buchino: Archive

Jan 1st

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“He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.”

– Ben “Our National Bird Should Be the Turkey” Franklin

Dec 31st

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Bruce Schneier Remains Unafraid →

Bruce Schneier: Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. The more we undermine our own laws, the more we convert our buildings into fortresses, the more we reduce the freedoms and liberties at the foundation of our...

Dec 30th

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“Rep. Henry Brown of South Carolina and 74 Republican co-sponsors in the U.S....”

– From the “these people are insane” department. Intelligence is not a requirement for getting elected : Pharyngula (via lkm)

Dec 30th

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Dec 29th

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Dec 29th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Watch

Christopher Walken recites Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’

Dec 28th

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Christmustache →

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Dec 27th

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"Only two things have made flying safer [since... →

(via claytoncubitt)

Dec 27th

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“Money is the most powerful gasoline that can be poured on the fire of...”

– Science-Based Medicine » 2009’s Top 5 Threats To Science In Medicine (via lkm)

Dec 26th

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Dec 25th

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Dec 24th

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Good burn.

Charlie: By the time I get through spinning, nobody will be able to tell if it's a piece of shit or A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

Hank: There's a difference?

Dec 24th

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Also: 96% of the Internet posts art on their... →

(Via claytoncubitt, Fette)

Dec 24th

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Dec 23rd

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Myk Kaplan or some guy I knew when I lived in Boston but now he looks as if he’s gotten a haircut

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

Dec 22nd

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“Sarah, tell it like it is. I have yet to see a birth certificate from either...”

– Rush Limbaugh

Dec 22nd

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“I want to categorically say that neither Christmas nor Jesus is a socialist. I...”

– Sarah Palin

Dec 22nd

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“Well, he wears red. I’ll let you connect the dots. Though it may be a bit...”

– Sarah Palin

Dec 22nd

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“Gosh, it’s busy with Santas. I expect one of them just to yell out...”

– Sarah Palin

Dec 22nd

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“But also, increasingly, I wonder: When I’m getting a ride from some friends and...”

– Show me how people can change their race the way you can change your faith, and I’ll accept that argument. People have the right to believe in Xenu/Cthulhu/Insert your deity here, and other people have the right to make fun of them for doing so. Nothing to do with being “reductive” or “bigoted”....

Dec 22nd

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50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice →

The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held by American college graduates. Its advice ranges from limp platitudes to inconsistent nonsense. Its enormous influence has not improved American students’ grasp of English grammar; it has significantly degraded it. (via givemesomethingtoread)

Dec 22nd

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