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In Between The Big Stuff: There's a reason this chick is single.

What a snob and incidentally, a bitch for targeting an individual like this. Way to ruin his search results and his ego.

stevemarmel:

Usually, I will repost something with links, or credit, or whatever. But I so dislike this article I have no desire to help you help her hit count.

To be clear, it is a Gizmodo writer who wrote this - used a dating service to go out with somebody and then bashed him in her blog because he…

SHARK NAILS!

Boss!

heywhatgives:

Disturbing. whyinthehell: tamburina: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also described as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135° to 155°W and 35° to 42°N. Most current estimates state that it is larger than the U.S. state of Texas, with some estimates claiming that it is larger than the continental United States, however the exact size is not known for sure. The patch is not easily visible because it consists of very small pieces, almost invisible to the naked eye, most of its contents are suspended beneath the surface of the ocean.The patch is made up of human made litter - mostly plastics Pollutants range in size from abandoned fishing nets to micro-pellets used in abrasive cleaners. It comes from land sources and from ships and is trapped in the gyre. Currents carry debris from the west coast of North America to the gyre in about six years, and debris from the east coast of Asia in a year or less. The garbage, most of which contains toxins, usually ends up in stomachs of marine birds, other animals and sea creatures. The patch would be almost impossible to clean up, and it is growing every day. On top of that, most people are not even aware it exists.

Disturbing.

whyinthehell:

tamburina:

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also described as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135° to 155°W and 35° to 42°N. Most current estimates state that it is larger than the U.S. state of Texas, with some estimates claiming that it is larger than the continental United States, however the exact size is not known for sure. The patch is not easily visible because it consists of very small pieces, almost invisible to the naked eye, most of its contents are suspended beneath the surface of the ocean.

The patch is made up of human made litter - mostly plastics Pollutants range in size from abandoned fishing nets to micro-pellets used in abrasive cleaners. It comes from land sources and from ships and is trapped in the gyre. Currents carry debris from the west coast of North America to the gyre in about six years, and debris from the east coast of Asia in a year or less. The garbage, most of which contains toxins, usually ends up in stomachs of marine birds, other animals and sea creatures.

The patch would be almost impossible to clean up, and it is growing every day. On top of that, most people are not even aware it exists.

Why the SAT Wasn't Wrong


There has been an awful lot of hullabaloo surrounding this season’s SAT essay question, which has been deemed unfair or idiotic by some. Here it is:

Reality-television programs, which feature real people engaged in real activities rather than professional actors performing scripted scenes, are increasingly popular. These shows depict ordinary people competing in everything from singing and dancing to losing weight, or just living their everyday lives. Most people believe that the reality these shows portray is authentic, but they are being misled. How authentic can these shows be when producers design challenges for the participants and then editors alter filmed scenes?

I left this comment on the Daily Beast’s post about the controversy. What do you think?

To discount this question is to discount an entire academic discipline - that being Media Studies. I applaud the SAT for calling attention to an issue that I would argue, is more relevant to a majority of children (as well as adults), than say European Art History. People complain that the SAT is biased, well what is more accessible to students of all socio-economic backgrounds than television? 

One thing I will concede is the question is poorly worded. They might have used Reality TV as an example in a larger discussion about what is real and fake in the media. However, it was a bold move and step in the right direction. As we depend more on others to interpret news and information, thinking critically about the media will play more of a significant role in maintaining our cultural integrity as a society.

btw - Reality TV was responsible for putting gay people, interracial couples, biracial children, and people of all ages, shapes, and sizes in front of Middle America and if producers have to design contrived challenges to keep them on television, so be it. 

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