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"The poetry shows that the Taliban are people just like we are, with feeling, concerns, anxieties..."

Sat, 05 May 2012 16:18:40 +1000

“The poetry shows that the Taliban are people just like we are, with feeling, concerns, anxieties like ours.”

- Alex Strick van Linschoten - Taliban poetry book denounced by former British commander

"White socks and sandals don’t translate to “good design sense"

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:19:14 +1000

“White socks and sandals don’t translate to “good design sense””

- Linus Torvalds - An Interview with Millenium Technology Prize Finalist Linus Torvalds | TechCrunch

More than a kernel of truth there.

Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Sitting Time and All-Cause Mortality Risk in 222 497 Australian Adults, March 26, 2012, van der Ploeg et al. 172 (6): 494

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:08:42 +1000

Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Sitting Time and All-Cause Mortality Risk in 222 497 Australian Adults, March 26, 2012, van der Ploeg et al. 172 (6): 494:

This study aimed to determine the independent relationship of sitting time with all-cause mortality.

"With his usual generosity, Berlusconi has sought to help […] those people who have been caught..."

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:07:16 +1000

“With his usual generosity, Berlusconi has sought to help […] those people who have been caught up in the media storm”

- Berlusconi’s lawyer, Niccolò Ghedini - Silvio Berlusconi paid €127,000 to witnesses in trial

Prostituting prostitutes?

"His legacy are the generations upon generations of computer scientists, engineers, and gamers who..."

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:33:47 +1000

“His legacy are the generations upon generations of computer scientists, engineers, and gamers who had their first exposure to high technology because of his affordable computers – ‘for the masses and not the classes.’”

- Martin Goldberg - Computer Legend and Gaming Pioneer Jack Tramiel Dies at Age 83 - Forbes

"It must be the unique area of science and technology where women have made negative progress"

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:31:38 +1000

“It must be the unique area of science and technology where women have made negative progress”

- Nicholas Pippenger - Giving Women the Access Code - NYTimes.com

"Just arrived at the ocean’s deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good."

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:10:30 +1100

“Just arrived at the ocean’s deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good.”

- James Cameron - James Cameron reaches bottom of Pacific - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

That’s Avatar money right there; next step space trips with Branson?

"For some people who’ve been raped and had the baby […] something positive comes out of that..."

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:18:39 +1100

“For some people who’ve been raped and had the baby […] something positive comes out of that whole rape experience”

- Society for the Protection of Unborn Children - Revealed: what children are being told about abortion

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Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:44:53 +1100

"Gaza is Iran"

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:52:05 +1100

“Gaza is Iran”

- Binyamin Netanyahu - Netanyahu says ‘Gaza is Iran’ - JPost - Diplomacy & Politics

"many introverts are shy, partly as a result of receiving the message that there’s something wrong..."

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:51:11 +1100

“many introverts are shy, partly as a result of receiving the message that there’s something wrong with their preference for reflection”

- Why the world needs introverts

"Hamas is not part of military alliances in the region […] Our strategy is to defend our..."

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:37:06 +1100

“Hamas is not part of military alliances in the region […] Our strategy is to defend our rights.”

- Salah Bardawil (Hamas political bureau member) Hamas rules out military support for Iran in any war with Israel

"The girls who were detained were not like your daughter or mine"

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:13:41 +1100

“The girls who were detained were not like your daughter or mine”

- Egyptian general - Egyptian army doctor cleared over ‘virginity tests’ on women activists

"Waking up during the night is part of normal human physiology."

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:42:01 +1100

“Waking up during the night is part of normal human physiology.”

- Gregg Jacobs - Psychologist - BBC News - The myth of the eight-hour sleep

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Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:47:50 +1100

"For this, I had to save for an entire year."

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:58:56 +1100

“For this, I had to save for an entire year.”

- Kyaw Kyaw - Burmese punks are still economic victims of punk fashion - Rotten, Vicious Times: Burma’s Punk Scene Fights Repression Underground - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

"I could never tell my partner; he would hate the idea."

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:13:30 +1100

“I could never tell my partner; he would hate the idea.”

- What I’m really thinking: the Botox user

"There is no way I will ever be party to a stealth attack on a sitting prime minister who was elected..."

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:03:12 +1100

“There is no way I will ever be party to a stealth attack on a sitting prime minister who was elected by the people.”

- Kevin Rudd - Kevin Rudd Resigns As Foreign Minister

Sneaky Kev is sneaky.

"Skrillex is the inventor of “dubstep” whose sole purpose is to provide a “drop” — common youth..."

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:00:37 +1100

“Skrillex is the inventor of “dubstep” whose sole purpose is to provide a “drop” — common youth terminology for procuring and snorting drugs.”

- Mark E. Figs - Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys

“programmers work at night, because they do not like to be...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:20 +1100

“programmers work at night, because they do not like to be distracted (which allows working more relaxed) […] and the bright screen drives away the sleep”

(via Why do programmers work at night? - Gtd)