June 2009
33 posts
“Ok, now all the world are going to show their supports to Iranians… This...”
– Mousavi’s Facebook page [#]
“Statistics provided by Mohsen Rezaei in which he claims more than 100% of those...”
– [#]
“Your liveblog has opened my eyes and awakened my slumbering sense of injustice.”
– [HuffPo]
I think it’s a digg.
Via Keyholez
Los Angeles (dpa) — A former police officer won an essay-writing contest sponsored by a bio-engineering firm and has taken possession of his unusual prize: five puppies cloned from his former search and rescue dog Trakr, who sniffed out the last survivor in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Keyholez, in memorium
Warren Ellis:
I’ve had a Tumblr account for years, but only recently reactivated it, having finally found a use of sorts for it. In the period I wasn’t paying attention, the Tumblr team have created a thing called Tumblarity: a number derived from your recent activity on your account. If you get a new follower, you get a certain number of tumblarity points. If you reblog something from another...
Presented without comment
“Karoubi’s camp believes that if there is no resistance this time, people’s help can never be expected again.”
“Making any decision is very difficult and we are in a very difficult situation, any protest must very carefully calculated.”
“Karbaschi asks people to follow the news through satellite, facebook and internet and ignore rumors.”
“Karoubi will never be silent. He is present in the...
Divine Intervention? →
After running pretty even for a bit, Intrade now has Mousavi at 73% (was 80% earlier) to win on high volume. Polls close in a little over an hour. Final results not expected until tomorrow.
It’s as likely as not just hot air, but some Mousavi allies are claiming he’s getting as much as 60% of the vote. An outright majority would mean no run-off.
“The mighty lion can have a gentle roar”
– Said of Mousavi by his supporters. Again, a bit underwhelming. [#]
Kiva, the microlending service for small business in developing nations—”loans that save lives”—is now offering loans in the US. Now there will be capital for starting things such as a wild cat removal service for the owners of foreclosed properties.
The website corrupted my homework.
katiebakes:
In college I finally had the epiphany that I could ignore alleged “deadlines” simply by emailing my papers to my teachers/TAs but oops! neglecting to attach the file! This never, ever failed.
But here’s an even better way, via Brandon, to dodge those before-5pm-on-Friday-or-else requirements: Corrupted-Files.com. Because, as their website prompts, don’t turn in a “Garbarge” Paper!...
Also, Palau is sort of just America →
Having emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States) in 1994, it is one of the world’s youngest and smallest nations. […]
Under the Compact, the U.S. remains responsible for Palau’s defense for 50 years, and Palauans are allowed to serve in the U.S. military without having to possess permanent residency in the U.S. […]
Oh and also:
In...
Um, actually?
The remote Pacific island nation of Palau said Wednesday it has agreed to a U.S. request to temporarily resettle up to 17 Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on Cuba. […]
His archipelago, with a population of about 20,000, will accept up to 17 of the detainees subject to periodic review, Toribiong said in a statement released to The Associated Press.
The Obama...
Futurama is Back For 26 More Episodes →
I say that I like this show but all I really know is that I liked this show. I have no idea if I still do or will.
Michael Pollan or Michel Foucault? →
(via oaklandhoman)
“If they don’t cheat, Mousavi will win.”
– Chanted by opposition party supporters regarding the upcoming Iranian presidential election. Seems like sort of downer as far as chants go. [#]
I bet he also has a secret Twitter
elsam:
Elsa: WAIT HOLD UP i did the new tumblr email search and my dad started a tumblr?!?!! Leila: WHAT????????? Elsa: i mean it has no posts but yes http://deaconm.tumblr.com/ THAT IS MY DAD
There goes the neighborhood?
Seriously, the “discover your gmail contacts on this thing” is a disasterous feature. It’s why everyone is everyone’s mutual follower/ee on...
God damn it →
“I don’t get it. Condi, what’s going on?”
– President Bush
(Bush was so taken aback with the public criticism of Biden that he called in his African American secretary of state Condoleezza Rice. Rice told him what everyone else had said: that white people don’t call each other articulate. #)
Some people are just too irresponsible for free... →
Compatible with any Xbox 360 system, the “Project Natal” sensor is the world’s first to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, “Project Natal” tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions and even a shift of...
