February 2012
Portishead - The Rip
Tyranny of the majority →
The phrase tyranny of the majority (also: tyranny of the masses), used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, is a criticism of the scenario in which decisions made by a majority under that system would place that majority’s interests so far above a dissenting individual’s interest that the individual would be actively oppressed, just like the oppression by tyrants and...
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“Hey, are you a dreamer? I haven’t seen too many around lately. Things have been...”
– Waking Life (2001)
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ianbrooks asked: In your opinion, what's the best planet? Excluding this ball of dirty we fly around on.
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WatchCarl Sagan on Why Mars is Awesome (1982)
NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut... →
HOUSTON — More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process, which includes interviews and medical examinations, nine to 15 people will be selected to become part of the 21st astronaut class.
Typically, the agency receives between 2,500...
What's Happening in Syria Now. →
popmuslim:
The situation has grown more dire since Assad’s regime began a violent crackdown last March—including reports of hundreds massacred this week.
On February 3, 2012, multiple reports from activists inside Syria described massive shelling and an army offensive in the central Syrian city of Homs. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights puts the casualty figure at over a hundred, and...
“Donnie: Why do you wear that stupid bunny suit? Frank: Why are you wearing that...”
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