1987 and is to receive an award for his creation tonight. (via shortformblog)
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Listen. Arguing...
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Plans fell through….
*sadface*
Well, I have to go shopping and put up curtains before Thursday anyway and I’m busy tomorrow.
So, of course I will continue watching Fringe instead. Unless you’ve got any ideas.
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Bangarang, bitches!
The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically...
– Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.
(↬ gender and science)
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bemusedlybespectacled:
if you ever think mythology is boring or serious business or whatever shit
just remember that cerberus, the hell-hound and guard dog of the underworld, comes from the root indo-european word ḱerberos, which evolved into the greek word kerberos, which got changed to cerberus when it went from greek to latin
ḱerberos means “spotted”
that’s right
hades, lord of the dead,...
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If I were to somehow be able to complain to...
Dude would probably fucking punch me in the face and storm off.
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My Reluctant Truth
There are still tough things I continue to deal with. This sometimes obscures something I know to be true.
So far, this is the best year of my entire life.
If we calmly ignore last year’s catalyst for all the changes in my life, then it becomes quite plain.
I’ve moved to one of the greatest cities in the world. I work at a company I enjoy, on a team whose skills I can count on...
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You know what the difference is between a male...
nicknameless:
I’ve been a female programmer for years. Being a female in this field is a fight. Being good with tits (more importantly without a dick) isn’t good enough, you have to be fucking great and you have to continue to be the best at all the new technologies. While you’re fighting to stay on top you have to laugh off every single come on and sexist joke in a sea of nerds.
I did all of...
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The point of fruit is a low effort-to-tasty ratio.
– On the list of things I’ve said in the last 24 hours.
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The owner still hasn’t found a buyer with pockets deep enough to meet his...
– John Cook in For Sale: A Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smoking Crack Cocaine (via fuckyeahtoronto)
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Let’s buy a huge bucket of ball bearings and empty it on the office floor...
– On the list of things I’ve said in the last 24 hours.
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Texting someone new.
Of course, this is the first picture I send her other than those in my profile.
Seriously, it came up naturally. As naturally as anything I talk about comes up. Which, if you know me….
Ten points for seeing things clearly.
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Aw, fuck.
BLOW A THREE GOAL LEAD? REALLY? REALLY? REALLY?
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emaeye:
if people that take mescaline don’t say “i am so mesc’d up” then i don’t know why they’re taking mescaline at all
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There are no words for this. Only actions. Actions like spinning around in...
– On the list of things I’ve said in the last 24 hours.
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assiest:
wtf is an acronym
this post pisses me off
It’s actually an abbreviation.
Actually it’s both. Acronyms are a type of abbreviation.
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I am not out drinking tonight because hockey.
GO LEAFS GO!
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I feel like I’d need a diagram or props to adequately explain how what...
– On the list of things I’ve said in the last 24 hours.
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That's okay, Brooklyn street party, I don't want...
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Too many little ones from Pratt in this...
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If there's anything worse than Troi-centric...
Okay, but the the “Troi takes the bridge officer’s exam” was alright.
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I'm mailing an Ontario Court Form 8A today.
It’s still a bit early, but I can try to get as much paperwork done as possible ahead of my date of eligibility in three months.
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That awkward moment in which your ex wants to set...
Oddly, I think I trust her.
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I wonder, sometimes, if my phone thinks I’m Freud.
– On the list of things I’ve said in the last 24 hours.