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“Hold yourself accountable. If you’re not the type of person who responds to “rewards” (or if you’re like me, and sometimes give yourself a “pre-ward” bite of cookie before you get your writing done for the day), consider giving yourself a disincentive not to work. 
 
One of my favorite tips is to write a check to an organization you dislike, and send it if you don’t get your work done for the day. It worked for my environmentalist husband—I threatened to send a check to Exxon Mobil, and he got his work done in record time.”

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I. W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her MD, she met the intersex patient who inspired her debut novel, None of the Above.

Writer’s Care Packages from Camp NaNoWriMo and We Need Diverse Books.

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this is absolutely illegal and i will not stand for this amount of law breaking 

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Everyone’s favorite irreverent card game launched a new expansion pack on Monday.

The 30-card pack sells for $10 and is science-themed…because the proceeds will help fund a scholarship specifically for women who want to pursue careers in STEM.

In a press release, Cards Against Humanity said:

“Everyone at Cards Against Humanity was fortunate enough to receive a great college education that helped us find a job that we’re passionate about, and our goal with this scholarship is to make that opportunity available to others,” said Cards Against Humanity community manager Jenn Bane. “Several of the co-creators of Cards Against Humanity earned degrees in science, whereas I got a degree in journalism. Now look at where I am. Writing this press release for them.”

Cards Against Humanity co-creator Josh Dillon, who will defend his thesis on astrophysics at MIT next month, said, “Women are underrepresented in science, tech, engineering, and math, and we felt like the funding from this pack could have the greatest impact by making it possible for more women to get an education in those fields, and by giving them a platform to share their work and their passion for science.”

Science Ambassador Scholarship board member Veronica Berns, PhD. said, “We desperately need diversity in science because the alternative makes no sense. So often girls are told in both overt and subtle ways that they aren’t able to be good at math and science. With this scholarship, I’m excited to get to tell a passionate girl out there, ‘Yes! What you are doing and dreaming is really great, and here’s some help to get you where you want to go.’”

Scholarship applications will be reviewed by a board of over forty women who hold higher degrees and work professionally in science, including representatives from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, the Smithsonian Institution, the Adler Planetarium, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as NSF, Huxley, and Hubble fellows.

Here are some of the black cards:

And here are some of the white cards:

Students can begin applying later this summer.

[via Daily Kos]

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By Ubertee
A great book meets a great film!

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These bad ass derby photos are shattering stereotypes about female athletes 

A healthy body is a strong body. That’s the message behind Cory Layman’s “Body by Derby” project, an inspiring collection of images of roller derby players. The project is proving that women of all shapes and sizes can be strong and powerful — no matter their body fat percentage.

There are 6 more of these — equally as awesome

One has a tattoo that says ‘THESE GAMS KILL FASCISTS’ just

just fuck me up.

This is exactly what I love about derby. So long as you work for strength, you can have any kind of body and still be a kick-ass jammer or blocker.

By Vallina84
Design inspired to Great Teacher Onizuka and Ken Shiro

Wait until you see his take on the blue footed booby.

Artwork by Chris Gugliotti [webcomic | tumblr]

All new Frog Shorts at Runt of the Web! Click here to read it early!

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Samtalsfunktionen i WhatsApp har blivit tillgänglig för alla i och med senaste versionen av appen som är på väg ut till Androidenheter. Internetsamtal initieras genom att trycka på telefonikonen högst upp i vanliga konversationer eller genom att trycka på samtalsfliken, telefonikonen och därefter på valfri kontakt.

För de som inte vill vänta på att Play Store ska visa uppdateringen kan senaste versionen laddas hem direkt från WhatsApps hemsida i APK-format. Vi testade samtalsfunktionen som hastigast över Wi-Fi.

Ett av samtalen ekade, så det vi själva sa hördes igen med en smärre fördröjning. Det kan eventuellt ha berott på var mottagaren befann sig för tillfället. Andra samtalet höll desto bättre kvalitet. Vad tycker ni som testat om samtalsfunktionen och är det något ni kommer använda framöver?

Inlägget Nu kan alla ringa med WhatsApp dök först upp på Swedroid.

Vad händer när Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge upprepade gånger slängs hårt i golvet? Ingenting, om en ny video är att lita på. Klippet visar hur en Galaxy S6 Edge till synes dunkas ner i ett golv, med förvånansvärd frenesi och hängivenhet.

När telefonen plockas upp är skärmen fortfarande intakt. Det är inte ett vetenskapligt bevis på skärmens tålighet men i alla fall ett tecken på att panelen inte går sönder i första taget. Vi rekommenderar dock att de som köper 8500-kronorsmobilen inte försöker undersöka saken själva.

Inlägget Se Galaxy S6 Edge slängas i golvet med oväntat resultat dök först upp på Swedroid.

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a very intimidating gang of floofs 

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Allow Clean Reader to swap 'bad' words in books – it's a matter of free speech:

Writers who are up in arms over the ebook app’s ‘profanity’ blacklist have no right to dictate how the reader should read their books.

Cory Doctorow says:

My latest Guardian column, "Allow Clean Reader to swap 'bad' words inbooks – it's a matter of free speech" expands on last week's editorial
about the controversial ebook reader, which lets readers mangle the
books they read by programatically swapping swear-words for milder
alternatives.

I agree with the writers who say that the app is offensive, and that
it makes books worse. Where I part company with Clean Reader's
detractors is where they claim that it is -- or should be -- illegal.
If we don't have the right to make our computers alter the things we
show us, what happens to ad blockers, or apps that auto-annotate
politicians' claims, or warn you when you're reading an article in a
newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch?

Free speech isn't just the right to express yourself, it's also the
right not to listen. I disagree with the decision to use Clean Reader,
and that's why it's a free speech issue. If you don't support the
legal right to utter speech you find offensive, you don't support
speech at all.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't tell people not to use Clean Reader, or
withhold our books from Clean Reader's store. It means we can't call
for Clean Reader to be banned.

Yes, you read that right — one of Westeros' most beloved stars is going far beyond Game of Thrones and into time and space. Arya Stark's in the TARDIS!

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ERMAHGERD!

THAR WARTH!

YETH, PLEATH!

(Available for $11.99 on Teeblaster, but only until March 31!)

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Gamers attending a monthly social gathering at Digital Press Video Games in Clifton, New Jersey Saturday evening had no idea the sudden massive police presence outside the store was pointed their way, until a caller posing as a fire department representative started giving them questionable instructions.

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Everybody’s got a thing

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“Have you ever seen the Iron Throne? The barbs along the back, the ribbons of twisted steel, the jagged ends of swords and knives all tangled up and melted? It is not a comfortable seat, ser. Aerys cut himself so often men took to calling him King Scab, and Maegor the Cruel was murdered in that chair. By that chair, to hear some tell it. It is not a seat where a man can rest at ease.”

So spoke Stannis Baratheon of the Iron Throne, the chair from which the kings of Westeros ruled their realm. It is a magnificent chair, a punishing chair, a chair that cuts those who sit upon it both on the outside and the inside. The battles fought to win the Iron Throne have claimed thousands of lives, and there’s no telling when its lust for blood will finally be satiated.

Anyway, here’s what it would look like if it was made out of silly materials.

First up is the Carrot Throne, constructed by a New York-based Game of Thrones fan out of shredded carrots for his rabbit, Wallace, who makes an appearance toward the end of the video embedded below. The sculptor admitted in a Reddit thread that he later ate most of his creation, proving that, out of the three thrones in this post, the Carrot Throne is the most delicious.

Next up is the Golf Club Throne, made by the folks over at Direct Golf out of over 300 clubs. Of the three thrones in this post, the Golf Club Throne is the most similar to the actual Iron Throne, since it’s mainly made out of irons. Get it? Irons? You do? Okay.

Finally, we have the Dildo Throne, put together by UK bondage company Bondara as part of its upcoming “Game of Bones” product line. The image below is NSFW, since it is of a chair covered in dildos, so scroll down with caution.

Bondara used 200 dildos to create this particular piece, which could be yours if you win the contest Bondara is currently running. Of the three thrones in this post, the Dildo Throne is the one you want to be most wary about actually sitting on, and if you do, at least put down some kind of tarp.

Watch how the Dildo Throne was constructed below, and then wash your hands.

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Crayola update

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scooter + cup = adorable

scooter got 200

hes on his way to fame can feel it watch out hollywood 

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The Xenomorphic parasite in all its stages. Check it out at: http://angelsaquero.deviantart.com/art/Parasite-518812236

Jesse L. Martin — formerly of Law & Order fame and currently on The Flash — is also a Broadway veteran (RENT, anyone?).

He’s also partnered with Rick Cosnett and Carlos Valdes, two of his Flash co-stars, for a Kickstarter project called “The Letter Carrier”.The musical short film would tell the story of a black family hiding from slavery in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the 1860s.

Joss Whedon reportedly donated a large sum of money to the $50,000 production and to show his appreciation, Martin, Cosnett, and Valdes sang an a cappella version of “The Ballad of Serenity.”

[via Boing Boing]

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By Leo Babauta

I think most of us have a tendency to do as much as we possibly can. But doing less might be better.

When we go to a great restaurant, we want to try all the dishes, eat as much of the delicious food as we can. And we leave overstuffed, sometimes painfully so, and our waistlines expand.

When I go for a run, often I’ll want to run as far or as hard as I can … and then I’m exhausted, and less likely to want to run tomorrow.

When we go on a trip to a new country, we want to see everything, do as much as possible, and that leaves us exhausted.

When we work or read online, we go from one task to the next, continuously, quitting only when we’re spent, well past what might be healthy for us.

How can we counter the tendency to want to do as much as possible?

Leave yourself wanting more.

The other day I went out for a run, and I really wanted to push myself to my limit. I let that desire go and did a moderate run, leaving some gas in the tank. The next day, I wanted to run some more, and I did. Today I’d be happy to go for another run, though maybe I’ll do something else instead. It’s sustainable and will make the habit last longer.

If you sit down for a meal, don’t try to eat as much as possible. Eat less. Leave the table wanting a little more. It won’t kill you. This is something I’m working on myself, but it takes practice. The result, though, is that you feel healthier and your waistline thanks you.

When you travel, don’t try to see everything. See a few things, and take your time. Leave the new city knowing that there’s more to see that you are leaving for next time. Leave yourself wanting more.

When you’re on the computer, shut it down before you’re done with everything. You’ll never be done with everything, and shutting down early means you’ve reserved some of your mental energy for other pursuits offline. You’ll be raring to go tomorrow. You won’t be as spent.

Let’s do less, and leave some in reserve. And enjoy the less that we do even more.