November 2011
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siri failures, illustrated →
amaditalks:
The recent illustrations of Siri, the iPhone 4S voice-recognition based assistant, failing to provide information to users about abortion, birth control, help after rape and help with domestic violence has gotten a lot of notice. Yesterday’s post with screenshots from a Twitter…
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mushroom, sweet potato, and smoked gouda chowder. →
leave the bacon out for a vegetarian slant. this soup is the real deal.
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some sharks suck. →
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how to properly hide booze in your pictures.
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spicy bean soup :: the only soup recipe you'll... →
best soup ever. we make it about once a month because it makes a ton, freezes well, and is full of vegetables, legumes, and spice!
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21 bizarre real-life places that are stranger than... →
1. Izu Islands
Off the coast of Japan lies a series of volcanic islands. Due to the air being full of sulphur, they were evacuated as recently as 2000. However, citizens moved back, despite having to wear gas masks for most of their day. This is mainly due to a pension provided by scientists studying the debilitating effects of the environment. When the alien zombie virus hits Earth, these...
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21 adorable animal derps. →
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what does "i am the 99%" mean?
67 hours/week doesn’t even buy school supplies:
Choosing between food or health care for the kids:
Upper middle class earner in solidarity:
Senior citizens in danger:
Working at Wal-Mart:
Opposing one occupation in Iraq. Supporting another occupation in the USA.
Health care refugees:
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holiday cocktail >> the j.crew →
a tasty variation on the classic dark and stormy. i like how they give an option for a weaker version. riiiiiiiiiiight, that’ll happen.
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best ever sweet potato fries. →
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a must read :: hellogiggle's women working to do... →
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me right now →
Expectations:
Reality:
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no turkeys here. →
There are days when it seems — both in and out of the food world — that Everything Is Going Wrong. That makes it easy enough to complain, and I’m not alone in doing so routinely. Nothing tastes the way it used to. Even pricey restaurants have lost their glow. Quality is shot. People die from eating melons. The dominance of hyper-processed, industrialized food (and, more to the point, food-like...
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thanksgiving break!
this is exactly on rhythm.
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"what's your favorite vegetable?"
Pizza.
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four square walls: turn my swag on →
foursquarewalls:
i knew i needed a pendant lamp over my fireplace mantel to cure my dark living room woes. and to shine a light on my rad horse print.
i found this one at goodwill. i liked that it had a chain i could “swag” (like this) and that i wouldn’t have to buy a lamp kit. it was brown originally, but…
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carrot peanut soup! →
i admit, the flavor combination sounds a bit weird, but it was surprisingly delicious. and if you have lots of carrots from the remains of your CSA, i bet you have all the ingredients on hand. i highly recommend sprinkling some chopped fresh parsley and cracked black pepper on top - amazing. tastes kind of like carrot soup with a hint of chex mix (that’s supposed to sound appetizing,...
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like taking candy from a baby
animalsbeingdicks:
After a stressful day, Evan needed the kind of comfort only a binkie could provide.
