February 2012
58 posts
A broken underwater wellhead has been dumping... →
“What matters is not what you photograph, but why and how you photograph it. Even...”
– Andreas Feininger
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Preservation at the National Archives: Why the... →
preservearchives:
In case you were wondering, the 1297 Magna Carta is one of 17 surviving versions of Magna Carta in the world today, the only one in North America, and the only Magna Carta in private hands. The document is on loan to the American people from David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group in…
“A lot of white people like black people. They buy hip-hop, they watch black...”
– Baratunde Thuston, on why it’s important for white people to have a black friend (via nprfreshair)
Who really benefits from putting high-tech gadgets... →
latimes:
How much genuine value is there in fancy educational electronics? Don’t let companies or politicians fool you, says columnist Michael Hiltzik.
“We’re delighted to hear that Rep. Fleming is a regular reader of America’s...”
– The Onion editor Joe Randazzo • In response to the Republican Congressman who mistook an Onion article for the real thing. source (via • follow)
“I already have a girlfriend! Her name is SCIENCE!”
– Dave Foley as Dr. Plotkin on Eureka (via wilwheaton)
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you...”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via thecultofgenius)
“It’s absurd to think that 14 fourth graders could accomplish anything so...”
– After Recess - Change the World - NYTimes.com
“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.”
– Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Taylor, May 28, 1816 (via retrocampaigns)
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“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted...”
– Abba Eban (via nobackspacekey)
“They think I’ve turned liberal because I believe a woman has a right to an...”
– Barry Goldwater (via thegopleftme)
