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“Able to remain operational for longer periods of time and occupy a demonstrably...”
– New Device Desirable, Old Device Undesirable | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source (via isay)
Sums it up.
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“In the 1960’s, we were at war with the Soviet Union. Cold War, and a little bit...”
– Dr. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON, on why the de-prioritization of space exploration is a “tragedy,” and how, in fact, the Cold War helped foster U.S. space exploration, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
It is pretty fascinating just how many advances in the U.S. were driven politically by Cold War...
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justamanandhisblog asked: After the monologue, the only reason that I watched the broadcast was for a performance of Man or Muppet. So disappointing.
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“And certain segments that went over huge in the room seemed baffling from a TV...”
– Review: Academy Awards telecast and host Billy Crystal lean heavily on nostalgia - HitFix.com (via elizs)
The lack of a live performance of “Man or Muppet” was by far my biggest disappointment with the Oscars. Other than the fact that I knew almost nothing about most of the nominees,...
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“Nothing can take the sting out of the economic crisis like watching millionaires...”
– Billy Crystal, crystallizing the Oscars in one sentence.
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“We can’t quite decide if the world is growing worse, or if the reporters are...”
– The Houghton Line (via azspot)
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Why Astronauts Crave Tobasco Sauce →
discoverynews:
Part of the reason may be that after arriving in space, astronauts lose their sense of smell, which largely governs the pleasurable taste of food. An example of this is coffee. “If you hold your nose and sip your coffee, you’re getting just a bitter liquid,” says Jean Hunter, a food engineer at Cornell University.
keep reading
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For a decent sized city, sometimes Washington, DC...
Waved to a Hoya that I knew from my days working at Georgetown on my morning commute. Grabbed lunch with a bunch of grad school classmates. And on the evening bike commute, the guy on the bike next to me turned to say hello, and it was a hall mate from my freshman dorm.
Georgetown Forever, indeed!
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The 28 most tried and true writing prompts
For writer’s block sufferers, people looking to exercise their creativity, or job interviewers.
writingprompts: