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tinypaint:

“In life you’ll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it’s because they’re stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance…

Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.” 

― Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Alyssa A. DiRusso (Cumberland), Charity at Work: Proposing a Charitable Flexible Spending Account, 2014 Utah L. Rev. 281: This Article will propose a Charitable Flexible Spending Account system to enhance the current regulatory regime of the itemized charitable deduction. Part II begins by explaining the current charitable income tax deduction,...

This horse-based graphic from XKCD of the launch payloads of rockets throughout history is pretty amazing (click here for a big version)

By far the coolest bit is when the spot lights start having a lightsaber battle…

Dole Pineapple Float!!

jaybushman:

YES!

Fuck yes.

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Real world contradicts right-wing tax theories | Al Jazeera America:

California raised taxes, Kansas cut them. California did better

Not just tax theories; the article argues (but with slightly more anecdotal evidence than the Gaffer argument) that increasing the minimum wage can and does increase both wages and employment.

livebloggingmydescentintomadness:

sidnugget:

What is gonna happen if skinny jeans go out of style? Go back to boot cut jeans and act like we didn’t think they were disgusting for 6+ years?

God I remember these. It was a weird time to be alive.

Saw this on Facebook. I’m definitely thankful for this.

asylum-art:

Spotted these incredible Japanese flip books, published by Mou Hitotsu no Kenkyujo

Source:  travelry.co.uk

Fuck me that’s cool.

dynamicafrica:

Spike Lee Produces ”I Throw Like A Girl”, Documentary on Baseball Prodigy Mo’Ne Davis.

2014 is truly the year of Mo’ne Davis. Since her achievements in this year’s Little League World Series, the world hasn’t been able to get enough of her incredible talent. Here, director and producer Spike Lee gives us an intimate portrait of the young athlete as we get introduced to her family, friends, coach and teammates.  

Already the youngest person to ever grace the cover of Sports Illustrated, and the first Little League baseball player at that, the 13-year-old athlete, whose favourite sport is actually basketball, was one of two girls in the Little League World Series this year. During the tournament, Davis became the first girl to ever earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history. She’s the 18th girl overall to ever play, the sixth to get a hit, and the fourth American girl to play in the Little League World Series. 

Watching this makes me want to turn back time and put more dedication into the sports I loved playing as a kid. She’s just that inspirational. 

"I throw 70mph, that’s throwing like a girl."

Damn right, Mo’ne.

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Doing the Giants World Series victory lap at the Giants dugout store and McCovey’s Restaurant in downtown Walnut Creek.

We’re going to need a bigger case!

So that new George R. R. Martin book came today (which I totally forgot I pre-ordered on Amazon, but there you go). I don’t think I expected it to be so big. Here it is next to my 15” Macbook Pro for scale.

Dear United States of America,
I am 13 years old. This summer was the best summer of my young life. Out of this whole journey, the best part was having my family behind me supporting me through everything I did. I have a passion for sports. Every day of the week I’m playing soccer, basketball, or baseball. I stand for girls who want to play sports with the boys and to be a role model for people, young and old. I throw 70 miles per hour. That’s throwing like a girl.

Sincerely,
Your Daughter, Mo’Ne Davis (x)

Seriously for a Chevy commercial this is pretty great.

These are slowly becoming less and less relevant to the teams playing…

Buck Bokai may very well be the most esoteric of baseball references I could shoehorn into a Royals-Giants World Series.

BUT I DID IT DAMMIT!

"Take Me Out To The Holosuite" Debuted 18 Years Ago Today:

News - StarTrek.com tips its cap to the DS9 episode “Take Me Out To The Holosuite,” which debuted 18 years ago today.

Game One of the World Series starts in Kansas in a few hours and I just wanted to put this out there.

geekyjessica:

spytap:

"White Castle" by Yuri Shwedoff

If this isn’t the catalyst for a film project by the end of the week, I’m calling up everyone I know who works in feature development and telling them that they’re all fired.

Holy shit. Gorgeous.

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For those who don’t know, the 2010 SF Giants season was called “Torture”. It also involved some pretty impressive beards.

sizvideos:

Video

That is like a crazy awesome speeder bike chase…

tag-redfield:

thetrinitytree:

typette:

maybeiwillpost:

RIME - Gamescom 2014 Trailer

windwaker + shadow of the colossus

get hype

tag-redfield

: have you seen this?

thetrinitytree HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS?

Holy fuck. How have I not seen this?

Seriously I could do this all series.

You have no idea how much a Giants-Cardinals NLCS pays dividends to my Star Trek DS9 nerdiness.

prguitarman:

MY BRAIN!!

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