Month: July 2009

The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.

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Post date July 30, 2009
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The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.

C. Northcote Parkinson 1909 – 1993

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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

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Post date July 29, 2009
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

Dag Hammarskjold, 1905 – 1961

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Wheel of Lunch

Those who think it permissible to tell white lies soon grow colorblind

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Post date July 22, 2009
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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

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Post date July 21, 2009
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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

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I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

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Post date July 19, 2009
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I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

George Stanley McGovern

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suckers for the demagogue

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Post date July 18, 2009
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We’ve got a great percentage of our population that, to our great shame, either cannot or, equally unfortunate, will not read. And that portion of our public is growing. Those people are suckers for the demagogue.

Walter Cronkite, 1916 – 2009

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Moon landing tapes got erased, NASA admits

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Post date July 17, 2009
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Moon landing tapes got erased, NASA admits

Moon landing tapes got erased, NASA admits

The original recordings of the first humans landing on the moon 40 years ago were erased and re-used, but newly restored copies of the original broadcast look even better, NASA officials said on Thursday.

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Urban Dictionary: vanitize

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Post date July 12, 2009
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Urban Dictionary: vanitize

The act of abbreviating or sometimes lengthening a word, phrase, name or idea for use on a vehicle license (vanity) plate in order to fit the message into the space allowed (usually 7-8 characters) or because the correct spelling is already taken by another license plate owner.

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tardigrade appreciation headquarters

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Post date July 12, 2009
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tardigrade appreciation headquarters

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