This Sunday morning, Brits opened up their papers to a surprise: a report that actor Rory Kinnear has been offered the starring role on Doctor Who. So is this our new Doctor?
    
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10 Jun 14:57
Is this the face of our new Doctor?
by Lauren Davis
firehoseyeah, not regretting walking away from this show
10 Jun 14:25
America's best french fries
by gguillotte
meanwhile, in Portland (ME): Duckfat beat
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10 Jun 13:26
Why 'Yous Guys' Accents Come Back When You're Drinking
Anyone who’s modified - or lost entirely - their hometown accent over the years knows that after a few drinks, it mysteriously comes back. But why is that?
10 Jun 04:48
Why Did The NSA Whistleblower Know So Many Secrets?
firehose"Let’s note what Snowden is not: He isn’t a seasoned FBI or CIA investigator. He isn’t a State Department analyst. He’s not an attorney with a specialty in national security or privacy law.
Instead, he’s the IT guy, and not a very accomplished, experienced one at that. If Snowden had sent his résumé to any of the tech companies that are providing data to the NSA’s PRISM program, I doubt he’d have even gotten an interview.
...
The NSA trusted its most sensitive documents to this guy? And now, after it has just proven itself so inept at handling its own information, the agency still wants us to believe that it can securely hold on to all of our data? Oy vey!"
Edward Snowden sounds like a thoughtful, patriotic young man, and I’m sure glad he blew the whistle on the NSA’s surveillance programs. But the more I learned about him this afternoon, the angrier I became. Wait, him?
10 Jun 03:19
Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donut Muffins
by Averie Sunshine
I grew up eating fried mini donuts at fairs and carnivals and loved every greasy, cinnamon-sugary second.
These mini donut muffins are the next best thing.
I couldn’t decide if they were more like a donut hole or a mini muffin, so I’m calling them donut muffins.
They come together from start to finish in under 30 minutes. Having warm, fresh donut muffins for breakfast sure beats a bowl of cold cereal.
And yes, plan to eat muffins, plural. They’re tiny, but oh so pop-able. But because they’re baked rather than fried, I don’t feel too guilty when I’m popping away.
Four of these mini muffins are still smaller than 1 bakery-style coffee shop muffin. I’ve noticed that bakery and coffee shop muffins keep getting bigger and bigger, and they’re now about the size of a softball. These are about half the size of a golf ball.
If you don’t have mini muffin pans <–I love that pan, you can bake them in a standard-sized muffin pan
Buttermilk keeps them soft, light, tender, and fluffy. It also serves to add moisture, which is important because I find that mini muffins and baked donuts are prone to dryness, but the buttermilk protects against it.
No buttermilk? Cheat and make some with regular milk.
A hefty dose of cinnamon in the batter as well as in the cinnamon-sugar coating, makes for well-spiced muffins. The cinnamon is noticeable and distinct, but not overpowering. If you’re a cinnamon fiend and prefer to be over-powered, it’s easy to add more to taste.
I also added ground nutmeg because I find it rounds out flavors, especially cinnamon. It gives depth in a can’t-quite-put-your-finger-on-it kind of way.
They bake quickly, in just about 10 minutes. Because they’re small, they can go from raw to dried out and crisp in the span of about 90 seconds, so watch them closely.
Ten minutes with my two mini muffins pans was the magic number, but due to variance in pan size, oven, and climate, watch your muffins not the clock. If you’re baking them as full-size muffins, I’d estimate 17 to 20 minutes, but haven’t tested it.
After they bake, dip the tops in melted butter and then in cinnamon-sugar. The cinnamon-sugar coating is key. It adds so much extra cinnamony flavor and the sugar granules add donut hole authenticity.
I almost put them in a gallon-sized ziplock, and wanted to pour butter into the bag, then douse with cinnamon-sugar, and shake. But I used restraint and simply dipped the tops. Next time I’ll live dangerously and use the bag, butter, and shake method because it’s faster, and why say no to more butter and more cinnamon-sugar.
The flavor and the speed in which these little puffballs went from idea to reality to half a dozen in my belly makes them a total win.
Once you pop, you can’t stop.
This is my second mini food recipe this week.
It’s cute, it’s fun, and it clearly tastes better.
Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donut Muffins
Part cinnamon-sugar donut hole, part mini-muffin, no matter what you call them, they're fast and easy to make, and so tasty and pop-able. Because they're baked rather than fried, I don't feel guilty when I pop more than a couple. Buttermilk keeps them soft, light, and fluffy. A hefty dose of cinnamon in the batter as well as in the cinnamon-sugar coating, makes for well-spiced muffins that are full of flavor. They come together from start to finish in under 30 minutes, and of course, mini food just tastes better.
Yield: about 24 mini muffins
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
Muffins
1 large egg
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
pinch salt, optional and to taste
Coating
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions:
- For the Muffins - Preheat oven to 350F. Spray two 12-count mini muffin pans with floured cooking spray; set aside. (You can make as full-size muffins and will likely yield about 1 dozen; or make as donuts or mini donuts; adjusting baking times accordingly)
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large bowl and hand mixer), combine egg, butter, sugars, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed to cream ingredients until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the buttermilk. Beat momentarily to incorporate.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just incorporated; don't overmix. Batter will be fairly thick.
- Using a spoon sprayed with cooking spray so the batter slides off easily, drop rounded tablespoons into prepared pans. Fill each cavity about 3/4-full. (I made 28 mini muffins and some were on the skimpy side. In order to keep the yield at an even 24 muffins, I recommend dividing batter equally among 24 wells)
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes (mine took 10 minutes exactly), or until muffins are domed with set centers, are springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Because they're small, they cook quickly and 1 minute can drastically effect taste; don't overbake and watch them closely. Allow muffins to cool in the pans on top of a wire rack for about 10 minutes before removing. While the muffins cool, prepare the coating.
- For the Coating - In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power; set aside.
- In a separate small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
- After the muffins have cooled, dip each muffin top briefly in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar, and repeat until all muffins have been coated. Optionally, the entire muffin could be buttered and coated similar to traditional cinnamon-sugar donut holes, and in doing so, you'd need to melt more butter and use more cinnamon-sugar. Serve immediately. Donut Muffins are best fresh, but will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 4 days (noting that the cinnamon-sugar coating may liquify a bit), or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Recipe from Averie Cooks. All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
Related Recipes:
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Fluffy Vegan Coconut Oil Banana Muffins and Mini Muffins
Baked Vanilla Donuts with Vanilla Glaze
Banana Yogurt Muffins and Little Banana Bread Loaf
Baked Eggnog Vanilla Donuts and Mini Donuts with Eggnog Rum Glaze (use regular milk in place of the eggnog this time of year)
Six-Banana Banana Bread with Mini Loaf
Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Muffins
Mini Cream Cheese Pound Cakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
Thanks for the entries in the Peanut Butter Comfort and KitchenAid Handheld Blender Giveaway
What’s your favorite donut or muffin recipe? Mini food fan?
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10 Jun 03:03
Maps: Senators who voted to expand NSA’s power. - Slate Magazine
by gguillotte
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10 Jun 02:57
Obama Is Checking Your Email
firehosephotos of Obama pointing at computers
a la Kim Jong Il looks at things
The perfect Tumblr for the NSA scandal.
10 Jun 02:52
A hacker blows up the government in Roland Emmerich's latest trailer
by Charlie Jane Anders
firehoseChanning Tatum as John McClane
co-starring Jamie Foxx as a black president who says "Get your hands off my Jordans"
10 Jun 01:47
DayZ devs to open in-game radio station submissions in two weeks
by Jenna Pitcher
firehosefinally, EVE-level shit in a game I might want to play
In two weeks, the developers of the Dayz standalone will be taking submissions for in-game radio station content, according to the game's creator Dean Hall.
"DayZ Notice: In 2wks will be taking applications for DayZ streaming radio stations. Will receive radio freq that players can tune ingame," Hall tweeted. "DayZ streaming radio stations need to be established, i.e. website. Will need to provide sample radio content. 'in character' stations only."
Interested parties are asked to send in an audio track, submission details will be provided at a future date. The selected radio stations will be broadcasted game-wide and, according Hall, the radio can be played in-game through an in-game radio.
Hall is expected to evaluate the release of DayZ's alpha in June and will launch at sometime afterward. For more information about DayZ and its creator, please read our interviews with Hall where he discusses the rewards and risks of an open development process and his recent scaling of Mount Everest.
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10 Jun 01:46
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition rolls out for PC, Mac on June 18
by Jessica Conditt
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition takes control of the PC and Mac realms on June 18 via Steam. Huzzah! It comes in a standard version for $10 or the Digital Deluxe Edition for $15. Standard pre-orders include 800 pieces of in-game gold and the original soundtrack, and the deluxe edition gets a special character, a farm location, a sci-fi bedroom pack and 800 gold pieces.
From Behold Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is an RPG about playing an RPG, classic-style on a tabletop, with dice and surrounded by friends. It is, of course, actually on a screen, and you'll probably play by yourself, with a mouse and keyboard. At least you'll still have a tabletop.
From Behold Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is an RPG about playing an RPG, classic-style on a tabletop, with dice and surrounded by friends. It is, of course, actually on a screen, and you'll probably play by yourself, with a mouse and keyboard. At least you'll still have a tabletop.
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition rolls out for PC, Mac on June 18 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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10 Jun 00:45
Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower: 'I do not expect to see home again'
by Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill
firehose'there is a grassroots movement to take to the streets on July 4 in defence of the Fourth Amendment called Restore The Fourth Amendment and it grew out of Reddit'
hopefully Redditors don't do anything stupid like discredit another legitimate civil issue
Source for the Guardian's NSA files on why he carried out the biggest intelligence leak in a generation – and what comes next
Edward Snowden was interviewed over several days in Hong Kong by Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill.
Q: Why did you decide to become a whistleblower?
A: "The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards.
"I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things … I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under."
Q: But isn't there a need for surveillance to try to reduce the chances of terrorist attacks such as Boston?
A: "We have to decide why terrorism is a new threat. There has always been terrorism. Boston was a criminal act. It was not about surveillance but good, old-fashioned police work. The police are very good at what they do."
Q: Do you see yourself as another Bradley Manning?
A: "Manning was a classic whistleblower. He was inspired by the public good."
Q: Do you think what you have done is a crime?
A: "We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence."
Q: What do you think is going to happen to you?
A: "Nothing good."
Q: Why Hong Kong?
A: "I think it is really tragic that an American has to move to a place that has a reputation for less freedom. Still, Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People's Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech."
Q: What do the leaked documents reveal?
A: "That the NSA routinely lies in response to congressional inquiries about the scope of surveillance in America. I believe that when [senator Ron] Wyden and [senator Mark] Udall asked about the scale of this, they [the NSA] said it did not have the tools to provide an answer. We do have the tools and I have maps showing where people have been scrutinised most. We collect more digital communications from America than we do from the Russians."
Q: What about the Obama administration's protests about hacking by China?
A: "We hack everyone everywhere. We like to make a distinction between us and the others. But we are in almost every country in the world. We are not at war with these countries."
Q: Is it possible to put security in place to protect against state surveillance?
A: "You are not even aware of what is possible. The extent of their capabilities is horrifying. We can plant bugs in machines. Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place."
Q: Does your family know you are planning this?
A: "No. My family does not know what is happening … My primary fear is that they will come after my family, my friends, my partner. Anyone I have a relationship with …
I will have to live with that for the rest of my life. I am not going to be able to communicate with them. They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night."
Q: When did you decide to leak the documents?
A: "You see things that may be disturbing. When you see everything you realise that some of these things are abusive. The awareness of wrong-doing builds up. There was not one morning when I woke up [and decided this is it]. It was a natural process.
"A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed in Obama's promises. I was going to disclose it [but waited because of his election]. He continued with the policies of his predecessor."
Q: What is your reaction to Obama denouncing the leaks on Friday while welcoming a debate on the balance between security and openness?
A: "My immediate reaction was he was having difficulty in defending it himself. He was trying to defend the unjustifiable and he knew it."
Q: What about the response in general to the disclosures?
A: "I have been surprised and pleased to see the public has reacted so strongly in defence of these rights that are being suppressed in the name of security. It is not like Occupy Wall Street but there is a grassroots movement to take to the streets on July 4 in defence of the Fourth Amendment called Restore The Fourth Amendment and it grew out of Reddit. The response over the internet has been huge and supportive."
Q: Washington-based foreign affairs analyst Steve Clemons said he overheard at the capital's Dulles airport four men discussing an intelligence conference they had just attended. Speaking about the leaks, one of them said, according to Clemons, that both the reporter and leaker should be "disappeared". How do you feel about that?
In Dulles UAL lounge listening to 4 US intel officials saying loudly leaker & reporter on #NSA stuff should be disappearedrecorded a bit
— Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) June 8, 2013
A: "Someone responding to the story said 'real spies do not speak like that'. Well, I am a spy and that is how they talk. Whenever we had a debate in the office on how to handle crimes, they do not defend due process – they defend decisive action. They say it is better to kick someone out of a plane than let these people have a day in court. It is an authoritarian mindset in general."
Q: Do you have a plan in place?
A: "The only thing I can do is sit here and hope the Hong Kong government does not deport me … My predisposition is to seek asylum in a country with shared values. The nation that most encompasses this is Iceland. They stood up for people over internet freedom. I have no idea what my future is going to be.
"They could put out an Interpol note. But I don't think I have committed a crime outside the domain of the US. I think it will be clearly shown to be political in nature."
Q: Do you think you are probably going to end up in prison?
A: "I could not do this without accepting the risk of prison. You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you, over time they will."
Q: How to you feel now, almost a week after the first leak?
A: "I think the sense of outrage that has been expressed is justified. It has given me hope that, no matter what happens to me, the outcome will be positive for America. I do not expect to see home again, though that is what I want."
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09 Jun 23:58
Keys Deputy Removes Chips Bag From Deer's Head - WBFS
firehosenever go to Florida
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Keys Deputy Removes Chips Bag From Deer's Head
WBFS BIG PINE KEY (CBSMiami/AP) – An endangered Key deer has a Monroe County Sheriff's deputy to thank for removing a Doritos chips bag from its head. The deer, which had its entire head stuck in the bag, was spotted by the deputy who was on patrol ... Florida Deputy Removes Doritos Bag from Deer's HeadWCTV all 16 news articles » |
09 Jun 23:30
Google to buy Waze for $1.3 billion to bolster its maps lead, says Israeli newspaper
by David Pierce
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After much competition and debate, it appears Google may have won the bidding war for popular maps and traffic company Waze — Israeli newspaper Globes reports that Google is paying $1.3 billion to acquire the Israel-based company. The report comes after months of back-and-forth, with Facebook, Apple, and Google all rumored to be angling to buy Waze, nearly always with billion-dollar price tags. Globes reports that a Facebook deal fell apartbecause of the price tag, and because Facebook wanted Waze to move its headquarters to California; Apple apparently never made an offer because the price was too high.
Google, on the other hand, appears to be a perfect fit. It has an office in Israel, a history of acquiring Israeli startups, and a fantastic mapping product that Waze will only help both from a talent and a data standpoint. Globes reports the deal isn't done yet, but is coming very soon — if it does close, it will add a handful of Waze employees into the newly-minted filthy-rich club.
09 Jun 23:29
Rand Paul Says He May Sue Over NSA Program - Wall Street Journal
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Rand Paul Says He May Sue Over NSA Program
Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—A Republican senator said Sunday that he plans to assemble a class action lawsuit against the federal government over a national security program that collects phone call data, saying he hopes the matter winds up before the Supreme Court ... Paul wants to lead Supreme Court challenge to fed's tracking of Americans' calls ...Fox News Rand Paul says he might sue governmentwtvr.com Rand Paul planning class action lawsuit against surveillance programsWashington Post (blog) Washington Times -Guardian Express -Business Insider Australia all 26 news articles » |
09 Jun 23:26
AT&T extends wait for phone upgrades from 20 months to two years
by Adi Robertson
firehoseall carriers suck forever
Following Verizon's lead, AT&T has extended the period customers will have to wait before upgrading their phones. The company announced in a blog post that it was raising the threshold for a subsidized replacement from 20 months to 24 months. That new limit applies both to new customers and to anyone whose contract ends in March 2014 or later — meaning most people currently on a contract will get one more 20-month upgrade before the change takes effect. As always, customers can buy unsubsidized phones at full price regardless of date.
Verizon has already announced that it's changing from a 20-month to a 24-month upgrade cycle, starting in January of 2014, so two-year periods between subsidies are now standard across the board. In its statement, AT&T says the change is meant to "align" the device upgrade cycle with its two-year contract periods. Sprint, meanwhile, continues to list a 20-month upgrade policy, and T-Mobile has abolished traditional contracts in favor of an installment plan for its phones — though the company has been forced to backtrack from claims that this means fewer obligations for customers.
- Via Engadget
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09 Jun 23:25
The Best 'Purple One' Prince GIFs
by OnlyMrGodKnowsWhy
OMS would like you all to have these. (I can’t believe this hasn’t been shared yet.)
Prince turned 54 years old today. But he could be 34 or 67 or 128 or 298. Time means nothing to Prince, Prince means nothing to time. He is of the past, present, future, and sexy future. He is…Prince.
Long-time readers know we’re big fans of the former-Prince Rogers Nelson/Alexander Nevermind/Joey Coco — whether he’s covering Pearl Jam, looking like THIS on The View, or not appearing on The Simpsons — so in honor of his birthday (selfbirthday? spawnday?), we’ve collected 30 of the best Prince GIFs that every Prince’d (via F*ck Yeah Prince), with descriptions that show what side of Prince we’re seeing. My favorite’s “Creeper Prince.”
#1. MTV Prince
#2. Passionate Prince
#3. Mini-Prince
#4. Humble Prince
#5. Hat Prince
#6. Fearless Prince
#7. Macy Gray Prince
#8. Bashful Prince
#9. Ambiguous Prince
#10. Cane Prince
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09 Jun 23:25
The Best 'Purple One' Prince GIFs (part 2)
by OnlyMrGodKnowsWhy
…and also these.
#11. Lollipop Prince
#12. Lesbian Prince
#13. Bathtub Prince (Via)
#14. The F*ck Is That Prince
#15. Creeper Prince
#16. Playground Prince
#17. Turtleneck Prince
#18. Animated Prince
#19. Joker Prince
#20. Toy Prince
#21. You Like That Prince
#22. Muppet Prince
#23. Basketball Prince
#24. Chappelle Prince
#25. Windswept Prince
#26. Wascally Prince
#27. Gay Bar Prince
#28. Namecalling Prince
#29. Angry Prince
#30. Demanding Prince
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09 Jun 23:23
dear diary - Chibi-Robo! (Skip/Nintendo - GameCube -...
firehosevia Kara Jean
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09 Jun 23:22
Science Fiction and Fantasy Pixel Art GIFs by Waneella
by Kimber Streams
firehosevia Elena Bulygina
Tumblr user Waneella has created a number of amazing science fiction and fantasy pixel art animated GIFs. More pixel art aliens and adventurers can be found at Waneella’s Tumblr.
images via Waneela
via Visual News
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09 Jun 23:22
Prosthetics maker does a roaring trade in replacement pinkies for ex-yakuza
by Cory Doctorow
firehosevia multitasksuicide
Shintaro Hayashi, a Tokyo prosthetics maker, spent most of this life making medical prostheses for people who'd lost breasts, limbs, etc, but now does a booming trade in fake pinkie fingers for ex-yakuza gangsters who don't want to broadcast their criminal past (yakuza members who screw up have their pinkies lopped off in retaliation).
The doctor molds silicone prosthetic pinkies, made to seamlessly mask the amputation, making for a smoother transition to the outside world. Priced at nearly $3,000 each, the fingers are carefully painted, to match the exact skin color of the client. Former yakuza members, who make up 5 percent of Hayashi's business, often keep several sets of fingers for different seasons – the light skinned version for winter, and a tanned look for summer.
Hayashi sums up his clientele in three categories: Those who are dragged into his office by girlfriends worried about their reputations, ex-members who are eager to move up the corporate ladder but worried about the repercussions of their past being exposed, longtime yakuza who have no intention of getting out, but need to cover up for a child's wedding or grandchild's sporting event.
"Many people keep a fist, to prevent detection," he said. "But there comes a point where you can't hide your fingers any longer. Some people have one joint severed, others have worse," he said.
Prosthetic Fingers Help Reform Japan's Feared Yakuza Gangsters [Akiko Fujita/ABC] 
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09 Jun 22:56
Historian Ibid
by OnlyMrGodKnowsWhy
firehoseattn: multitasksuicide
My feed of http://theoldreader.com/profile/multitasksuicide.rss appears to have stopped updating. Wah… (@ATodd)
For instance, historian Ibid saw Stalingrad as a turning point in the war.
09 Jun 19:29
Chewbacca Actor's Lightsaber Cane Causes TSA Trouble
by gguillotte
firehoseLet the Wookie Win
Peter Mayhew, the actor who portrayed Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, apparently took issue with airport security after they spotted his lightsaber-styled cane. Mayhew documented his frustration -- and vindication -- on Twitter, writing that TSA "won't allow me through the airport with me cane!" //// He posted multiple photos of the incident last Monday, in which TSA officers appear with the cane as Mayhew waits. "Though after I tweeted they gave it back," the actor, who has over 22,000 followers on Twitter, wrote. ///// The actor also retweeted an astronomer who noted the sage advice of Han Solo in tough situations: TSA "Just learned Star Wars lesson #1: 'Let the Wookie Win.'"
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09 Jun 19:26
Pacific Northwest hats: Byrnie Utz
by sleevehead
firehosevia multitasksuicide
meanwhile, in Seattle
09 Jun 18:58
How common is your birthday?
by Lauren Davis
Do you ever feel like you're always running into people with your birthday? It might not be you; it might be the date that you were born. Matt Stiles' birthday heat map gives us a picture of which birthdays are the most and least common in the United States.
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09 Jun 18:35
22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America - Business Insider
by OnlyMrGodKnowsWhy
firehoserepresenting pick-AHN, the only non-gross way to say it
“Son, a PEE-can is a can that'cha pee in. Whut you wont izza puh-KAWN pie.”—a truck stop waitress, this one time, to my friend A.’s brother, somewhere in Florida (story may be apocryphal)
09 Jun 18:35
birdandmoon: Everybody I know is having kids, so I made this...
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Everybody I know is having kids, so I made this helpful guide to nature names for your baby. The original is over here.
From now on I shall be called Bat Falcon Hanson, kthx.
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