February 2012
“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a...”
– Republican presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM, on Sunday’s Meet The Press.
No seriously. This guy is a fucking dick.
(via the Los Angeles Times)
The thing is, Santorum actually believes this. But in his defense, I can understand his self interest in ensuring fewer people go to college and...
: Brawl in Group Speech class →
staycalmjeeves:
We played a game (yes, I go to college..) in class today. We were broken up into our usual groups and spaced far apart from other groups.
The Rules:
If all groups pick Y, all groups get 1 point.
If one group picks X, they get 3 points.
If more than one group picks X, -1 point.
My group had a…
Game theory rules. Prisoner’s Dilemma!
Neil Gaiman: What today is... →
neil-gaiman:
”Well, when I changed schools, when I was a kid, my Dad made a point of telling me how much he had always looked forward to Presidents’ Day, when he was a boy, because it’s the law that on Presidents’ Day, the kids who go to school dressed as their favourite presidents get a big bag of candy.”
I love this book so much.
Neil Gaiman: That last post →
neil-gaiman:
People are asking if that last post was a joke.
I don’t think so.
But even if it was, it wasn’t. It’s nothing I haven’t seen before, many times, either as hate mail that came in on the FAQ line over at neilgaiman.com, or in other corners of the web — the saddest of which was a letter from a…
My Novel is Free for 5 days on Amazon! →
The book is called The Hive and the synopsis is: “Fairfield is a quiet logging town that is slowly fading from memory. When a strange object falls from the sky and crashes down in the woods, it is one of the most exciting events to happen in recent history. Two young boys decide to track down the fallen object, and unwittingly unleash a terrible darkness. Sinister forces spread through...
Republicans have staked out a position that... →
wilwheaton:
The lies go beyond instantly dismissible claims like President Obama being the “food stamp president” (why you have to go back one whole administration to discover that more people joined the food stamp ranks under Bush than Obama, but then the Republicans don’t seem to remember Bush in any case). The blatant lies extend through every aspect of the Republican platform, such as it is....
Neil Gaiman: CHEAP NEVERWHERE ebook →
neil-gaiman:
Right now B&N’s NOOK and Amazon’s KINDLE are both discounting Neverwhere. It’s at $2.99 — these discounts do not last for very long (normally 24-48 hours) so if you want it, grab it quickly.
http://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-ebook/dp/B000FC130E/?tag=arcadata-20
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