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Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05:57 -0400

buffy + my emotions part one

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05:42 -0400

buffy + my emotions part one

oswinstark: agentlehobbit: Ladies and gentlemen… I present to...

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05:20 -0400

agentlehobbit:

Ladies and gentlemen… I present to you: Olivia Wilde

I’m getting a clearer picture on why she’s dating/engaged to Jason Sudeikis

scurviesdisneyblog: Disney Concept Art

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:03:49 -0400

scurviesdisneyblog:

Disney Concept Art

"[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:05:24 -0400

“[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math section but females achieved higher scores on the Verbal section. ETS policy-makers determined that the Verbal test needed to be “balanced” more in favor of males, and added questions pertaining to politics, business and sports to the Verbal portion. Since that time, males have outscored females on both the Math and Verbal sections. Dwyer notes that no similar effort has been made to “balance” the Math section, and concludes that, “It could be done, but it has not been, and I believe that probably an unconscious form of sexism underlies this pattern. When females show the superior performance, ‘balancing’ is required; when males show the superior performance, no adjustments are necessary.” “”

- “Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org

And then people urge me everything is fine, of course it is, when you’re ignoring statistics that is.

(via cwnl)

Fun fact: SAT tests predict college performance pretty well for men, but they strongly underpredict college performance for women. http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/12/20/1948550612469038.abstract

HMMMM

(via brute-reason)

I think I’ve reblogged this before, but that study needs to be shared.

(via conjecturesandconversations)

wwruska: REAL Lesbians React to Lesbian Porn! I’m laughing so...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:05 -0400

wwruska:

REAL Lesbians React to Lesbian Porn!

I’m laughing so hard oh my god

michael + renaissance art

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:57 -0400

michael + renaissance art

mobiuskleinstein: thefoxxybenedict: People shouldn’t be shamed for what they eat Wanna eat meat?...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:22:41 -0400

mobiuskleinstein:

thefoxxybenedict:

People shouldn’t be shamed for what they eat

Wanna eat meat? That’s okay

Wanna not eat meat? That’s okay

Wanna not eat anything the comes from animals at all? That’s okay

People shouldn’t be ashamed of what they eat, unless it’s people. Don’t eat people.

"Can you give us any hints about Sherlock?"

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:21:30 -0400

deeperstateofmind:

waitfortheawesomeness:

dudeufugly:

thank you Benedict! big help!

Really? I thought they were changing the name of the show to John

the amount of sass in this fandom is inspiring

Amazon Unveils a [Horrifying] Fanfic Publishing Platform

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:44 -0400

lingeringlilies:

Today, Amazon announced the imminent launch of its newest endeavor, Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform for fanfiction. When I read the announcement, I was horrified, then angry, then sad. I want to take a moment to explain why this is such a tragedy.

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inertialreferenceframe: zaataronpita: misandrwitch: pluspluspangolin: headmeetsdesk: fuckyeahdio...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:43 -0400

inertialreferenceframe:

zaataronpita:

misandrwitch:

pluspluspangolin:

headmeetsdesk:

fuckyeahdiomedes:

zaataronpita:

misandrwitch:

zaataronpita:

misandrwitch:

auetafefe:

misandrwitch:

i also don’t like the idea that in the future in a lot of narratives, star trek included, theres no more religion in general???

like slow down john lennon we’ve lasted this long i don’t think we’ll be gone in 2234 i want muslim space explorers :((

and c’mon dudes everyone wants to see rabbis arguing about when sunset is *in space*

muslims would definitely do that to lmfao

NEVER ENDING SHABBOS IF THE SUN DOESN’T SEND.

Or is it never beginning…

imagine ramadan lmao oh my god

I think we’ve found the reason why there are never Jews and Muslims in space…

I’ve always wondered how muslims in sci-fi settings go about praying toward mecca when they’re on the other side of the galaxy. I mean, do they need to be precise about facing mecca, or would it be ok as long as they were facing in the general direction? Because with the distances involved, if you’re facing just slightly the wrong way, you might be praying towards Alpha Centauri instead or something.

Maybe they’d invent some sort of compass that always points exactly towards Mecca.

…man that could be a huge point in the story

Precise, elegant interstellar navigation systems that came about because of Muslim space travelers making scientific breakthroughs in order to create that compass

And the entirety of the rest of the spacefaring world is drastically altered and improved by the research they perform and technologies they create.

And even you were able to pray in the right direction, how would you know when to pray? 5 times a day, right, but what’s a day in space?

ThIs is awesome

I mean, from a Jewish perspective, if you were praying from the other side of the galaxy, it would be enough to pray towards Earth.

Just as when Jews around the world pray towards Jerusalem, it’s enough if you’re west of Jerusalem to pray facing East and if you’re east of Jerusalem West and so on. But really, you’re praying towards the Kotel (Western Wall) and not just towards Jerusalem and Jews in Jerusalem pray towards the wall.

So praying towards Earth, knowing that Jerusalem is in that direction, should be enough.

Maybe same with Mecca?

THERE IS A BOOK WHERE THIS IS A THING THAT THEY TALK ABOUT.

I just can’t remember it because I just woke up and haven’t had any coffee yet. But, here follows a list of novels that I can think of off the top my head (that is, I can see on my bookshelf) with at least incidental portrayals of Judaism/Islam in the future. (All of these, are to my very much non-Jewish, non-Muslim, non-religious eye, reasonably positive/substantive? That is, the religious identity of a character/group of characters is important to who they are in a non-offensive/stereotypical way. But I might be missing something more subtle than I can detect.):

Roma Eterna, by Robert Silverberg

Hyperion, by Dan Simmons

The Last Colony, by John Scalzi (and I think the two books that come before it, too. I can’t recall if Islam or Judaism get mentioned specifically, but he makes a point of establishing that existing earth religions go out to the stars along with the rest of our culture.)

Ender’s Game/Shadow and Sequels. (I hesitate to put these here, because I’m almost positive they’ve got to be offensive to someone. Or possibly everyone. I’ve seriously soured on Orson Scott Card as a writer and human since I was in high school and read these.)

I’m sure there are tons more, but I am still sleepy.

konsuelo: #merde #shit #quote

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:53:21 -0400

konsuelo:

#merde #shit #quote

justcallmebiden: coyotelips: discoverynews: teamepiphany: Vir...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:48 -0400

justcallmebiden:

coyotelips:

discoverynews:

teamepiphany:

Virtual supermarkets are popping up in subway stations in South Korea, where commuters can virtually shop for items while waiting for the train to come. Customers simply scan an item’s QR code using the free “Homeplus” app and can have it delivered to their doorstep before they even get home. Ranked as the 2nd most hard-working country in the world to Japan, South Korea is rewarding its workers with this timesaving gem.

Wow! I kinda love this idea.

yooooo