Yet more keen links one might want to share - Page 176

BigV · 10-11-2013, 01:34 PM

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History | Economics | Government | Opinion & Policy | Issues | Volunteer | Media | Politics & Elections | Libraries

On a library façade, in a university in which one of us matriculated, are written these words: "In darkness dwells the people which knows its annals not." Portentious perhaps, but in a world where everyone with an ax to grind pretends history is on his side, it's likely high time we all knew from whence we came.

I cribbed the paragraph above from the intro to their section on History because I believe it and I believe it also applies to each of the other sections they have on the site. Knowing the description or attributions or contributors, etc are all important aspects for evaluating how trustworthy a given source of information is. This site lists many, many other sites (which aggravatingly open in the same window instead of a new window) with a very brief description of what can be found at the site. I *strongly* recommend spending some time here, well, only as a jumping off point, for trying to learn about other sources of information and the quality of those sources.

orthodoc · 10-11-2013, 10:56 PM

Migraines. This:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/2...nderstand?bffb

glatt · 10-12-2013, 06:02 PM

I've sometimes thought about this. The perception of time. When I was a kid in the 70's there was a show about the ancient time of the 50's called Happy Days. If that show were made today, it would be about the 90's, which are not ancient times. It just seems like yesterday.

Well, this article on Huffingtonpost tells it much much better than I could.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-r...b_4085398.html

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On Thursday night, Dazed and Confused celebrated its 20th birthday with a special screening at New York Film Festival, which was attended by director Richard Linklater and a handful of cast members. I have to admit, the fact that Dazed and Confused is somehow already 20 years old didn't really surprise me -- this is mostly due to the fact that I remember where I was when the Dazed and Confused soundtrack used to play on a never-ending loop on my CD player in 1993.
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What did surprise me was the realization that only 17 years separated the date that the events of Dazed and Confused took place (1976) and the date that Dazed and Confused was released (1993).

There's much more, and I think it's worth the read.

lumberjim · 10-14-2013, 03:33 PM

http://therevolvinginternet.com/

Gravdigr · 10-14-2013, 04:42 PM

Nowmyneckhurts.

lumberjim · 10-15-2013, 08:03 PM

very realistic miniatures combined with forced perspective photography.

Lamplighter · 10-15-2013, 10:23 PM

Cool !

Clodfobble · 10-16-2013, 10:00 AM

I like that. Would never have guessed they were models.

monster · 10-18-2013, 07:54 PM

Most popular girls names in USA State by State for 60 years. Interesting to see new names pop up and then spread across the states

http://jezebel.com/map-sixty-years-o...s-s-1443501909

Gravdigr · 10-22-2013, 04:16 PM

Find the woman in this pic. She's there.

Clodfobble · 10-22-2013, 07:11 PM

That took longer than expected. Nice picture.

lumberjim · 10-22-2013, 07:20 PM

huh...my eyes went RIGHT to her. I'll say it was coincidence. but yeah.. like 1 second.

glatt · 10-22-2013, 07:40 PM

On my phone it was impossible until I zoomed in, and then I had to scroll methodically around. True story.

Griff · 10-22-2013, 08:41 PM

Yeah that took me a couple minutes.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-22-2013, 09:10 PM

When I saw the duck watching me, I ran away.

10-11-2013, 10:56 PM	#2627
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Migraines. This: http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/2...nderstand?bffb __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-14-2013, 03:33 PM	#2629
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://therevolvinginternet.com/ __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-14-2013, 04:42 PM	#2630
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10-15-2013, 08:03 PM	#2631
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	very realistic miniatures combined with forced perspective photography. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-16-2013, 10:00 AM	#2633
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I like that. Would never have guessed they were models. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-15-2013, 10:23 PM	#2632
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Cool !

10-18-2013, 07:54 PM	#2634
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Most popular girls names in USA State by State for 60 years. Interesting to see new names pop up and then spread across the states http://jezebel.com/map-sixty-years-o...s-s-1443501909 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-22-2013, 04:16 PM	#2635
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Find the woman in this pic. She's there. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-22-2013, 07:11 PM	#2636
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That took longer than expected. Nice picture. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-22-2013, 07:20 PM	#2637
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	huh...my eyes went RIGHT to her. I'll say it was coincidence. but yeah.. like 1 second. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-22-2013, 07:40 PM	#2638
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	On my phone it was impossible until I zoomed in, and then I had to scroll methodically around. True story.

10-22-2013, 08:41 PM	#2639
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah that took me a couple minutes. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-22-2013, 09:10 PM	#2640
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When I saw the duck watching me, I ran away. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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