NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: " âWe received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,â said Lars Mytting, whose best-selling book âSolid Wood: All About Chopping, Drying and Stacking Wood â and the Soul of Wood-Burningâ inspired the broadcast. âFifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.â "Unfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "This misinformed constituent is of the belief that most undocumented workers are on welfare. The reality is that this is one of the biggest fallacies put out by the Right Wing echo chamber. The work ethic of the undocumented worked many times exceeds that of the American worker and many times employers turn a blind eye to find these workers. There would have been no housing boom without these workers. The lifestyle of the suburban families with lawn service and homecare would be much less appealing as they travelled into the inner cities to work during the day and flee by night."FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "Drones kill a lower ratio of civilians to combatants than weâve seen in any recent war. Granted, many civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other such wars were killed by our enemies rather than by us. But thatâs part of the equation. One reason to prefer drones is that when you send troops, fighting breaks out, and the longer the fighting goes on, the more innocent people die. Drones are like laparoscopic surgery: They minimize the entry wound and the risk of infection."FeedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "Iâve got a theory, of course. Itâs not because cyclists are annoying. It isnât even because we have a selective memory for that one stand-out annoying cyclist over the hundreds of boring, non-annoying ones (although that probably is a factor). No, my theory is that motorists hate cyclists because they offend the moral order."FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "I cannot imagine how any civilised country could do better. I cannot see how any country can be truly civilised without it. If my family and I had had to deal with the vagaries of insurance, forms, debt, extra disaster or extra anything, I suspect we would have proceeded directly to becoming burdens on the system ourselves. "Unfurl
NotesThis is amazing, & my brain has been trained to think each of these animgifs is a meme I just haven't understood yet http://t.co/DLZ5LsA4FeedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "It refers specifically to a bird or other animal thatâs hatched or born in an undeveloped state and that requires its parents to feed and care for it until it reaches maturity."Unfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "Yes, it's your prerogative on how you want to run your website, but I propose that just like ExpertsExchange and others before you, the open web will reject your chicanery."FeedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "In June of last year, we wrote an article about an 8-bit re-imagining of the classic Nine Inch Nails album âPretty Hate Machineâ created by an artist by the name of Inverse Phase. The post became a huge hit, and we were recently able to talk to Inverse Phase about the project."Unfurl
Notes"Republicans donât talk about governing, they talk about killing government, and when they get power they donât govern, they destroy government."FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "But the Shooter will discover soon enough that when he leaves after sixteen years in the Navy, his body filled with scar tissue, arthritis, tendonitis, eye damage, and blown disks, here is what he gets from his employer and a grateful nation: Nothing. No pension, no health care, and no protection for himself or his family."FeedUnfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "First, we are sorry there hasnât been more communication about the state of Moon Breakers. The current state is that development has effectively been halted on the game. Imba, the developer and owner of the game, ran out of money and the Moon Breakers team was disbanded. "Unfurl
NotesFrom pinboard.in/deusx: "In the last issue of Batman, Batman punched a horse. Is there a list of animals that Batman has punched? Would a shorter list be "Animals NOT punched by Batman"? What is the most awesome animal Batman has punched?"Unfurl
NotesThis is the Yahoo that I hired into back in 2006, and I miss what they could have done with it. Also pissed that I missed that Hack Day with Beck because I wrecked my leg getting off a bus.Unfurl