February 2010
January 2010
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing....”
– Mark Twain (via quote-book) (via worldonfire) (via mandalay) (via thedailyfiona)
Just Say "No"
jeffmiller:
squashed notes this Obama quote:
“The responsibility to govern is now yours as well. Just saying no to everything may be good short-term politics, but it’s not leadership.”
Actually, Mr. President, saying no can be tremendous leadership. I wish we had a president that would say “no.” One who would say “no” to war. Say no to “waste.” Say “no” to wiretapping. Say “no” to...
7 Classic Star Wars Characters Who Totally Dropped... →
Here at Cracked we don’t hesitate to hold our leaders accountable for bad decisions. Even if those leaders are childhood heroes. And are entirely fictional.
For instance, such decisions abound in the original Star Wars trilogy, to the point that the entire plot is basically driven by people using the worst judgment possible. How else can you explain…
D&D Banned From Jail →
A killer serving a life sentence in America has lost a lengthy legal battle to be allowed to play Dungeons & Dragons in prison - on the grounds that it promotes ‘gang activity’.
WTF?!?
Sheberries
I have just realized that Shakira’s voice is like a Latin version of Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries. Seriously! Listen to “Zombie”, put some dance beats and hand claps behind it, and there ya go. I don’t know if O’Riordan could do the booty shake, though. I will now proceed to listen to something else entirely…
Haiti 360˚ →
A 3+ minute video shot in 360 degrees while driving through Port-au-Prince. You can control the pan tilt and zoom in real-time while the pre-recorded video is playing.
HT: Billy
