"Nikolai Fedorov was so poor that he rented not a flat but the corner of a room, and lived solely on bread, tea and water. It’s said that he died because one of his pupils gave him a fur coat – the coat made him sweat, the sweat led to a cold, and the cold turned into pneumonia. If anyone has ever died a death more Russian, I’d be fascinated to hear about it."
— How a penniless mystic won Russia the space race - Telegraph
(via VVORK)
On the border between “Oh god, are you willing to be seen in public in that thing?” and “Oh god, where do you get one?”
Tim Minchin’s Storm the Animated Movie (by stormmovie)
Yes! I have been waiting for this for so long!
(via Real Möbius Gear Will Melt Your Mind | Gadget Lab | Wired.com)
If Lovecraft had tried his hand at watchmaking…
![(via Paul Chan | pietmondriaan.com)
[Puts on liberal arts major hat.]
I wonder whether this piece symbolizes the death of the printed word, or more generally, the death of traditional norms caused by technologically mediated communication.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj54q6PoVM1qgtftfo1_500.jpg)
(via Paul Chan | pietmondriaan.com)
[Puts on liberal arts major hat.]
I wonder whether this piece symbolizes the death of the printed word, or more generally, the death of traditional norms caused by technologically mediated communication.
(via Word Cloud: How Toy Ad Vocabulary Reinforces Gender Stereotypes | The Achilles Effect)
Obviously we can conclude the following:
- females are for making/raising babies;
- males are for killing people.
Fuck this culture.
"Organization responsible for spreading the word about an invisible man in the sky and something called The End of Days claims the Internet, a real thing that exists presumably because of that man in the sky, is responsible for making more people believe in an evil, invisible man in a fiery realm below the ground."
— Vatican Claims the Nasty Internet Is Creating More Satanists
