The Grand Wazoo

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Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:20 -0300

What they sell / What you buyWhat we pay

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:33 -0300

What they sell / What you buy
What we pay

Do you feel powerless? Would you like to take your frustrations...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:33 -0300

Do you feel powerless? Would you like to take your frustrations out by beating on total strangers? Would you like to take advantage of hot women who can’t resist authority figures? Would you like to watch the comic reactions of those who’ve just been Tazed? Would you like to make decent money legally, with an opportunity to pocket illicit, untaxed funds or confiscated drugs on the side?
If any of this sounds attractive, and you exist on fast food anyway, do not value long relationships, and don’t mind dying prematurely from heart problems brought on by long periods of inactivity, interspersed with brief episodes of high stress, you may want to consider a career in law enforcement. Call your local recruiter today.

By Banksy

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wordmeds: it is the bull that burns the fire.

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:48:18 -0300

wordmeds:

it is the bull that burns the fire.

heres2nevergrowingup: Marvel & Star Wars

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:20 -0300

heres2nevergrowingup:

Marvel & Star Wars

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Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:14 -0300

An 8-year-old’s homework.

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:16 -0300

An 8-year-old’s homework.

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we-are-star-stuff: applepiesfromscratch: Cost of the Mars...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:24:31 -0300

we-are-star-stuff:

applepiesfromscratch:

Cost of the Mars Curiosity Rover - $800 million

Cost of a team to operate the Mars Rover - $1 billion

Total Cost of the Mars Science Laboratory mission - $2.5 billion

Accidentally drawing a penis on the surface of another planet - Priceless

nevver: Happiness vs. Money

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:12:30 -0300

nevver:

Happiness vs. Money

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Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:25 -0300

wordmeds: Buk Tuesday.

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wordmeds:

Buk Tuesday.

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ginzilla: Charles Bukowski Morning

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:25 -0300

ginzilla:

Charles Bukowski Morning

ladyfabulous: amusealittlemuse: leonsballs: pkmnbreederbria...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:48:18 -0300

ladyfabulous:

amusealittlemuse:

leonsballs:

pkmnbreederbrianna:

togamijail:

chandra75:

im-sherlocked-in-my-mindpalace:

socially-awkward-supervillian:

Fun fact: Cheetahs only attack pray that runs

jesus that is good to know.

Yup, that’s the point you just stay still and let it do whatever the fuck it wants that doesn’t involved you getting eaten.

REALLY FUN FACT for big cats cheetahs are fucking docile as shit

my grandfather ran a cheetah sanctuary in south africa and he’d just lie with them and sleep among them and they’d rub against him and chirp at him they’re big fucking babies

Another Fun Fact: Cheetah’s are incredibly nervous animals. One of the (many) reason’s they’re going extinct is that cheetah’s are so sensitive and nervous, some of them are literally too nervous to breed. Other’s will breed, but stress themselves out so much, they’ll loose their cubs.

So zoo’s with breeding program’s had to figure out how to make Cheetah’s comfortable enough to first of all, get laid and secondly - not spazz themselves into miscarrying.

So what’d they do?
They gave the cheetah’s their very own Service Dogs!

The dogs make them feel safe, protected and secure!

Thats fucking adorable as hell

U so cute cheetahs.

"For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:24 -0300

““For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in which a women is carved up by a chainsaw and an NC-17 to one that shows a woman sexually pleasured. From such ratings one might conclude that sexual violence against women is OK for American teenagers to see, but that they must be 18 to see consensual sex. What message does this send to the kids the MPAA presumably means to protect?””

- Carrie Rickey

(via fireworkselectricbright)

“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film.”

-Ryan Gosling on the controversy around the rating of his film ‘Blue Valentine’

(via misandry-mermaid)

we-are-star-stuff: Who says North is up? Upside Down maps (also...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:27 -0300

we-are-star-stuff:

Who says North is up?

Upside Down maps (also known as South-Up or Reversed maps) offer a completely different perspective of the world we live in.

Technically speaking, even referring to the earth with words like “up” or “down” or comparing places with words “above” or “below” is flawed, considering that the earth is a spherical body (it’s actually slightly “fatter” at the equator) and flying through 3 dimensional space with no reference of up or down. However, the issue of “up” and “down” does become an issue when viewing the surface of the earth projected onto a flat piece of paper (a map). And the effect of the orientation of a map is more significant than you might realize.

As all maps require orientation for reference, the issue of how to layout the map orientation is as old as maps themselves. As map orientation is completely arbitrary, it is not surprising that they differed throughout time periods and regions.

The convention of North-up is usually attributed to the Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy (90-168 AD). Justifications for his north-up approach vary. In the middle ages, East was often placed at top. This is the origin of the term “The Orient” to refer to East Asia. During the age of exploration, European cartographers again followed the north-up convention…perhaps because the North Star was their fixed reference point for navigation, or because they wanted (subconsciously or otherwise) to ensure Europe’s claim at the top of the world.

In modern times, reversed maps are made as a learning device or to illustrate Northern Hemisphere bias. Different from simply turning a north-up map upside down, a reversed map has the text oriented to be read with south up.

The famous “Blue Marble” photograph of the Earth taken from on board Apollo 17 was originally oriented with the south pole at the top, with the island of Madagascar visible just left of center, and the continent of Africa at its right. However, the image was turned upside-down to fit the traditional view.

While the orientation of a map might seem harmless, it can have a significant effect on one’s perception of the world, and the relative importance of the different place in it.

In speech, we often refer to places being “above” or “below” others. Think of how you would say you’re about to travel to the state or country to your north or south (to go “down” to Kentucky from Indiana, or “up” to Canada from the US). Without even mentioning geography, ask any grade school student whether Mexico is “above” or “below” the United States. We’re all familiar with the “land down under”. As we often correlate importance to relative height (think how a citizens of a country will fly their flag higher than all other flags), the north-up convention reinforces the idea that northern bodies are more important than their southern neighbors. Suddenly, traveling “down” to the South might have an inference much deeper than geographic location.

After looking at the map more closely, you may realize that the South-Up orientation may change your perception of the relative status of different places. For example, South America suddenly looks to have more prominence, and Africa and the Middle East completely dwarf Europe. Likewise, tucking Northern Europe, Canada, and Russia away at the bottom of the map, subconsciously takes away their status.

To summarize, unconditionally accepting the north-up map convention without at least appreciating the effect stands at odds with viewing all people and places within the world equally. x x