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This is what it looks like when you dust #25 from the high house.
heathenproblems: Happy Solstice! What. Analysts can be hippies. I promise. I’ve seen it.
kbhew: thinkintrixxter: toomanyfandomssolittletime: tHIS IS THE YEAR WOMEN FINALLY SAID “FUCK YOU” TO SEXISM YOU GO , GIRL. ‘not that you’re the genius’ I’m pretty sure she has her doctorates in neuroscience, right? Love herrrrr
10 Scientific Ideas That Scientists Wish You Would Stop Misusing
carlsagan: fixed it Boomdeeyada!
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Being on starboard tack at this moment is one of the greatest feelings in the world!
unwrapping: Add a Read More Break to a Tumblr Photo Caption: While text posts have a handy icon to insert a read more break, other Tumblr post types do not. This example shows adding a read more break for a photo post. But this tip also works with the
brookelynne: Probably one of the only things I’ve helped create that will outlast my life on this earth. Commissioned by Unity Hospital in Fridley, MN, Greg Conboy created a plaster mold (done in three steps, legs, torso, arms) of me. The bronze
Tim's Vermeer Blu-Ray edition trailer
Naptime
wefuckinglovescience: Vegans, please do not do this. Cats are not omnivores like us, they are obligate carnivores and cannot survive on a meat-free diet.
The things I do to amuse myself.
Everybody: “Is he okay, is he okay, omg is he okay!?!??!” Actual: “Are we playing, are we playing, is it time to play?!?!”
bleeblu: bleeblu This one made me chuckle a little.
nintendo-kid: gailsimone: burekevan: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on the defunding of NASA. Wow. Fantastic. Its so true though Preach it, Brother.
wefuckinglovescience: Today is World Environment Day Image via ScienceAlert.
bibliophile-exhibitionism: ~ exquisite ~ I’ve been told I suffer this affliction.
wefuckinglovescience: Dear parents, you are being lied to. This is still the most important article we have ever posted on this page. Please read and share. Read here: http://bit.ly/1lQNI9T
Solar FREAKIN Roadways, are they real?
astrodidact: Minnesota has passed a law that will make it illegal to manufacture and sell any cleaning products containing a common antibacterial chemical, Triclosan, by 2017. Triclosan has been a key ingredient in 75% of all soaps, detergents, deodorant
JohnnyExpress
twiststreet: Harlan Ellison’s 80th Birthday phone voicemail.
kbhew: ‘tis the season to go sailing, fa la la la la, la la la la Angels we have heard on high!
spaceexp: Meteor Showers
freedomrollcall: Yeah. That’s why.
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yourlovelifeworld: photograph by MAX
luxuryon: How to build a dome All Photos © Steve Areen Yes, please.
boatporn: sailorcolin: An amazing #thrift store find this weekend. @americascup 1987! (at C&C) Wicked sweet! US-55 FTW!
theatlantic: What’s Closer To Texas Than Texas Is To Itself? This map shows (roughly) how large the Lone Star State is. Points in the map’s red section are closer to somewhere in Texas than the opposite sides of Texas are to each other. That’s
dbareactions: When I type a thoughtfully crafted search into Google and then hit F5. (HT AskTheAnalyst) AKA: “Maggie’s Drawers”
dbareactions: When the developers learned that last year I set up aliases on all of their desktops so that this whole time, when they connected to SQLPROD1, they were actually connecting to SQLDEV1
dbareactions: When the security team tries to take away my admin rights on the database server
theatlantic: On Getting Naked In Antarctica Antarctica, as my colleague Olga Khazan explained in 2013, is basically outer space on earth. Scientists who hole up at Antarctic research stations during the continent’s eight-month-long winter deal with
secretdreamlife: Thank you to all our service men and women past and present, without you there would be no free. A-men.
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dbareactions: When I mention to the DBA that they absent-mindedly floated the one date in a six-field table. (HT @AskTheAnalyst)
Good work.
thetricksterslittlehelper: wildunicornherd: atopfourthwall: mad-scientist-hououin: smartaleckette: February 13, 2013 - the day Canada’s Parliament debated the zombie apocalypse. (x) Canada, the only nation discussing the most important issues
mindbodysea: fuckyeahfluiddynamics: Reader favoringfire asks: Hi! Maybe you can help me: I’ve seen a pic revolving around Tumblr from the Danish city of Skagen showing the Baltic and North sea meeting. Where they meet the ocean is two very distinct
dbareactions: When the help desk comes in with the phone in their hand Ha!
The following was submitted to me a couple of days ago, but I can not for the life of me think of a way to respond to something as profoundly stupid as the argument that has been presented, which you can find by following the link. I'm publishing the
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littlegreycell: joanna-kaana: this is a necessity for me YES It’s clear the Oxford Comma Privilege is ruining the internet.
The cake is a lie.
On Safety
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dbareactions: When I download a whitepaper and the subsequent sales caller realizes I’m just a cut-out for one of our Execs. (HT @AskTheAnalyst) :-)
Are the NSA Revelations Changing How We Use the Internet?
How the sky would look if the planets were as close as the moon
dbareactions: How I feel after sending my 2,000 line results email after reviewing someone’s 16,000 line SQL script. (HT @SQLsoldier) As a fan of the Green Flash at sunset, I can tell you this is underrated.
Everyone knows there’s no such thing as a Perfect Mason.
dbareactions: When I decommission the last Sybase server Oh happy day!
azurelilliana: neil-gaiman: Finally got to see this: you should see it too. It’s wonderful. True, honest, beautiful and smart. I love it. The “men are women too" sign made me laugh. Greatness.
Offered to Teach
What is bourbon?
katlynlacoste: From light painting in March. Models: Nettie Harris / Katlyn Lacoste Photographer: Bob K Awesome!
Somebody at work today tried to fly a spinnaker without a pole.
