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Winter over Manhattan and a snowy centralparknyc

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To think it will all soon be green again. No, seriously! It will! We promise.

International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) tweeted this image of a Vulcan hand salute from orbit as a tribute to actor Leonard Nimoy, who died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Nimoy played science officer Mr. Spock in the Star Trek series that served as an inspiration to generat

This is fantastic, and even though I’m no beekeeper, I can only admire a clever invention such as this one. For those who which to get one of these, you can get a “Flow” hive over at indigogo.com. You can also support the project by donating a small amount.

Flow is a revolutionary beehive invention, allowing you to harvest honey without opening the hive and with minimal disturbance to the bees.

Turn the tap and watch as pure, fresh, clean honey flows right out of the hive and into your jar. No mess, no fuss, no expensive processing equipment without disturbing the bees.

We are excited to introduce our new invention that allows you to enjoy fresh honey straight out of your beehive without opening it. It’s far less stress for the bees and much, much easier for the beekeeper.

[FlowHive]

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It's called "The Shire" — of course — and god willing it will have so many delicious second breakfasts.

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whosthewhatnow:

COMPROMISE! But is it possible in the zombie apocalypse? Find out in today’s ALL-NEW PLAYING DEAD!

Play Dead every Tuesday and Thursday! 

By Chris Gugliotti [tumblr | webcomic | facebook]

By Leo Babauta

There’s an everpresent underlying feeling that most of us have that we could be doing things better. That we’re not sure how to live life. That we’re doing things wrong.

This leads us to try to optimize, to try to improve, but also to feel bad, to seek comfort and distraction, to procrastinate while we seek the answers. This is normal and there’s nothing wrong with it.

But I’d like to assure you that you’re doing nothing wrong. That you don’t need to optimize or do things better.

Try this:

For just a moment, pause where you are, and soak in the current state of the room around you, and your own state. Just notice what this is like.

Now see how this moment is enough. Just as it is. Without any need for improvement. It is a wonder, and there’s no need for more.

Now see how you are enough. Just as you are. Without any need for improvement. You are also a wonder, exactly enough.

You can go about your day, pausing every now and then to do a check: is this moment enough? Are you enough? And try answering, “Yes, absolutely and wonderfully.”

So there I was the other day, minding my own business, when I received the following message on twitter:

Hunh?  Who, I wondered, is zoiepalmer’s cat?  Well, I did a little research and, as it turns out, zoiepalmer’s cat IS Zoie Palmer’s cat, Cloverblob, who apparently has her own twitter account.  Hoping to avoid any potential conflict, I wrote back:

And I left it at that.  But upon further reflection, I thought it best to mention the incident to Zoie.  I approached her yesterday while she was waiting to shoot her first scene of the day and, unsure as to how best to break it to her, I just blurted out: “I don’t know how to tell you this but I think your cat is harassing me on twitter.”  I’m not sure what kind of a response I was expecting.  Shock.  Sadness.  Maybe an apology.  Instead, Zoie nodded knowingly, “Oh, yeah”, and made it clear Cloverblob was out of her control.  Immediately realizing my mistake, I requested she not mention our conversation to her cat when she got home that night but Zoie gave a shake of her head and informed me: “Oh, she’ll find out somehow.”

I assumed she was kidding but, only an hour later, I received the following tweet:

I, of course, scrambled to do damage control.  After all, the only thing worse than an angry cat is a vengeful angry cat:

 

I didn’t receive any further messages from Cloverblob so I figured the entire incident had been put to rest.  And then I received a panicked text message from Zoie.  Our correspondence follows:

So Zoie put in a good word for me and, in the end, we got things sorted out.  Kind of.  This Saturday afternoon, I’ve got a date with Cloverblob to go visit the hippo exhibit at the zoo.  I wasn’t prepared for a long term commitment though and Zoie’s last text has me kind of concerned:

Wait.  Wait!  WHAT?!

https://twitter.com/Cloverblob

Tagged: Cloverblob

"Hello Nurse!" by: darthterry

Tea is a wonder drink for health but tea lovers also drink it for the enjoyment and an alertness boost. If you care about the amount of caffeine available to you from the tea, tweak the recommended brewing times .

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thefrogman:

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The Guardian asks the riveting, entirely original, never-before asked question:

“Why are so many adults reading YA and teen fiction?”

And I, alone, have the answer.

Me. The brave one. Who plumbs the depths none would dare.

I have done rigorous scientific testing with beakers.

I have traveled the earth and gone in many caves.

I have fought three bears.

I have consumed exotic poisons.

I have even been a teenager once, maybe, probably, I dunno.

And the answer is –

*reveals envelope*

*opens envelope*

*a smaller version of me climbs out*

*the smaller version of me hands the larger version of me a microphone*

*clears throat into mic*

*taps mic*

The answer is:

Because a lot of YA and teen fiction is really, really good.

*flings microphone in a lake*

Superstitions have surrounded the eerie solar eclipse since time immemorial. And now, for entirely scientific reasons, it turns out we have good reason to fear them. Earth's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 is happening this March, and it could cause some real disruption—thanks to Europe's reliance on solar energy.

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If you want to avoid pooping at a bad time, you'll probably try to plan ahead and visit the bathroom before that long meeting. But how do you make yourself poop on command? Try a hot beverage—coffee works , but so does tea or even hot water.

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wankbankofamerica:

Just smokin’ pot y’know 

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Something very awesome happened today. I can’t say anything more about it (for now) but I can finally talk about this other awesome thing that I’m super excited to be part of!

In the upcoming Firefly Online game, I get to be the voice of the male avatar!!

This just in from Firefly Online HR: Wil Wheaton has joined the FFO voiceover team and will be playing the part of you – that is, he will be giving voice to the male player character. We couldn’t be more excited that Wil is taking on this huge part. (There’s lots of Chinese cursing too!)

I am so excited to be part of this, and not just because it means I get to finally be part of the best universe in the ‘verse.

…well, maybe it is.

A little.

…okay, it totally is.

I’m recording my dialog in a couple of weeks, and when the game is released in Spring, I’ll be there with you as we pilot our own ships, interact with our favorite brown coats, evade the alliance, and, of course, aim to misbehave.

I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity, I can’t wait to be a leaf on the wind.

…shoot. now i’m sad.

“Manligheten är i kris”. Känner ni igen det uttalandet? Ni borde, för det har gastats från takåsarna i decennier nu. Allra senast av Bear Grylls i dagens DN.

Bullshit, så klart. Jag har ingen, absolut ingen, respekt för de som upprepar detta nonsens. “Manligheten är i kris, buhu, för jag får inte behandla kvinnor hur jag vill längre. Buhu, jag driver ankarlös genom livet för att min rätt att våldta utan konsekvenser är hotad. Ack och ve, jag kan inte längre upprätthålla en livsstil som kräver att min fru agerar tjänstefolk åt mig! Ååååå hur ska jag överleva i en värld där min muskelmassa inte längre är min viktigaste egenskap?!”

Än värre är att alla såna här artiklar, oavsett vinkel, upprätthåller myten om att det faktiskt finns en manlighet. Vilket det såklart inte gör. Eventuellt kan det finnas en övergripande (hetero) manlig kultur som förenar många män, men att tala om en mytisk “manlighet” är nonsens.

Så för att sammanfatta manlighetens kris:
1. Det finns ingen manlighet.
2. Om den ändå skulle finnas så är den inte i kris.
3. Det är på höjden specifika män som krisar.
4. Det är inte synd om dessa män.

Nu kan världen gå vidare.

Google is sad.

[Source: Mr. Lovenstein Comics | Like Mr. Lovenstein on Facebook]

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Freddie Mercury!

team-joebama:

tastefullyoffensive:

[via]

“

"Feminazi" is a real timesaver, because someone saying that just freed you from listening to them ever again. It’s such a specific strawman that it has its own name. But the term "feminazi" is far too evocative and powerful a phrase for this phantom. I suggest the term "boogeywoman," reducing the concept to the appropriate level of maturity and power.

Those who fear the boogeywoman claim feminism is a crusade of man-hating assholes, instead of a struggle against a patriarchal system that damages men as well as women. But don’t worry, there’s a useful quick check to find out if someone’s an asshole, and it works on both sides: Ask them how they feel about transgender people. That’ll identify who truly cares about equality and who’s just being an asshole real quick.

Even if a woman is mean to you, boohoo. You can’t dismiss an entire concept because one supporter is an asshole. If “one of them was a jerk” was reason enough to censor entire concepts, men would have become extinct long ago, along with every political and sociological concept ever conceived. I’ve met dickhead professors of quantum mechanics, but that doesn’t mean my computer stops working.

”

- 8 Things Some Asshole Says in Every Debate About Sexism.

“Listen, kids: If a strange man ever offers to fly you to his private dungeon and make you sign a fuck-contract (AKA, exactly what happened in Fifty Shades), DO NOT GO WITH HIM. You will end up in a series of trash bags. Large, organized dungeons are a much safer place to experiment with your sexuality than some guy’s apartment closet.”

- 7 Strange Realities of BDSM ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Leaves Out

Android: No matter how much space you have on your phone or tablet, you'll eventually fill it up. If you're running low on space, Memory Map will show you what's using up the all that storage.

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This kid is going places. (photo via arvzg)

archiemcphee:

Winter is a busy time for the Department of Awesome Natural Phenomena. This automotive ice formation formed on the front of a Jeep Cherokee parked in the visitor’s lot at the Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. When the jeep pulled out of its spot this awesome ice grille remained attached to the wheel stop.

Photos via WITN

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