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So why is wikileaks a good thing again?
While I’m not blindly supportive of Wikileaks, here are a few good reasons why it should exist…
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Pig is English in origin, pork is French. Sheep is English, mutton is French. Cow is English, beef is French. When it’s in a cold and muddy field covered in dung, it’s named in English. When it’s been cooked and carved and put on a table with a glass of wine, it’s referred to in French.
Prof. Robert Bartlett on the effects of the Norman invasion of England.
US youngsters are too fat to fight, warn generals
If worried parents, dieticians, general practitioners, heart & plastic surgeons and even sports bodies can’t change a society’s attitude to their children’s health, call the army.
“And there you have it: a cuddly duck based on a fearsome Nazi, gently taunting the technological refuseniks who wouldn’t stump up for the next generation in colour TV.”
…from an article on how, in the ’50s, the US TV companies used Disney content as the colourful carrot to encourage take-up of colour TV’s. While today TV companies face the same consumer reluctance to complete the digital switch.
(via clientsfromhell)
sadly, only too true…
// urbancartography: Extremes by Peter Main
Infographic I created to show the highest and lowest points of Earth and Mars.
Source: Burgess, Eric. To the Red Planet. New York: Columbia UP, 1978: 158. Raeburn, Paul. Uncovering The Secret of the Red Planet.
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1998. Wikipedia. Measurements from sea level or equivalent.
The movie of this comic probably had its best chance to be made in the 70s.
will this help rid myself of scraps of paper?..
via Swiss Miss
Kickstarter
A website devoted to helping creative types raise funds. I haven’t delved too deeply, but it looks very interesting.
via an article on Drawn!
How Long Does Bill Murray Spend in Groundhog Day?
(via chriswilliamsdesigns)
saw Groundhog Day again and, while watching, I half-remembered this article, which actually added to my enjoyment of the film.
(Reblogged from nevver)
