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May 20 2013

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allisonunsupervised: I understand all of these words, but I can’t make sense of any of them. Except for the part about heroes. 

allisonunsupervised:

I understand all of these words, but I can’t make sense of any of them. Except for the part about heroes. 

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Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter Offers College Scholarship for Underserved Students

gender-and-science:

The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation is unique in that it offers scholarships to single mothers, children who attend alternative schools, students who have earned a GED, students with grade point averages of 2.0 and students who have previously been incarcerated, etc., but desire a higher educational opportunity.

Just as a heads up, the deadline is May 31st!

(Source: wizardryloves)

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(Source: meteacher, via positivelypersistentteach)

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slatevault: The fiercely independent Eleanor Roosevelt had a permit to carry a pistol. Here it is: http://slate.me/14IGr07

slatevault:

The fiercely independent Eleanor Roosevelt had a permit to carry a pistol. Here it is: http://slate.me/14IGr07

(via coolchicksfromhistory)

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fearsomeladies: 11/14/12 Ada Lovelace “An English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine; thanks to this, she is sometimes considered the world’s first computer programmer.”

fearsomeladies:

11/14/12

Ada Lovelace

“An English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine; thanks to this, she is sometimes considered the world’s first computer programmer.”

(via gender-and-science)

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Tumblr Staff: News!

edwardspoonhands:

staff:

Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.

Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to…

See what he did there…by saying “fuck” in the announcement of the acquisition of Tumblr, he assuaged concern that Yahoo would censor Tumblr. Clever. David Karp also just made $250M…so I’m not surprised he’s saying “Fuck yeah!” right now. 

Hank Green for ambiguous position of importance conceptually similar to the fluid non-hierarchical power structure he exists within of the Internet.

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thingsfittingperfectlyintothings: bottle cap + pasta measure (fit found by agsystems)

thingsfittingperfectlyintothings:

bottle cap + pasta measure

(fit found by agsystems)

May 19 2013

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jtotheizzoe:

The chemical formulas of various substances used to mimic plant-based aromas and flavors. 

Tastes like science.

(Source: kilikilipowers)

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beeishappy:

Stephen Colbert salutes UVA’s Class of 2013 Followed by this.

(via iamlittlei)

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I do not understand emotions or feelings or relationships or other people or myself.

That is okay. I am still happy. But also exhausted.