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When Comedy Keeps American Politics Honest (2)
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A rather sad commentary on the integrity, depth and sincerity of the American politics. But, it’s funny and it’s Friday, so here it goes. Take it away John Stewart (and thanks for the tip Larry): PS Check out this WSJ article, The Biology of Ideology, which suggests that our political choices may be shaped by genetics. Related Content: Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” Now Online: 1999 - Present Subscribe to Our FeedContribute comment -
500 KM Asteroid Hits Earth (5)
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HackCollege's Back-to-School Essential Stude (72)
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Editor's note: It's been awhile since anyone on staff here has been a fresh-faced undergrad bustling off to school, so we asked the savvy students at the HackCollege blog what you need to know before hitting campus this fall. Here's what they said. Students going back to school can be overwhelmed with new responsibilities, party obligations, and piles of homework. The HackCollege team has compiled our essential tips for going back to school. Read on ...Shared by Aaron R (74) adam (972) Alex (9) Alex Ambrose (7) Anand L (6) Andrea (9) Andrew (44) Andrew Trinh (34) ashburn (5) Brandon J. Mendelson (17) Brian (12) Bryant Tan (20) Chris (3) Chris (6) Compuwizard123 (34) Dan (3) Darin R. McClure (48) Debbie (6) Debjit Saha (18) Deks Daka (11) Eric (52) fabio (42) Guy (702) Harish (3) Inthenameofmine (406) Jan Vazquez (4) Jason (10) Jeffrey (12) Jon (7) Jon Lorenzini (17) Jonathan (35) Julianne (5) Kelly SUtton (4) kevin oshea (9) Kristian (42) Kwasi (150) Long (10) Luis Magalhaes (27) madMilo (8) Mauricio (1) Miguel Wickert- Pineiro (13) Milan Navratil (35) MrGuff (83) neal (526) Nick Cobb (474) nparker13 (92) Paul Holbrook (5) Pete (29) Pramod (21) probefahrer.alex (14) Punksolid (26) Ritu (645) Rommel C. Caibal (20) Rudolf Olah (10) Ryan (42) Ryan (21) Ryan Parker (26) Scott Harrison (6) Shankar Ganesh (62) shawnmor (33) shrutes (8) Sparky (7) Stacy (46) Timothy (417) travisccook (3) Uzair (202) Victor M.J. (12) vinoth (7) vraicovi (17) Walter DeFoor (30) Will (16) WindPower (28)Contribute comment -
Richard Dawkins reads his hate-mail aloud (85)
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Check out this video in which famed atheist Richard Dawkins reads aloud the profane, violent, hateful email he gets from believers. PT sez, "I would buy this if it were an audiobook." So would I! Richard Dawkins reads his emailShared by !&# (23) [mRg] (14) Aaron (26) Aaron (10) Aaron Ross Powell (10) Arryn Pidwell (7) brokekid (134) Bruce (13) C.K. (134) Carlos Villela (23) Cathy (79) Charles (2) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (4) Chrigu (12) Chris (34) Chris (6) ChrisB (8) CKL (18) Dan (3) Dan Russell (12) Data Vortex (0) David (5) David T. Cole (3) Dean Mah (4) Dedalus (22) Derek (7) deusdiabolus (93) dknowles (19) Eater (20) Emon (9) G. (27) Gabe (1) Gonzo (23) Graham English (10) Greg (4) HacKnight (8) headphonaught (0) Hokai (19) Ian (0) James and Tom (12) Jamin (31) Jared (19) Jason (2) Jason R. Hunter (41) Jeff (19) Jeff (7) Jeff Schmidt (29) Jesús Dugarte (3) jim (4) Joel Gil (11) Joshua (9) Jouni Seppänen (5) Katie Fellows (36) Kay (41) Kelly (4) Kevin Branigan (7) Kevin Railsback (20) Luke M (16) Mark (1) Mark (0) Matthew (47) Michaelk (17) mistaSteve (35) N.L. Vivar (9) Nathan (48) Neagrigore (14) NeonDemon (45) Nicholas (9) Nicholas Schiller (5) Phillie Casablanca (11) phrakture (5) Randy (41) Riona (4) robert steburg (42) rpy (14) rsgalloway (12) rveguilla (5) ScaryMike (0) Schmeck (12) searingblue (2) tante (10) Thomas (3) Tony Ruscoe (14) tosh (0) War-N (5)Explore read 13 notes- Eater said: That last one made me snortlaugh.
- Graham English said: Great idea!
- Thomas said: Simply amusing.
- Mark said: So much for loving your neighbour...
- Michaelk said: Ah, there are few things as entertaining as poorly-thought-out hate email. Except having a guy with a British accent reading it aloud.
- HacKnight said: LOL
- Gabe said: LOL
- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Me three!
- C.K. said: I don't think Jesus approved any of these emails.
- Luke M said: Best thing I've seen today.
- CKL said: Comedy gold.
- Ian said: also, "no punctuation at all in that one"
- Bruce said: excellent
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Invaders! Indeed No Longer Playable At GC 08 [Games Convention 2008] (3)
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Digital artist Douglas Edric Stanley requested that his interactive installation Invaders! be pulled from the Games Convention show floor on Friday. The motion-controlled Space Invaders remake, featuring two continually crumbling World Trade Center towers, was yanked after negative response, one that Stanley referred to as "immature" and "lacking the sophistication and consideration that other parts of the world have shown the work." In place of the Invaders! exhibit, Stanley's full statement in English and German ...- Nav said: Given just how sensitive a topic 9/11 is, I don't know if the tone of this is appropriate. But I think the idea was a good one, and I wonder to what extent the stigma attached to the word 'game' was responsible for the outrage.
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Interactive map of "history's greatest journeys" (43)
onOur pals at GOOD created a fascinating interactive infographic documenting "history's greatest journeys," including trips from travelers like Amelia Earhart, Ken Kesey, Columbus, and Jack Kerouac. Notably absent though is Albert Hoffman's bicycle ride. Good traces the most famous trips in history (Good Magazine)Shared by aconbere (15) Adamo (32) Alan (5) Burad (17) Chris (6) Chris (6) Clay (41) Clint Ecker (15) Cogo (20) Dave (1) David (18) E.Z. (3) Emil Kaiser (8) Fearghas (13) focsa (9) HariKari (0) Heather (38) HokieGeek (25) Ian Mulvany (3) Igor (20) Immortalpear (20) Jakob (28) Jana (3) Jen (48) Jeremy Jarratt (33) Jose (2) JPowers (39) marcusmeisel (21) Matt Bickford (12) Matthew (0) maxlibris (3) Mr. Matt (13) N.L. Vivar (9) Nichol (11) Oddly Zen (27) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) rsgalloway (12) sanja (5) Scott (6) searingblue (2) Thomas (3) trinkers (0) Yuce (23)Contribute comment
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The 6 Most Depressing Happy Endings in Movie History | Cracked.com (29)
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It's Cracked, here to ruin your day again!Shared by AJ Hawks (7) ani625 (85) besighyawn (10) Blackshirt (0) blindsurf3r (8) Brandon M. Sergent (33) BrendoMan (115) Brent (6) Chris (6) Darren Isbrecht (77) David Gaw (13) Erwin Tang Yew Hon (52) Flickchart (0) George Brickner (54) ghosttie (38) Hardeep (1) Isaac (38) Jade (8) Jay Bandoy (39) jayce (60) miasarmento (110) Michelle (15) mike (18) Mike (1) Moose (1) Robert Peters (16) Samantha (19) Tim Fabiniak (11) Trevor Shafer (29)Contribute comment -
15 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (121)
onWe didn't touch them. For once.Shared by adam (2) Aidan Girard (0) Alex (8) Alex (24) Andrew Acomb (8) Ankur P (9) Avi (598) Basil Jackson (5) Bobby Hoppey (0) Brendan (5) Brent (6) Brian (19) Cadu (15) Calvin Gilbert (2) Carolyn (3) Casey Brown (4) Charles (36) Chris (6) Chris (15) Chris Chan (1) Chris Young (1) Cigar Jack (27) claudio rivera (12) Dan Smiley (6) Daniel (63) Daniel Marcus (1) Daniel Shine (4) David (18) David Hughes (12) Dean Burge (12) Donna (0) DrPete (4) Eduardo Carrillo (1) Eebs (23) Eric Chen (121) eric smith (20) Ersan Ozer (3) everyone loves a wee sombrero (126) Gemstar38 (99) Green Flash (13) Gus (17) Isaac (38) J (107) Jack (57) Jacob (29) James (1) Jason (19) Jay (18) Jay Gerland (3) Jerry (8) Jking243 (5) Jodi Church-Wagner (21) Joe (8) Joe Hoover (0) John (5) Johnny Makkar (2) JohnTP (13) Jose (3) Jose Arvelo (3) Juan Fernando Zuluaga C. (11) K. Adam Christensen (13) Kai (429) Kamran Hashmi (87) Kelli (2) Kevin Rose (14) Kim (14) Kim (0) Kim Mahan (1) Kyle Saric (0) Leyla Bonilla (91) Loren (21) Luciano (14) Mark (19) Martin Strickfaden (8) Matt Lopez (90) matthew hunt (23) mattlopez (79) Michael (0) Michael Kaiser (1) Mihalcea Razvan (303) Mikael Norling (9) Mr.dudeperson (2) NasirJumani (247) Natitude (121) nervioso (72) Nick Zamonis (2) Nikita Kashner (3) Owen Iverson (41) Patrick Colmenar (0) Peety (139) Perry (11) Phil (20) RapidEye (14) richhand (31) Ricky (0) Rilla (1) Robert (7) RodneyJohnson (1) Rudy A. Sombillo (0) ryan (48) Ryan Smith (0) SalvadorM (2) Shawn Smith (19) Shekhar Sahu (0) Spencer (2) Stefano Santucci (6) Steven Verbruggen (7) Suliman (10) Timothy (417) Timothy Goldsmith (0) Toby (176) Todd (2) Todd Martini (1) TxVoodoo (29) Tymur Porkuian (2) Vince (24) Vodex (17) webtime (476) Will Mason (1) Yamil Gonzales (13) zukibusa (15)
- Vince said: vet!
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RBA (111)
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Shared by !!blue (13) Aashay (4) Alex (102) amy (1) Aneel (32) angela (4) ani625 (85) Ben (2) Benjamin Golub (20) Bif (6) Bramha (14) Carolyn (3) cfohlin (9) Chadwick (4) Charles (36) Chris (6) Chris (34) Christian (7) Chung (111) Cindy Waters (0) Cocoy (34) Cort (5) Creeva (41) Dan (3) Dan (22) Daniel (13) David (11) Dennis Laumen (16) djspark (55) Drew Olanoff (144) Dustin (14) Dustin DeKoekkoek (6) Eli (11) Eric Atkins (23) Fearghas (13) Gabe (1) Gearoid (2) Gil (158) Grant (2) Gregg (7) Houdoken (5) Jacob W (22) Jaffer (12) Jakob (28) James (4) James Andreasen (4) jason (7) Jason (20) JBu92 (65) Jeff (162) John (5) JohnTheJohnMan (15) Jon (10) Jon (27) Jonathan (35) Jordan (26) Jordan Bouvier (3) Jrod (68) Juan (8) Juan Diego (38) Justin Yost (81) Katie Fellows (36) kmohr25 (22) Lilian (7) Luke M (16) maria (4) Mark (26) Martin Gordon (12) Matt Hall (11) Mattie (10) mernisse (5) Michael Neel (9) Michaele (10) MidgetWombat (6) Mike (1) Mike (0) Mike F (459) munir (12) Natalie (16) Nick (13) Nishant (6) Pellizzari (3) phillprice (23) Pit (7) Rachel L Fisher (4) Rantan (28) Reto (4) rheimbro (1) Rk (13) rOckY (154) rushabh doshi (6) Ryan (15) Scott (6) Sean T.-S. (7) shahryarrakeen (2) Sham (107) Sharath (12) Sheryl (8) Steven (11) Steven (111) terry (20) Toco (40) Ubqtous (22) vasta (17) vevck (12) vim (105) Wayne (48) Whitney (0) willygru (45) Zac (10) zizzy (28)Explore read seven notes- rushabh doshi said: one of the best, so far..
- Mattie said: hahahahaa.
- Jacob W said: The internet, still funny after all these years.
- Juan said: ARG. I've had this song stuck in my head for weeks.
- Sharath said: just try imagining yourself in the guy's place
- mernisse said: I will have to try this.
- willygru said: The geek prince of Bel-Air
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Earth from Mars -- photo - Boing Boing (10)
onRobbo sez, "Stunning photos of the Earth and the Moon taken from Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. Akin to the seminal Earth rise photos from Apollo 8 in 1968 - these images made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. That's us out there." Link (Thanks, Robbo!Shared by Carlos M (10) Chris (6) Chris (9) John Regan (12) Jorge (28) Katie (0) lstoll (7) martin (15) Nathaniel Tapley (13) Vince (15)
- Carlos M said: Para lembrar como somos minúsculos...
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Barack Roll (With the Help of Google's Video Text Search) (17)
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I’m not sure Google thought of uses like these when they started to allow you to search the text of the YouTube video channels of some US politicians. Hugh Atkin put together a video of Barack Obama covering Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up”. “Yes”, Hugh says in an email, “I did use Google’s new full-text search.” For previous videos of this nature he manually compiled transcricts of debates and searched for words. ...Shared by Benjamin (4) Chirantan (8) Chris (6) docbob (0) Eugene Alvin Villar (8) gray (13) Jess Lee (4) Jonathan Sterling (8) Kristian (42) Lari Numminen (2) Mark (16) mmhan (7) morberg (2) pfostpfilms (0) Sky-Walker (38) Stefft (1) Tim (11)Contribute comment -
Freemanic Paracusia (135)
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