February 2012
34 posts
What Happens to the Coke in Coca-Cola? →
In 1886, the city of Atlanta passed a short-lived law prohibiting the sale and/or manufacture of alcohol. In response, a pharmacist named John Pemberton created a faux wine, mixing together fruit flavors with extracts from kola nuts (caffeine) and coca leaves (cocaine). He dispensed it via soda fountains—at the time, carbonated water was believed to have medicinal benefit—and with that,...
My feelings about being on the road for extended periods (3 days+) are cyclical. At first I thought it was awesome, getting paid to visit new cities and go on little adventures, awesome! Then, once I’d been to the towns at least once it started to get lonely, because most of the towns and cities I visit are “dry” counties, which means that, AT BEST, they’ll serve alcohol at...
God dammit why can’t cool people go to gun shows?
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Things to Buy
Camping Supplies
Tent (2-3 person)
Sleeping Pad (self-inflatable)
Camp Stove (small, lightweight)
General
Cat Food
Shootin’
Bleeding Tactical Zombie Target
Never Have Just One Serving...:... →
thatprettyoddfeminist:
ha, surprise surprise that M.I.A.’s middle finger is somehow the most controversial thing to come out of the super bowl. y’all really can’t stop ridiculing or even speculating on women of color’s choices, can you? it started with janet, and now apparently M.I.A. has…
I’m sure a white male who flipped off the camera during half-time show would have been...
January 2012
11 posts
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My Newest Diversion
Nootropics
also referred to as smart drugs, memory enhancers, cognitive enhancers, and intelligence enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration. Nootropics are thought to work by altering the availability of the brain’s supply of neurochemicals...
D-Link Makes my Dreams Come True →
The Cloud Camera 5000 is a 720p internet-connected surveillance camera with a motorized pan and tilt base. You can access and control the device from the company’s mydlink: a web-based interface that lets you set motion-sensor preferences to trigger recording and email alerts when it spots someone reaching for the cookie jar you’ve left on top of the refrigerator.
Finally, a way...
Why doesn’t drinking wine really feel like drinking? This stuff is like candy water and its Mondayyyyyy.
Being an adult is fuuuun.
Why We Lie →
Trivers calls deceit a “deep feature” of life, even a necessity, given genes’ brutal struggle to prevail. Anglerfish lure prey by dangling “bait” in front of their jaws, edible butterflies deter predators by adopting the coloring of poisonous species. Possums play possum, cowbirds and cuckoos avoid the hassle of raising offspring by laying their eggs in other birds’ nests. Even viruses and...
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Met a girl
Met a girl on New Year’s Eve, turns out she’s my neighbor. We get along pretty well, but she doesn’t have a facebook, and she’s 30. Something about the combination of the two makes me very wary. WHAT IS SHE HIDING?
Also, I didn’t know she was 30 when I initially started talking to her - but now that I do I’m beginning to feel like it’s weird. Not that all...
“The early 1990s witnessed the dawn of “hookup culture” at universities, as...”
– The Atlantic Magazine - All The Single Ladies
All The Single Ladies - An Article on Dating,... →
The implications are extraordinary. If, in all sectors of society, women are on the ascent, and if gender parity is actually within reach, this means that a marriage regime based on men’s overwhelming economic dominance may be passing into extinction. As long as women were denied the financial and educational opportunities of men, it behooved them to “marry up”—how else would they improve their...
December 2011
13 posts
Alright, car buying anxiety almost over. I’ve settled on an 08 Passat. Much calmer now. Whoo-sah.
Fuck everything about buying a car from a dealership. Every single one I’ve been to has given me the distinct feeling I’m getting fucked over. That, or I’m just too poor to get a car and it hasn’t sunk in yet. Fuck you bad credit, fuck you money, fuck you old car. Fuck.
